This was the biggest ever concert staged by the BSO, and saw them perform Carl Orff's Carmina Burana conducted by Neville Creed and accompanied by The Bournemouth Symphony Chorus. Over 6,000 people enjoyed the event, complete with full lighting, laser and video projections and over 150 pyro cues skilfully interwoven into the piece. DPL and CMT, together with Classic Fireworks and Skan PA, were asked onboard by the BSO's Anthony Brown.
DPL's Darren Parker led the lighting team. The company architecturally lit the production Horizon and coloured the trees behind the stage using 12 Martin MAC 2000s, two 7kW Xenon Space Cannons and 10 Studio Due City Colors. DPL also supplied four smoke machines, control was an Avolites Diamond 4 Elite console operated by Parker.
Ram and Gino Malocca managed video projection and lasers. The video was specially researched and produced by Roger Nell and CMT. It interpreted the music, rather than presenting literal images relating to the work, which is known for its explicit 'adult' content. Utilizing two Digital Projection 15SX machines, the images were beamed onto a pair of 30ft x 20ft screens. Sources were stored on two Doremi hard drives and two DVD players and mixed via a For-A component switcher. A static Sony DV camera onstage supplied a live feed of the orchestra. The three lasers, a 40W YAG and two 5W YAGs, were positioned upstage centre and at the sides, all operated and programmed by Malocca using a Pangolin desk.
(Ruth Rossington)
