The rental division of Allen & Heath's distributor for Vietnam, Nguyen Hoang Co Ltd, supplied the sound reinforcement system for several major events during the 12-day festival. Both 32-channel GL3300s were first used for the opening ceremony, which centred on a 600 square metre stage in Ngo Mon Square. One of the GL3300s provided front-of-house mixing, with the other being configured as a dedicated monitor console. After a spectacular display of traditional dance performed by troupes from 10 different nations, the crowds were treated to music and songs from the northern, central and southern regions of Vietnam.
Nguyen Hoang employed the Allen & Heath consoles again for a show of traditional fashions on a stage built on Truong-Tien-Bridge. Both GL3300s were back in action at the closing ceremony, watched by an estimated 40,000 people and held on a floating stage on the Huong river. A huge choir of 600 Vietnamese schoolgirls started the event with songs and dances from Hue city itself, followed by performances by over 500 local and international artists.
(Lee Baldock)
