Inside this almost six-decades-old auditorium, Tony Birch works alongside TiMax and a range of artists to craft moving, dynamic soundscapes within an acoustically challenging yet creatively rich venue.
Experimental audio project Concrete Voids is an acoustic exploration of the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium, using the space’s giant air vents, literal empty concrete voids, to understand how room structure affects sound.
Designed and conceived by Southbank’s audio technician, Tony Birch, Concrete Voids is a loving and unconventional analysis of the venue that Birch knows intimately; “I’ve been making things louder in the Queen Elizabeth Hall for nearly 20 years now,” he explained.
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