20—The Daily Collegian Friday, Nov. 6, 1981 before the eye Ear Director Crocken keeps the sound froth going sour .By KAREN M. MOORE :Daily Collegian Staff Writer People are seated, the lights go out , and the curtain goes up. Sounds sim :ple. Certainly not for William Crocken, director of Eisenhower. Auditorium. `The night of a performance is the 'product of many hours of careful pre paration. Crocken said Eisenhower is a multi purpose hall; therefore, it must satisfy the acoustical needs for a variety of events. "This type of hall produces the pre ferred climate for ballet, opera, theatre, symphonic music the entire gamut of the performing arts," Crock en said. For example, when the Penn State Symphony performed, 10 sections of :the symphony shell were positioned to .create an enclosed area on the stage. Also, the ceiling pieces were lowered to prevent any loss of sound to the audience. Since this event did not use amplification, Crocken and his staff 'had to take all precautions to preserve -.the natural sound. On the other hand, Crocken said, if .Al Jarreau had been scheduled the day after the Penn State Symphony, rapid changes would be implemented, re versing the stage to accomodate an 'amplified jazz concert. The symphonic :shell would be put away and the ceiling piecesraised up into the fly tower for storage. For the jazi concert, velour curtains would be dropped. These sound-ab sorbing curtains are located under :wire mesh along the walls of the audi ;torium. Also, black curtains would be -situated to surround the band; this •effect, called stage masking, hides the ',backstage. Since the sound output is extremely thigh when amplification is used, these *sound-absorbing curtains prevent loss ,of hearing. • Another feature of the 'acoustics in Eisenhower is the design of the seats. =They are shaped as if someone were •'sitting in them at all times; therefore, .Ithe quality of sound is not affected if ,the whole auditorium is not filled. The sound unit is the decibel '(db). :The • range of sound intensity varies `from the high level of 130 db, the 'threshold of pain, to the low level of 0 :db, the approximate threshold of hear , 'ling. Monday, November 9, 1981 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. President Oswald will officiate at the ribbon cutting at 7:30, after which visitors are invited to look over the new dining areas. This will be an informal evening to introduce our new facilities to the University community. The number of decibels or the noise constant (NC) measures the sound in the auditorium. The optimal NC for an auditorium is below 30 db. "VVhen.Eisenhower first opened, the NC was close to 50 db," Crocken said. Due to a successful period of trial and error, under Crocken direction, the NC is now 25 db. The loss of hearing is an irreversible The HUB Food Service Staff cordially invite you to an open house at the new We hope you will be able to join us. process. "If you lose the capacity of one decibel of sound, you've lost it for the rest of your life," Crocken said. At Rec Hall, a rock concert can sometimes produce an output reaching 130 db., the threshold of pain. "If you are sitting four to 'five feet away from the stage, you are willingly subjecting yourself to a tremendous sound •output," Crocken said. "Maybe• William Crocken and Eisenhower Auditorium Hetzel Union Board HUB Food Services in Eisenhower and the a warning should be printed on each ticket: 'Concerts can be hazardous to , your health.' " said Crocken. Getting Eisenhower ready for the wide variety of performances is a difficult job involving precise judge ment. But Crocken and his staff know the quality of their facility and handle it well. he daily Students get a chance to dance for Orchesis By MARC WATREL Daily Collegian. Staff Writer Orchesis, the student dance company of Penn State, will open its 25th season this Sunday with performances at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m. in the White Hall Dance Theatre in 132. White Building. Under the direction of Pat Heigel-Tan ner, the members have choreographed a wide variety of vibrant and exciting dances. The dancers will perform three pieces to songs by The Manhattan Transfer including "Big Band Birds," "Twilight Zone" and "Spies in the Night" before moving into a classical piece,"Clair de Lune," by Debussy. Other pieces include Handel's "Allegro in G" and the Vince Guaraldi Trio's "Peanut's Theme." Vice-president of the Orchesis Dance Company, Jan Macut, said this year's fall performance is "a very light and entertaining concert. The majority of music we are dancing to is more upbeat than usual." "I feel that we have a very good concert for the time we had to put it together. It's hard to coordinate an entire concert in a term," said Macut. Artists Series presents dancers and Simon show As part of the Theatre/Dance Series, the Artists Series presents the Pilobolus Dance Theatre a group of artists known for their energy, originality and humor this weekend in Eisenhower Auditorium. Tonight's performance is sold out by subscription; however, tick ets are available for the 8:30 perfor mance tomorrow night. This 1981-82 season marks the Pilobo lus Dance Theatre's loth anniversary. Founded by Moses Pendleton and Jona than Wolken who were soon joined by Robby Barnett and Lee Harris, Pilobolus evolved in its first year into a completely self-sufficient organization • its pro grams choreographed, danced, managed and publicized by the four men. • ' Pilobolus, an unusual name taken from a photottopic fungi, is based in Washing- Heigel-Tanner, faculty adviser, said Orchesis gives dancers at Penn State a chance to "achieve an excellence, 'an artistic quality of performance in the art of dance." , "Orchesis provides students who come to Penn State with the opportunity to dance, for there is no dance major on campus," she said. "The value of Orchesis to the student is not only in the value of performance, but in the chance to choieograph the pieces performed and the opportunity to teach what they have learned." Heigel-Tanner said the company is a professional program funded by the Col lege of Physical Education and auditions for membership were open to. all Penn State students. Macut said Orchesis will be organizing workshops that will be open to students on a limited basis in January. "We want to open up dance to students who would like to dabble in •it . . . we're trying to develop an interest in dance at Penn State," she said One of the major goals •of Orchesis, said Heigel-Tanner, is to "service the student body at Penn State." ton, Conn. The company has received the Scotsman Award in 1973 for perfor mances at the Edinburgh Festival and the New England Theatre Conference Prize in 1977. In 1980, Pilobolus was commissioned by the Fine Arts Commit tee of the. 1980 Winter Olympics to cho reograph and perform a new work at the Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. Tickets for Neil Simon's hit Broadway musical comedy, "They're Playing Our Song" go on sale Monday at 9 a.m. at the Eisenhower Auditorium box office, a spokesman for the Artists Series an nounced today. "They're Playing Our Song," plays at 8:30 p.m. ThursdaY, Nov. 12 in Eisenhower Auditorium. There are a limited number of tickets available. ******* * * *_* * * * ARENA I Nightly 7:4510:00 * Mat. Sat. & Sun. 2:15 • ''*gc.z.,* Marsha Mason Kristy 'McNichol AREANA-5 PLEX THEATRES & CASINO * 1600 N. Atherton St. 237.2444 * * FREE PARKING * Nightly 7:30-9:30 * ARENA II Mat. Sat. & Sun. 2:00 *- * • * . 4 , The story of a man whor? . * .. wanted to meet girls, . 1 * • , * * BILL MURRAY . .... 4 '.. • STRIPES • .• • * * * ® PICLCR CO E L S U RI B LTASE ..1 4::::. - * ******* * * * * * * * elby.i , . 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