Les Boucans de la Baie is a celebration that involves the whole town and culminates in a spectacular fireworks display over the bay and a concert held at La Savane, a beautiful 12-acre park that borders Fort St-Louis overlooking the bay. The concert was given by Mahogany, a well-known Martiniquan orchestra of 18 musicians including six violins and a brass section of six musicians led by Manuel Cesaire, noted pianist and arranger. The repertoire was an eclectic mix of mazurka, beguine and quadrille with strong jazz and classical influences.
Formule Teck supplied an APG Matrix Array PA system comprising two APG4000 systems and one APG6000 system per side housed in PA towers either side of the stage supplemented by eight TB218 subs across the front of the stage and two DS15s as front-fill. The 14 new DX15s supplemented by four DS15s provided the stage monitoring system.
According to Formule Teck's Daniel Noreskal, the event was deemed a great success. "We achieved excellent coverage across what is a large outdoor space. I'm used to working with my Matrix Array systems and I know that they are perfect for this type of event. I was also pleased with the new DX15 monitors. They are extremely light weight and easy to handle with amazing gain before feedback."
(Jim Evans)
