The festival is a celebration of light and music, with many events taking place in various venues. A series of live concerts featuring classical, pop and rock music was held in the Piazza Matteotti, which has an audience capacity of over 10,000. The main stage area was exclusively equipped with Fohhn's high quality systems.
Two sets of 12 PT-9 line arrays were flown either side of the stage, with a dozen PT-8 compact line array systems used for near-field and side field areas. Fohhn's X-Series XT-10 systems were also used to provide front-fills for covering the first few audience rows, while XM-4 wedges provided on-stage monitoring for the performers.
Twelve of Fohhn's new PS-9 subwoofers were ground-stacked to form a horizontal bass array. The DSP-controlled active subwoofer has an electronically controlled 21-inch speaker with an integrated 8500W (peak power) Class D amplifier. A cardioid configuration was also employed to reduce the level of sound from the rear of the subwoofer by up to 20dB, in order to maintain the clarity of sound on stage.
The installation was carried out by Sound Service di Pelliccioli Angelo, with the systems supplied by Italian distributor Kennell Digital Distribution. Fohhn sound engineers Frank Strohmer and Ralf Freudenberg also travelled to Bergamo to assist with the system setup, which involved the first use of Fohhn's new audio measuring system.
(Jim Evans)
