Central Floridaʼs Action Church is on the move, with three locations already established and another set to launch later this year, all of which rely on Allen & Heath dLive systems.
Updating the audio system in traditional churches to successfully host a wider variety of worship styles is a problem faced by many systems integrators. It’s a problem that Alcons Audio pro-ribbon systems are well-equipped to solve, as the latest in a number of recent US house of worship (HoW) installations proves.
Saint Panteleimon Monastery is a Russian Orthodox monastery built on the southwest side of the peninsula of Mount Athos in Macedonia, Northern Greece. Currently home to around 70 resident monks and many pilgrims every year, a Yamaha audio system has recently been installed to help scripture reading be clearly heard.
The challenge of creating a sound reinforcement system that was capable of serving San NicolIs de la Villa's audio requirements while protecting its historical structure fell to Malaga- based LDA Audio Tech, working alongside a local integrator for the system installation.
Nestled midway between New Orleans and Pensacola, Ocean Springs has a well-deserved reputation as one of the Gulf Coast's more laid back beach communities. Voted one of the ten Happiest Seaside Towns by Coastal Living in 2015, its historic and sheltered downtown is home to numerous art galleries and shops.
When Lafayette, Indiana’s First Assembly Community Ministries officially rebranded itself as River City Church earlier this year, the name change was accompanied by several other updates, including the segue to a more contemporary, production-oriented worship style.
Originally named Hickory Grove, Jerseyville earned its current name in 1834, when the town was surveyed and platted by two of the many residents who moved there from New Jersey. Jersey County was established in 1839, and two years later, the first Catholic Mass was celebrated in the new county.
Stockholm’s historic Maria Magdalena kyrka is one of the oldest and largest churches in the city, with a unique layout featuring a particularly long nave. A complete renovation project of the church was started in 2013, with refurbishments both inside and out. As part of the renovation, the church also decided to upgrade its sound system. It was important that a new system not only delivered from an acoustic perspective, but also sat comfortably with the building’s architecture.
The need to address historic intelligibility problems and improve the overall audio quality were the key factors behind a recent installation at Church House Westminster in Central London. The project focused on the site’s two-level Assembly Hall, a beautiful Grade II listed space that is primarily used for conferences and other meetings.
Partnering with SYXA Services, RCI Systems installs the Constant Curvature arrays in multiple houses of worship.
How To Build An Orchestra, a free interactive installation at Yamaha Music London, uses Yamaha’s Sound xR Image technology to turn the LSO’s new recording of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker into a virtual orchestra visitors can walk through.
Built in 1932 on Main Street in Bar Harbor, the Art Deco Criterion Theatre has been a cultural landmark for the community for almost a century, hosting film screenings, theatrical productions, concerts and other live events.
For a new development by Dawliffe Hall Educational Foundation (DHEF) in west London, Tateside designed and installed audio systems that deliver clarity and accessibility while keeping the architecture in the foreground.
Eichler Hall, home to the College of Music's large ensembles, is now also one of the largest immersive audio environments in US higher education, supporting composition, teaching and multidisciplinary research.
Concept Associates and Integrated Audio Visual Sdn Bhd have deployed 43 Powersoft Quattrocanali and Mezzo amplifiers at the Penang Waterfront Convention Centre (PWCC), Northern Malaysia’s largest MICE venue, with native Dante over the venue’s Cisco backbone.
At Panda Hookah in Alicante, Ramon Garcia Molino (RGM) has completed a sound installation with AUDAC that combines surface-mount loudspeakers, low-frequency reinforcement, a ceiling speaker and the electronics to manage and amplify the system.
The CU Center at Concordia University Irvine has retained its iconic architectural shape and doubled its seating capacity thanks to the ART active acoustics system from Amadeus, which allows the space to accommodate everything from an intimate sermon to a full symphony orchestra.
At the Dali EDITION resort in Yunnan, China, K-array and KGEAR loudspeakers deliver zone-tuned sound across dining, ballroom and outdoor spaces while staying concealed within the resort’s nature-led design.
The Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester has upgraded Kodak Hall’s sound system with Meyer Sound TIGRA line array loudspeakers, one of the first TIGRA installations in the US, designed by Meyer Sound’s Bob McCarthy and installed by Sound Associates.
Solid State Logic (SSL) has enhanced the experience for live sound engineers at its demonstration facility by installing Reference Series loudspeakers from EM Acoustics.
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), part of Edith Cowan University in Perth, has upgraded its performance spaces with DiGiCo consoles, L-Acoustics loudspeakers, Fourier transform.engine processors and KLANG:vokal systems.
In Putney, South-West London, a 7,000-square-metre residence has incorporated a comprehensive audio system. The project, which began with a single 5.1 media room, eventually expanded throughout the entire home. Cinergy handled the integration using L-Acoustics sound systems.
At Ciputra University in Jakarta, Indonesia, Melodia Sound and Lighting Systems designed the Dian Auditorium’s main system around 1 SOUND’s Contour CT212 and SUB2112, with a portable CT28 and SUB215 system available for additional event support.
Opened last year, Vaillant Live is a modern multi-purpose venue designed to host concerts, family events, sporting competitions and conferences, with a capacity of 3,500 people.
At the foothills of the High Tatra Mountains in Slovakia, architectural studio Ateliér zerozero has transformed the former Kino Maj cinema, located in Vel’ká, one of Poprad’s oldest quarters, into a modern theatre.
Designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, Finlandia Hall was conceived in 1962 as Helsinki’s concert and congress building. During a major renovation of its infrastructure, carried out between 2022 and 2025, the idea emerged to open Finlandia Hall to a wider audience, both local and international.
