Music and outdoors: are they meant to work together?
Outdoor spaces, or very large venues for that matter, often offer a seducing way of hosting large events without undue complications regarding security and fittings. However, they usually do not provide the audience and the performers with as high a level of comfort than enclosed venues. More to the point, community noise control of such facilities can really be tricky. What can be expected of such facilities? This paper intends to submit a few hints, looking at recent projects and developments.
Acoustique active et acoustique passive: approches complémentaires ou opposées ?
Certains architectes sont souvent tentes de soigner l'apparence de leur bâtiment ou de leur salle de spectacles, quitte a ce que la qualite acoustique du lieu soit impactee. A cet egard, l'acoustique active peut apparaitre comme une solution miracle permettant toutes les adaptations de volumetrie. De plus, elle laisse envisager une utilisation de la salle pour tous types d'usages, pouvant aller de la musique au theâtre et peut etre meme au sport ! Mais, dans la pratique, qu'en est il reellement, et quels sont les avantages et inconvenients par rapport a des approches plus conventionnelles, telles que les dispositifs sceniques mobiles ? A travers quelques exemples de projets, le present article se propose d'aborder ces points.
The Meaning of Wisdom in James: Examination of a Hypothesis
The following essay is an attempt to examine the manner in which the writer of the Epistle of James uses the concept of Wisdom; and to study the suggestion that the way in which he uses it is more or less interchangeable with that in which other writers of the New Testament use the concept of the Holy Spirit.