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CHALLENGE
Plan and outt new performing arts center, including rehearsal spaces, recital hall and renovated full-stage auditorium.
WENGER SOLUTION
Supporting music faculty and design team throughout entire process. Offering expert consultation about product selections, options and proper congura-
tions of risers and cabinets. Providing on-time delivery, installation and product training to ensure facility was ready for rst day of school.
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NOBLE & GREENOUGH SCHOOL, DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
PROJECT CASE STUDY
MUSIC LAB WORKSTATION
INSTRUMENT STORAGE CABINETS
STUDIO® MAKEUP STATION
“ Wenger designed the
proper configuration of
cabinets for each location
and helped us select
finishes that blend nicely
with our facility.”
- Michael Turner
Director of Music
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BENEFITS
• Early involvement, proper resources facilitate better planning • Mobile equipment maximizes exibility, speeds transitions
• Secure, organized instrument storage improves trafc ow. • Auditorium acoustics and aesthetics enhanced dramatically
• Custom riser conguration ts available footprint
HIGHLIGHTS
“Our performing arts faculty got involved early, providing the architect with our wish list,” says Michael Turner, performing arts chair and director of
music at the Noble & Greenough School in Dedham, Mass. The independent school serves 550 students grades 7-12, with nearly half the students involved
in music. He says proactive involvement before the rst architectural drawings were done was critical. In their research, Turner and other arts faculty
visited nearby schools and talked with the people using those spaces. “We knew Wenger had a lot of experience with these projects,” recalls Turner, adding
that Wenger’s Planning Guide was a valuable resource he shared with others on the team. “It contains a lot of great information, like the recommended
square footage per musician. It was incredibly helpful.” For equipping the new facility, Turner also thought of Wenger rst. “I’ve worked with Wenger for a
long time – Tourmaster risers were our rst signicant purchase. We’ve used them for years and they’re great.” Over the years, the school has also ordered
several hundred Music Posture Chairs.
Before selecting Wenger’s Classic 50 stands, Turner says they tested several different brands. “The Classic 50 stands have an outstanding design – in-
credibly lightweight, yet strong,” comments Turner. “With the Move & Store Cart, I can easily move 20 stands with one nger – try doing that with a
competitor’s stand! These stands also won’t get bent or loosen up like other stands always do.” Turner says the different areas in their facility ow together
nicely, with the Move and Store Carts enabling chairs and stands to quickly and easily move between rehearsal and performance spaces as needed. “Our
new instrument storage cabinets are secure and neat,” says Turner. “Wenger designed the proper conguration of cabinets for each location and helped us
select nishes that blend nicely with our facility.” For applying theater makeup, 10 Studio Makeup Stations are located in a new multi-purpose space used
as a theater green room and dressing room, and also for some musical rehearsals. “The actors now have convenient, mirrored, well-lit stations and we can
get pre-show prep done better, more easily and twice as quickly as before,” notes Turner.
Trouper risers are used to elevate certain sections like the horns for instrumental rehearsals and performances. In the 250-seat theater, they serve as
audience seating platforms for a theater-in-the-round. When the Versalite platforms are removed from the auditorium, approximately six times a year,
Turner says a very small crew can re-install the entire system – with seating for 70 people – in about 30 minutes. A centerpiece of the new facility is the
renovated 500-seat auditorium, where Wenger installed a Diva full-stage acoustical shell. “The Diva focuses the sound and provides a beautiful visual
focus,” explains Turner. “We now have a rst-rate concert hall. The redwood nish looks very beautiful and classy.” Wenger properly congured the
Diva shell and Versalite risers based on the auditorium’s available footprint. The full Diva shell and riser setup can be closed behind the curtains, with a
tolerance of two inches. “Our concert Steinway ts inside the risers perfectly – it was beautifully done.”
PRODUCT LIST
Tourmaster® Choral Risers, Trouper® Staging and Versalite® Platforms, Instrument Storage Cabinets, Classic 50® Music Stand, Studio® Make-up
Station, Music Lab Workstation and Move & Store Cart.
CLASSIC 50® MUSIC STANDSVERSALITE® PLATFORMS AND LEGSMOVE AND STORE CARTS
