The Memphis Symphony Orchestra sounds with Aero
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Each May the city of Memphis, one of the main hubs of country music, holds its annual international festival known as "Memphis in May". This year saw the 18th edition of the festival with a keen focus on Spanish culture, from singing and dancing to cinema, art, literature and cuisine... Memphis in May includes the Beale Street Music Festival, the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and the Sunset Symphony.
The PA system for the Sunset Symphony, held at Tom Lee Park on Riverside Drive between Beale Street and Georgia Avenue in downtown Memphis, was actually provided by D.A.S. Audio’s Aero powered line array. Smyrna (Tennessee) based "Allstar Audio Systems", which has been installing the sound equipment for the festival for the last sixteen years, flew ten powered Aero 38A units on each side of the stage.
Below these, four powered Aero 28A units were hung on each side using AX-Combo rigging adapters which permit the smaller Aero 28 units to be flown from large Aero 38 or Aero 48 line array systems. Fourteen high efficiency Aero 182A sub-bass line arrays were also used for low frequency coverage.
The Sunset Symphony took place on the last weekend of May, a typically warm day that marked the end of an event-packed month. The Memphis in May Festival ended with the traditional al fresco concert by The Memphis Symphony Orchestra, featuring some of the best international love songs. As a coda to these events, there was an impressive fireworks display over the Mississippi river.
