Page 104 - Guildhall Coverage Book 2020-21

29 August 2020

London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama has announced the installation of
low-latency broadcast technology to facilitate large scale musical collaboration within
the school while maintaining social distancing measures.

The technology represents a significant investment in Guildhall’s streaming and
broadcast capabilities. The newly installed NDI video and Dante Audio Networks
augment the Recording and Video department’s installation of a Solid State Logic
(SSL) analog mix facility and state-of-the-art TV Studio control room. The low-latency
technology, in combination with the aforementioned work done by the Recording and
Video department, facilitates the streaming and broadcast from 30 venues and
classrooms within the school.

In the Guildhall press release, Julian Hepple, the Head of Recording & Audio Visual,
stated, “Our recording and broadcast facilities at Guildhall School are among the
best in the world. We’re really proud that the School has a state-of-the-art digital
facility to allow our students to collaborate and share their work with audiences and
participants in new exciting ways.

“The aim of technology is always to bring performers and audiences closer together,
and whilst that is a challenge in physical spaces, we are excited about all the
opportunities we have in the digital domain. My eternal thanks to our tireless install
team, SSL, NewTek, BirdDog TV, DataSound Consulting, and Dylan Bate Project
Management.”

The School also announced its Autumn 2020 events schedule.

Beginning on Monday, November 2, and continuing through November 9, Guildhall’s
opera programming features a triple bill of darkly comic Italian works by Mascagni,
Wolf-Ferrari, and Donizetti. The live broadcasts start at 7:00 p.m. GMT. The