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memorised performance strand, harnessing the vast scale of the Printworks Press Hall
and cutting-edge technology to offer audiences the unique opportunity to experience a
symphony from within the orchestra.

Aurora co-founder and Principal Conductor Nicholas Collon will conduct a pair of concerts

representing not only the first symphonic performances in the history of the 16-acre
industrial building in Canada Water, but also a radically new way of experiencing
orchestral music.

With the orchestra exploded across the space, audience members will be able to

experience the symphony from inside, getting up close to the orchestra’s players as they
perform in ways that would be impossible in a concert hall. Also exploded in time,
movements of the symphony will be interspersed with sound and light installations,

enabling audience members to uncover the secrets of the building and choose their own
path through this great work. For experienced concertgoers and classical newcomers

alike, this event will offer a completely fresh and revelatory take on Beethoven’s music.

The events feature the d&b Soundscape, creating a ‘virtual acoustic shell’ provided by

Southby Productions. It’s d&b’s most cutting-edge technology that allows the orchestra to
perform across a much larger space than would ordinarily be possible, whilst accurately

retaining the naturally immersive sound, making for a harmonious, enveloping and
emotionally engaging listening experience.

Aurora’s performance at Printworks is supported by the Royal Philharmonic Society
Audience Fund in association with the Rachel Baker Memorial Charity.

Aurora Orchestra Chief Executive John Harte said: “We’re thrilled to be teaming up with
Printworks to realise a long-held ambition to physically envelope an audience in an

orchestral symphony. Since starting to perform from memory in 2014, we’ve often been
struck by the idea that it would be great to take advantage of the absence of music stands

and chairs to give listeners a much more immersive experience of an orchestral concert
than is usually possible. Printworks offers the space and the d&b Soundscape the

technical capabilities which we needed to bring the idea to life – we can’t wait to see how
the experiment unfolds.”