Resonate: Transforming the Acoustics

Estimated Cost: €750,000

The Cathedral’s acoustic environment lacks important qualities of reverberation essential to the variety of demands for its use: for the organ’s own sound to be fully appreciated, for the choir’s ability to project their voices into the nave, and for the congregation to sing and be embraced fully by the music.

After significant studies and research, we will select an acoustic system to solve the problem of the nave’s dry aural environment, bringing significant acoustic improvements and enhanced musical flexibility to the space—Jazz vespers, Choral Evensong, major concerts to sublime solo performances—along with the spoken word and traditional worship. It will function harmoniously with the glorious sounds of the restored Great Organ.