CARLOS MOSELEY MUSIC PAVILION
for the
New York Philharmonic and the
Metropolitan Opera
With a listening audience that spans five diverse boroughs, New York City traditionally has used portable stages to bring the sounds of summer outdoors. The city's latest version of music on wheels is a pterodactyloid wonder consisting of seven tractor trailer trucks that become a perfectly tuned performing shell.
This completely customized, mechanized tensile pavilion is erected from a set of custom-designed tractor trailer beds and their contents. When loaded, the vehicles comply with federal highway regulations. Once on-site they are opened up and unfolded to create a stage large enough for full orchestra and chorus. A fabric canopy with lighting and video projection screen is supported by a steel truss pyramid. Numerous battery-powered, robot-like speaker towers distribute concert sounds to summer picnickers.
Maximum height: 68 feet
Stage area : 78 by 40 feet
Custom semi-trailer trucks: 7
Hydraulically operated stage, trusses and
tensile roof
Client:
The New York Philharmonic and the
Metropolitan Opera and NYC
Department of Cultural Affairs
Architects:
FTL Architects pc
Consultants:
M.G. McLaren (Structural)
Buro Happold (Tensile Structure)
Jaffe Acoustics (Acoustics and Sound)
Zones