Natural concert halls are few and far between. After all, what are the odds on finding a cave underground, with enough space to set up an orchestra and install seating, a stunning backdrop, and fine acoustics to appreciate the music on offer? Oh, and easy access, too: nobody wants to crawl through claustrophobic tunnels twice in an evening for the sake of a concert.
NEWS & EVENTS
BREATHTAKING NATURAL CONCERT HALL IN SAINT MICHAEL’S CAVE IN GIBRALTAR
MAY 18, 2022
That’s what makes St Michael’s Cave in Gibraltar so special. It’s a natural auditorium, with a high ceiling, plenty of space for musicians and public, and splendid acoustic qualities to get the best out of the music. If we add to all that the wall of the cave behind the stage, which can be lit to create individual backdrops for each concert, it all makes for a memorable concert trip in all respects. The stage has been built into the cave permanently, ready for any use that people want to make of it.
Of course, even with a permanent stage, a natural theatre would not be a concert hall without music stands, lighting towers, chairs for the musicians, … GUIL manufacture just about everything that musicians or technicians could require to set up a concert in a temporary venue: stage platforms and their accessories, trusses and rigging, audio and lighting towers, musician’s chairs and equipment, queue barriers, … even that conductor’s platform!
At GUIL we started manufacturing podiums for conductors more than 30 years ago. Our conductor’s platforms, made up of an aluminium structure with a 100% birch panel and removable legs, bring together design, elegance and ergonomics offering the conductor a prime position above the musicians, with a sturdy but stylish design.
Our equipment may not be as glamorous as St Michael’s Cave, but there’d be no concert without it.
Thank very much to @FRESH Entertainment for the outstanding pictures!