The Cleveland Orchestra wished to position an organ on stage in a new shell structure, but insisted that the acoustics of the 2,000-seat concert hall not change a bit. However, when Chris Jaffe met with the musicians and the conductor, it was apparent that orchestral balance and on stage hearing could use some improvement. Increasing the volume of the audience chamber was outside the scope of the project, so Chris created reverberation chambers left and right of the orchestra to give the room more fullness. On-stage hearing and orchestral balance were improved by creating grills in the sidewalls and openings in the ceiling to allow some brass and percussion energy to vent into the chambers.

*Project done while at JaffeHolden