Acoustical engineers who have analyzed the Armstrong International Cultural Foundation's new $20 million performing arts facility believe the sound quality there will rival some of the best concert halls of Europe.
The 44,775-square-foot auditorium at 14400 S. Bryant Ave. is bedecked with Swarovski crystal chandeliers, Baccarat crystal, American cherry wood, Persian onyx and Spanish marble.The building was partially modeled on the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif., which was once operated by the now-defunct World Wide Church of God. The evangelical church ceased operations in the 1990s and the Ambassador was eventually sold to another church. The Philadelphia Church of God is an offshoot of the World Wide Church of God that broke away in 1989.Patterned window film from pounds 45 (www.windowfilmfactory.com, 0800 080 7974)Sunway PVC vertical blind pounds 67 (www.sunwayblinds.co.uk, 0161 442 9500)PANELSA project of the Armstrong International Cultural Foundation, the new auditorium will open its inaugural concert season at 3 p.m. Sept. 5 with a performance of Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah by the Herbert W. Armstrong College's choral union.
The Armstrong International Cultural Foundation was founded in 1996 to carry on the legacy of the Ambassador. A 9-foot Hamburg Steinway concert grand piano and two Baccarat crystal candelabra that once adorned the Ambassador are now housed at the new Armstrong Auditorium.
Author: Brianna Bailey
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