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The Concert Hall
The acoustics of the Concert Hall are highly regarded internationally. The ceiling, which rises up to 25 meters (82 feet) above the platform, and upper walls are panelled with white birch plywood, and the lower walls, stairs, boxes and stage platform are panelled with a hard brown wood, brush box. These Australian woods are used throughout the building.
The Concert Hall Grand Organ was designed and built by Australian, Ronald Sharp, between 1969 and 1979. It is the largest mechanical tracker action organ in the world with 10,500 pipes. There are five manual and one pedal keyboards and 127 stops arranged in 205 ranks.
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The largest hall is the Concert Hall, which seats 2,679. It is used
for a wide variety of performances including symphony concerts, chamber
music, opera, dance, choral concerts, pop, jazz and folk concerts, variety shows and conventions.
The volume of 26,400 cubic meters (880,000 cubic feet) gives a
reverberation time of approximately two seconds allowing symphonic music
to be heard with a full, rich and mellow tone. Above the platform are suspended 18 adjustable acrylic acoustic rings or
"clouds", which assist musicians by reflecting some of the
sound of the instruments straight back to the platform.