"A sad tale of greed" ?????? With all due respect, let's get real here. We're talking about a venue that seats over 2500 people and has over 100 musicians on stage in suits under hot lights. Any modernization efforts would obviously include the installation of air conditioning. Brenda -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Marcos Sueiro Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 9:30 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Fwd: [ARSCLIST] The waltz (was Which U.S. orchestra recorded first and Arthur... Chicago's Orchestra Hall when empty. The latter changed with the > disastrous renovation of 1966, which essentially wrecked Orchestra Hall > as a listening or recording venue.) I find it particularly poignant that they did it to add A/C so that they could extend their season. A sad tale of greed. Marcos