KVOD & Neural Open Colorado Symphony Orchestra's Season With Live 5.1 Surround Sound Broadcast

KVOD & Neural Open Colorado Symphony Orchestra's Season With Live 5.1 Surround Sound Broadcast

KIRKLAND, Wash., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- KVOD will broadcast the Colorado Symphony Orchestra's 2006-07 Masterworks season opening program on September 16 in 5.1 surround sound, using Neural's 5.1 technology for analog and HD Radio(TM). The concert will be aired live from Boettcher Concert Hall at the Denver Performing Arts Complex.

The concert, conducted by CSO Music Director Jeffrey Kahane, will give KVOD's analog and digital listeners a rare opportunity to hear the CSO from a virtual seat in the hall. The orchestra will perform Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with Andre Watts; Chabrier's Espana and Ravel's Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloe, plus the world premiere of Daniel Kellogg's Refracted Skies commemorating the opening of the Frederic C. Hamilton Building at the Denver Art Museum (The program will also be performed on Friday, Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 17 at 2:30 p.m.).

KVOD's live broadcast will coincide with The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) conference, a trade association of companies specializing in planning and installing electronic systems including 5.1 surround systems for the home and office.

Colorado Public Radio's Vice President for New Media & Technology, Jim Paluzzi, said, "Broadcasting a classical music concert is extremely challenging. Neural's proven technology allows us to easily implement 5.1 to immerse our listeners fully in the music and ambience of the event."

"Neural is honored to be a part of The Colorado Symphony Orchestra's opening event for 2006-07," said Mark Seigle, Neural Audio president. "We've had a history of industry firsts and look forward to working with KVOD in broadcasting a great orchestral event to their listeners."

On site, Neural's DownMix and UpMix units will enable KVOD's mix engineer, Martin Skavish, to deliver his live 5.1 mix from the Boettcher Concert Hall through KVOD's existing stereo infrastructure, and broadcast to KVOD listeners across Colorado.

Neural is the leader in surround sound broadcast technology with the first HD Radio 5.1 broadcast, the first nationwide 5.1 broadcast by NPR and the first Live HD Radio 5.1 concert broadcast featuring the CSO and legendary jazz artist, Dianne Reeves in September 2004.

About KVOD and Colorado Public Radio

KVOD, Colorado's only statewide, full-time classical music station, can be heard across the state: 90.1 FM in Denver, 91.9 FM in Pueblo, 89.9 FM in Vail, 90.5 FM in Glenwood Springs, 103.3 FM along the Western Slope, and online at www.kvod.org .

Colorado Public Radio's statewide two-channel network of in-depth news on KCFR and classical music on KVOD reaches 80% of the state's population. About 325,000 people listen every week (source: Arbitron, Fall 2005). More than 90% of Colorado Public Radio's operating funds come from the private support of listeners, businesses and foundations.

About the Colorado Symphony Orchestra

The Colorado Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is the Denver region's only full-time professional orchestra embracing a more than 80-year tradition of musical excellence by presenting a wide variety of symphonic performances -- from classical repertoire to innovative new music -- in Boettcher Concert Hall, the first surround-sound concert hall in the United States. For more information, please visit www.coloradosymphony.org .

About Neural

Neural Corporation, headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, leads the market in the development of advanced audio and surround sound technology. Highly regarded by radio and television networks worldwide, Neural provides a seamless solution to stereo-to-surround compatibility issues.

A privately owned company, Neural Corporation specializes in mix/edit broadcast tools, audio codec optimization and Neural Surround(TM). For more information, please visit www.neuralaudio.com .

NOTE: HD Radio(TM) is a trademark of iBiquity Digital Corporation.

NeuStar(TM) is a trademark of Harris Corporation.

Source: Neural Corporation

CONTACT: Jackie Broo, Public Relations Coordinator of Neural
Corporation, +1-425-814-3200, ext. 116, or mobile, +1-513-304-9514, or
jackie@neuralaudio.com; or Erica Stull, VP, Community Outreach of Colorado
Public Radio, +1-303-871-9191, ext. 240, or mobile, +1-303-809-2959, or
estull@cpr.org; or Lindsay Homer, Director of Marketing & Communications of
Colorado Symphony Orchestra, +1-303-308-2462, or mobile, +1-303-249-6432, or
lhomer@coloradosymphony.org

Web site: http://www.neuralaudio.com/
http://www.coloradosymphony.org/
http://www.kvod.org/

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