In Miami Beach, the New World Symphony (NWS) has taken a unique approach to sharing orchestral music with the public. Founded in 1987, the organization serves as America’s orchestral academy, preparing young musicians for leadership roles in professional ensembles around the world. 

Based at the Frank Gehry–designed New World Center, NWS regularly extends its performances beyond the concert hall through its signature WALLCAST® concerts. During these events, performances taking place inside the hall are projected onto a massive 7,000-square-foot exterior wall, transforming Miami Beach’s SoundScape Park into an open-air concert venue. 

Over a decade after the first WALLCAST®, the outdoor sound system needed to evolve. Technology had advanced, expectations had grown, and the opportunity was there to significantly improve how audiences experience the music across the park’s 2.5-acre lawn. 

Solotech partnered with Meyer Sound and the New World Symphony team to design and implement the upgraded system, combining Solotech’s system integration expertise with Meyer Sound’s immersive audio technologies. 

Designing Sound for a Park, Not a Concert Hall 

Designing audio for a large outdoor environment is a very different challenge from working inside a traditional venue. The system needed to provide even coverage across the entire lawn, ensuring the orchestra could be heard clearly whether someone was sitting close to the projection wall or further back in the park. 

“The goal was to create a smooth, consistent sonic field across a very large, open lawn,” says Bryan A. Edens, Senior Business Development Representative at Solotech. 

To achieve this, the team deployed a Meyer Sound ecosystem combining LINA line array loudspeakers for long-throw coverage, supported by ULTRA-X series point source loudspeakers positioned throughout the park to reinforce near- and mid-field listening areas. Low-frequency support is provided by Meyer Sound 2100-LFC and 750-LFC low-frequency control elements, complemented by compact USW-112P subwoofers. 

The project also came with architectural and logistical constraints. The loudspeaker system had to integrate carefully with the surrounding environment, including the Gehry-designed building and the massive projection wall. 

“Architecturally, the entire system has to coexist with Frank Gehry’s building and the massive projection wall without cluttering sightlines,” Edens explains. “We also had to work within the existing infrastructure from the 2011 installation, and we had a hard summer deadline because everything needed to be online and tuned ahead of the first WALLCAST® of the season.” 

Solotech led the system evaluation, engineering, and installation, coordinating closely with the New World Symphony team and the City of Miami Beach to ensure the upgrade could be completed within the existing infrastructure and timeline.

The new system doesn’t just improve the audience experience in the park. It also modernizes the production workflow for mixing and distributing audio for outdoor concerts. 

At the core of the system is Meyer Sound’s NADIA digital audio platform, which manages signal processing and distribution across the park’s loudspeaker network. 

For Robert Toledo, Director of Audio Services at New World Symphony, the upgrade represents a significant step forward. 

“We get a more accurate representation of what the orchestra is doing,” Toledo says. “That helps us make better decisions on how to present the show in the park.” 

The updated signal path now integrates a digital console before audio is processed through the NADIA platform and distributed throughout the system, aligning the setup with modern production practices. 

A Concert Experience That Fills the Park 

With the new system in place, audiences across SoundScape Park benefit from improved clarity, coverage, and dynamic range. 

“The new system gives the park a huge leap in clarity, coverage, and dynamic impact,” says Edens. “But maybe the most meaningful improvement is the sense of community the sound now supports. WALLCAST® concerts bring people together, and with this upgrade, the audio finally matches the scale of that community energy.” 

For visitors gathered in the park, the goal is simple: the performance should feel present, not distant. 

“At the end of the day, the audience doesn’t think in terms of arrays or horns—they think in terms of how it feels,” Edens adds. “The music feels closer, clearer, and more alive than it ever has outdoors.”

Our Solotech Team on This Project 

Juan Garcia, Senior Project Manager 
Roberto Silva, Site Supervisor
Lester Perez, Site Supervisor
Jose Chavez, Site Supervisor
Robert Chirino, Senior Programmer
Robert Victery, Senior Design Engineer
Hristo Ivanov, Installation Technician III
Boris Kuchuk, Installation Technician II
Alberto Ramos, Installation Technician II
Bryan Comerie, Installation Technician II
Jenner Palomares, Installation Technician I
Miguel Herrera, Installation Technician I 

All photos: Alex Markow, Courtesy of New World Symphony