Considered the leading music college in French-speaking Switzerland, Lausanne’s Haute Ecole de Musique (HEMU) offers degree and masters level courses in classical, jazz and modern music. Supporting these programmes, it has opened a brand new performance venue equipped with a comprehensive Yamaha and Nexo audio system.

The BCV Concert Hall is located in Lausanne’s Le Flon district – historically one of the city’s poorest areas – and is the latest venture in a drive to improve its fortunes. Designed to host a wide range of concerts, as well as rehearsals, exams, conferences and film screenings, the hall’s technical system was supplied by Zap Audio and installed by Vevey-based Auditech. The main 300-capacity performance space features a Yamaha CL3 digital mixing console and Rio3224-D I/O unit, with output via a Dante network to Dante-enabled Yamaha-Nexo NXAMP4x1 controller-amplifiers and a Nexo Geo-S loudspeaker system, Nexo RS15 subs and PS8 surround and stage monitor speakers.

The Dante network is installed throughout the entire building, allowing the CL3, Rio3224-D and recording facilities to be ‘plugged in’ anywhere they are needed. This provides exceptional flexibility which means HEMU can derive the maximum return from its investment by also renting out the new venue to a wide range of clients.