65-ton crane. In addition to the supply of rigging, lighting trusses, and chain hoists, we supplied, cut, and fi tted all the timber—3 km of oak paneling and 13 km of balau for the hardwood decking, held together with 70,000 screws.” The new space was a success, and housed Garsington Opera’s short summer season from June to July 2011, which included Mozart’s The Magic Flute , Vivaldi’s La verità in cimento , and Rossini’s Il Turco in Italia. Much the productions’ stage sets and the pavilion will similarly return each year to be reassembled piece by piece. MediorNet Compact Riedel Communications GmbH & Co. KG The MediorNet Compact was designed to provide the broadcast and installation markets with a user-friendly solution for integrated media signal distribution and processing, providing true real-time media networking for the price of simple multiplexing point-to-point products. It packs quite a punch, with a 50 Gbit/s network bandwidth that supports bi-directional transport of 12 HD-SDI signals, dozens of MADI streams or Gbit Ethernet signals, and hundreds of audio channels or intercom ports. This setup makes it ideal for streamlining the framework of any mobile, studio, or live event application. It can connect up to 12 3G/HD/SD-SDI signals, four AEA ports, two MADI interfaces, and four analog audio I/Os with high-quality microphone preamps and a dynamic range of 117 dB. It supports Riedel RockNet digital audio networks, has two DisplayPort outputs, three Gbit Ethernet ports, connections for serial data and GPIs, one sync input, and three sync outputs. The MediorNet Compact is fully compatible with Riedel’s full MediorNet system line and supports ring, daisy chain, star, or any combination of these network topologies. Designed for fl exibility, it also offers support for various fi ber connectors, a 3RU housing, and broadcast-quality signal processing tools such as frame store synchronizer, embedder/de-embedder, test pattern generator, on-screen display, and time code insertion at every port. New World Center Theatre Projects Consultants, Inc. With the New World Center in Miami Beach, FL, Theatre Projects Consultants, Inc., has given the New World Symphony one of the FALL 2011 41 PROTOCOL