Gananda Central School District was in the process of building their new auditorium when AVL was brought into the project. The shape of the room had already been decided so we worked with the wall and ceiling surfaces for acoustic control. The overall design goals were to achieve a nice, natural sounding space that would have good acoustics for band and orchestral performances without requiring the use of the sound system. To accomplish this, AVL decided to create a relatively mid-range reverberation time and mid-range diffusion characteristics in the room. There were some issues with the ability to place specialty materials into the room due to the previously completed design of the space but we were able to work with more standard masonry and ceiling materials to obtain the desired characteristics. The theatrical lighting system includes two catwalks as well as four electrics and border lights on the stage. All fixtures used in the system are ETC and the system is controlled with a Strand 300 Series console.