The Sanctuary Concert Hall was renovated in 2014
Rob Allison has a little trick he likes to show visitors when they come to St. John’s United Church in Georgetown.
“Every performer that comes through here says the same thing - ‘I sound so good in here,’" Allison said. The hall began its life with beautiful acoustics and was renovated in 2014 with an eye to enhancing them, said pipe organist Christopher Dawes. “Despite having a carpeted surface, it still has quite a resonant acoustic. This is really unusual in rooms like this that have carpet.”
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