Looking for a chill night on South Beach? Just bring booze and a blanket and you can kick back with some classical tunes.

New World Symphony’s WALLCAST® concerts, presented by Citi, gives Miamians a chance to experience live classical music performances at SoundScape Park. The performances are broadcast on a massive, 7,000-square-foot projection wall of the New World Center.

Plus the concerts are totally free and open to the public. So how does it all come together?

The production crew takes the live performance in the 756-seat concert hall and translates it for the audience outside. Using highly-detailed video storyboards based on stage diagrams of where the musicians will be seated, the audio, lighting, and video teams are able to plot out the audio and camera angles.

A typical WALLCAST® performance will have 600 to 700 individual shots, use 12 cameras, and three camera operators. Thanks to robotic cameras, two of those operators control 11 of the cameras and the third camera operator sits in the audience and controls one camera. 160 speakers line the park for an immersive audio experience.

Clyde Scott, director of video production and resident projection designer at New World Symphony, said in a recent video, “part of the New World Symphony’s mission has always been to share classical music with as many as people as possible.”

And if classical music isn’t your jam, the City of Miami Beach curates the SoundScape Cinema Series every Wednesday through the end of May. The movies start at 8 p.m.

To receive regular updates on upcoming concerts and other special offers, sign up for a WALLCAST® Concert Club membership. And pro tip: if you become a member, make sure you swing by the NWS table before a concert – they often have coupons and other surprise treats for members.

PRODUCED BY THE NEW TROPIC CREATIVE STUDIO WITH NEW WORLD SYMPHONY

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THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY

Stay warm out there, people.

– The New Tropic