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Houser installs DiGiCo Quantum225 mixing console at Delaware County Christian School’s DeMoss Center

Delaware County Christian School in southeastern Pennsylvania has undergone the initial phase of a major refresh of the production technologies at its Arthur and Nancy DeMoss Center for Worship and the Arts, including the installation of a new DiGiCo Quantum225 front-of-house mixing console.

The renovation project, overseen by Andre Houser of design, sales and integration company Houser Audio, encompasses everything from sound, lighting, and video systems to a stage extension and new paint, drapes, and carpet. “Our auditorium space hadn’t been touched in going on 25 years, so the equipment was completely outdated”, says Jacob Godino, the school’s Director of Operations.

The school, popularly referred to simply as DC, is a Christian college preparatory school that serves the greater Philadelphia area, and the DeMoss Center was completed for the 2000-2001 school year. The building houses a 554-seat auditorium, music and theatre classrooms, individual practice rooms, and a multipurpose commons room, providing a comprehensive venue for the school’s performing arts program and a home base for its choir, the DC Knight Tones.

The renovation project is being implemented in phases to allow the school to continue functioning while the work takes place. “We have created a new sound booth where the DiGiCo sits, and we got all new seats and flooring”, says Godino. “Then, this summer, we will be getting new lights, new speakers, and a stage extension.” In addition to the DiGiCo console, the first phase also included 24 channels of Shure ULXD microphones.

The new multi-channel microphone system, which feeds into the Quantum225 via the school’s new Dante network, has taken production to a new level, according to Godino. “We were at a point where we didn’t have enough microphones, so it’s changed the whole way that we operate”, he says. “Now we can cast as many as we want, and even have a whole ensemble. And things sound really good right now, even with outdated speakers.”

Beyond the musicals, plays, band concerts, and other live performances, DC holds weekly events such as assembly or chapel. “My goal for sound - and lighting - is for students to just hit a button, because they’ve already programmed it”, says Godino. “Then, the faders do what they’re supposed to do; the microphones are where they’re supposed to be. That just saves so much time and effort. But you must put in that work to get it programmed right, based on the needs.”

Outside events will also benefit from DC’s new production technologies, he continues. Gordon College, New England’s top Christian college, has already performed in the refurbished DeMoss Center, he offers as an example. “Everything we do has a community focus. We know that we don’t exist alone, so if our space can be used to further other organizations that have similar missions to us, then that’s how we’re redefining the space.”

DC is a member of one of 12 chapters across the country that participate in The Cappies, a student-driven awards and review process. Each year, nearly 900 Cappies student critics visit each chapter’s productions and decide who among their peer performers and technicians should be recognized for awards at the end of the season. “We put in the DiGiCo and the microphones and we won an award for sound engineering”, Godino reports. “That was a big step in the right direction for us.”

(Photo: Alexandra Morra/Delaware County Christian School)

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