Molly K. Norris

Molly has a remarkable range of educational and professional exploits, with music and physics as the common threads. Her Physics BA with a music minor from Boston University included two summers studying opera in Lucca, Italy. Next stop was Stanford University's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics where she merged her artistic and scientific interests to earn an MA in Music, Science, and Technology. Still not satisfied, she went on to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to earn an MS in Building Sciences with an emphasis in architectural acoustics. Needless to say, she is pretty sharp.

Between the two masters degrees, she spent two years in the audio department at Berkeley Repertory Theatre which included programming the LCS Matrix3 digital console for shows including Haroun and the Sea of Stories, 36 Views, Culture Clash in AmeriCCa, and Homebody/Kabul. She also spent a good deal of this time creating her own sound designs for productions in support of her mother's regional theater company, Solano Repertory Company. She most recently spent two and a half years with Kirkegaard Associates in Chicago as a Consultant with particular emphasis on modeling, testing, and diffusion research. She continues to study vocal jazz and performs as much as she possibly can, sometimes even while working.

Molly is an associate member of the Acoustical Society of America and the Audio Engineering Society. She is a 2005 Newman Medallist for Merit in Architectural Acoustics and a 1996 Frank H. Buck Scholar.

Her work at Threshold includes:

  • Christ theKing Jesuit College Preparatory High School, Chicago, Illinois
  • Heartland Community College, Community Education Center
  • The Inspiring Body of Christ Church in Dallas, Texas
  • Springfield Cathedral Renovation, Springfield, Illinois
  • Darnton & Hersh Studio, Chicago, Illinois
  • Lied Center for the Performing Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska
  • WKNO Studios in Memphis, Tennessee
  • Trinity Christian College Communication Arts Building and Theater in Illinois

 

Her venue testing and analysis, physical and computer modeling and consulting experience has contributed to the following projects:

  • The Music Center at Strathmore, Bethesda, Maryland
  • Holland Performing Arts Center, Omaha, Nebraska
  • Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Rockport Chamber Music Festival Venue, Rockport, Massachusetts