The second phase of the large-scale project “Sound of Vladivostok” has now been successfully completed. The project was composed and directed by Marios Joannou Elia during his participation at ZARYA artist-in-residency program. Filmmaker Kostis Nikolas will create the music film.

In total, approximately 350 musicians and over 20 institutions were involved, such as the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the FEFU Academic Choir and the Hae Dong drum ensemble. Major partners include the Primorye Regional Philharmonic Society, Far Eastern Federal University and Pacific Tourism Alliance. The audiovisual team recorded over 600 sounds/soundscapes and captured imagery from the city’s most intimate and important landscapes. Dozens of Primorsky Krai region’s citizens contributed to this process by indicating spots of their favourite city sounds. Elia says that “the project is an effort to stage the entire city of Vladivostok in a contemporary way, but because this is not practically possible with any of the traditional musical forms, the most effective medium in our case is that of film. The two mediums, music and film, complement one another flawlessly. Elements that can not be clearly perceived with sound, will be better understood via the imagery of the locations or objects, and vice versa”.

The third phase of the project has now begun. All recordings/footage will be evaluated based on their aesthetic attributes and ultimately the selection process will follow. Subsequently, the final music film will be produced, which, according to the organizers, “aims to become the identity card of the city of Vladivostok”.

The first presentation of “Sound of Vladivostok” will take place at Zarya Center for Contemporary Art, end of August 2017, and the official premiere is scheduled for a week later during a festive celebration at a central location in the city. All project’s participants will be invited to attend the premiere.

In the meantime, the project’s social media pages will provide news, documentation, updates, behind the scenes footage and more.

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