Creative Scotland funding award for development of Saundaryalahari 3!

Yati has been awarded a funding award from the Creative Scotland: Sustaining Creative Development Fund for development, research and composition of Saundaryalahari 3! This award will support the compositional research for this work for the next several months, which is turning out to have quite some new technological demands.

Saundaryalahari 3 will be Yati’s third “series” of works inspired by the 8th Century Indian literary work in Sanskrit written by Adi Shankara called the Soundarya Lahari or Saundaryalahari (Sanskrit: सौन्दर्यलहरी) meaning "Waves Of Beauty”. The composition involves compositions that utlise a hybrid audio-visual system that portrays the complex geometric/spiritual design of the original texts while updating and presenting the work in a multi-media format for public performance.

Development of Saundaryalahari 3 including research, experiments, finished pieces and concerts is being documented on a special research site here. It is turning out to be exciting and new work!

The first experimental live performance of Saundaryahari 3 will take place at the International Media Music and Sound Arts Network in Education (IMMSANE) Zurich congress on Friday, 2nd October at 8pm in the Dolby Atmos Studio of the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). An audiovisual recording of the performance will be posted on the Saundaryalahari 3 research site later.

For more information about the IMMSANE Zurich congress 1st - 3rd October 2020 please click here.

HFF München FILM MUSIC WORKSHOP 2020 in cooperation with Hochschule für Musik und Theater München

The University of Film and Television (HFF Munich) is hosting a summer school masterclass in film music with Yati 31.08 - 01.09 (online) and 07. - 09.09.2020 (HFF/HfMT Munich). Details below:

HFF München FILM MUSIC WORKSHOP 2020 in cooperation with Hochschule für Musik und Theater München

31 / 8 / 2020 – 1 / 9 / 2020 Online

7 / 9 / 2020 - 9 / 9 /2020 HFF/HfMT München

Apply until bis 17 / 8 / 2020

Max. 10 ParticipantsFee: 250 €

Direction of the workshop: Yati Durant (Film Composer and Professor of Sound Art at Hochschule für Musik und Theater München , www.yatidurant.com)

The workshop will be taught in English (German also possible)

Description:This film music workshop will introduce students to working on an advanced level with scoring, conducting and producing string quartet compositions and recording to film scenes. Participants will receive theory and technique and apply it in a real-life professional scoring session with the renowned Paranormal String Quartet  The scoring sessions will be recorded and participants will receive video and audio of the sessions upon completion.

Method & outline

Students will be given a film scene (approx. 5 min) to score for string quartet approx. 1 month in advance of the workshop.

The first two days of the workshop will take place online and will focus on film music scoring techniques and creative theories, including:

  • Techniques regarding theories and methods of scoring scenes to film

  • Setting up a film recording session with a DAW

  • Synchronisation with click and/or streamers and punches

  • Conducting the live instrumentalists to timing information

  • Working with the quartet to achieve good results (producing)

The second three days of the workshop will take place in the HFF and HfMT and are focussed on setting up, recording, mixing and producing with the string quartet. Each participant will have time conducting and recording their own film scenes with the String Quartet under the supervision of Yati Durant. The beginning and end of each session will involve a preparation for composers/conductors and analysis of (video) feedback.

To apply to the workshop, applications will be accepted until 17th August 2020 at the HFF Summer School website here.

Awards season 2020: Jurying for FMF Krakow, Oticons Faculty and Soundtrack Cologne Competitions

With lock-down in place, Yati is staying busy teaching (online) and jurying for the most prestigious European film music competitions in 2020:

This month, Yati was a juror of the important Oticons Faculty International Competition, which was full of outstanding work. As the designated “feedback” giver, Yati will stay in contact with all of the finalists to provide supportive feedback on their excellent submissions.

In late April - early May, Yati will also serve on the prestigious jury of the FMF Krakow International Film Festival film music competition, which has seen some amazing works!

Finally, the Soundtrack Cologne European Talent Competition for film music and sound design has been rescheduled to take place between 19th - 22nd August 2020. As in the previous years, Yati will moderate the ETC award screenings and head the jury (with a non-voting role). Its all very exciting, really!

For more information:

Oticons Faculty: https://faculty.oticons.com

Soundtrack Cologne: https://www.soundtrackcologne.de

Krakow Film Music Festival: http://fmf.fm/en

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