Film and music lovers can enjoy an immersive visual and sound experience through a VR screening of Sander Saarmets’ latest project with Ella Riadel – Regional_Express.
In this virtual reality film created by Ella Raidel with music composed by Sander Saarmets, a fictional character travels backwards from the future to seek out present-day humans in the Salzkammergut region. Immerse yourself in the exploration of sites and landscapes linked to the region’s salt history while wearing VR goggles.
The film is 10 minutes in duration and will be shown every 15 minutes followed by an optional Q&A with the composer.
This is a free event and you can come at a time that suits you. There is limited capacity and it would help to know numbers, so please indicate your intention of attending: Book tickets through eventbrite here.
In Partnership with Arts in Action, the Houston School of Film and Digital Media and the Centre for Creative Technologies, University of Galway.
This event is part of MusicConnects’ International Guest Artist Residency Programme 2024. This programme is supported by The Arts Council of Ireland’s International Residency Schemes Initiatives. MusicConnects is delighted to partner with the Arvo Pärt Centre and the Estonian Centre of Contemporary Music. Thank you also to the Estonian Embassy in Dublin.
Sander Saarmets is an interdisciplinary composer, sound designer & electronic musician hailing from Estonia.
Starting from the 2000’s electronic scene of Tallinn, Saarmets has been on a constant sonic expedition that has led him to places like Taiwan, Sweden, France & Germany. He has studied electronic music at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and is a proud member of the CoPeCo alumni.
During his journey, he has created solo and ensemble works, music and soundscapes for film (e.g. Everyday Mysticism & A Pile of Ghosts), contemporary dance (e.g. Ainukordus & Artefactourism), galleries (e.g. We Will Always Have Paris & Ghost Hits Wall) & runways (e.g. YUFASH SS20 at New York Fashion Week).
In 2023, his composition and the sky turned yellow (2022) was selected as one of the recommended works at the 69th International Rostrum of Composers in Hague.
His music and sound design is part of Regional_Express (a project by Ella Raidel, Petra Ardai and Marlene Rutzendorfer), an audiovisual experience featured at the European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024.
He has released albums under the monikers of Muschraum (Ulmeplaadid, 2005) & V4R1 (Grainy Records, 2017).
Sander Saarmets is a member of Estonian Composers Union and Estonian Electronic Music Society.
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