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I had never attended a music event where we could see and hear film soundtrack composers talk about their work and then have it performed live by an orchestra and choir.
Even though Venezuela's film industry has historically struggle to consistently produce good films, it is amazing to see how much talent we have in every aspect of the creation of films. I was surprised at how young the composers were and how much they have done already.
They got their formal training through the higer education institutions associated with El Sistema (Simón Bolivar Conservatory and Universty of Arts, UNEARTE), but they had been involved with music since they were kids.
When @manujune told us she was going to colaborarte with fellow musicians on this event, we did not know it was going to be such a treat.
The concert was schedule to start at 4, but @manujune had to report early for rehearsals. We barely made it in time after a hellish traffic jam.
People are not allowed to wait around the facilities, so we had to walk around to kill time. My wife wanted to get closer to this building. It was called the Artist's House and saw better times (back in the Venezuelan soup opera golden years). It does not look like there is much going on here these days.
We were very close to the Ibrahim Al Ibrahim mosque. Quite an imposing building, although not much seems to be going around it either.
The view of the Central Park Towers from the Centro de Acción Social.
We were allowed to enter the building some 20 minutes before the hour.
I loved this view
We were the first to get access to the room. We thought there might not be many in attendance but little by little they got quite a crowd. Most people attending this kind of events are related to the music world or to the participants. Hopefully, one day they¿ll reach a wider audience.
Composer Diana Arismendi hosted Componiendo, which I understood has a regular space every month. She interviewed Yesoven Duque first and inmediately after his three sample works were performed live.
After that, she moved on to interview Edanir Vecchionacce and then we enjoyed the soundtracks he composed for three live-action shorts.
Here's a video of one of the pieces that was performed: Yesoven Duque's Nage'eai. Hope you enjoy it.
The concert ended at about 6 pm and we went back home by bus.
It was a great afternoon. Our @manujune did great. The pieces sounded amazing, nothing to envy to any mainstream film's soundtrack, and we considered ourselves lucky we had the chance to enjoy this premier and insider's look. I am looking forward to another Componiendo
