SPRING 2012

February 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

İki Cihan Arasında / Between Two Worlds: Turkey’s West Within

Folk, classical, religious and popular music of the Ottoman/Turkish tradition, interwoven with classical Ottoman music newly transcribed from 19th century Greek sources, early European music and newly-composed polyphonic makam compositions.

Location: Boston College, Gasson Hall, Room 100
Date/Time: Thursday, February 23, 8pm

Location: Tufts University, Distler Hall
Date/Time: Friday, February 24, 8pm

Location: Bates College, Chapel
Date/Time: Monday, February 27, 7:30pm

Location: New England Conservatory, Jordan Hall
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 29, 8pm

 

DÜNYA Jazz Nights

Join us on these special nights where musicians from the DÜNYA collective will perform Jazz and original music by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol fusing makam (Middle Eastern modal concepts) and Jazz.

Location: AIC Cultural Center, 38 Newbury St. Suite 702 (7th Floor)
Date(s)/Time: 
Saturday, March 3, 8:30pm purchase tickets
Saturday, March 24, 8:30pm
Saturday, April 7, 8:30pm
Saturday, May 5, 8:30pm
Price of admission: General: $15, Students/seniors: $10

 

ALEXANDER THE GREAT: Hero, Warrior and Lover
In collaboration with The Boston Camerata

Alexander’s deeds, both real and legendary, inspired bardic poetry and song in pre-Christian, Christian, Jewish and Muslim societies alike. The second of DÜNYA’s east-west collaborations with The Boston Camerata brings together these diverse traditions in a performance of old and new music and improvisations based on sources from classical antiquity, from medieval Europe and from West Asia.

Location: Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard at West Georgia, downtown Vancouver
Date/Time: Friday, April 20, 8pm
Location: Seattle, Town Hall
Date/Time: Friday, April 21, 7pm
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Two New DÜNYA CDs Released!

August 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

DÜNYA launches its 9th year with 2 new double CD releases, a new logo, a new website as well as new facebook, myspace and bandcamp pages! Now it is possible to purchase DÜNYA CDs and DVDs as well as download individual songs and/or full length albums.

We are also happy to announce that one of DÜNYA’s double CDs recorded by Grammy nominated engineer John Weston, entitled A Story of the City: Constantinople, Istanbul is currently submitted for a Grammy award. This special CD production not only has an important message but also features a largely Boston-based cast of 35 DÜNYA musicians. Please help us get the word around about this project in order to secure our place in the Grammy finals.

We would like to recognize with gratitude the contributions of the DÜNYA staff, members of the DÜNYA advisory board, and our financial supporters, without whom none of these accomplishments would have been possible.

Dr. Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, president
Dr. Robert Labaree, vice president

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Why are we called a Musicians’ Collective?

July 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

At the core of DÜNYA, even before musicianship, lies friendship. DÜNYA’s many ensembles are nothing but friends of DÜNYA coming together to make music. Some of DÜNYA’s friends will tend to appear in more productions along side our core ensemble, composed of myself, Robert Labaree and Cem Mutlu. However, there will also be DÜNYA productions such as A Story of the City: Constantinople, Istanbul in which as many as 35 musicians (friends) will collaborate. Yet even though some of the cast members in such a production may be participating at a DÜNYA event for the first time, they will immediately become a member of the greater DÜNYA family.

DÜNYA has a core ensemble and many circles of friends. Each of our productions will present a musical theme and, depending on this theme and the kinds of instruments required, our core ensemble will be joined by a number of our friends. That’s what makes us a Musicians’ Collective.

Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol

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