FALL 2009 A SACRED MUSIC CELEBRATION: Greek Orthodoxy and Turkish Sufism featuring Photis Ketsetzis, Şenol Filiz and Birol Yayla program   photos In this special concert a choir and an ensemble composed of Greek and Turkish musicians will perform together a program of Greek Orthodox (Byzantine) and Turkish Sufi (Mevlevi) […]

FALL 2008 A Multi Faith Celebration DÜNYA will contribute a selection of Sufi musics to an interfaith service at Boston College, alongside a group from Hebrew College directed by Cantor Scott Sokol and the Contemporary Gospel Group directed by Donell Paterson. Since the Middle Ages, Jesuit schools all over the […]

FALL 2007 Sept. 15, 1207 in Rumi’s Anatolia A musical glimpse into the life and times of a great Sufi poet program   photos The year 2007 marks the 800th anniversary of the birth of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, one of the most influential figures of Muslim mysticism (Sufism). This concert […]

FALL 2006 GAZINO style FASIL Turkish classical and folk music in its most infectious form, presented monthly in an intimate setting with food and drink where audience interaction is expected. Location: DIONYSOS club/restaurant 617 661 6800 777 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA Date/Time: Thursday, August 24th, 2006 9:30 pm Price of […]

FALL 2005 Master Drummer-Master Dancer program   photos A concert featuring the close relationship of Master Drummer and Master Dancer in selected corners of the world: the Middle East, Senegal, North India and Puerto Rico. Location: MIT, Big Kresge Hall Date/Time: Friday, September 9, 8:00 pm Price of admission: General: $20, […]

FALL 2004 Osmanlı Musıkisinin Devamı / The Continuation of Ottoman Music program Original compositions for instruments and voices by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol combining the idioms of Ottoman traditional music with contemporary media and methods. Mehter (Janissary music), sema(Sufi devotional music), and ince saz müziği (instrumental music) are explored producing striking new pieces which carry on and […]

Greek & Turkish Holy Days/Sacred Music Celebration program   photos This year two very important Holy Days of Islam and Orthodox Christianity are celebrated on the same day: The entrance of Mary (Theotokos) into the Temple and the revelation of the Qurąan to the Prophet Muhammad. In tonightąs event, members […]