New York/Boston: Letter from Istanbul Concerts, April 29 &..

"Letter from Istanbul", Derya Türkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos Ensemble Concerts

April 29, 2006 Saturday, 8 PM - Boston - Massachusetts College of Art
April 30, 2006 Sunday, 7 PM - New York - Symphony Space

Letter from Istanbul celebrates the traditional music of Western Anatolia &
Aegean Islands. This project grew out of the longtime musical friendship of
Derya Türkan and Sokratis Sinopoulos. Letter from Istanbul is a
sophisticated melding of traditional Turkish and Greek folk forms such as
zeybeks and sirtos. Master Derya Türkan is dedicated to continuing the style
of his teacher Ihsan Özgen and of Tanburi Cemil Bey. Sokratis Sinopoulos has
played in Ross Daly¹s Labyrinth Ensemble, with Greek demotika and rebetika
groups, as well as Byzantine music and western jazz ensembles.

Ensemble Members

Derya Türkan - kemenche (kemençe, three-stringed fiddle)
Sokratis Sinopoulos - kemenche (politiki lyra) & lavta (polítiko laoúto)
Ugur Isik - violoncello
Hakan Güngör - kanun (plucked zither)
Perikles Papapetropoulos - lavta (polítiko laoúto)
Fahrettin Yarkin - percussion
Ferruh Yarkin - percussion

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April 29, 2006 Saturday 8 PM
Boston, MA

Tower Auditorium, Tower Building
Massachusetts College of Art
621 Huntington Avenue, Boston
Located at the corner of Longwood Ave. & Huntington Ave.
Accessible by Green Line E train (Longwood stop) or by #39 bus.
Tickets: Priority Seating $16, General Admission $11 -- when purchased
on-line
Priority Seating $20, General Admission $15 -- at the door

Presented by 5th Boston Turkish Film and Music Festival
http://www.bostonturkishfilmfestival.org/2006Festival/program_2006_main.htm

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April 30, 2006 Sunday 7 PM
New York, NY

Peter Norton Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
New York, NY 10025-6990

Tickets $ 26, WMI Friends $ 22

Presented by World Music Institute

Sponsored by
Turkish Culture and Tourism Office, New York & Moon and Stars Project
http://heartheworld.org/WMICAL/Calendar.asp?Month=4&TheYear=2006
Tickets:
http://www.symphonyspace.org/genres/seriesPage.php?seriesId=80&genreId=1

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Letter from Istanbul album:
http://www.goldenhorn.com/display.php4?content=records&page=ghp015.html
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Concerts are produced by Golden Horn Productions, Inc.
Golden Horn Records & Golden Horn Productions, Inc.
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Telephone: 1-925-930-7184
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