year
duration
       
op. 32 String Quartet
Dedication: “in honour of the 90th birthday of my beloved teacher Ilhan Usmanbaş”
2012

op. 31
Horon!, for violin

2011

[ 3½’ ]

op. 30
Uzun Hava, for eight winds and two string instruments
    ob., eng. hn., 2 cl., 2 bsn., 2 hn., vc., cb.
Dedication: “für Philharmoniker Hamburg Kammerensemble”
First performance: 22 May 2011, Hamburg; Philharmoniker Hamburg Kammerensemble – Björn Huestege, conductor

2011

[ 10’ ]

op. 29
The Land of Beautiful Horses, for string quartet
Dedication: “to my dear son Emre”

2010

[ 3’ ]
op. 28 Four Turkish Folk Songs, for orchestra
    3332 – 4331 – timp., 3 per., harp – strings
Dedication: “in memory of Ahmed Adnan Saygun, with longing...”
2010
[ 14½’ ]
op. 27 Pigeons, for harp
Dedication: “in memory of Ceren Necipoğlu”
                  “for Şirin Pancaroğlu”
First performance: 19 December 2010, Istanbul; Şirin Pancaroğlu
Recording: Şirin Pancaroğlu – Kalan, CD 513, Istanbul 2010
2010
[ 7½’ ]
op. 26 Movement 6, for piano
Dedication: “to the memory of Hacı Ârif Bey”
                  “for Seda Röder”
First performance: 9 October 2010, Chicago; Seda Röder
First performance in Turkey: 17 December 2010, Istanbul; Seda Röder
Arioso Musica Domani International Composition Prize, 1st prize (2010, Italy-USA)
IBLA Foundation, special mention (2010, New York-Sicily)
Recording: Seda Röder – CD, Boston 2010
2009
[ 9’ ]
op. 25 Three Turkish Folk Songs, for violoncello and piano
First performance: 19 April 2009, Lucca (Italy); Giancarlo Trimboli, cello – Alessia Toffanin, piano
First performance in Turkey: 27 May 2009, Istanbul; Adrian Brendel, cello – Başak Dilara Özdemir, piano
2008–09
[ 10’ ]
op. 24 Countryside Landscapes: Winter, for fourteen string instruments
   33332
First performance: 20 October 2010, Sofia; Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra – Plamen Djouroff, conductor
Sofia 2010 International Composition Competition, 1st prize
2007
[ 14’ ]
op. 23 Movement 5, for piano
Dedication: “to the memory of Cemal Reşit Rey”
First performance: 24 May 2007, Istanbul; Metin Ülkü
International first performance: 18 January 2009, Warsaw; Metin Ülkü
Recording: Metin Ülkü – Kalan, CD 450, Istanbul 2008
2006
[ 12’ ]
op. 22 Taqsim, for B-flat clarinet
First performance: 28 February 2006, Athens; Stamatis Dellaportas
First performance in Turkey: 30 April 2008, Ankara; Cihangir Nuvasil
2005
[ 7½’ ]
op. 21 Face-to-Face with Saygun: Proliferations on Five Pieces from Modal Music, for violin
Dedication: “for Hande Özyürek”
First performance: 17 September 2005, Melbourne (Australia); Jack Glatzer
First performance in Turkey: 22 February 2006, Istanbul; Jack Glatzer
Recording: Hande Özyürek – Kalan, CD 399, Istanbul 2007
2005
[ 9’ ]
op. 20b Reflections, for piano and nine performers
   fl. (picc.), cl., bsn., tr., tbn., per., pno., vla., vc., cb.
Dedication: “to Theodore Antoniou and ALEA III”
First performance: 13 March 2006, Boston; Yukiko Shimazaki, piano – ALEA III – Gunther Schuller, conductor
First performance in Turkey: 9 February 2007, Antalya; Türev Berki, piano – members of the Antalya State Symphony Orchestra – Sıdıka Özdil, conductor
2006
[ 8½’ ]
op. 20a Reflections, for accordion and piano
2004–05
[ 8½’ ]
op. 19 Four Pieces for Five Clarinets
   piccolo clarinet in E-flat, two clarinets in B-flat, alto clarinet (E-flat), bass clarinet (B-flat)
Dedication: “for Ametist Clarinet Quintet”
First performance – pieces II-IV: 12 November 2003, Istanbul; Ametist Clarinet Quintet
All: 17 June 2004, Istanbul; Ametist Clarinet Quintet
2003–04
[ 11’ ]
op. 18 Laçin, arrangement for piano trio
First performance: 12 April 2006, Ankara; Bilkent Su Trio
International first performance: 19 April 2009, Lucca (Italy); Interensemble Trio
2003
[ 5½’ ]
op. 17 Portamento lento, for orchestra
   3333 – 4331 – timp., 3 per., harp, pno., cel. – strings
Dedication: “to the memory of the victims of Gölcük ve Düzce earthquakes, 17 August and 12 November 1999”
First performance: 15 September 2002, Bonn; Istanbul University State Conservatory Symphony Orchestra – Ramiz Malik-Aslanov, conductor
Recording: Istanbul University State Conservatory Symphony Orchestra – Ramiz Malik-Aslanov, conductor
                 DW (Deutsche Welle), CD, Köln (Cologne) 2002
2002
[ 13½’ ]
op. 16 Movement 4, for piano
First performance: 10 December 2002, Istanbul; Can Okan
International first performance: 18 January 2009, Warsaw; Metin Ülkü
Recording: Metin Ülkü – Kalan, CD 450, Istanbul 2008
2001
[ 1’ ]
op. 15 Movement 3, for piano
Dedication: “to my friend Metin Ülkü”
First performance: 12 November 2003, Istanbul; Metin Ülkü
International first performance: 11 March 2010, Warsaw; Metin Ülkü
Recording: Metin Ülkü – Kalan, CD 450, Istanbul 2008
2001
[ 3’ ]
op. 14 Carian Diary, for orchestra
   3332 – 422 – timp., 3 per., harp, pno. – strings
Dedication: “for Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory Symphony Orchestra”
First performance: 19 October 2003, Eskişehir; Anatolian University Symphony Orchestra – Nazım Rızaev, conductor
2001
[ 7½’ ]
op. 13 Symphonic Dances, for 7 percussionists
Dedication: “Timothy Genis and Boston University Percussion Ensemble”
First performance – movement I: 26 April 1999, Boston; Boston University Percussion Ensemble – Timothy Genis, conductor
movement II (together with the first movement): 1 December 1999, Boston; Boston University Percussion Ensemble – Timothy Genis, conductor
All: 29 October 2002, Rochester; Eastman School of Music Percussion Ensemble, John Beck, conductor
Recording: Eastman School of Music Percussion Ensemble – John Beck, conductor – Kalan, CD 450, Istanbul 2008
1999–2000
[ 22’ ]
op. 12 Movement 2, for piano
Dedication: “Cengiz Tanç in memoriam”
First performance: 6 December 1998, Istanbul; Metin Ülkü
International first performance: 8 December 1998, Boston; Konstantinos Papadakis
Recording: Metin Ülkü – Kalan, CD 450, Istanbul 2008
1998
[ 14’ ]

op. 11
Sforzati, for orchestra
   3333 – 4331 – timp., 3 per., harp, pno., cel. – strings
First performance: 8 October 1999, Munich; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra – Lucas Vis, conductor
2nd Nejat Eczacıbaşı National Composition Competition, shared 1st prize (Izmir, 1998)
BMW musica viva Composition Prize, 2nd prize (Munich, 1998)
Recording: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Erol Erdinç, conductor
                 BMP 0027 (Bilkent Music Productions), CD, Ankara 2001

1997–98
(rev. 1999)

[ 13½’ ]

op. 10
Nazım Hikmet Songs, for baritone and piano (in English)
Dedication (2nd song): “to Greek people of Boston”

1997–98

[ 18½’ ]

op. 9
Wanderings, for two oboes, two clarinets and alto saxophone
First performance: 28 April 1998, Boston; with Bostonian musicians – Theodore Antoniou, conductor
First performance of the revised version: 28 June 2004, London; members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s 10:10 Ensemble – Clark Rundell, conductor
Malloy Miller Memorial Composition Prize (Boston University, 1997)

1996–97
(rev. 1998, 2004)

[ 13’ ]

op. 8
Poems with Music, for six musicians and narrator (in Turkish)
   fl., b. cl., vib., pno., vn., vc., nar.
(unfinished: out of 23 poems 1-13 are set to music)
Dedication: “to Berk”
First performance (Part I: poems 1-12): 21 May 2009, Istanbul; Yunus Gencer, narration – The MIAM New Music Ensemble – Jeremy Haladyna, conductor

1995–96

[ 20’ ]

op. 7
Movement 1, for piano
First performance: 6 September 1995, Amsterdam; Tomoko Mukaiyama
First performance in Turkey: 5 November 2001, Istanbul; Metin Ülkü
Recording: Metin Ülkü – Kalan, CD 450, Istanbul 2008

1994

[ 7½’ ]

op. 6
Andante Lugubre, for large orchestra
   4444 – 6431 – timp., 5 per., cel. – strings

1993

[ 14½’ ]

op. 5
Sonata, for violin and piano
Dedication: “to Melis... to my Melis...”
First performance: 4 December 1998, Istanbul; Cihat Aşkın, violin – Metin Ülkü, piano
International first performance (only first movement): 9 December 1997, Boston; Aya Hasegawa, violin – Patrick Yacono, piano

1992

[ 28½’ ]

op. 4
Partita, for viola
First performance (movements I, II, IV): 12 October 1998, Berlin; Ruşen Güneş
First performance in Turkey (movements I, IV): 10 May 2000, Istanbul; Ruşen Güneş

1991–92
(rev. 2003)

[ 23½’ ]

op. 3
Symposium, symphonic satire
   3343 – 4331 – timp., 6 per., harp, cel. – strings

1991

[ 19½’ ]

op. 2
Turkish Tunes, for various vocal and instrumental ensembles
   * Spoon Dance Air, for choir
   * Dök zülfünü meydâna gel, (an old song of Turkish classical music) polyphonic arrangement for choir
   * Artvin Dance, for brass quintet
First performance: 30 April 2008, Ankara; Cem Sevgi, trumpet – Onur Sevgi, trumpet – Serhat Çalışkaya, horn – Ekin Eti, trombon – Gurur Karadağ, tuba
   * Allam alam, Kars song, polyphonic arrangement for choir and percussions
     Dedication: “to Yeşim girl”
   * Kız sen geldin Çerkeş’ten, (an old song of Turkish classical music) polyphonic arrangement for choir                                               


1990
1991
1991
(rev. 2002)

1994

2001


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[ 2½’ ]
op. 1 Sinfonietta, for wind instruments, timpani and xylophone
   2222 – 211 – timp., xyl.
Dedication (movement II): “to martyrs of Sumgait” (Azerbaijan, January 1990)
First performance: 23 November 1991, Kishinev (Moldavia); members of the Moldavian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra – Dmitri Goya, conductor
First performance in Turkey: 7 December 1991, Istanbul; members of the Moldavian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra – Dmitri Goya, conductor
1989–90
[ 25’ ]