About Us: BUMK Classical Choir (Conductor: Kaan Bayır)
Since 1994, the choir continues to bring students together in choral life. Besides its regular concerts in Bogazici University, they also performed in cities such as Ankara, Canakkale, Afyon, Den... moreBUMK Classical Choir (Conductor: Kaan Bayır)
Since 1994, the choir continues to bring students together in choral life. Besides its regular concerts in Bogazici University, they also performed in cities such as Ankara, Canakkale, Afyon, Denizli, Izmir, Antalya, Mugla, Sakarya, Kocaeli and reach their voices to people in the country. Some of the significant performances of the choir can be listed as Ankara Polyphonic Choir Festival, Afyon Classical Music Festival, Austrian Consulate Culture Office New Year Concert, Jungend Musiziert Competition Opening Concert, Istanbul International Choir Days (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
In year 2007 announced as ''Mevlana (Jalāl ad-Dīn Rūmī) Year'' by UNESCO, the choir prepared the repertoire including the works of Mevlana and Yunus Emre. In this context, the choir performed in Musicateneo Festival Opening Concert with the theme called ''Journey to Absence'' and share thoughts, feelings and wishes of historical turkish figures with the audience, in a musical way. The choir also gave a series of concerts with Kocaeli University Academic Orchestra and performed ''Magnificat'' of Antonio Vivaldi and Francesco Durante.
In the summer of 2009, the choir went on tour to Germany and gave a series of concerts in Hannover with Camerata Vocale Hannover, in Bremen with Bremen University Choir. Additionally, BUMC Classical Choir performed and presented a thematic programme in Gemeinde von Unser Lieben Frauen Evangelical Church of Bremen at very same year. In September 2010, the choir performed a series of concerts in (some with Host choir, Schola Cantorum Landini) Florance, Italy. The choirs hosted and performed with BUMC Classical Choir when they on tour was also hosted by and performed with BUMC Classical Choir in Istanbul, Turkey. The choir also performed with The Chamber Singers of Haverford, Parma University Choir, Junges Vokalensemble in Istanbul, Turkey and experienced new musical tastes.
BUMC Classical Choir also performed in one of the most prestigious stages of choral music performers ''Hagia Irene'' (in 2008, 2009 and 2010) and listened by tens of thousands of people. less
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