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sa.ne.na performs Timber @Borusan Muzik Evi
16 December, 20:00 at Borusan Muzik Evi. 30/*10TL (a limited number of student tickets are available)
Join sa.ne.na for the Turkish premiere of Michael Gordon's popular piece Timber for 6 percussionists. This program features an expanded sa.ne.na with Amy Salsgiver, Kerem Oktem, Secil Kuran, Emre Gunay, Can Unlusoy, and Onur Baskurt, and a custom lighting design is being created by Cem Cakmak and Gorkem Ozdemir. This event is not to be missed! more information here
sa.ne.na + MIAM Percussion Ensemble @ ITU MIAM
9 February, 20:00 in Mustafa Kemal Amfisi at ITU, Macka. Free Entry
This is part of a concert series to celebrate MIAM's 15th Anniversary. sa.ne.na was created at MIAM when Kerem and Amy were classmates there. This program includes performances of Mallet Quartet (Steve Reich), Rain Tree (Toru Takemitsu) and Double Music (Cage/Harrison). sa.ne.na and MIAM students will also perform Workers Union (Louis Andriessen), and MIAM percussion ensemble presents Mitos Brasilleiros (Ney Rosauro) and Norrsken (Anders Astrand).
This is part of a concert series to celebrate MIAM's 15th Anniversary. sa.ne.na was created at MIAM when Kerem and Amy were classmates there. This program includes performances of Mallet Quartet (Steve Reich), Rain Tree (Toru Takemitsu) and Double Music (Cage/Harrison). sa.ne.na and MIAM students will also perform Workers Union (Louis Andriessen), and MIAM percussion ensemble presents Mitos Brasilleiros (Ney Rosauro) and Norrsken (Anders Astrand).
MIAM Marimba Project featuring sa.ne.na @ ITU MIAM
In memory of James Preiss
23 May 2014: sa.ne.na gives the Turkish Premiere of Toru Takemitsu's Rain Tree for percussion trio. Also on the program is Nagoya Marimbas and Marimba Spiritual, as well as Red by Marc Mellits, Log Cabin Blues by GH Green, and Restless by Rich O'Meara performed by the MIAM percussion department.
23 May 2014: sa.ne.na gives the Turkish Premiere of Toru Takemitsu's Rain Tree for percussion trio. Also on the program is Nagoya Marimbas and Marimba Spiritual, as well as Red by Marc Mellits, Log Cabin Blues by GH Green, and Restless by Rich O'Meara performed by the MIAM percussion department.
sa.ne.na plays Reich @ Borusan Muzik Evi
18 April 2013: sa.ne.na is back to present the works of one of the giants of contemporary music, Steve Reich. Tonight's program includes the Turkish Premieres of Steve Reich's dynamic Sextet, as well as one of his most recent compositions, Mallet Quartet. Come out for a night of rhythmic energy and bold colors.
sa.ne.na is Amy Salsgiver, Kerem Öktem, and Seçil Kuran. For this special concert they are joined by pianists Müge Hendekli and Gülden Teztel, and percussionist Emre Günay.
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sa.ne.na is Amy Salsgiver, Kerem Öktem, and Seçil Kuran. For this special concert they are joined by pianists Müge Hendekli and Gülden Teztel, and percussionist Emre Günay.
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"Coming Together" sa.ne.na/korhan erel @ Borusan Muzik Evi
Where contemporary beats the dance
floor.
Jan 26 2013: Istanbul percussion heroes sa.ne.na team up with electronic music wizard Korhan Erel for a night of danceable beats. This show has lots of original music, taking cues from IDM, Dub, West Africa, Frank Zappa - and a performance of Frederic Rzewski's 'Coming Together' like you have never heard it before!
Read about it here
Jan 26 2013: Istanbul percussion heroes sa.ne.na team up with electronic music wizard Korhan Erel for a night of danceable beats. This show has lots of original music, taking cues from IDM, Dub, West Africa, Frank Zappa - and a performance of Frederic Rzewski's 'Coming Together' like you have never heard it before!
Read about it here
Lansky and Lang Turkish Premieres @ Borusan Muzik Evi
On December 1 sa.ne.na will give the Turkish premieres of Paul Lansky's Threads and David Lang's So-Called Laws of Nature. The program also includes Okho by Iannis Xenakis, 3rd Construction by John Cage, and selections from Stockhausen's zodiac-based miniatures for music boxes, Tierkreis. Tickets @ biletix.com
123 + sa.ne.na @ Borusan Muzik Evi
For this collaboration with the band 123, we teamed up to rock out on Terry Riley's In C as well as newly orchestrated arrangements of 123's colorful songs. Video coming soon.
all steve reich @ nublu, 28 Feb, 2011
sa.ne.na presented an all-Steve Reich concert @ nublu Istanbul: Four Organs, Music for Pieces of Wood, and Drumming Part 1. For this concert sa.ne.na was joined by Aslihan Gungor and Tunc Cakir