Premiered by Hezarfen Ensemble in June, 2022 at Arter Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul.

Özcan Ulucan, violin
İmge Tilif, violin
Ulrich Mertin, viola
Mehmet Gökhan Bağcı, violoncello

The word “Aphotic” means the deep zone of the ocean that receives suboptimal illumination. This title alludes to the perception the ears create when detecting “pure elements” in a crowded texture, resembling the perception of light in pure darkness. The piece seeks the musical equivalent of the elements of an organic component, varying constantly in itself and transforming simultaneously by interacting with each other. Throughout the piece, the delicate interrelations between elements stimulate sensibility to details and provide a critical listening experience.

APHOTIC for string quartet (2022)

Premiered by Hezarfen Ensemble in June 2022 at Arter Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul.

Özcan Ulucan, violin
İmge Tilif, violin
Ulrich Mertin, viola
Mehmet Gökhan Bağcı, violoncello

Kaplumbaga Uykusu (Turtle Sleep) for string quartet

triptych for string quartet
I. there, in the shadows of the evening
II. desires are the flowers of the living
III. annuling, revoking and invalidating

Contemparlando String Quartet
Ellen Jewett, violin
Olgu Kızılay, violin
Alİ Başeğmezler, viola
Gökhan Bağcı, cello

Bilkent Concert Hall, Ankara - 2023

on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2BXX7Phhh70GtGrDivM6Xk?si=o_ipnq77T66ETs_qd1cV_A

triptych for string quartet

Premiered by Schallfeld ensemble at Klangspuren Composers Lab
September 2023 Schwaz, Austria

Conductor-Pierre-André Valade

CHRYSALIS for ensemble (2023)

This sound installation, titled "Resounding Transitions," delves into the evolving ecological landscapes of urban Turkey, with a particular focus on Ankara’s transformation from natural riverscapes to concrete urbanity. Inspired by the methodologies of soundscape ecology, this project seeks to form a critical sonic practice that not only serves as a supplementary indicator of ecosystem health and biodiversity but also fosters new forms of sensitivities towards the nonhuman agents within these environments. By employing recorded sound samples collected from various locations in Ankara—where the murmurs of rivers have historically silenced by the encroachment of concrete—this piece constructs an acousmatic soundscape that challenges the traditional categorizations of sound and its sources. "Resounding Transitions" is an exploration of how sound mediates our understanding and engagement with our

Resounding Transitions (Fixed Media, Binaural)

Shadow Figures (2021/24) for piano and synthesizer (one player)

Performed by Shaoai Ashley Zhang

I. Meditation (after Charles Ives)
II. Machine
III. Night (after Alban Berg)

Shadow Figures

INTERNATIONAL YOUNG COMPOSERS & CONDUCTORS ACADEMY IN TICINO
World premieres by the composers and conductors selected for the 9th edition of the IYCA in Ticino

ENSEMBLE MODERN
	•	Eva Böcker — Cello
	•	Paul Cannon — Double Bass
	•	Christian Hommel — Oboe
	•	Megumi Kasakawa — Viola
	•	Thomas Adrian Mittler — Horn
	•	Giorgos Panagiotidis — Violin
	•	Johannes Schwarz — Bassoon
	•	Dietmar Wiesner — Flute

TUTORS
	•	Oscar Bianchi (Italy / Switzerland)
	•	Titus Engel (Switzerland)
	•	Andile Khumalo (South Africa)
	•	Francesca Verunelli (Italy)

CONDUCTORS
	•	Christian Schüller (1990/1991 — Germany)
	•	Andreas Bäuml (1991 — Germany)
	•	Onna Stäheli (1997 — Switzerland)
	•	Hon Ning Cheung (1997 — Hong Kong)
	•	Elias Jurgschat (1995 — Germany)
	•	Daniel Satanovski (2002/2003 — Germany)
	•	Kirill Zvegintsov (1983 — Ukraine)
	•	Sebastiano de Salvo (1997 — Italy)
	•	Mateusz Gwizdała (1993 — Australia / Poland)

Emma Tucker (2001 — USA) — Embrittlement

1st Violin: Kerem Tuncer
2nd Violin: Ceren Türkmenoğlu
Viola:Ali Başeğmezler
Violincello: Gözde Yaşar
Piano: Cihan Yücel
Conductor: Atabak Amjadi

Qoqnus

Performed by Sigma Project in Barcelona within the scope of Festival Mixtur 2020.

triptych for string quartet

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