Tekfen Philharmonic to hold special concerts for the Republic's 100th anniversary
The Tekfen Philharmonic is preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic with very special concerts. The first of the concerts, which will recount the lesser-known aspects of the National Anthem, will meet music lovers on October 25 at CSO Ada Ankara, and the second on October 28 at the Atatürk Cultural Center in Istanbul.
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Tekfen Philharmonic will tell the story of the National Anthem with a special concert in the 100th year of the Republic of Turkey. The concert, which will shed light on the lesser-known aspects of the National Anthem, will also feature a selection of 11 marches chosen from the 55 works that were submitted to the composition competition held during the War of Independence and whose scores are still available.
Tickets for the special concert, filled with art and history, which will take place on October 25 at CSO Ada Ankara and on October 28 at the Atatürk Cultural Center in Istanbul, have gone on sale.
120 PEOPLE WILL BE ON STAGE
The magnificent performance, which will feature 120 people on stage, will include some of Turkey's most respected and beloved artists in their respective fields. While Afife Jale Award-nominated theater director Yiğit Sertdemir adapts the story of the National Anthem for the stage, beloved actors Ceyda Düvenci, Mert Fırat, and Yiğit Sertdemir will portray the heated debates in Parliament, as well as the words of Tunalı Hilmi or the Commander of the Western Army General Staff, İsmet (İnönü) Bey.
As vocalists, Sumru Ağıryürüyen will be on stage, accompanied by the MAGMA Philharmonic Choir under the direction of conductor Masis Aram Gözbek and Ankara Opera soloist tenor Faik Mansuroğlu, as well as master musicians Göksel Baktagir (kanun), Yurdal Tokcan (oud), and Ercan Irmak (ney), who will form the instrumental ensemble.