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CSO Ada Ankara celebrates Republic’s 103rd anniversary with three arts events
The Presidential Symphony Orchestra held a concert featuring tangos, waltzes and popular works for the Republic’s 103rd anniversary at CSO Ada Ankara in Ankara.
CSO Ada Ankara hosted three separate arts events to mark the Republic’s 103rd anniversary. In addition to concerts, the program also featured a theater performance for art lovers.
Works loved by Atatürk were performed
At the “Republican Tangos” concert held by the Presidential Symphony Orchestra in the Historic Hall, Turkish tangos, waltzes and popular works loved by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk were performed.
At the concert titled “Rhythmic Conversation with Dinçer Özer,” Dinçer Özer, chief of percussion at the Presidential Symphony Orchestra, conducted the program. Figen Genç and Yeliz Bozkurt performed as soloists, while Macit Maral on saxophone, Kemal Özen on accordion, Okyay Şenocak on guitar and vocals, Kemal Günuç on piano, Güneş Apaydın on bass guitar and Zeki Ertunç on drums accompanied the program.
Dinçer Özer spoke about their excitement at celebrating the Republic’s 103rd anniversary on stage. Özer said the program included popular works alongside Turkish tangos and waltzes loved by Atatürk.
Özer said all tickets for the concert had been sold and expressed satisfaction with the strong interest. He also highlighted the importance attached to the development of polyphonic music with the establishment of the Republic, recalling that Atatürk moved the Presidential Symphony Orchestra from Istanbul to Ankara.
“Rhythmic Conversation” brings artists and audiences together
Özer said they aimed to bring together figures from different branches of the arts through the “Rhythmic Conversation” concept. He said the project was creating opportunities for new encounters alongside the rhythm festival, which has reached its 21st year.
Özer said new projects were being carried out under the Presidential Symphony Orchestra and announced that the “Catch the Rhythm” program for families and children would be held on November 16.
Turkish music and dance shared the stage
Different genres of Turkish music were brought together with the performing arts at the “Voice of the Republic – Special Concert for the Republic Day’s 103rd Anniversary,” held at the CSO Ada Ankara Ziraat Bank Main Hall.
The program featured vocalists, instrumentalists and dancers from the Ankara State Classical Turkish Music Choir, the State Turkish Folk Music Choir and the Performing Arts Ensemble. Alongside songs and folk tunes about the Republic and the spirit of the Republic, the concert also included works loved by Atatürk.
Ahmet Mustafa Yelden, conductor of the Ankara State Turkish Folk Music Choir, said the repertoire also included classical Turkish music works. Yelden said Atatürk had listened live to Celal Güzelses, an artist from Diyarbakır, and added that works by Mahzuni Şerif would also be performed.
The program also included “Anatolia Is My Homeland,” “Come to the Vineyard, Come to the Garden” from the Kırşehir region and “The Holiday Has Come to Our Hands” from Azerbaijan.
Ziya Gökalp’s life brought to the theater stage
As part of the Republic Day events, the Ankara State Theater also staged the play “An Alp Written in the Sky” at the CSO Ada Ankara Bankkart Blue Hall.
Written by Derya Özer and directed by Cem Sel, the play focused on the life and intellectual world of Ziya Gökalp, one of the prominent figures in Turkish thought. The work conveyed the story of a nation’s rebirth to the audience through Gökalp’s search for truth, identity and ideals.
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