Yok mu, Var - Edip Cansever / Yiğit Özatalay - Borusan Müzik Evi 2024

Yok mu, Var (isn’t There, There is)
"Yok mu, Var" is an ensemble piece I composed after the poem of the same title written by Edip Cansever (1928-1986), one of the leading figures of contemporary Turkish poetry. Through this long and fascinating poem Cansever wanders around the word “var” (which means “there is” in Turkish) but never defines “what” there is. One may define this being as “god”, another may define it as “hope”, and another as “communism”. All interpretations are possible since the poet leaves it “open” to the reader. That’s why I composed this ensemble piece first as a part of my doctoral thesis which focuses on the analysis of Berio’s "Epiphanies" (1961) in the contest of Umberto Eco’s "Open Work". "Yok mu, Var" is a musical interpretation of an open poem; and with the "Epiphanies" of Berio, it creates conceptual intersections some of which are theatricality, multiplicity, order-disorder balance, circularity and stream of consciousness.
Poem: Edip Cansever
Composition: Yiğit Özatalay (2018)
Conductor: Kerem Tuncer
Vocalist: Deniz Güngören
Hezarfen Ensemble: Cem Önertürk (flute), Kıvanç Fındıklı (clarinet / bass clarinet), Amy Salsgiver (percussion), Müge Hendekli (piano), Neva Özgen (kemençe), Özcan Ulucan (violin), Ulrich Mertin (viola), Ozan Evrim Tunca (cello)
Sound Engineer: Can Aykal
Recording Assistant: Burak Demircan
Camera: Fadıl Hepgün, Murat Çakır, Süleyman Öztürk, Hamit Çakır
Editing: Emre Köz
Venue: Borusan Music House, Istanbul
Performance Date: 15.03.2024
Full Score: www.yigitozatalay.com
Production: Borusan Sanat & Ob PhotoVideo
Production Manager: Kerem Tüzün
Special thanks to: Ulrich Mertin, Deniz Güngören, Kerem Tuncer, Aydın Dorsay.
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