Yok mu, Var - Edip Cansever / Yiğit Özatalay - Bristol New Music 2022

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: Cemi'i Can Deliorman
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)
Venues: St. George's Bristol, University of Bristol, ITU MIAM
Performance Date: 07.05.2022 (Bristol New Music 2022)
Recording and Mix: BBC
Full Score: www.yigitozata...
Special thanks to: Michael Ellison, Ulrich Mertin, Deniz Güngören, Philip Tagney, Çetin Atdemir, Istanbul Bilgi University Music Department.
NOTE: Because of a technical problem, last 3 minutes of the concert video couldn't be recorded. That's why the rehearsal videos are used at the end, synchronized with the audio recording of the concert.
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