Projects: Medcezir

Medcezir is a very special project where thousands of years` cultural heritage of Anatolia meets with modern music. A music that continuously goes back and forth between the old and the new, the simple and the complex, the mechanic and emotional, the relaxed and the excited is presented in this project.
A Turkish Music Concert by leading virtuosos of Turkey and Axyz Ensemble.

Medcezir - ebb and flow

The program consists of new pieces composed by Turkish composers living in Holland, of carefully selected and arranged authentic folk melodies, of classical Turkish music pieces and of unique improvisations of soloists. By voicing the pieces one after the other uninterruptedly the whole of the concert is presented as a large whole composition. The music has a dynamic structure that continuously  moves back and forth in tidal waves from the simplest folk melodies to the most complex, abstract, modern compositions.

The most important aspect of the concept is the combination of the pieces within a whole and transforming from one to another. For instance, the concert begins with a classical Turkish music, Nihavent Saz Semai. At the end of the fast 7/8 section, there is a preparation part to go back to the tranquil theme which is the very first part of the piece. However, at this point, the music doesn’t go back to the beginning theme.   Preparation part for the main theme is taken as a preparation for a new composition and at this point the music proceeds to completely different direction.

In Medcezir, authentic Turkish instruments, western-classical instruments and electronic music  with their unlimited modern technology benefits all come together to form a wide sound palette.

This music journey which begins with the first note played in the concert turns into a breathtaking  adventure within the flow of the pieces played in the concert.