Performance Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 8 p.m.
Location: Samuel C. Williams Library, on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Directions: For directions, www.stevens.edu/library/about/visit.html
Admission: FREE, with a $5 suggested donation
General Information: 201-216-8933, center@debaun.org, www.debaun.org/MusicSeries.html

Hoboken, NJ: For the third installment of the Library Concert Series, DeBaun Center for Performing Arts, in association with the Samuel C. Williams Library, and with the College of Arts and Letters, is proud to present An Evening of Turkish Music on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 8 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Samuel C. Williams Library, on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, NJ.

The program, entitled "From Monophony to Polyphony", is a Lecture-Recital exploring the evolution of Turkish music directed by Prof. Aysegul Kus Durakoglu. The program combines monophonic and polyphonic music of Turkey in which Prof. Durakoglu will take the audience on a musical journey through Turkey’s culture and history. Durakoglu who has been performing as a pianist nationally and internationally, has presented many lectures and concerts on Turkish music. She has also taught Eastern Mediterranean and Turkish Music as well as Piano and Music History classes in the College of Arts and Letters.

Turkey, known as "the cradle of civilizations," has been the site of many ancient civilizations since the first human settlements in mainland Anatolia. This rich cultural heritage of Turkey is reflected on Turkey’s music. The origin of Turkish music goes back to Central Asia, and includes both monophonic and pentatonic structures. The Seljuk and Ottoman Turks contributed to the development of Turkish musical traditions. With the development of western influences and establishment of the Turkish Republic in the past century, these traditions have been transformed into polyphony. This is how Turkey’s music became a mirror that reflects different aspects of its cultures throughout the history.

The performing artists will include Alexandria Sultan von Bruseldorff, Azerbaijani born soprano and Turkish and Azeri music expert; Judith Davidoff, cellist and director of New York Consort of Viols; Aysegul Kus Durakoglu, Turkish pianist and lecturer; Tulin Uyaniker, Turkey’s most prominent Turkish traditional music singer; and, Carlos Alomar, well known guitarist and College of Arts and Letters faculty member.

Admission for the concert is FREE, with a $5 suggested donation. A reception, including Turkish delicacies, will follow the program. For more information about the show, please call 210-216-8933, email center@debaun.org or visit www.debaun.org/MusicSeries.html. This will be an evening to broaden your knowledge of the beautiful music from Turkey.