Lytt til Gaudeamus | Podcast Curious Ears

Emine Bostancı and Ardashes Agoshian talk about contemporary music and traditional instruments: Kemenche of Istanbul and Cretan Lyra with sympathetic strings. Emine Bostancı (Turkey/ Netherlands) is on a mission: performing on traditional instruments, she aims to push the boundaries and bridge the gap between traditional Ottoman-Turkish and contemporary classical music. In this episode, she introduces her instruments, summarises their historical and traditional context, and speaks about her doctoral research and artistic practices and projects. Her guest, composer Ardashes Agoshian, highlights the intrigue and opportunities for composers in writing new music for traditional instruments. Full playlist of music: 00:00-04:39 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Ancient Istanbul Tales" for septet, III. mov., "Kız Kulesi" (Maiden's Tower) 04:40-06:20 Emine Bostancı Solo kemenche improvisation 06:36-07:24 Ardashes Agoshian: "Ancient Istanbul Tales", IV. mov., Final of the Interlude, " The Afternoon at the Grand Bazaar" 07:25-11:05 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Ancient Istanbul Tales", V. mov., "Khalkedon" (The ancient name of the decent neighbourhood of Istanbul, now known as Kadıköy, which is thought to be the place where Byzantium was first founded) 11:06-14:13 Emine Bostancı "Ghost Secrets" (Dareyn) 14:25-15:56 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Ancient Istanbul Tales", VI. mov., "Constantine's dream" 16:13-23:42 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Ancient Istanbul Tales", VII. mov., "Beyazıt'ta Panayır" (Fair in Beyazıt) 24:04-26:44 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Ancient Istanbul Tales", I. mov., "Hagia Sophia" 26:52-30:53 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Ancient Istanbul Tales", II. mov., "Samatya" (The ancient name of the decent neighbourhood of Istanbul. The name is still unofficial using by the residents. Agoshian's birthplace.) 30:54-32:36 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Ancient Istanbul Tales", III. mov., "Kız Kulesi" (Maiden's Tower) 32:38-33:32 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Contact" for classical kemenche/Cretan Lyra and double bass, IV. mov, "The Ambassadors", (After the painting of H. Holbein) 33:40-34:28 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Contact", V. mov, "Tea'n Coffee" 34:33-35:27 Ardashes Agoshian: Improvisation from "Contact", 35:33-37:16 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Contact", VII. mov, "Silk Road" 37:23-38:13 Ardashes Agoshian, Fragment from "Contact", IX. mov, "Orient Express 1883" 38:20-38:47 Ardashes Agoshian: "Ancient Istanbul Tales", IV. mov., Final of the Interlude, " The Afternoon at the Grand Bazaar" 38:50-39:59 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Ancient Istanbul Tales", I. mov., "Hagia Sophia" 40:06-41:12 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Ancient Istanbul Tales", VII. mov., "Beyazıt'ta Panayır" (Fair in Beyazıt) 41:16-42:06 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Ancient Istanbul Tales", VI. mov., "Constantine's dream" 42:15-43:22 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Ancient Istanbul Tales", VII. mov., "Beyazıt'ta Panayır" (Fair in Beyazıt) 43:30-44:44 Ardashes Agoshian: Fragment from "Ancient Istanbul Tales" for septet, III. mov., "Kız Kulesi" (Maiden's Tower)

Julian Tjon Sack Kie is a composer, DJ and electronic music producer, operating under his own name and his alias Julian Alexander. In his podcast for Gaudeamus, he takes us through the history, local variations and the future of the music of the West African Mandinka people, all revolving around an instrument called the Kora. The featured music in this podcast in order of appearance: Amadu Bansang Jobarteh - Kelefa Saane Field recording Kélétigui Diabaté - Djandjo Jali Nyama Suso - Kuruntu Kelefa et Kelefabaa Sidiki Diabaté & Batrou Sékou Kouyaté - Sunjata Lamin Konté - Mama Tamba Kemba Sussoko - Kourambesai Mamadou Diabaté -Yaka Yaka Ballaké Sissoko - Berekoy Jalikunda Cissokho - Konkoba Djeli Moussa Diawara - Yékèlè Foday Musa Suso - Tesitio Herbie Hancock & Foday Musa Suso - Moonlight Kiya Tabassian, Ablaye Cissoko, Patrick Graham - Réveries 3MA - Anfaz Balimaya Project - Balimaya Sona Jobarteh - Jarabi

Kim Spierenburg is a violinist and composer who works with live electronics and animation. In her podcast that she made for Gaudeamus, she talks about how her disability inspired her to fuse electronics and acoustics and in that way forge her own artistic path.

Dirge Secil Kuran is a Turkish percussionist/composer/singer/performer with a broad experience in classical, contemporary music and music theatre. In her podcast 'Listen Through My Ears As A Performer' she gives an insight on how she listens to music as a performer. A look at how music sounds for a musician on a stage - which is different in many more ways than you'd expect.

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