Sounds of Turkey: Solo Kanun Recital featuring Denise Gill-Gürtan

This event is part of the Danforth University Center - Chamber Series.

Denise Gill-Gürtan is an assistant professor of ethnomusicology in the Department of Music and an affiliate of the Department of Jewish, Islamic, and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.  Her work focuses on the cultural politics of melancholy in Ottoman-Turkish and Islamic musical practices.  Dr. Gill-Gürtan is a kanun (Middle Eastern trapezoidal zither) player committed to the study and performance of the Turkish classical music, a genre of music developed in courts of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1923) and Mevlevi Sufi institutions.  Dr. Gill-Gürtan has performed kanun on radio and television programs and concert halls in Turkey, the United States, and for the European Union in Brussels. 

Seating is limited.

Free Admission.