Hello all,
We played our first concert here in Turkey in Kahramanmaras, a town located in the south eastern portion of Turkey, close to Syria. We traveled to Adana via an overnight bus, and then a long car ride to Kahramanmaras, were we spent several hours checking out the city and having some its famous ice cream (for the record, it was unlike anything in the states.)
Upon arrival at the university, we were able to check out the hall (driest hall any of us has ever played in,) play a short dress rehearsal and then take an hour or so to warmup/nap. Despite the condition of the hall, our serious jet lag and the fact that we had been traveling for almost three straight days, we played a decent concert. Most of the audience had never heard classical music live before and, as a result, we were treated like rock stars. It was a much needed reminder that classical music can still get people genuinely excited.
Our program for the Kahramanmaras concert:
Stravinsky - L'histoire du soldat
Poulenc - Sonata for clarinet and piano
Saygun - two etudes, a piece for children
intermission
Eryilmaz - Miniatures, first set
Eryilmaz - Suite for piano
Bartok - Contrasts
We are now back in Ankara for a few days resting, catching up to the jet lag, practicing and tomorrow we will start rehearsing and recording to prepare for the next several concerts. Our thoughts are with Robert Carl in Alabama.
Gule Gule!
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