Orfeon Chamber Choir
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Orfeon is a chamber choir
established in 1994 in Turkey
. Its founders are amateur choristers from different professions, who had previously sung in various polyphonic choirs and participated in national/international festivals and competitions.
The Orfeon Chamber Choir aims to present performances of distinguished products of choir music from different periods and regions. Another goal is to promote polyphonic choir music in different regions of Turkey. The Choir also includes the works of Turkish composers in their international concert programs so as to familiarize audiences all over the world with Turkish choral music.
The multilingual repertoire of Orfeon Chamber Choir ranges from works of medieval times and the Renaissance, to those of Classical and Romantic periods as well as contemporary products, including compositions by the Turkish Five
and the following generations of Turkish composers. The early period of European religious music, pre-romantic to romantic German choir music, modern French and Hungarian choir music, and the works of those Turkish composers who have made use of motifs from Turkish folk music make up the basic repertoire of Orfeon Chamber Choir.
Their first album appeared in 2002 and the second one titled '10' in celebration of their 10th anniversary was released in February 2005 by DMC.
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
established in 1994 in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Its founders are amateur choristers from different professions, who had previously sung in various polyphonic choirs and participated in national/international festivals and competitions.
The Orfeon Chamber Choir aims to present performances of distinguished products of choir music from different periods and regions. Another goal is to promote polyphonic choir music in different regions of Turkey. The Choir also includes the works of Turkish composers in their international concert programs so as to familiarize audiences all over the world with Turkish choral music.
The multilingual repertoire of Orfeon Chamber Choir ranges from works of medieval times and the Renaissance, to those of Classical and Romantic periods as well as contemporary products, including compositions by the Turkish Five
The Turkish Five
The Turkish Five is a term used to describe the five pioneers of western classical music in Turkey. They were all born in the first decade of the 20th century and they composed their most outstanding music in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, especially during the presidencies of Mustafa...
and the following generations of Turkish composers. The early period of European religious music, pre-romantic to romantic German choir music, modern French and Hungarian choir music, and the works of those Turkish composers who have made use of motifs from Turkish folk music make up the basic repertoire of Orfeon Chamber Choir.
Their first album appeared in 2002 and the second one titled '10' in celebration of their 10th anniversary was released in February 2005 by DMC.