A Gentleman of Istanbul

String Orchestra with soloist

Symphony for Strings, Percussion, Piano, Oud, Ney, and Tenor

I. Clocks and Bells of Vienna – Allegro

II. Death of Kaya Sultan – Jazz Ballad

III. Vegetarian Dervishes – Semai

IV. Alexander the Great – Devr-i Kebir and Vivace

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Composed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol

Commissioned by A Far Cry
Performed by A Far Cry, Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol and George Lernis

Recorded at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Jamaica Plain (September 22, 2018)