A GENTLEMAN OF ISTANBUL [string orchestra with soloist]

A GENTLEMAN OF ISTANBUL: Symphony for Strings, Percussion, Piano, Oud, Ney, and Tenor [string orchestra with soloist]

  • 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

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

HARABAT/THE INTOXICATED [Orchestra with soloist]

HARABAT/THE INTOXICATED [Orchestra with soloist]

Composed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
Text: Edip Harabi (1853-1917)

Commissioned by Carnegie Hall / ACO
Performed by American Composers Orchestra
George Manahan, Music Director and Conductor
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, Vocals and Ud

Recorded by American Composers Orchestra live on April 1, 2016 at Zankel Hall in the program Orchestra Underground: Eastern Wind – www.americancomposersorchestra.org

ŞU YALAN DÜNYA [Choir with soloist]

ŞU YALAN DÜNYA [Choir with soloist]

Dedicated to the loving memory of Dr. Hüseyin Parkan Sanlıkol

Composed by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
Text by Karacaoğlan
Commissioned by Dünya Müziği Derneği
Performed by NEC Chamber Singers on Monday, April 25, 2016 at NEC’s Jordan hall