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1. Name Surname:
Koray SAZLI
e-mail: ksazli@yildiz.edu.tr
2. Date of Birth:
30.07.1973
3. Academic Title:
Associate Professor
4. Educational Status:
|
Degree |
Field |
University |
Year |
|
Bachelor |
Art/Classical Guitar Performance |
Mimar Sinan University, State Conservatory |
1994 |
|
Master Degree* |
Composition |
Boston University, School for the Arts |
1999 |
|
Doctoral Degree** |
Composition |
Boston University, College of Fine Arts |
1999-2005 |
*Thesis Name: Sinfonietta for String Orchestra
** Dissertation: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra
5. Academic Titles:
Academician/Lecturer: 2007-2008
Assistant Professor Doctor: 2008-2010
Associate Professor Doctor: 2010
6. Supervised Master Theses and Dissertations
6.1. Master Theses
6.2. Dissertations Doğangün, Deniz. “Ahmed Adnan Saygun’s Partita op.31 for Solo Cello, The Analysis of Its Historical and Formal Perspectives”, Proficiency in Art (continued)
7. Articles
7.1. International Refereed Journals (SCI & SSCI & Arts and Humanities)
7.2. International Refereed Other Journals
7.3. Presentions in international scientific meetings and published (Proceedings) papers (seminar, master class, workshop)
Sazli, Koray. (February 2015). Seminar, “Koray Sazli’s Compositions and His Musical Understanding”, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA
Sazli, Koray. (February 2015). Workshop, “on Bach Chorale Harmonization and Its Stylistic Procedures”, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA
Sazli, Koray. (August 2014). Seminar, “Sazli’s Compositions and His Compositional Techniques”, BUTI, Tanglewood MA, USA
Sazli, Koray. (Jun 2013). “Disability Center Workshop” Guest Lecturer”, YGA Yapi Kredi Bayramoglu Facility, Kocaeli/Turkey
Sazli, Koray. (January 2010). “Compositions of Koray Sazli” Guest Lecturer, Master Class for Master’s and Doctoral Students Manhattan School of Music, New York NY, USA
Sazli, Koray. (April 2009). “Composer Insight: Perspectives of a Blind Composer”, master class for undergraduate and master’s students, Nevada University, Las Vegas NV, USA
7.4. International Books or Book Chapters
“Capriccio alla Danza”, 7 Guitar Works, YTU Music and Performing Arts Pub. No:2, pp.75-86, 2006 Istanbul, Turkey
7.5. Articles published in local refereed journals
7.6. Presentions in local scientific meetings and published (Proceedings) paper
Sazli, Koray. (December 2010). “Braille Music: It’s Place in Education for the Blind and The Suggestions for Institutional Solutions”, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
7.7. Other articles
Sazli, Koray. (March 2009). “Beethoven and his Deafness: Social and Artistic Effects”, Orkestra Magazine, Issue no: 403, Page 37-48
7.7.1. Artistic Activities
7.7.2. Highlighted Composition Performances
1. Eunyoung Kim, Piano Concert, Prelude and Fugue No. 2 for piano, ITU MIAM, Mustafa Kemal Hall, Istanbul, Turkey, March 2015
2. Eunyoung Kim, Piano Concert, Prelude and Fugue No. 2 for piano, Ricercare a 4 – in the style of J.S. Bach, g minor, Marmara University, GSF MB, March 2015
3. Eunyoung Kim, Koray Sazli Seminar “Sazli’s Compositions and His Compositional Techniques”, Fugue No. 2 for piano, Fugue in g minor in Bach Style, BUTI, Tanglewood, MA USA, August 2014
4. Cem Duruoz, Guitar Concert, Capriccio alla Danza for guitar, Boston Turkish Film and Music Festival, Boston, MA, USA, April 2014
5. Eunyoung Kim, Piano Concert, Prelude No. 2 for piano, Yildiz Technical University Auditorium, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2013.
6. Ceylan Unal Akbulut, Piano Concert, Prelude No. 1 for piano, Yildiz Technical University Auditorium, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2013
7. Eunyoung Kim, Piano Concert, Prelude No. 2 for piano, Kyung-Ki Do Art Center, Suwon, South Korea, November 2012
8. Eunyoung Kim, Piano Concert, Prelude No. 2 for piano, Cho-Sun University, Kwang-Ju, South Korea,
November 2012
9. Hasan Meten, 6th National Guitar Days, Capriccio alla Danza, Fantezie for guitar, Bilkent University College of Music and Performing Arts, Ankara, Turkey, July 2012
10. Carolyn Villavicencio Grossmann, Piano Concert, Prelude and Fugue No. 2 for piano, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2012
11. Eunyoung Kim, Boston Turkish Film and Music Festival, Prelude No. 2 for piano, Boston, MA, USA, April 2012
12. Alezander Mekaev, Piyanist, Prelude and Fugue No. 2 for piano, Ricercare a 4 – in the style of J.S. Bach, Inonu University College of Fine Arts Congress Hall, Malatya, Turkey, November 2011
13. Cem Duruoz, Guitar Concert, Capriccio alla Danza for guitar, Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2009
14. Onur Yilmaz, I. Hereke Guitar Days, Capriccio alla Danza for guitar, Kocaeli University Kocaeli, Turkey, May 2009
15. Alisa Thomason, soprano – Carolyn Grossmann, piano, Two Songs for soprano and piano, Nevada University Las Vegas, NV, USA, April 2009
16. Cem Duruoz, The John E. Marlow Guitar Series, Capriccio alla Danza for guitar, Washington DC, USA, March 2009
17. Cem Duruoz, Guitar Concert, Capriccio alla Danza for guitar, Art Concert Hall, Izmir, Turkey,
March 2009
18. Cem Duruoz, Guitar Concert, Capriccio alla Danza for guitar, Eskisehir Turkey, March 2009
19. Cem Duruoz, Guitar Concert, Latin American Caribbean Cultural Society, Capriccio alla Danza for guitar, Purcell Room, London, England, March 2009
20. Art and Design Knowledge Symposium, Fantasia for guitar ,Capriccio alla Danza for guitar Piece for cello, Yildiz Technical University Istanbul, Turkey, December 2008
21. 7th Dr. Nejat Ferit Eczacıbasi National Composition Competition Final Concert, In Memoriam Ismet Inonu Art Center, Izmir, Turkey, December 2008
22. Onur Yilmaz, XI. International Guitar Days, Capriccio alla Danza for guitar, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2008
23. Cem Duruoz, Guitar Concert, Capriccio alla Danza for guitar, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, USA,
May 2008
24. Cem Duruoz, Guitar Concert, Capriccio alla Danza for guitar, Northeastern University Concert Hall, Boston MA, USA, April 2008
25. Musica Anatolia, International Contemporary Music Ensemble, Prelude Nos.1 and 2 for piano,
Boston University CFA, Marshal Room, Boston MA, USA, August 2007
26. Xanthos Ensemble, Prelude No.2 for piano, Toledo, OH, USA, April 2007
27. Lavazza Chamber Ensemble, Movements from String Quartet No.1, St. Paul Church,
Brookline, MA, USA, April 2007
28. Onur Yilmaz, Guitar Concert, Capriccio alla Danza for guitar, Caddebostan Cultural Center,
Istanbul, Turkey, February 2007
29. XI. International Competition of Blind Musicians, Closing Ceremony, Two Pieces for viola solo, X. International Competition award winning piece, Prague, Czech Republic, February 2007
30. New Hampshire Summer Music Festival, Prelude and Fugue No. 2 for piano, Plymouth, NH, USA, August 2006
31. Onur Yilmaz, Guitar Concert, Capriccio alla Danza for guitar, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2006
32. Parkway Concert Orchestra, St. Susanna’s Church, Lament for a Wooden Soldier, Dedham, MA, USA, May 2006
33. Parkway Concert Orchestra, Dexter School, Lament for a Wooden Soldier, Brookline, MA, USA,
May 2006
34. Hellenic American Union, In Spiritu Fraternitatis for clarinet solo, Athens, Greece, February 2006
35. “That’s Funny, Isn’t It?”, Olive Barrel Productions, Film Score preview, Boston, MA, USA,
February 2006
36. Third Mediterranean Contemporary Music Days , Italian Cultural Center, Three Pieces for Four Trombones, Istanbul, Turkey December 2005
7.7.3. Highlighted Public Performances
1. Musica Anatolia, International Contemporary Music Ensemble, Music Director, Performed guitar,
Boston MA, USA, February 2006
2. The Cambridge Community Chorus , Cambridge Sings – Benefit Concert for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina, Performed guitar, Cambridge, MA, USA, October 2005
3. Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Annual Meeting: Performed guitar and piano, Cambridge, USA, MA, October 2005
4. We Care – Boston Musicians for Hurricane, Relief Benefit Concert, Performed guitar, Quincy MA, USA, October 2005
7.7.4. Highlighted Recording Releases
1. Meeting with Guitar –Turkish Composers and Performers, Çağsav Music, Ankara, Turkey, July 2013
2. 7th Dr. Nejat Eczacıbaşı National Composition Contest, İzmir Kültür ve Sanat Vakfı, Izmir, Turkey,
December 2008
3. Alea III – The Younger and The Youngest, Boston MA, USA, December 2002
7.7.5. Media Recognition: Personal Interviews/Articles
- Acikradyo (radio interview Series - selected compositions presented), May 27, June 2, 2014,
Istanbul, Turkey
- Sabah (national newspaper), December 3 2010, Turkey
- Aksam (national newspaper), May 17, 2009, Turkey
- Forum (The Turkish-American newspaper), Year 5, Issue 111 April 9, 2009, NJ USA
- The Rebel Gell (University of Nevada, Las Vegas newspaper), Volume 54, No. 61 - April 27, 2009,
Las Vegas NV, USA
- Andante (journal), Year 6, Issue 37, Dec 08-Jan 09 , Turkey
- Para (magazine), 21-27 December 2008, Issue 2008/52 ISSN: 1304-5717, Turkey
- Cumhuriyet (national newspaper), December 11, 2008, Turkey
- Milliyet (national newspaper), December 10, 2008, Turkey
- Radikal (national newspaper), December 9, 2008, Turkey
- Kulturaustausch (journal), Ausgabe V/2008, 58.Jahrgang, Germany, October 2008
- Classical Guitar (magazine), July 2008, Volume 26, No. 11, ISSN: 0950-429X, Ashley Mark Publishing Company, UK
- Tempo (magazine), February 8, 2007, Issue 06/1001, No 2007/06 152271, Turkey
- Takvim (national newspaper), February 2, 2007, Turkey
- Andante (journal), Year 4, Issue 26, Jan. Feb. 2007, Turkey
- Cumhuriyet (national newspaper), December 22, 2006, Turkey
- Aksam (national newspaper), December 15, 2006, Turkey
- The Boston Globe (regional newspaper), May 2006, Calendar Section, Boston MA, USA
- Community Newspaper Company (local newspapers), West Roxbury Transcript, Dedham Times, Needham Times, The Patriot Ledger…, Massachusetts, USA, April 2006-May 2006
- Hürriyet-Kelebek (national newspaper), December 9, 2005, Turkey
- Voice of America (radio interview), Broadcast in Turkey, October 10, 2005, Washington DC
- Esprit (magazine), News from the Boston University College of Fine Arts, Fall 2005, Boston MA, USA
- Turkish Forum (online magazine), turkishforum.org, July 2005, USA
- We Are The Turks (online journal), turkeyandturks.blogspot.com, Turkish Forum article, USA
- Kişisel Gelişim (journal), Issue 27, April 2005, Turkey
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7.7.6. Other Activities
“Individual Composition Lessons”, Ithaca College Undergraduate and Master’s Level, Ithaca, NY, USA, February 2015
“Accesibility in Music” Forth Kemal Ozceyhan Seminars, Guest Lecturer, New Hall, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, March 2014
“Preface for the 7th Journey of the Sound Festival”, Festival Booklet, Sureyya Opera Hall, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2014
“Preface for 10th Guitar Days”, 5 Guitar Works (publication for the 2nd National Guitar Composition Competition winning pieces), Istanbul, Turkey, July 2012
“From Modality to Tonality in Western European Music –
from Renaissance to Baroque” Guest Lecturer, Kocaeli University State Conservatory, Kocaeli, Turkey, April 2012
“The works of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Koray Sazli, his compositional techniques, musical understanding and his life with disability” Guest Lecturer, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey, November 2011
“Braille Music” Guest Lecturer, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2010
“The Place of Contemporary Music in Turkey, Sazli’s Work and Compositional Techniques” Guest Lecturer, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA, February 2010
“Guitar Music in Turkey, Sazli’s Works for Guitar” Guest Lecturer, New England Guitar Society, Milford, CT, USA, February 2010
“Compositions of Koray Sazli”, Guest Lecturer, master class for master’s and doctoral students,
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY, USA, January 2010
“Composer Insight: Perspectives of a Bl “Compositions of Koray Sazli between 2002 and 2006” Guest Lecturer, Kocaeli University, State Conservatory, Kocaeli/Turkey, December 2009
“Louis Braille at the age of 200” Guest Lecturer, Tüyap Book Fair, Galata Dialog Association, Blind Photographers Project, Istanbul, Turkey, November 2009
“On Sazli’s Guitar Works” Guest Lecturer, I. Hereke Guitar Days, Kocaeli University , Kocaeli, Turkey, May 2009
“Composer Insight: Perspectives of a Blind Composer”, Guest Lecturer, master class for undergraduate and master’s students, Nevada University, Las Vegas NV, USA, April 2009
“Koray Sazli’s Compositions Between 1997 and 2002”, Guest Lecturer, Yildiz Technical University, VEKOM, Istanbul, Turkey, December 2008
“The Power of Thinking, Thoughts and the Importance and Place of Concrete Materials in Contemporary Music”, Guest Lecturer, Aksanat, Istanbul, Turkey, November 2006
7.8. International Citations
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International citation |
Cited Publication |
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Interview with Koray Sazlı about Mega City Istanbul and Its Effects on Comtemporary Turkish Composers and exampled compositions |
Kürkçüoğlu, Seta (May 2014) “Mega City Istanbul and Its Efffects on Today’s Contemporary Turkish Composers ”,5th International Hisarlı Ahmet Symposium City and Music,pp.395-397, 403 |
8. Local& International Projects
Project No: SOS-E-080415-0138 (BAPKO) April 2015 (Marmara University)
Project Name: “ The Development Project of Flute Studio Fundation in the Context of Awareness Determination for Turkish Compositions and The Arrangements for Flute Orchestra from Turkish Composers’ Works”
Researcher: Assoc. Professor Dr. Koray SAZLI
9. Administrative Duties
- Chairman of Music and Performing Arts Department, Yildiz Technical University Audio Design Program, Music -Ensemble Program, Dance Program (2010-2013)
- Director of Audio Design Program, Yildiz Technical University Music Composition, Musicology, Music -Technologies, Makam Music Theory (2008-2010)
- Member of Organization Committee , The Journey of Sound: Young Composers’ Festival (2010 - …..)
10. Membership for Scientific and Professional Organizations
- ASCAP Member, New York, NY, USA (2006 - …)
- American Music Center, New York, NY, USA (2006- …)
- Boston Classical Guitar Society, Boston MA, USA (2005- …)
- XII. International Competition of Blind Musicians, Performance Competition Jury Member Prague, Czech Republic (March 2011)
- X. International Guitar Days – II. National Guitar Competition, II. National Guitar Composition Competition Jury Member, Yildiz Technical University Istanbul, Turkey (May 2009)
- XI. International Competition of Blind Musicians, Performance Competition Jury Member, Prague,
Czech Republic (February 2007)
- Boston Guitar Fest 2006, Attendee: Master Classes, Lectures, Workshops, Concerts, Boston MA, USA,
(June 2006)
11. Awards/ Certificates
-7th Dr. Nejat Ferit Eczacıbasi National Composition Competition, 3rd Place Price (2008 İzmir/Turkey)
-X. International Competition of Blind and Partially Sighted Music Composers, Third Place Prize and Honorable Mention Award (2007 Prague/Czech Republic)
-6th Dr. Nejat Ferit Eczacıbasi National Composition Competition, Honorable Mention Award (2006 İzmir/Turkey)
-Boston University, College of Fine Arts, Kahn Career Entry Fund Award (2005 Boston/MA, USA )
-IX. International Competition of Blind Music Composers, Second and Third Place Prizes (2003 Prague/Czech Republic)
-First National Guitar Composition Competition, Jury Special Award, Yildiz Technical University (April 2002/Istanbul, Turkey)