My Concerto:

ANATOLIAN CONCERTO

1st Movement: THE OUD

2nd Movement: THE CHROMATIC NEY

3rd Movement: THE VOCALS AND THE SAZ

ALİ KEMAL ÖRNEK:

Composition, Oud, Chromatic Ney, Vocals, Saz

        I'm a musician who was born in Turkey, a land which lies between three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa. Therefore, I wanted to compose a symphonic concerto which combines the music of all those cultures. Thus, you'll hear on the 1st movement "THE OUD" the wonderful sounds of a symphonic orchestra as well as the pulsatile rhythms of Africa - even though there are no percussion instruments on the concerto. And you'll hear the sound of my oud which carries the heritage of the cultures of Turkey, Persia and Arabia. Besides these, in the middle of the 1st movement I played a multimodal oud improvisation which is a novelty in its on way. On the 2nd movement "THE CHROMATIC NEY" you'll hear, together with a symphonic orchestra, the sound of my Chromatic Ney which has the heritage of the cultures of Turkey, Persia and Arabia. Ney is an Oriental flute, traditionally made of reed, which is at least 4 thousand years old. It has usually only 7 holes. Therefore, it is not possible to play it chromatically. To solve this problem, I've constructed a metal ney with 11 holes and 5 flaps. Together with the main hole at the bottom, I can produce all of the 12 semitones of an octave. Thus, for the first time in the human history, it is now possible to play the ney in all 2.5 octaves chromatically. Besides these, in the middle of the 2nd movement I played a multimodal ney improvisation which is also a novelty. And finally, you'll hear on the 3rd movement "THE VOCALS AND THE SAZ" a symphonic orchestra, my vocals and my saz (long-necked Turkish lute) with the heritage of the cultures of Turkey and Asia. Besides these, on this 3rd movement I sang a multimodal vocal improvisation. Just enjoy it! Ali Kemal Örnek, 27th September, 2023; Bremen, Germany.