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Kamran Ince has been hailed by The Los Angeles Times as "that rare composer able to sound connected with modern music, end yet still seem exotic." Major orchestras around the world have performed his work. Concerts devoted to his music recently took place at the Holland Festival, CBC Encounter Series (Toronto), and the Istanbul International Festival. His works include pieces for large symphony orchestra, chamber ensembles, and ballet and film scores. Among his recent works are Symphony No. 4 ("Sardis"), inspired by the ancient Anatolian civilization and commissioned by U.C. Berkeley archeologist Crawford Greenewalt; one for eight, a work commissioned by the Stichting Het Kersjes van de Groenekan Fonds for the Amsterdam-based Cello Octet Conjunto Iberico; FEST for orchestra and new music ensemble, written for the orchestras of Milwaukee, Dayton, Albany and Present Music, recently released on CD (Brutal Reality, TROY/Albany 354); Academica, commissioned by Istanbul Technical University in honor of their 225th Anniversary (recorded by the Albany Symphony and released as a CD single); and In White, a concerto commissioned by violinist Susan Waterbury. Remembering Lycia, a piano concerto for Alan Feinberg; Symphony No. 2 ("Fall of Constantinople"); and Arches have been released on Decca’s Argo label (Fall of Constantinople, Argo 455 151-2). Two CDs of his chamber music are available: Kamran Ince (Northeastern NR 254) and Kamran Ince & Friends (TROY/Albany 310). His film scores for Love Under Siege and Aphrodisiac are available in Turkey on the Universal/RAKS label (Kamran Ince Music for Films, RAKS 9719514), and for Sarkici (Universal 9710013). Mr. Ince recently conducted and recorded a new CD with the Prague Symphony Orchestra which will include his Symphony No. 3 ("Siege of Vienna"), Symphony No. 4 ("Sardis"), and Domes. It will be released by Universal Turkey (worldwide DG or Decca) with whom he has an exclusive recording contract. Waves of Talya (on the Northeastern disc and soon to be reissued by Universal) was named one of the best chamber works of the 20th Century by a living American composer in the June 2000 issue of Chamber Music Magazine. Upcoming works to be written include a large orchestral work, commissioned by the Turkish Ministry of Culture, incorporating traditional Turkish instruments such as Neys, Zurnas, and Kemence; a large two-piano and orchestra work commissioned by the Turkish 2-piano team Ferhan-Ferzan Onder; a one act opera commissioned by Crawford Greenwalt (for the Sardis excavation project sponsored by Harvard and Cornell Universities); a large symphonic work to be written for the 100th year of a European soccer club: and a new work for bozouki, mandolin, clarinet and new music ensemble commissioned by Present Music. Ince was born in Montana in 1960 to American and Turkish parents and lived in Turkey between 1966 and 1980. He holds a doctorate from Eastman School of Music and is currently Professor of Composition at the University of Memphis in addition to being co-director of MIAM (Center for Advanced Research in Music) and its Advanced Studies in Music program at the Istanbul Technical University. His numerous prizes include the Prix de Rome, the Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Lili Boulanger Prize. http://www.kamranince.net

Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Hammers and Whistlers	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2006	00:20:00
Strange Stone	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2004	00:13:00
Requiem Without Words	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2004	00:20:00
Istathenople	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2003	00:18:00
Sheherazade Alive	Keyboard	2003	00:12:00
Concerto for Orchestra, Turkish Instruments and Violin	Orchestra	2002	00:18:00
Gates	Keyboard	2002	00:13:00
Drawings	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:13:00
Flight Box	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:00:00	Flight Box
Symphony No. 4, "Sardis"	Orchestra	2000	00:26:00
In White	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1999	00:20:00
In Memoriam: 8/17/99	Keyboard	1999	00:14:00
Split	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1998	00:12:00
MKG Variations	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1998	00:10:00
Academica	Orchestra	1998	00:15:00
F.E.S.T for New Music Ensemble and Orchestra	Orchestra	1998	00:28:00
Love Under Siege	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1997	00:22:00
Lines	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1997	00:12:00	Lines
Aphrodisiac	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1997	00:19:00	Aphrodisiac Aphrodisiac
Lines	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1997	00:12:00
Remembering Lycia	Orchestra	1996	00:38:00
Turquoise	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1996	00:09:00
Evil Eye Deflector	Orchestra	1996	00:10:00
Curve	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1996	00:14:00
Symphony No. 3, "Siege of Vienna"	Orchestra	1994	00:17:00
Symphony No. 2, "Fall of Constantinople"	Orchestra	1994	00:24:00
Arches	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:12:00
Kevin's Dream	Keyboard	1994	00:10:00
Tracing	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:14:00
Domes	Orchestra	1993	00:12:00
Cascade	Orchestra	1993	00:23:00
Plexus	Orchestra	1993	00:29:00
Hot, Red, Cold, Vibrant	Orchestra	1992	00:10:00
Lipstick	Orchestra	1991	00:22:00
One Last Dance	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1991	00:04:00
Hammer Music	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1990	00:15:00
Fantasie of a Sudden Turtle	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1990	00:25:00
Waves of Talya	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1989	00:16:00
Symphony No. 1, "Castles in the Air"	Orchestra	1989	00:28:00
Matinees	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1989	00:14:00
Viper's Dance	Orchestra	1989	00:08:00
Deep Flight	Orchestra	1988	00:11:00
An Unavoidable Question	Keyboard	1988	00:05:00
My Friend Mozart	Keyboard	1987	00:03:00
Sonnet #395	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1987	00:24:00
Ebullient Shadows	Orchestra	1987	00:14:00
Before Infared	Orchestra	1986	00:10:00
Cross Scintillations	Keyboard	1986	00:12:00
Infrared Only	Orchestra	1985	00:10:00
Concerto for piano and orchestra	Unknown	1984	00:19:00
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra	Orchestra	1984	00:19:00
Köcekce	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1984	00:10:00
Kaç ("Escape")	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1983	00:09:00
Datca	Keyboard	1982	00:00:00
The Blue Journey	Keyboard	1982	00:12:00
Night Passage	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1976	00:19:00

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