KOCAELI METROPOLITAN KOCAELI METROPOLITAN TURKISH ART MUSIC TURKISH ART MUSIC

ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION

Kocaeli Metropolitan Turkish Art Kocaeli Metropolitan Turkish Art Music Association was founded on Music Association was founded on the 5th of May, 1947. It has given the 5th of May, 1947. It has given its first music concert on the 18th its first music concert on the 18th of October, 1947 in Public Training of October, 1947 in Public Training Centre. It has brought in many Centre. It has brought in many famous soloists, chorists and famous soloists, chorists and instrumentalists and sent its instrumentalists and sent its members to famous music schools members to famous music schools and conservatories. Our and conservatories. Our association has been in the honour association has been in the honour of carrying on its activities of carrying on its activities continuously since 1947.continuously since 1947.

• OUR AIMSOUR AIMS• Our aim is to endear Turkish Art music Our aim is to endear Turkish Art music

and disseminate it.and disseminate it.• Getting the people who are skillful Getting the people who are skillful

about singing and playing instruments about singing and playing instruments to our association and improve their to our association and improve their skills.skills.

• Bringing up chefs to carry on chorus, Bringing up chefs to carry on chorus, solo and instrumental studies and solo and instrumental studies and ensuring the teachers who have ensuring the teachers who have turkish music culture and chef skills in turkish music culture and chef skills in order to achieve this aim.order to achieve this aim.

• Giving concerts to announce fruits of Giving concerts to announce fruits of our studies to public our studies to public

• OUR ACTIVITIES OUR ACTIVITIES • Our Association gives at least two concerts Our Association gives at least two concerts

a year called as “Fall Concert” and “Spring a year called as “Fall Concert” and “Spring Concert” Guest artists come up to our Concert” Guest artists come up to our concerts from time to time. Apart from concerts from time to time. Apart from these concerts, our association also gives these concerts, our association also gives concerts for the institutions which apply to concerts for the institutions which apply to our association. For instance, Turkish Art our association. For instance, Turkish Art Music concert task given by Kocaeli Music concert task given by Kocaeli Governorship was fulfilled by our Governorship was fulfilled by our association succesfully for the 75th year association succesfully for the 75th year celebrations of Turkish Republic. Concerts celebrations of Turkish Republic. Concerts for the teachers’ day, Kocaeli Industry for the teachers’ day, Kocaeli Industry Chamber, military schools and institutions Chamber, military schools and institutions were given by our association appropriate were given by our association appropriate for our purposes and the demands.for our purposes and the demands.

• Our Association also gives concerts on Our Association also gives concerts on national and local Tvs due to the national and local Tvs due to the invitations invitations

• Our associaton arranges dinner Our associaton arranges dinner parties in order to promote the parties in order to promote the frindship between our members and frindship between our members and their families. In these dinner parties, their families. In these dinner parties, musical performances are exhibited musical performances are exhibited for joy by our members.for joy by our members.

• Our association also arranges spring Our association also arranges spring picnics in which the musical picnics in which the musical performances are exhibited for joy. performances are exhibited for joy.

TODAY IS AN IMPORTANT TODAY IS AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR US. THIS IS THE DAY FOR US. THIS IS THE 87th ANNIVERSARY OF THE 87th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF OUR FOUNDATION OF OUR REPUBLIC BY ATATURK, REPUBLIC BY ATATURK, OUR GREAT LEADER. WE OUR GREAT LEADER. WE ARE PROUD OF HIM AND ARE PROUD OF HIM AND HIS GREAT HERITAGE, OUR HIS GREAT HERITAGE, OUR REPUBLIC.REPUBLIC.