derya's songbook

Live music, steeped in history, remixed with immediacy, vibrancy and virtuosity in the hands of some of Europe’s finest composers and musicians.

Derya Yıldırım, Gesang & Bağlama
Deniz Mahir Kartal, Kaval & Duduk
Sebastian Flaig, Perkussion
Max Andrzejewski, Schlagzeug
Sebastian Schottke, Klangregie
Ensemble Resonanz

Compositions by Ketan Bhatti, Yannis Kyriakides, Max Andrzejewski, Sven-Ingo Koch, Brigitta Muntendorf, Ali N. Askin, Taner Akyol, Antonis Anissegos

A project of Körber Resonanz Lab

Old songs – new compositions.

Written for sensational vocalist and bağlama (a long-necked lute) player Derya Yıldırım and performed by a crew of virtuosic musicians across bağlama, strings, duduk, hand drums and drum kit.

A stage full of the sounds of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Greece. Tunes passed on by centuries of mouths and ears — tunes that have been twisted, warped, fondly echoed and deftly weaved to shape nine utterly new, modern pieces. A song cycle, brought to you by Hamburg’s Ensemble Resonanz.

derya's songbook

 
Trailer
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derya's songbook in concert
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Short documentation about derya's songbook
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10 composers have written their own versions of Turkish, Anatolian, Kurdish and Greek songs as well as compositions inspired of Derya's voice, the Baglama and the ensemble. A new 80-minute song cycle that crosses borders and combines old folk songs with new compositions and pop-cultural settings. 

The project »Derya's Songbook« is designed to address new audiences and communities. The process has been intensely documented and there is a broad range of digital footage, films and snippets for you to use.