On the Back Streets of Old Istanbul, 2001

Hasan Uçarsu
Turkey

Instrumentation:
qanun (zither), cello, clarinet, harp, percussion

On the Back Streets of Old Istanbul was composed in 2001 for the Silk Road Project new works commissioning program. Since 1999, the Project has reviewed the works of over 65 composers from Silk Road lands. The Project has commissioned pieces from 20 composers who have demonstrated the skills, knowledge and potential to create new chamber works reflecting the theme of cross-cultural exchange. This piece, along with four other commissions, was reviewed at a performance workshop at L'Académie musicale de Villecroze in southern France in August 2001.