Fırat Kenarında Yüzen Kayıklar - (Türkiye Earthquake Relief Project)

This earthquake relief project brought together 100 musicians from over 25 countries and was led by faculty @kemaloksal and student @yagmursoydemir to remember those we lost…

Donation Link: https://bit.ly/turkiye-earthquake

Executive Producer - Matthew Nicholl
Producer - Kemal Oksal
Co-Producer - Yağmur Soydemir, Project Manager - Bengisu Önal

Music Production Team
Music Director, Conductor, Orchestrator - Kemal Oksal
Arranger - Yağmur Soydemir
Choir Director - Bengisu Onal
Recording Engineer - Heidi Martin
Recording Engineer - Scott Martin
Mix - Keyboardistanbul, Halil İbrahim Işık @keyboardistanbul @halilibrahimisik
Mastering - Jonathan Wyner @jonathan_wyner

Video Production Team
Producer, Michael Bordiga
Director, Kevin Greene @kgreeneproductions
Editor, Barış Özcan @barisozcan

Media Partnership: Ersin Koçal @ersin_kocal

Vocal Soloists
Joey Blake - Santa Cruz, CA, USA / Kibagabaga, Rwanda @blakethru
Bengisu Önal - Rize, Türkiye @officialbengisu
Nishant Shekar - Mumbai, India @nishantshekarofficial

Instrument Soloists
Piano, Utar Artun - Ankara, Türkiye @utarartun
Oud, Bahar Bedieibatar - Tehran, Iran @baharbadiei
Bowed Tanbur, Beth Bahia Cohen - White Plains, NY, USA @bethbahiacohen
World Percussions, Stefanos Athinaios - Athens, Greece @stefanos.af
Alto Flute, Yağmur Soydemir - Ankara, Türkiye

Orchestra
Bengisu Gökçe
İstanbul, Türkiye
Violin
Concertmaster
Ángela Varo Moreno
Baena, Andalusia, Spain
Violin
Anne Preis
Griesheim, Germany
Violin
Brian Urra
Santiago, Chile
Violin
Principal 2nd Violin
Dana Zulpykhar
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Violin
Dawoon Luna Lim
Pohang, South Korea
Violin
Ding Sng
Singapore
Violin
Liam Hernandez
Bloomfield, NJ, USA
Violin
Louis Thélot
Lyon, France
Violin
Miya Wang
Shenyang, China
Violin
Myra Choo
Singapore
Violin
Soo Choi
Seoul, South Korea
Violin
Finn Moore
Durham, NC, USA
Viola
Principal
Zeynep Yiğitoğlu
İstanbul, Türkiye
Viola
Tamer Tarhan
Adana, Türkiye
Viola
Allison Beth Fitzgerald
Orlando, FL, USA
Viola
Peter Sumner
Durham, NC, USA
Cello
Principal
Daniel Chouinard
Boulder, CO, USA
Cello
Queralt Giralt Soler
Viveri, Serrateix
Cello
Sammy Wetstein
Simsbury, CT, USA
Cello
Thiago Wolf
Mococa, Brazil
Cello
James Heazlewood-Dale
Melbourne, Australia
Contrabass
Principal
Sofia Villarreal
Austin, TX, USA
Contrabass
Filippo Novi-Goller
Lecce, Italy / Munich, Germany
Contrabass
Liam Elion
Stockholm, Sweden
Contrabass
Danielle Yao
Calgary, Canada
Flute
Principal
Phuwit Sangudomlert
Bangkok, Thailand
Flute
Jesse Myers
Tampa, FL, USA
Oboe
Principal
Gabriela Pedraza
San Antonio, TX, USA
Clarinet
Principal
Ben Jordan
Marietta, GA, USA
Bassoon
Principal
Amparo Edo Biol
Valencia, Spain
French Horn
Principal
Yixiang Wang
Henan, China
French Horn
Aiden Theime
Upton, MA, USA
Trumpet
Principal
Dhruv Banerji
South Brunswick, NJ, USA
Trumpet
Michael Arizmendi
Brownsville, TX, USA
Trumpet
Sylvia Khouri
Dublin, CA, USA
Trumpet
Jason Ryu
Seoul, South Korea
Trombone
Principal
Lauren Galarraga
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Trombone
George Jones
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Bass Trombone
Kerem Seçkin
İstanbul, Türkiye
Bass Drum
Sam McClurg
West Lafayette, IN, USA
Cymbal
Ada Canata
Eskişehir, Türkiye
Harp
Choir
Aitana Poey
Havana, Cuba
Voice
Derya Ertin
İstanbul, Türkiye
Voice
Furkan Altunay
Izmir, Türkiye
Voice
Georgia Voulgaraki
Larissa, Greece
Voice
Magdalena Air
Nysa, Poland
Voice
Rafa Moreno
Nuevo Arraiján, Panamá
Voice
Romi Mor
Tel Aviv, Israel
Voice
Sanyamita Shrestha
Kathmandu, Nepal
Voice
Sofia Almeida
Madeira, Portugal
Voice
Vera Arnot Fediunina
Donetsk, Ukraine
Voice
Yağmur Tamer
İstanbul, Türkiye
Voice
Logisctic Team
Yalın Yavuz
Bursa, Türkiye
Line Manager
Derya Ertin
İstanbul, Türkiye
Assistant
Ada Canata
Eskişehir, Türkiye
Assistant
Arda Alper
İstanbul, Türkiye
Assistant
Kerem Seçkin
İstanbul, Türkiye
Assistant
Furkan Altunay
Izmir, Türkiye
Assistant
Aylin Özdemir
İzmir, Türkiye
Assistant


Special Thanks
Dr. David Bogen, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Karen A. Bell, Associate Dean, Professional Performance Division, Berklee College of Music
Matthew Marsit, Chair, Instrumental Studies of Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Walter Smith, Chair, Woodwind Department of Berklee College of Music
Sarpay Özçagatay, Flute Professor, Woodwind Department at Berklee College of Music
Georgia Voulgaraki, Music Educator, Framingham Public Schools
Geylani Can, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School
Yeşim & Serkan Otsuz, Dolma Mediterranean Cuisine
Rennan & Muzaffer Baytürk, Windy Pizza