"A POETRY BREEZE THE SHORES OF TURKEY"

Date: On May 2^nd, Wednesday
Place: Turkish House, 821 United Plaza 2^nd Floor NYC, New York
Organization: Bircan UNVER, The LIGHT MILLENNIUM
Suponsor: Turkish American Dernekleri Federasyonu

This event was programmed in the frame of "TURKISH ART FESTIVAL" in New York by FTAA.

GEORGE STATHOS: Performing on Ney and Clarinet.

George has performed throughout the U.S., Canada, Germany and Greece.He has performed with Ali Erkose, of the famous "Erkose Brothers" from Turkey. His recordings include Schanachie Records with Anna Bouboula, USA, 1991, BMG 1993, EMI 1994, "Pix Lax" in Greece 1995. His performances include Dave Sanborn's "Late Night Music" NBC, and "LaMama Experimental Music and Theater", with Ross Daley-1996. George's own fusion group perform regularly at major NYC clubs.

JUAN M. TAVERAS: Violin

He was born in the Dominican Republic on  February 04, 1944.
He started his studies in the conservatorio National de Musica” where he obtained a diploma of teacher of violin and superior courses of music. He went to Germany to study violin with Tibor Varga in Die NordWest Deutsch Musik Akademie, and to Viena.

He had been a member of the natioal symphonic orchestra in Santa Domingo, as well as a solist with the orchestra of Santa Domingo and he has given recitals for violin and piano ain several countries.

At the present he is living in Queens, New York where he teaches the violin.

Contact :  718-323-0796

KATHERINE PRITCHARD: Guitar
Singer-songwriter Katherine Pritchard has presented her original songs at The  Friars Club, DonâÄôt Tell Mama, Baby Jupiter, Surf Reality, Fast Folk Cafe,  C-Note, CBGBâÄôs Gallery, Rumble in the Red Room/Pulse Theater, Sacred Clowns  Comedy Orchestra, on the radio, and on cable TV. 

She has produced two CDs,  âÄúIn ProgressâÄù and âÄúRadio Free KPâÄù (solo radio broadcast on WNYE-FMâÄôs  âÄúAnything GoesâÄù).  Her works of prose, poetry and humor have been published  in The Village Voice, McCallâÄôs, Seventeen, DC Comics, Archie Comics, NomadâÄôs  Choir and HART Magazine, and she is the author of a book of poetry entitled  Erotomania.  Pritchard’s songs are on the internet at  www.cdbaby.com/pritchard1 or pritchard2. 
(For booking information; call  212-228-4470.)

SCOTT WILSON: Oud

ASCAP, born in NYC, son of the famous Mid-East dancer  Serena, grew up immersed in the very best of the music of Turkey, Greeece, Armenia, Egypt, and Israel.Scott started playing the oud and singing in 1968, and is presently studying Turkish at NYU.

Having studied classical Turkish music, Scott gave tree benefit concerts in 1999 in conjuction with the Turkish Consolate and the Turkish-American Women's Alliance to raise funds for the earthquake victims in Turkey.

Scott performs every Sunday night at "Cafe Figaro" 8-10pm on Bleeker and McDougal St.

"A POETRY BREEZE THE SHORES OF TURKEY"

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