İsmet Sıral Creative Music Studio (ISCMS), organized by Argos Culture and Arts in cooperation with Gitarcafe with the support of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency, which held its inaugural activities in 2006, will present audiences and students with a series of thematic concerts, as well as multidisciplinary workshops and conferences, featuring renowned Turkish and international artists. Through long-running programs that blend local and international musical elements with innovative ideas, ISCMS aims to make Istanbul a new focal point for creative music. Based at Istanbul Bilgi University, Santral Campus, but with performances to be staged across the city, the 11-day program for 2010 includes 8 thematic concerts, 23 workshops and seminars, 7 combos (group events guided by the artists), 3 conferences, and several jam-sessions. | MORE
- !! Watch the ISCMS video preview !! |
- The ISCMS 2010 Program is announced. |
- The students planning to participate
- in the events can make their
- pre-registration now... |
- The eleven-day program for 2010 includes 8 thematic concerts,
- 23 workshops and seminars, 7 combos (group events guided by the artists),
- 3 conferences, and several jam-sessions.
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In July 2006, International summer school ISCMS was launched with a three-day introductory program inspired by the intercultural tradition of the legendary Creative Music Studio... | MORE
One of the first jazz bandleaders of Turkey, İsmet Sıral played saxophone, flute and reed flute. He was a wise music man who left deep traces with the lectures he gave at CMS. | MORE
Creative Music Studio (CMS) was founded in New York in 1971 by Karl Berger, Ingrid Sertso and Ornette Coleman, with the involvement of numerous leading music innovators of the era. | MORE