Solo Recital, Riverside City College, Riverside, California, May 12, 2008

Concert, as part of the 4th Annual Radiomicrosphere Therapy Symposium sponsored by Goshen Cancer Institute and Indiana University, Drake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, May 1, 2008

"New Dimensions in Classical Guitar" multimedia concert, Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall, Istanbul, Turkey, April 29, 2008

Solo Recital, Academia Akcan, Ankara, Turkey, April 27, 2008

Workshop, Academia Akcan, Ankara, Turkey, April 27, 2008

Solo Recital, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, California, April 16, 2008

"World Guitar Night" concert, San Jose State University, as part of the South Bay Guitar Society Guitar Solo & Ensemble Festival, San Jose, California, March 28, 2008

"New Dimensions in Classical Guitar" DVD Release Concert, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, presented by Turquoise Guitar Editions, Santa Cruz, California, October 13, 2007

Concert, as part of the Chattanooga Chamber Music Series, San Francisco, California, September 23, 2007

Solo Performance and Lecture/Workshop: "The Physiology of Guitar Playing and Training Programs," Healdsburg Guitar Festival, Santa Rosa, California, August 18, 2007

"Contemporary Latin American Classical Music," featuring Double Concerto by Astor Piazzolla with the Santa Cruz Chamber Orchestra, Holy Cross Church, Santa Cruz, California, May 26, 2007

"Guitar-Keyboard Duo Concert" with Anthony Newman, as part of the Palazzo House Concert Series, Santa Cruz, California, April 25, 2007

Guitar Masterclass with Anthony Newman, UCSC Music Center, Santa Cruz, California, April 23, 2007

Guitar Clinic, San Jose State University, as part of the South Bay Guitar Society Guitar Solo & Ensemble Festival, San Jose, California, March 31, 2007

"Lecture/Workshop: "The Physiology of Guitar Playing and Training Programs," Santa Cruz Guitar Club, Santa Cruz, California, March 18, 2007

"Folk Insprired Classical Guitar Concert," in the Irvine Auditorium, Monterey institute of International Studies, as part of the 10th Annual Turkish Night, Monterey, California, March 17, 2007

"UCSC Classical Guitar Ensemble Concert," featuring premiere ensemble works by Christopher Pratorius and Gerald Garcia, University of California Santa Cruz Music Center Recital Hall, Santa Cruz, California, March 14, 2007

"World of Guitar: 500 Years of the Plucked Strings" in Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, University of California Santa Cruz Music Center Recital Hall, Santa Cruz, California, February 10, 2007

"Benefit Concert for Coach Amy" in the Digital Media Factory, Santa Cruz, California, January 28, 2007

World Premiere of "Requiem for guitar, computer, and digital graphics" by Peter Elsea in "April in Santa Cruz Contemporary Music Festival," UCSC Music Center Recital Hall, Santa Cruz, California, April 29, 2006

"Verdery Tribute Concert" in the Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale School of Music, New Haven, Connecticut, March 25, 2006

"Solo Guitar Recital" in the historic Bernhard Winery, as part of the Hyatt-Baumbach Winery Concert Series, Auburn, California, January 29, 2006

"Solo Guitar Recital" in the historic Bernhard Winery, as part of the Hyatt-Baumbach Winery Concert Series, Auburn, California, January 28, 2006

"Solo Guitar Recital" at NVCC Ernst Cultural Center, Annandale, Virginia, November 14, 2005

"Solo Guitar Recital" at the Massachusetts College of Art, as part of the 10th Boston Turkish Arts and Culture Festival, Boston, Masachusettes. November 13, 2005

"Solo Guitar Recital" as part of the Palazzo House Concert Series, Santa Cruz, California, November 6, 2005

"Healdsburg Guitar Festival" Santa Rosa, California, August 19, 2005

"New Dimensions in Classical Guitar" at the Resurrection Church, as part of the 2004-05 Cabrillo College Distinguished Artists Concert & Lecture Series, Aptos, California, April 23, 2005

"Double Bill: Nylon, Steel, & Opera" Mesut Özgen and William Coulter presenting solo and duo guitar works by Özgen, Coulter, and O'Carolan, also featuring The Rehearsal, a new chamber opera by David Evan Jones at University of California Santa Cruz Music Center Recital Hall, January 30, 2005

"New Dimensions in Classical Guitar" Mesut Özgen and friends in a multimedia performance at the Mello Center for the Performing Arts, as part of the 2004 season Artists in Residence Performance Series of Pajaro Valley Performing Arts Association in Watsonville, California (For links to the featured articles go to Reviews), March 13, 2004

"New Dimensions in Classical Guitar" Mesut Özgen and friends in a multimedia performance at University of California Santa Cruz Music Center Recital Hall, as part of the 2003-04 UCSC Arts & Lectures season, March 6, 2004

"New Dimensions in Classical Guitar" Mesut Özgen and friends in a multimedia performance at University of California Santa Cruz Music Center Recital Hall, as part of the 2003-04 UCSC Arts & Lectures season, March 5, 2004

"Solo Guitar Recital" at Palazzo House Concert Series, Santa Cruz, California, January 3, 2004

Yale Guitar Extravaganza 4, Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale School of Music, New Haven, November 15, 2003

Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, September 20, 2002

"Spanish Folk and Baroque: Fandangos," solo and guitar-harpsichord duo performances, Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, Holy Cross Church, Santa Cruz, California, May 11, 2002

"Gypsy Classics," Lux Musica Ensemble, solo performance, Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, Music Center Recital Hall, University of California, Santa Cruz, March 30, 2002

"Folkie Classical Guitar" Mesut Özgen and friends perform solo and ensemble classical guitar music from American, Spanish, Argentinian, Turkish, and Greek folk traditions. Guest artists: Linda Burman-Hall, harpsichord, Kathleen Purcell, flute, Ariela Morgenstern, mezzo-soprano, Shelley Phillips, oboe, Barry Phillips, cello, Nancy Lingemann, castanets, John and Nancy Lingemann, tango dance, Recital Hall, University of California, Santa Cruz, February 20, 2002

"2001: A Guitar Odyssey" solo and duo guitar music with Benjamin Verdery and Mesut Özgen, featuring the UCSC Guitar Orchestra, world premiere of Pick and Roll for guitar orchestra, saxophone, two violins, and basketball player by Benjamin Verdery. Read more about the concert program on "Sentinel." Review of the concert on "City on a Hill Press." Watch the video clips. Music Center Recital Hall, University of California, Santa Cruz, May 2, 2001

Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, March 25, 2001

Glendale Community College, Arizona, March 23, 2001 (also Masterclass on March 24)

75th Anniversary Cultural Center, Ankara, Turkey, August 3, 2000

Rıfat Ilgaz Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey, July 7, 2000

"Guitar 2000," Recital Hall, University of California, Santa Cruz, February, 2000

Actor's Theatre, to benefit Environmental Council of Santa Cruz, October, 1999

Santa Cruz Art League, to benefit Turkish earthquake victims, September, 1999

Seattle Classic Guitar Society, Washington, August, 1999

Carlton Hall, Monterey, August, 1999

Katzin Concert Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe, March, 1999

Glendale Community College, Arizona, March, 1999

Recital Hall, University of California, Santa Cruz, January, 1999

Kerr Cultural Center, Scottsdale , Arizona, December, 1998

Arcosanti, Scottsdale , Arizona, November, 1998

Phoenix Library, Arizona, September, 1997

International Association of University Women, Samsun, Turkey, June, 1997

Spirit of the Senses, Scottsdale, Arizona, February , 1997

University Presbyterian Church, Arizon, /February , 1997

Phoenix College, Arizona, October, 1996

Organ Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe, September, 1996

Glendale Community College, Arizona, September, 1996

Arizona Classic Guitar Society, Phoenix, September, 1996

Yale Guitar Festival, New Haven, November, 1995

Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, May, 1994; April, 1993

Southern Connecticut State University, April, 1993

Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, March, 1991

Gran Teatro, Gala Concert of International Paco Peña Guitar Festival, Cordoba, Spain, July, 1990

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