City : Santa Cruz, CA
Venue : University of California Santa Cruz Music Center Recital Hall
Address : 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Time : 7:30 PM

 

Aksak Duo violin-guitar concert, with Cihat Askin, as part of the Contemporary Music Festival: April in Santa Cruz, University of California Santa Cruz Music Center Recital Hall, Santa Cruz, CA.

Aksak Duo, formed by the Turkish virtuoso violinist Cihat Askin and guitarist/composer Mesut Özgen, begins their Concert Tour between March 24 - April 8 at the Kars Music Festival in Turkey. The duo performs a special program of violin-guitar music, including works by Pablo Ortiz, Robert Strizich, Chris Pratorius, Ken Walicki, Tolga Zafer Özdemir, and Mesut Özgen. Aksak means "limping" in Turkish and refers to an odd rhythmic pattern in 9/8 or 9/4 meter.

You can follow the concerts on the Facebook Aksak Duo Concert Tour Page.