Masis Aram Gözbek
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Birth name | Masis Aram Gözbek |
Born | 5 November 1987 |
Origin | İstanbul, Turkey |
Occupation(s) | Conductor & artistic director, musician, composer; conducting Boğaziçi Jazz Choir, Boğazici Youth Choir, Acappella Grup 34 Choir and Sainte-Pulchérie French High School Choir in Turkey |
Instruments | Piano |
Years active | 2004–present |
Website | Masis Aram Gözbek Official Facebook Musician Page |
Masis Aram Gözbek (born 1987, in Istanbul) conductor & artistic director, musician, composer.
Biography[]
Born in 1987. He has won several international awards including a 'World Championship' and given numerous performances both in Turkey and abroad with .[1]
In 2013, he won Yıldız Technical University 'Rectorship Award' and 'The Most Successful Young Person' award at the Turkey finals of 19. TOYP (Ten Outstanding Young Persons). The following year, he won the 'Young Conductor Special Award' in the 35th International May Choir Competition 'Prof. Georgi Dimitrov' in Varna.[2][3]
He carries on his orchestral conducting studies with and is working with Sertab Erener, Nil Karaibrahimgil, Yasemin Mori, and is the founder and the artistic director of , ; artistic director of and in Turkey.[1]
Awards[]
- The first prize – , Young Jazz Evaluation Concert.
- 'Silver Diploma' both in jazz and pop categories – 8th , held in Graz, Austria in 2008.
- Three golden diplomas from the 6th WOWorld Choir Games held in China, between 15–26 July 2010
- – World Choir Championships in Graz, Austria between 10–17 July 2011 – 'World Champion' in Contemporary Music and Folklore categories and also got the 'second prize' in Mixed Choirs category. They also competed in the 'Grand Prix of Choral Music' and won two other gold medals, collecting a total of 5 gold medals.
- Boğaziçi Jazz Choir – Ranked as 1st in 'Folklore' and 13th in 'World Rankings' by .
- Boğaziçi Jazz Choir – 3 gold medals in the 7th World Choir Games in the US.
- Boğaziçi Jazz Choir – 1 gold medal in the in Hungary.
- Boğaziçi Jazz Choir – May 2014, they won the 'first prize' in the Mixed Choirs category and also Masis Aram Gözbek won the 'Young Conductor Special Award' at the '35th International May Choir Competition' which was held in Bulgaria and is a member of the European Grand Prix.
- Boğaziçi Jazz Choir – in October 2014 attended Polyfollia in France with a special invitation, being one of the 11 invited ensembles and also the first and only group representing Turkey.
Apart from these, with Boğaziçi Jazz Choir;
- 2012 – Vocal Ensemble of the Year –
- 2012 – The Ensemble of the Year (plebiscite) – Donizetti Classical Music Awards
- 2012 – Achievement of the Year – 2012
- 2012 – The Best Choir of the Year – Uludağ University 8th Media Awards
- 2012 – The Best Choir of the Year – Şişli Rotary Club
- 2012 – The Best Choir of the Year –
- 2013 – Modern Folk Music Award –
- 2014 – The Most Authentic Musical Group – Halk TV
- 2014 – 'Beyaz Kelebekler' Music Honor Award –
- 2014 – Jury's Special Award – 19.
- 2014 – Intonation, Homogeneity and Choral Sound Award – 19. Turkey Choir Festival
References[]
- ^ a b c "Masis Aram Gözbek ile Röportaj – Sayı 3". Step Dergisi.
- ^ a b "Boğaziçi Caz Korosu ödülle döndü!". milliyet.com.tr.
- ^ a b "Boğaziçi'ne ödül". www.haberturk.com. 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Masis Aram Gozbek". Facebook.
- ^ "Sainte Pulchérie fransız lisesi". sp.k12.tr.
- Masis Aram Gözbek Vikipedi
- Masis Aram Gözbek Facebook Page
- Masis Aram Gözbek Official Facebook Musician Page
- Bogazici Jazz Choir Official Web Page
- Timeout Interview
- Bogazici Jazz Choir Official Facebook Page
- Aykırı Akademi Interview
- Who is Masis Aram Gözbek?
- Cumhuriyet Newspaper Interview
- [1]
- Step Magazine Interview
- TEDxReset Masis Aram Gözbek
- [2]
- [3]
- Donizetti Classical Music Awards
- [4]
- Boğaziçi Jazz Choir – Alive (Masis Aram Gözbek), World Choir Championships, Graz
- Boğaziçi Jazz Choir – Alive II (Masis Aram Gözbek), World Choir Championships, ABD
- Ankara Jazz Festival – Bogazici Jazz Choir
- 1987 births
- People from Istanbul
- Turkish composers
- Turkish conductors (music)
- Living people
- 21st-century conductors (music)