Necil Kazım Akses

Veteran composer Muammer Sun dies at 89

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 01/18/2021 - 05:00

Professor Muammer Sun, a doyen composer and educator who made several contributions to the development of Contemporary Polyphonic Turkish Music, passed away on Jan. 16 at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Hospital due to multiple organ failure. He was 89.

He was taken to the hospital on the night of Jan. 15 for his treatment.

Turkish stars visit home on CRR stage

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 04/14/2016 - 16:29

Turkish Y?ld?zlar Toplulu?u Orchestra, which is made up of Turkish stars who are undergoing their musical education abroad in footsteps of acclaimed composers such as Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Cemal Re?it Rey, Hasan Ferit Alnar, Necil Kaz?m Akses, will take the stage at Istanbul's CRR Concert Hall in April 21.