Currently
State Choir Turkey, artistic director & conductor
Rezonans, artistic director & conductor
Choral Culture Association, chair
European Choral Association - Europa Cantat, board member & music commission member
Istanbul Technical University Center for Advanced Studies in Music (MIAM), PhD candidate
Summart, arts advisor
Rezonans, artistic director & conductor
Choral Culture Association, chair
European Choral Association - Europa Cantat, board member & music commission member
Istanbul Technical University Center for Advanced Studies in Music (MIAM), PhD candidate
Summart, arts advisor
Short Bio
Burak Onur Erdem (*1986)
Burak Onur Erdem studied in ITU Center for Advanced Studies in Music, where he still pursues his PhD degree. Prior to his studies in music theory & conducting, he finished Bogazici University with the Rector’s Prize and studied Political Science & International Relations.
He refined his choral conducting skills through international masterclasses by working actively with Anders Eby, Volker Hempfling, Johannes Prinz, Denes Szabo, Michael Gohl, and also by participating in numerous courses.
He initiated one of the prominent choral festivals of Turkey in 2009 and founded the Choral Culture Association in 2012 to create innovative projects for Turkish choral music scene. He has been elected to the Board of the European Choral Association for 2015-2018 period.
As a training certificate program for choral conductors, he formed the Choral School in 2014 under Bahcesehir University and is still the coordinator of the program. He gave numerous workshops on choral music, primarily in the Ayvalık International Music Academy. He assisted Michael Gohl for Open Singing in Europa Cantat Festival 2015.
He performed with world renowned musicians like Nigel Short, Brady Allred, Jo-Michael Scheibe, Simon Carrington and Eric Whitacre with his ensemble Rezonans. The choir also brought Second Prize from Cork International Fleischmann Trophy, one of the most prestigious choral competitions of the world. He conducted Istanbul European Choir from 2013 to 2016, one of Turkey’s oldest symphonic choirs. Since 2013, he has been working with the State Choir Turkey as guest/assistant conductor, where he acts as artistic director & principle conductor in 2017-2018 season.
Burak Onur Erdem studied in ITU Center for Advanced Studies in Music, where he still pursues his PhD degree. Prior to his studies in music theory & conducting, he finished Bogazici University with the Rector’s Prize and studied Political Science & International Relations.
He refined his choral conducting skills through international masterclasses by working actively with Anders Eby, Volker Hempfling, Johannes Prinz, Denes Szabo, Michael Gohl, and also by participating in numerous courses.
He initiated one of the prominent choral festivals of Turkey in 2009 and founded the Choral Culture Association in 2012 to create innovative projects for Turkish choral music scene. He has been elected to the Board of the European Choral Association for 2015-2018 period.
As a training certificate program for choral conductors, he formed the Choral School in 2014 under Bahcesehir University and is still the coordinator of the program. He gave numerous workshops on choral music, primarily in the Ayvalık International Music Academy. He assisted Michael Gohl for Open Singing in Europa Cantat Festival 2015.
He performed with world renowned musicians like Nigel Short, Brady Allred, Jo-Michael Scheibe, Simon Carrington and Eric Whitacre with his ensemble Rezonans. The choir also brought Second Prize from Cork International Fleischmann Trophy, one of the most prestigious choral competitions of the world. He conducted Istanbul European Choir from 2013 to 2016, one of Turkey’s oldest symphonic choirs. Since 2013, he has been working with the State Choir Turkey as guest/assistant conductor, where he acts as artistic director & principle conductor in 2017-2018 season.
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