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New York Atatürk Chorus was founded to promote Turkish Music in 2008. Founder Nedim Katgı is a graduate of Istanbul State Conservatory who also was on the faculty of Istanbul Technical University State Conservatory of Turkish Music in 1980’s. He has toured in Turkey and in the U.S. extensively, collaborating with musicians from all genres. Katgı has been training, coaching and directing the chorus since its foundation. Under his direction, Atatürk Chorus rehearses year-round on a regular basis.
Every year chorus welcomes new members with passion to music and determination to advance vocal or instrumental skills. The repertoires designed by Nedim Katgı and performed by Atatürk Chorus include select pieces from a variety of Classical, Contemporary, Folk and Popular Turkish Music. Besides its concerts in New York City, Atatürk Chorus also performs on national holidays and commemorations on occasion. As the community chorus for Turkish American New Yorkers, Atatürk Chorus has performed, by invitation; throughout the Northeast states such as Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey and at Yale University, Rutgers University, Hunter College of the City University of NY and SUNY New Paltz campuses as well.