THE BEST OF BURSA: HIGHLIGHTING THE BEST OF BURSA, TURKEY

Singing In the New Year

by | Jan 2, 2015 | Featured Fotoğrafı, Winter

Bursa Municipal Orchestra Bursa, Turkey

In the first Featured Fotoğrafı of 2015, the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Orchestra sings (and plays and dances) in the New Year during their Yeni Yıla Merhaba (Hello to the New Year) Concert on December 30 in Osmangazi Hall at Merinos Atatürk Center.  The lively, colorful program featured the joint performance of the Metropolitan Municipal Band, the Turkish Classical Music Section, the Turkish Folk Music Section, and the Çalgıcı Mektebi Roman Orchestra.  The 130-member group offered popular music, song, and dance selected from a variety of eras and genres, including Frank Sinatra’s hit, “Strangers in the Night.”

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