2006 Gloria (Everywhere) Ataturk'un Gunes Ulkesi Temple II last night, in Istanbul... Hammers and Whistlers 2005 Symphony No. 5 Galatasaray 2004 Strange Stone Sheherazade Alive Requiem Without Words 2003 Istathenople 2002 Drawings Gates 2001 Sarkici/The Singer (film score) MKG Variations (guitar version) Flight Box 2000 It's been 80 years One for Eight Symphony No. 4 Sardis < later   > earlier Nihavent Longa (2007) First Performance February 27, 2007 Netherlands Blazers Ensemble Bilkent Concert Hall Ankara, Turkey Instrumentation fl., 2 ob., 2 Bb cl., bass cl., bssthrn., 2 bsn., al. sax., 4 hrn., 2 trpt., 2 trbn., perc/ el/ bass, d. bass Duration 4' Listen Nihavent Longa Program Notes Nihavent Longa is a very popular, fast Turkish instrumental dance song in the nihavent scale (maqam). Longas are of Thracian origin (the portion of Turkey that is in Europe) and generally in a simple meter (2/4). It is anonymous, and occasionally Kemani Kevser Hanim is sited as being the source. Kamran Ince’s version of Nihavent Longa is scored for wind ensemble. It was commissioned and premiered by Netherlands Blazers Ensemble on the occasion of Queen Beatrix’s state visit to Ankara, Turkey in February 2007. Press Quote