Of American–Turkish parentage, Kamran Ince had his early musical training in Ankara and Izmir before returning to America, where he studied at Oberlin and at the Eastman School of Music. His prizes include the Prix de Rome and the Lili Boulanger Prize. His compositions, chiefly instrumental and generally neo-Romantic, include orchestral and chamber music. Kamran is Professor of Composition at the University of Memphis and at Istanbul Technical University. The energy and rawness of Turkish and Balkan music, the spirituality of Byzantine and Ottoman music, the tradition of European art music and the extravert and popular qualities of the American psyche are the basis of Kamran Ince’s soundworld. kamranince.com
