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FERIDUN
OZGOREN:
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in economics from Istanbul University, Feridun
Ozgoren started working for the State Institute of Statistics. In 1973 he came to the United States for an advanced degree in biostatistics at the University of Michigan. He obtained a masters degree in 1978 from the School of Public Health where he later worked as a research associate.
Ozgoren is also a musician and artist. His collaboration with several American musicians led to the founding of the
EurAsia Ensemble in 1983 with the aim of studying and performing the traditional forms of Turkish music. In addition, he enjoys making classical instruments, including
tanbur, ud, kemence, ney, latva, and bendir. During the last 10 years,
Ozgoren has been the director of the Cambridge Mûsiki Cemiyeti, a choral and instrumental group devoted to Turkish music.
He also practices ebru since 1986, which he learned from Niyazi
Sayin, a highly respected artist and a master musician living in
Istanbul. Ozgoren's distinctive style combines the rich patterns
and sumptuous colors of traditional ebrû with the highly
powerful inscriptions of Ottoman calligraphy.
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