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Coordinator of the TRNC Presidential Symphony Orchestra Kofalı Visits EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Hocanın

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Presidential Symphony Orchestra Coordinator Mustafa Kofalı paid a visit to Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Rector Prof. Dr. Aykut Hocanın on Thursday, 2 September 2021, at 10:00 a.m. During the visit, which took place in Prof. Dr. Aykut Hocanın's office, Kofalı was accompanied by Cyprus Polyphonic Choirs Association Coordinator Erkan Dağlı. EMU Vice Rector for Social and Cultural Affairs Prof. Dr. Deniz İşçioğlu was also present during the visit.

Collaboration Discussed

During the visit, details about the concert to be held together with Pianist Gülsin Onay and TRNC Presidential Symphony Orchestra at the closing ceremony of the 2nd Gülsin Onay Piano Festival, which will be held in memory of Turkish Pianist Verda Erman within the framework of the cooperation of EMU and Cyprus Polyphonic Choirs Association, were discussed. During the visit, where the attending parties agreed on the cultural steps that EMU and the TRNC Presidential Symphony Orchestra will take together in the 2021-2022 Academic Year and concert season, Kofalı presented the orchestra's projects for the new concert season to Rector Prof. Dr. Aykut Hocanın. The visit ended with a memory photo shoot and the presentation of the records compiled by Kofalı from the concerts performed by the orchestra to Prof. Dr. Aykut Hocanın.