Echoes: Young Voices Bringing Cities Together
October 2026 - September 2027
ANKARA, ESKİŞEHİR, HAKKARİ, KAHRAMANMARAŞ, KARABÜK
Affiliates:
ANKARA: Çiğdem Aytepe
ESKİŞEHİR: Eskişehir Polifonik Korosu Derneği
HAKKARİ: Hakkari Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi
KAHRAMANMARAŞ: Açık Sahne Sanat Akademisi Derneği
KARABÜK: Dr. Pınar Çanakçı Çavdur
Echoes: Young Voices Bringing Cities Together aims to strengthen intercity cultural exchange, solidarity and collaborative creation by bringing young people from different cities across Türkiye together through the unifying power of choral music.
Implemented by the Choral Culture Association through the Türkiye Youth Choir, the project seeks to enhance the artistic and educational capacities of young musicians while expanding access to polyphonic choral music across different cities.
As part of the project, selected young musicians from the Türkiye Youth Choir will participate in a capacity-building programme in Ankara, receiving training in choral conducting, rehearsal techniques and facilitation skills. They will subsequently take on roles as trainers and facilitators in choir workshops organised in collaboration with local partners in Hakkâri, Kahramanmaraş, Karabük and Eskişehir.
Targeting young people with limited opportunities to engage with choral music, these workshops will introduce participants to polyphonic music and provide opportunities for collaborative musical creation. Open rehearsals and mini-concerts will also extend the project's reach to local audiences.
Throughout the project, the local musical heritage of the participating cities will be reinterpreted through polyphonic arrangements, encouraging cultural diversity to find expression in shared musical productions.
During the closing camp in Ankara, young people selected from the workshop participants will join members of the Türkiye Youth Choir, creating an opportunity for participants from different cities to exchange experiences and share their musical work. The project will culminate in a closing concert, where young musicians will present their collaborative productions to an audience.
Echoes aims to establish a sustainable network of solidarity and cooperation between cities by empowering young people not merely as participants in musical activities, but as active agents in shaping and enriching cultural life in their own communities.
