Echoes of home

Echoes of home program note ‘ Echoes of home’ is a series of ‘Take me home for a large ensemble’, which is inspired by my own experience of a coup on July. 15th., 2016 in Turkey. This tradgic event makes me rethink of all the victims of terror attack and traumatism, which causes mental and physical illness. Terrorism related violence has been a big issue around the world, and I feel there is no comfort zone. It reflects on where real home is, and I’ve been questioning about what home means tome and people while flash-back of that day in Turkey. I put ‘home’, as a symbol of destination of our lives. ‘Home’, may speak shelter, comfort or an eternal place where the spirit stays. And, the process of meditation on the word has given meaningful time for me. This piece tells for the victims’ hearts and pains, and divides into three sections, which named being taken, bemoan, and don’t cry, home is closer, contain heavy emotions toward seeking an eventual place like home.