Cenk Ergün
photo by Cristina Marx
“Small Small” (2010) (Revised 2020)
I wrote Small Small in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 2010. “Small small” is a commonly used phrase in that part of the world, which can mean “gently,” “slowly,” or “bit by bit.” It is one of my first works composed outside the standard Equal Tempered tuning system. While my initial goal in experimenting with alternate tuning systems was to seek out new and unfamiliar sonorities, working with historical temperaments and just intonation has revealed to me intersections among ancient European and Middle Eastern musical traditions. Such intersections have greatly informed my work for the past decade.
Cenk Ergün
Performances
Thursday 10 September 2020
"Small Small" (Berlin Premiere)
KM28
Karl-Marx-Str. 28
12043 Berlin Neukölln
Cenk Ergün
Photo by Cristina Marx
Cenk Ergün is a Turkish-American composer and improviser currently based in Berlin. His chamber music has been performed by ensembles such as JACK Quartet, So Percussion, Alarm Will Sound, and Wet Ink. As an electronics performer, he has collaborated with artists such as Jason Treuting, Samita Sinha, and Alvin Curran. In 2020, Cenk released two records: Sonare & Celare with JACK Quartet, and Lock Me Up & Lock Me Down with Fred Frith and Sudhu Tewari.