Assoc. Prof. Ayşe BOZKURT

Born in Trabzon in 1989. After completing her education in the Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Akdeniz University in 2011, she was accepted in to the B.A. program in Opera at the Department of Performing Arts, Anadolu University State Conservatory, where she joined the vocal class of Lecturer Başak Büyükuğurlu. In 2016, she graduated as the top student of the conservatory with a High Honor certificate. She studied vocal technique and performance with Prof. Eva Czermak at the Wraclow Akademia Muzyczna im Karola Lipińskiego and participated in Prof. Julia Conwell's masterclass at Musik und Kunst Privatuniversitaet. In 2016, she was accepted into the Curtis Institute of Music Young Artist Voice Program. She received training in vocal technique, performance, and stage presence from leading American vocal pedagogues such as Mikael Eliasen, Joan Patenaude Yarnell, Lisa Keller, Prof. William Stone, Julia Faulkner, and Danielle Orlando. Between 2017 and 2018, she continued her postgraduate studies at the Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Nicolini, attending Professor Laura Groppi's vocal class. There, she performed the role of Belinda in Purcell's opera Dido and Aenea and the soprano part in Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. In Italy, she attended master classes with Professor Francois Le Roux on chanson interpretation, with Professor Matthias Alteheld on lied interpretation, and with Professor Raffaele Pe and Professor Anna Simboli on baroque style interpretation. In 2017, she participated in the Summer Academy for Non-Formal Youth Practices Learning Mobility Projects of Youth Workers Erasmus program in Budapest, attending workshops on acting and drama at the University of Theatre and Film Arts. As a member of the Saygun Philharmonic Choir and the Ertuğrul Oğuz Fırat Choir, she participated in concert events organized by the Presidential Symphony Orchestra, the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, and the Başkent Chamber Orchestra. In 2019, she participated in the EU Project ERASMUS+ Youth Talent Development Camp (YTDC) "The Voices of Peace" project in Malta, attending vocal technique workshops led by Prof. Nadiya Khaverko and Vitaliya. She won 3rd place in the Golden Voice International Contest held in Malta. In 2019, she graduated from the Anadolu University Fine Arts Institute, Opera Department, Master's Program. She completed her Proficiency in Arts education at the Anadolu University Fine Arts Institute, Opera Singing and Directing Department. She performed the role of Lucy in G. C. Menotti's opera The Telephone or L'Amour a trios, and the role of Bastienne in W. A. Mozart's opera Bastien und Bastienne.. Since 2020, she has been working in the Music Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Süleyman Demirel University. She continues her academic works and also actively participates in choir, recital, and concert programs with the Süleyman Demirel University Academic Chamber Orchestra.