Boğaziçi Youth Choir, Turkey
The Boğaziçi Youth Choir began its miraculous journey in 2014. Its founder, choral conductor Masis Aram Gözbek, is on a mission to raise awareness of the glories of polyphonic choral music all over Turkey. Besides performing more than 200 concerts, the choir made up of teenagers and young adults from greater Istanbul has produced videos attracting over a million views. Its pioneering social projects have also earned it widespread acclaim. After its first venture onto the international stage brought it both the Grand Prix and Best Stage Performance Award at the Ohrid Choir Festival in North Macedonia, the Boğaziçi Youth Choir took part in numerous international festivals and competitions, including a virtual edition of the San Juan Canta in Argentina and the prestigious Cantemus International Choral Festival in Nyíregyháza, Hungary. In 2023 it was chosen to represent Turkey at the World Symposium on Choral Music in Istanbul.