This chapter evaluates the musical activities of the Goethe Institutes in Turkey, focusing on their concerts organized in Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir from the late 1950s to the 2000s. Starting with concerts of mainly European art music, the musical activities in these cities underwent several style changes. Eventually, they expanded into more popular genres such as jazz, rock, alternative, electronica and even experimental music. This chapter focuses on the interactions between the political, economic and social transformations taking place in Germany, Turkey and the globalized world and the music events at the three Turkish Goethe Institutes. Based on archival research focusing on brochures, flyers and program notes, this chapter maps the events related to popular music, as exemplified by case examples that highlight certain developments in the Instituteʼs music policy. This analysis also serves as an overview of the forms of cultural exchange between Germany and Turkey, as demonstrated by the musical and cultural activities of the Goethe Institute.
„Goethe Going Pop. Von musikalischer Repräsentation zu musikbezogener Interaktion in der Musikarbeit der Goethe-Institute in der Türkei“ weiterlesenGoethe Going Pop. Von musikalischer Repräsentation zu musikbezogener Interaktion in der Musikarbeit der Goethe-Institute in der Türkei
