Kaya, Celil Refik

Patrons' Dinner Gala 2025: Strings of Passion. Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Featuring award-winning classical guitarist Celil Refik Kaya and violinist Amanda Braud Kaya. Discovery Music Concert, cocktail hour, dinner, and the presentation of the 2025 Discovery Award to Bob and Cynthia Hamburger!

Patrons’ Dinner Gala: Strings of Passion

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
6:00 – 9:30 PM
The Park Savoy, 236 Ridgedale Avenue, Florham Park

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 106 – A Taste of Mexico

Guitarist Celil Refik Kaya is back again to help Maestro Maull explore Manuel Ponce’s Scherzino Mexicano in this Discovery Orchestra Chat!

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 104 – A Third Look at Variation Form

In this Chat, Maestro Maull and guitarist Celil Refik Kaya explore Celil’s own composition entitled Theme & Variations on Pass et medio.  

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 102 – False Relations

What exactly are False Relations? In this Chat, Maestro Maull and guitarist phenom Celil Refik Kaya explore the “chromatic contradictions” in Alonso Mudarra’s Fantasy No. 10.

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Thank you so much for inviting us to attend the Saint-Saens “Organ Symphony” recording session. I have always enjoyed listening to this work. As is always the case, your tutorial was excellent! I cannot believe how much more I now know about the “Organ Symphony”. And with more understanding comes a better appreciation. The Discovery Orchestra is much bigger than I remember. Their performance was excellent and truly exciting! A really big pipe organ performed by Mark Miller further enhanced the entire listening experience.

— Earle Eaton, Recording Engineer of our predecessor entity the Philharmonic Orchestra of New Jersey