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!

Gala and 50/50 Tickets On Sale Now!

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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This has been an incredible series. I could take in SO much more than I could at the beginning ones. You have really trained my ears!!! I have been enjoying classical music for more than 60 years (as a child my parents played classical music at dinner and we guessed the composer) but I NEVER knew how to listen before!

— Attendee of NJPAC Classical Conversations with Maestro Maull