"Hattusha Orchestral Ensemble" --comprised of Turkish, Italian, Hungarian and Portuguese musicians-- will give concerts by using Hittite musical instruments within the scope of "KaleidoscopEurope" project.
The concerts will take place in Ankara on September 26, central Anatolian province of Corum on September 28 and in Portugal on October 2.
11 Hittite musical instruments were recreated with the information gathered from archeological findings. The sound of these musical instruments will be heard for the first time after 3,700 years in these concerts.
The instruments were measured in ODTU (Middle East Technical University in Ankara), and produced by academicians in Istanbul Technical University in 6-7 months.
Italian Center of Culture in Istanbul, ODTU, Turkish State Theaters and State Theatre, Opera & Ballet Employees Foundation (TOBAV) prepared the "Hattusha" activity under "KaleidoscopEurope" project funded by the European Union.
The Hittites established a kingdom centered at Hattusha (Turkish central Anatolian province of Corum in present day) in the 18th century BC.
