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Brendan Mulvihill's roots in Irish music run deep. Brendan's grandmother Bridget Mulvihill, nee Flynn, was a fiddler and her brothers were all musicians as well. Brendan's father, the late National Heritage Fellow, Martin Mulvihill of County Limerick, Ireland, was a renowned fiddle player and one of the most highly respected Irish music teachers in America. Even with these powerful influences, Brendan's style is uniquely his own. Brendan’s strong tone, remarkable bow work and unsurpassed musicianship come from a deep love of the music and from a surprising influence. Though inspired by many traditional Irish musicians, Brendan also developed a passion...

Ulvi Cemal Erkin (14 March 1906–15 September 1972) was a Turkish composer. Erkin graduated from Galatasaray High School. He passed the examination and was sent to Paris, France for his education with Cezmi Rifki Erinc and Ekrem Zeki Un by the state in 1925. He studied in the Paris Conservatory and the Ecole Normale de Musique. Upon his return to Turkey in 1930, he began teaching at the Musiki Muallim Mektebi (Music Teachers School). He met his wife Ferhunde Erkin at the Musiki Muallim Mektebi and married in 1932. He shared the grand prize of the Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi with...