During the next two years, composer Meriç Artaç will be artist in residence at Festival Dag in de Branding. Meriç will contribute to eight editions of the festival. Dag in de Branding gives you the opportunity to become acquainted with her work. Meriç Artaç opens the festival on October 12 with her own work on the Turkish coffee culture. Residentie Orkest presents a new work by Theo Verbey and in Korzo you will hear new work by Peter-Jan Wagemans and Aart Strootman.
Meriç Artaç (28) was born in Istanbul, where she began her musical education at the Istanbul University State Conservatory at the age of five. She obtained a master’s degree in composition with Peter-Jan Wagemans in Rotterdam (Codarts) in 2015. Musical theatre is her passion.