 Born
in 1955 in the province of Konya, home of the Mevlevi order,Necati
Celik learned to play the baglama, a folkloric long-necked lute
at the age of 7. The early 1970's marked the beginning of his
acquaintance with the oud, and in 1973, he participated in the
Mevlevi rituals of, Konya as an oud player for the first time
over. Here, he meet some of Turkey`s for most oud masters, who
contributed to the development of his command over the instrument.
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- Havin experienced difficulty in obtaining quality
instruction while learning how to play the oud, Mr. Celik decided
to establish his,own private school of music 'in l975 in Konya,
where he taught oud to hundreds of students.
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- In 1983, he founded the Konya Municipal Türkish
Music Choir. Two years later, he became an oud instructor in the
Music Department of Konya's Seljuk University, where he remained
for a year. Later, in 1986, he became an oud artist in the Turkish
Ministry of Culture's State
- Classical Music Ensemble; and at the same time,
taught oud at the State Conservatory of Aegean University.
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- In 1987, he gave 8 concerts in Tunisia. 1989 was
the year when Mr.Celik joined the Istanbul State Classical Turkish
Music Ensemble. He also became the primary oud artist of the
Necdet-Yashar ensemble, with whom he performed an a monthly basis
in Istanbul, as well as in many provinces of Turkey.
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- Mr. Celik is a frequent guest on Turkish national
television and radio programs, and he has performed in many of the
universities of France, the Netherlands, Germany,
Switzerland,Tunisia, Morocco, Malaysia, Canada, and the U.S.A.
Acting on an invitation received in 1993, he journeyed to the U.S.
for solo performances.Since then he has given oud lessons and
recitals every year in California and New Mexico, and teaches and
performs every August at the Middle Eastern Music Camp held in in
Mendocino, California. In 1997, he was invited to partcipate in a
workshop at the University of Israel in Jerusalem, where he taught
oud and Turkish classical music.At the end of the workshop
Mr.Celik gave 2 concerts with his students.
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- Necati Celik is married with 2 children, and is
currently an active member of the Ministry of Culture's State
Classical Turkish Music Ensemble in Istanbul. necati_celik@turkmusikisi.com
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