“Hicâz Hümâyûn İlâhî,” also known as “Gizlice şaha buyur, hâne-yi tenhâya buyur.” [Secretly come to my kingdom, my heart].
As part of the Global Cello project arrangement of Âdile Sultan’s “Hicâz Hümâyûn İlâhî”
solo cello / 3′
Premièred: October 19, 2025 | Raqs Maqom: Dances & Music of Central & West Asia at the World Affairs Council Lobby in Louisville, Kentucky.
Adile Sultan (1826-1899), the daughter of Mahmud II, was an Ottoman princess, a Diwan poet, and a philanthropist. Education in the Quran, Arabic, Persian, music and calligraphy, she also had her own ensemble (ince saz takimi) consiststing of women musicians.