EDUCATION
Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition, UH Hartt School of Music, West Hartford, Ct, USA, with Robert Carl and James Sellars, 2000-2006
Master of Music in Composition, Koninklijk Conservatorium Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with Theo Loevendie and Fabio Nieder, 2004-2006
Master of Music in Composition, Ankara State Conservatory, Composition and Piano Departments, Ankara, Turkey with Ilhan Baran, Ertugrul Bayraktar, Mehmet Okonsar, 1997-2000
Bachelor of Music in Composition, Ankara State Conservatory, Composition and Piano Departments, Ankara, Turkey with Ilhan Baran, Ertugrul Bayraktar, Mehmet Okonsar, Ertuğ Korkmaz 1993-1997
Started music with her father, Selim Onder, during her childhood, played mandolin, baglama, qanun
FESTIVALS and MASTERCLASSES
2014, “IRMA RAVINALE MEMORIAL COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE”, Fiuggi, Italy
2013, NYU/ASCAP Foundation Film Scoring Workshop in Memory of Buddy Baker
2009-2012, Guest student at Hochschule fur Music, Stuttgart, Germany, with Marco Stroppa
2009, France (Acanthes-Metz)
2008, Germany (IMD-Darmstadt)
2005, Austria (Seefeld-Tirol, studied with Boguslav Schaffer)
2005, France (Acanthes-Metz)
2005, the Netherlands (Gaudeamus Music Week)
2004, Germany (IMD-Darmstadt)
2001, England (Royal Northern College of Music-Manchester, studied with Anthony Gilbert)
AWARDS
2009 - second prize, Prince Reinl Stiftung, Wien/Munich, Austria
2008 - first prize in competition for composition CULTURESCAPES 2008 in cooperation with Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel, Switzerland
2004 - third prize in National Composition Competition, Ministry of Culture of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey
2004 - honorable mention in National Composition Competition, Ministry of Culture of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey
2004 - honorable mention in National Composition Competition, Ministry of Culture of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey
2002 - honorable mention from American Composers Orchestra, NY, USA
2000 - second prize in The British Council, Young Musician of the Year Competition in Orchestral Composition, Ankara, Turkey
2000 - fourth prize in The British Council, Young Musician of the Year Competition in Orchestral Composition, Ankara, Turkey
1998 - third prize in Nejat F. Eczacibasi National Composition Competition, Izmir, Turkey
SOUNDTRACKS
2018, Sevgili Komşum
2018, Düğüm Salonu
2017, Rauf
2016, Eskiya Dunyaya Hukumdar Olmaz
2016, Paramparca
2010, Cinar Agaci
2010, Yuregine Sor
2010, Kurtlar Vadisi Filistin
2008, Asi Ruh
2008, Elveda Rumeli
2007, Son Osmanli