Selim Giray has performed extensively in four continents, and has appeared frequently on the national public radio and television. He has performed as soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. Currently, he serves as Concertmaster and Assistant Conductor of The Ohio Light Opera.
Also an active researcher, most recently, he has edited Adnan Saygun's violin concerto for the Peermusic Classical Europe. In addition, he recently recorded a CD titled Turkish Music for Violin and Piano for the ERM Media with pianist Dr. June Chun. In 2003 Edwin Mellen Press published Dr. Giray's treatise titled A Biography of the Turkish Composer Ahmed Adnan Saygun and a Discussion of his Violin Works. The Ministry of Culture of Turkey published the same work in Turkish, with a preface by then Minister of Culture, Istemihan Talay.
During his tenure at Pittsburg State University, Giray has recruited international students from such countries as Romania, China, South Korea, and Turkey. Within the years his students won numerous competitions, including the coveted American String Teachers Association Solo Competition—Winner of 2006 Kansas Chapter. Dr. Giray’s students were accepted to such graduate programs as Yale University, Rice University, the University of Oklahoma, and the Florida State University with scholarships, and some moved on into the professional world and are members of such orchestras as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Kansas City Symphony, Houston Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, and the Chicago Symphony.
Also an active researcher, most recently, he has edited Adnan Saygun's violin concerto for the Peermusic Classical Europe. In addition, he recently recorded a CD titled Turkish Music for Violin and Piano for the ERM Media with pianist Dr. June Chun. In 2003 Edwin Mellen Press published Dr. Giray's treatise titled A Biography of the Turkish Composer Ahmed Adnan Saygun and a Discussion of his Violin Works. The Ministry of Culture of Turkey published the same work in Turkish, with a preface by then Minister of Culture, Istemihan Talay.
During his tenure at Pittsburg State University, Giray has recruited international students from such countries as Romania, China, South Korea, and Turkey. Within the years his students won numerous competitions, including the coveted American String Teachers Association Solo Competition—Winner of 2006 Kansas Chapter. Dr. Giray’s students were accepted to such graduate programs as Yale University, Rice University, the University of Oklahoma, and the Florida State University with scholarships, and some moved on into the professional world and are members of such orchestras as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Kansas City Symphony, Houston Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, and the Chicago Symphony.