The Fundación Tres Culturas is dedicating its October cultural programme to Turkey. Within the framework of this project, on Monday 25th at 20.00 h. we will count with the performance of Sinan Ayyıldız & Tolgahan Çoğulutwo renowned musicians who dedicate their lives not only to performance but also to musical research.
Sinan Ayyıldızborn in Ankara in 1980, is a multidisciplinary artist who, despite his university training as a chemist, decided to dedicate his life to music, completing a Master's degree in Turkish Music at the İTÜ State Conservatory of Turkish Music.
After many acclaimed musical projects, in 2009 he participated in the album Stereognosis Hybrid, a project bringing together musicians from several different countries released in the USA. In addition to multiple awards and projects, he has performed solo recitals at festivals such as Ronda Guitar Festival, Berlin Guitar and Mandolin Festival and ITU Bağlama Days.
Sinan Ayyildiz continues his musical work in his own recording studio in Ankara and is in the process of recording four albums, which he combines with his work as an associate professor and vice-dean at the Faculty of Performing Arts, Ankara University of Music and Fine Arts.
Tolgahan Çoğulu is an artist with an extensive and recognised track record in musical innovation. He won first prize in the Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition at Georgia Tech in 2014. He designed his "Adjustable Microtonal Guitar" in 2008. His first recording on this instrument, Atlas, was released by Kalan Music in 2012. He has performed at many festivals and universities in over 34 countries. Tolgahan is composing a repertoire for microtonal guitar with more than 40 composers involved at the moment.
He has been a professor since 2013 at the Turkish State Conservatory of Music, Istanbul Technical University, where he founded the first microtonal guitar department in 2014.
Since 2016 he has been organising the world's first Microtonal Guitar Competition. His book Microtonal Guitar was released in 2018 by Mojo Roots Music, co-authored with Fernando Pérez. His latest album 'Microtonal' was released in 2018 by Ahenk Music. He is currently a lecturer at the Turkish State Conservatory of Music, Istanbul Technical University and the Centre for Advanced Studies in Music.
Invitations at THIS LINK from 12 noon on Tuesday 19 October.
Activity carried out in collaboration with the Seville City Council, the Turkish Embassy and the Yunus Emre Institute.
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