Itri İmanlı was born in 1973. When he was six he began to take kanun and Turkish Music courses from Nuri SENNEYLI, a musician of Ankara Radio. He also took courses on fasıl music from Kemal GURSES, Istanbul Radio and conservatory chorus chef, and had chance to come together and work with the famous composers and musicians of the period like Müzeyyen SENAR, Safiye AYLA, Semahat OZDENSES, Melahat PARS, Kadri and İsmail SENCALAR.

Itri IMANLI graduated from ITU, the Department of Physical Engineering and gave many concerts in various activities of the university with the chorus he directed.

He finished Marmara University, Physics Master Program and he also had education on “Advanced Methods in Music” in ITU.

IMANLI founded the school which bears his own name in 1999 with Nermin AKSU and Prof. Dr. Mustafa AKSU and in the school gave an education identical to academies. He gives kanun, oud and theory courses personally and he is the chef of Turkish Classical Music Chorus. He also trains Kadıkoy Municipality Health and Social Corporation Foundation (KASDAV) YOUTH CHORUS and other chorus in its structure. He has given concerts with the chorus he directed to TURKISH MILITARY FORCES, SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN, various municipalities in Istanbul, ISTEK Foundation and many other official and private institutions and foundations.

He also prepared a music and culture program in FLASH TV in 2000-2001 transition time with Ercan BOSTANCIOGLU. The name of the program was “BIR ZAMANLAR MAZIYE BAK” and it was very popular among the spectators.

In 2004, he made his solo album “DO” which combined his works on Turkish and Western Music. Appropriate to the style of this album he gave many concerts in the organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Relations in various universities, consulates and culture centers. He also attended TV programs in ATV and HABERTURK. İmanlı realized many international projects with Süren HASADURYAN and Ahmet AHMEDOV, too.

Kanun Improvisations

Nihavent Taksim (3.21 MB - 2.20 dk)

Huseyni - Muhayyer Taksim (2.93 MB - 2.08 dk)

Once upon a Time

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