Itri İmanlı was born in İstanbul, in 1973 and began music when he was six. He took kanun and turkish music courses from Nuri Senneyli who was an old chorus chef of Ankara Radio and practiced fasil music and chorus with important music trainers of the period. After he had graduated from ITU Physical Engineering Faculty, he continued Physics master in Marmara University and ITU Western Music Field, “Advanced Methods in Music” subject at the same time. He gave many concerts with Turkish Classical Music Chorus he had founded in ITU.

Itri Imanli, who is the founder of Itri School of Music, gives kanun and oud courses in the school and directs the chorus studies. Click for detailed information on Itri Imanli.

Okan Samil graduated from Istanbul Municipality Conservatory (Istanbul University), the Department of Violin and Piano (second instrument) after his education between 1970-1978 and completed his license education as a student of Prof. Nuri Iyicil in Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory, the Department of Stringed Instruments (violin). He entered Istanbul State Symphony in 1979 when he was continuing his university education as a permanent staff and he is still a member of the 1st violin group.

Salih Bilgin completed his primary, secondary and high school education in İstanbul Fatih Collage and started ITU, TMD Conservatory. During his education he took nay courses from Niyazi Sayin, Turkish Music, solfege, theory and repertoire from Ozdal Orhon, tempo from Hursit Ungay, literature from Ahmet Kabakli, instrument knowledge from Cafer Acin and various courses from teachers like Bekir Sitki Sezgin, Yalcin Tura, Ihsan Ozgen, Demirhan Atug, Kani Karaca, Nevzat Atlig, Cahit Atasoy and carried out private studies with them.

Salih Bilgin continues his works on nay production, marbling and bead production which he learned from his teacher Niyazi Sayin. He still continues his job as a musician of the Ministry of Culture, Istanbul Classical Turkish Music Chorus. Click for detailed biography.

İlter Cebeci began his guitar studies in Istanbul Anatolia Fine Arts High School with Melih Guzel in 1995 and he studied with Kagan Korad in Bilkent University, The Faculty of Music and Performing Arts from 1999 to 2002. He was transferred to Istanbul University State Conservatory in 2002 and continued his studies with Erdem Sokmen. Ilter Cebeci started Mimar Sinan University, State Conservatory master program in 2005 and he still continues his studies here with Soner Egesel. In this period he has given many concerts in various cities. Ilter Cebeci has been continuing his studies with Triobio since 2005.

Serkan Bagtir began music education with baglama in secondary school and oud in high school and he started ITU Turkish Music State Conservatory and became a clarinet student of Tulay Orser. He attended concerts abroad with Ruhi Ayangil polyphonic Turkish Music band. He also attended Aegean and Balkan Dances Project of Ihsan Ozgen. He was the first clarinet in Munir Nurettin Beken works concert of Hakan Sensoy. He made Balkan music studies with Muammer Ketencoglu. His studies with Rebetika and Grek music made him learn bouzouki. He has added bouzouki to his list of instruments since 2000. He still continues his studies in Western music, Turkish music and ethnic music areas.
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Yagmur Damla Orsel began her musical life in the Department of Instrument Education in ITU Turkish Music State Conservatory and had many valuable teachers there. She took kemence courses from Ihsan Ozgen, kudum courses from Hursit Ungay, repertoire courses from Mefharet Yildirim, Music History from Haydar Sanal, Harmony from Demirhan Altug, Religious Music from Bekir Sitki Sezgin and Music Paleography from Yalcin Tura. She played with Ruhi Ayangil band in the school days. She graduated with the first degree in 1993 and had the right of masters without exam.

Before graduation she began as a Kemence player in the Ministry of Culture, Bursa State Classical Turkish Music Chorus which was founded by Inci Cayirli. She was appointed to Istanbul State Classical Turkish Music Chorus in 1995. She taught Kemence in ITU Turkish Music State Conservatory between 1997-2001. She is still working in the Ministry of Culture Istanbul State Classical Turkish Music Chorus as a Kemence Player.

Ozgur Atasoy is a graduate of Bilkent University, Music and Performing Arts, the Department of Flute. He took place in many solo, chamber music and orchestra concerts in the structure of Fine Arts Site, Bilkent and Marmara Universities. He deserved the 2. and 3. awards two consecutive years in Milliyet Music Awards among High Schools. He he took his MA from Marmara University, the Department of Fine Arts, Music Training Branch, the Department of Flute.

Gulsin Gumus is a graduate of Istanbul University, State Conservatory the Department of Cello. She gave her first important concert with Chamber Music Orchestra in Istanbul International Music Festival. She won Bilkent University MSSF with a full scholarship and studied with important teachers like Prof. Dogan Cangal, Sardor Rasulov, Josef Györf, Karl Anton Rickenbacher, Andree Sommer and Teymur Semsiyev. For two years she worked as the cello group chef in Bilkent Youth Symphony Orchestra and joined to Murcia Symphony Orchestras Festival in Italy. With the partnership of G.S. Ork she gave a solo concert with E. Elgar cello concerto.

Gulsin Gumus is working as a specialist trainer in Marmara University, Private Adiguzel Fine Arts High School and in Onsekiz Mart University, the Faculty of Education, and Musical Training Branch.

Asım Ekren has a very important place in Turkish Pop Music history and he is one of the first remembered drummers. He began his musical life with drums in his early ages. After Conservatory years he worked with “Ali Atasagun Quartet” and “Haramiler” band as a drummer in 1960’s. He proved himself in Golden Microphone Awards and later he joined Istanbul Gelisim Orchestra. He played with Ozdemir Erdogan, Erkin Koray, MFO and many other musicians and bands and he continues his studies in Kultur University and Armoni Sanat which was founded with the partnership of DMC. He is the originating father and one of the founders of Kultur University.

Asım Ekren directs percussion projects and bands of Ritmpark which is a project of Itri School of Music and gives courses.

He had performances with names like Ralph Alessi, Mark Hellias, Steve Lehman and Tyshawn Sorey in SIM (School for Improvisational Music) workshops in Brooklyn City, New York, America in 2006. He made stage, television and album works in many styles like rock, blues, funk, R&B, pop, latin, gospel, balkans, gypsy, Turkish Classical and Jazz music with many orchestras and chorus in New York – Manhattan and Brooklyn, California – Sacremento and Washington DC. He gave concerts with New Generation – Gypsy Kings and Kenan Dogulu.

Nazif Kerem Güroğlu is a graduate of Istanbul Bilgi University, the Department of Sound Technologies and he has Izmir Anatolian Fine Arts High School and Bilkent University the Department of Theory Composition in his educational background. He started as a DJ when he was a student in Ankara. He was a resident DJ in clubs like Saklikent, Upload and Gas Station.

In Istanbul he worked as a DJ in Balans Tonique, Loop, Sawady, Aziza and Papilion and he gives concerts with the electro music band named Fecr-i Ati they founded with Aziz Kilic in 2004.

Serdar Bağtır took rhythm courses from different teachers and studied different styles like Turkish, Latin, Flamenco and Greek Music. He attended many concerts in Turkey and abroad with Sina Rhythm Band in 2005. He gave rhythm compositions written by him and live performances with this band in various activities.