Tevfik Akbasli

One of the most acknowledged Turkish Composers, Akbasli graduated from Vocal Studies in 1982, sang as a chorister at State Opera House. In 1986, he went to the US and studied percussion instruments as well as theory, harmony, composition and improvisation at the Berklee School of Music in vibraphone virtuoso Gary Burton's Percussion Department with Professor Ed Saindon and pianist - composer Aydin Esen. He turned to composition in 1990 and composed an array of pieces from opera to musical for children, from modern dance music to chamber music and won many composition awards.