Labyrinth Trio

Labyrinth is dedicated to the study and performance of sonic traditions rooted in modal music, experimenting with sounds that stretch from Afghanistan through Central and West Asia and beyond. This trio will be performing Turkish instrumental and vocal music as part of our Nimble Ensemble initiative, bringing modal music to communities across Ontario. To learn more, please visit us at www.labyrinthontario.com

Performers:

Canan Sezgin Geylan was born in Samsun, Turkey, into a family of musicians. First learning the mandolin, and later the violin, Canan developed her vocal style and technique with her father’s extensive archive of prominent vocal and instrumental masters. In addition to co-hosting the GEYLAN MUSIC YouTube channel, Canan and her husband Yahya Geylan prepared and performed Music From Home to Home concert program and produced the TV program Gönüller Bir Olsun (Let Hearts Unite) for the TRT Music Channel.

Soheil Sadeghi is a musician deeply immersed in the art of Iranian Kamanche and Iranian music Radifs, under the guidance of esteemed mentors like Davood Ganjei, Mohammad Ali Kiani Nejad, and Ali Akbar Shekarchi. His performances have taken him to prestigious stages worldwide, including the World Map Music Symposium at Tchaikovsky Conservatoire in Moscow (2014) and the Resonanzen Music Festival in Wiener Konzerthaus (2015). Soheil’s Kamancheh playing can be heard in recordings such as “Asheghi”; (Being in Love) by Arshad Tahmasbi, “Wandering in the Mirror”by Reza Fayyaz, and “Ayyaran” by Ahmad Pejman.

Yahya Geylan is a classical music vocalist at TRT Istanbul Radio and conductor of Üsküdar Music Society, Neva Music Ensemble, and ISTUN Ensemble. As a soloist, he has performed in countless concerts internationally; including with the Pera Ensemble at the Festival Sesc de Música de Câmara in Brazil and A Pole in the Palace: Ali Ufki Bey with the Saz-ü Söz ensemble. Yahya is a constant collaborator with his wife, Canan Sezgin Geylan.