The musical theatre is inspired by the region's traditional bozlak music. / Photo: TRT World
They shared a common dream and came up with the idea of founding the Hezarfen Ensemble, an Istanbul-based music band that introduces contemporary melodies into Istanbul's diverse musical scene, in 2010 after they ran into each other for the first time in Istanbul. Ellison explains how they intentionally left the definition for the project open-ended."There shouldn't be one formula. If you have musicians working creatively for different musical traditions, all kinds of things could come out of this work," he says.
For the ensemble, it’s not about making music of East or West but above and beyond all the divisions. Ellison says it’s about"drawing from multiple traditions and having creativity coming out of all."
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