Avaz ensemble to perform in Turkey in late May

TEHRAN,Apr.23(MNA) -- Avaz, an ensemble composed of Iranian and Turkish musicians, will be giving concerts in several cities in Turkey late May. The concerts will begin at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, the Iranian vocalist Hadi Sepehri told on Tuesday. They will next give a performance at the Nazim Hikmet Cultural Center in Istanbul. Following that, the Mekan Hall in Istanbul will host their next performance. The ensemble will also perform live on Hayat TV, a Turkish nationwide TV channel. Their last performance will be in Agri, a city located in eastern Anatolia. Avaz was founded by Sepehri and the Turkish musician Kemal Binici. The ensemble performed in Ankara and several other Turkish cities in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Vocalist Betul Demir and clarinet virtuoso Ali Fuat Aydin from Turkey and Behrang Nik-Aiin, Mehran Qahramanzadeh from Iran are other members of the ensemble.