The Labyrinth Ensemble is a 13-person ensemble based in Toronto, Ontario, representing a variety of musical traditions and aesthetics within the world of modal music. The Ensemble engages in a multi-week rehearsal intensive with a specialized guest artist to learn music in its authenticity while collaborating in its presentation. The Ensemble is unique in the world in that it draws from each member’s musical lineage to create a hybrid yet faithful sound.

This performance features Alex Fournier, Araz Salek, Yosef Brailovesky, Beth Silver, Elise Boeur, Joshua Greenberg, Naoko Tsujita, Naghmeh Farahmand, Saghi Farsijani, Sara Constant, Soheil Sadeghi, and Yalda Ehsani.

Canan Sezgin Geylan is an accomplished Turkish Makam Music vocalist, violinist, music educator, choir conductor, broadcaster, cultural entrepreneur, and master instructor with more than 35 years of professional artistic experience. Throughout her career, she has worked as a professional state artist with major Turkish cultural institutions under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye and had an extensive professional relationship with the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, appearing in numerous radio and television productions.

Since relocating to Canada in 2024, she has continued her professional artistic and educational career in Toronto. Her work contributes to cultural heritage preservation, arts education, multicultural engagement, intercultural understanding, and artistic exchange between Canada and Türkiye.

Yahya Geylan is a distinguished Turkish classical music artist, multi-instrumentalist (Oud, Tanbur, Piano), master conductor, and composer with over 30 years of premier institutional leadership at the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation and historic musical bodies.

Renowned for headline diplomatic collaborations with the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye, Geylan has worked with a variety of institutions across Canada including the National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra in Ottawa, the University of Toronto, and Yunus Emre Institute. Dedicated to cultural entrepreneurship, Geylan acts as the Artistic Director of CYModalMusic Inc. and CYMusicHub in Toronto.