The choir ‘The Voice of Colours’ sees itself mainly as offering a space for people to come together. The choir meets and rehearses weekly at the venue Mosaik, Hardstrasse, and unites people, voices, songs, languages, styles and instruments. Under the direction of Hakan Can, the choir has performed many different song repertoires and has held various concerts since 2014. Within the scope of Abendschule Import, Hakan Can und Ülkü Can aim to give an insight into the inner workings of the choir.

Hakan Can is a musician, composer and music arranger. He has sung and played instruments since childhood. He was born and grew up in Diyarbakir, and later studied music in Izmir. In 2014, he founded the choir ‘The Voice of Colours’ in Zurich. He is currently working on a new musical set with a trio.

Ülkü Can is a singer. She runs the breathing and vocal training sessions for the choir ‘Voice of Colours’. She performs as a solo singer at concerts.


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