HASAN CİHAT ÖRTER
(Composer, Guitarist, Arranger)
He was born on oktober 23th 1958 in Istanbul, started his music life playing piano and violin when he was small. Then he met classical guitar when he was 5 years old and had been tought by Prof. Antonio Doumesitch at his 7 years old so that he had attended his courses for 5 years. At the same time In Üsküdar Community of Musıc he attended Türkisch music courses of Emin Ongan and took courses about Makam ve Nazariyet. He made researchs on Türkisch Volk Music with Şemsi Yastıman,who is good at instrument(Saz) and has developed a new approach to instrument(Saz). After his high-school education he qualified for scholarship from the Berkley Music Academy and went to USA (1976 - 1979). After he had finished composition and Armony courses there , and he had taken high composition courses from Liege conservatory of Belgium Royal Academy and here he obtained his master's certificate and doctor's degree. .