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Alicia MARAVELIA:   Although a recognized Egyptologist (PhD in the University of Limoges, 2004) and Astronomer (PhD in the University of Athens, 1997), with an initial BSc in Physics (University of Thessaloniki, 1988), Founder and Director of the Hellenic Institute of Egyptology, Co-Ordinator of three Research Projects and prolific author of more than 150 papers, books and reviews, she is also very fond of Music and the History of Music. She has studied Byzantine Music in Thessaloniki and Athens and wrote a book of Propria ( Akolouthia ) to honor the memory of Saint Alice/Alexandra of Russia (the Passion-Bearer). She specializes in the enharmonion genos of the Oktoechos and is very interested in the relations and interactions of the Arabic and Ottoman Maqam  with the various modes (echoi ) of Byzantine Music.   

Dr. Mehmet Alan completed his undergraduate education in the Department of Music Education at Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Education, in 1986. He earned his master's degree in 2012 in the Department of Turkish Music at Haliç University, Institute of Social Sciences. He completed his Proficiency in Art education in 2018 in the Department of Turkish Music at Haliç University, Institute of Social Sciences. His areas of study include Turkish Folk Music, Turkish Art Music, Vocal Music, Jazz Music, Music History, Ethnomusicology, Music Education and Music Teaching Methods, and Contemporary Art. Selected academic works include:

Alan, M. (2024). The examination of the Kurdî (Phrygian) mode structure in Turkish music children's songs. Turkish Music Journal, 4(1), 57-64.
Alan, M., and Gürgen, İ. (2023). Contribution of folk songs to the language skills of primary school students within the scope of qualified teacher training programs. Journal for the Interdisciplinary Art and Education, 4(2), 83-90.
Alan, M. (2023). The examination of the workbooks on "bağlama" teaching within the scope of systematic exercises. 2nd International Rast Music Congress (IRMC), Antalya. January 14-15th. e-ISBN Proceedings Book: 978-605-06640-8-9.
Alan, M. (2021). BONA Turkish Music Scales-Sequencing Exercises. Yurtrenkleri Publishing, Ankara. ISBN:978-975-8303-90-8. (Published in 2021).
Institution: Anadolu University, Faculty of Education, Department of Basic Education, Music Teaching, Eskişehir, Turkey
E-mail: mehmeta@anadolu.edu.tr
ORCID: 0000-0002-1821-4870

Alper Şakalar is a researcher with extensive work in the fields of Western Classical Music and Turkish Music, incorporating these studies within the sub-disciplines of music. In addition to fundamental vocal training, the researcher has conducted various studies on singing styles in Turkish Music and Western Classical Music. He has participated as a practitioner and researcher in multiple projects where disciplines of singing, musicology, and music technology are collectively utilized. He has carried out advanced singing techniques and opera singing studies with Prof. Pekin Kırgız.

Şakalar, who has conducted studies on the relationship between modernization and locality in singing styles, identified educators who came from abroad to Istanbul to provide voice training during the Ottoman Empire period. With his research, he made various contributions to the post-Republic voice training literature in Turkey. He performed the vocal premiere of the Hamidiye March, used as the state anthem during the Ottoman period, at the Warsaw Royal Palace (2017) on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of Turkey-Poland relations. Şakalar, who participated in the overseas representation of the work named "Milli Ün" written for Atatürk in the last periods of the Ottoman Empire and included in the works of Prof. Dr. Evren Kutlay, has received many awards related to singing at national and international events.

After completing his doctorate study under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Turan Sağer at Yıldız Technical University, he started teaching at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University and continued his research. Between 2018-2022, he contributed to the development of the culture of singing together with the choirs he established within state institutions. He established the university radio and conducted research on the public's musical perception in communication tools within the radio. As an executive and researcher, he has participated in various projects, established sound recording and broadcasting studios, and contributed to the recording, archiving, and broadcasting of musical studies on TRT and various institutions.

In 2022, Şakalar, who participated as a soloist in the events organized by the Presidency, had his Turkish Folk Music studio and concert records published by state institutions in the same year. In 2023, he participated as a soloist in music programs conducted at the studios of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation and in concert events organized by various institutions and organizations. He received his associate professorship specifically in the field of Turkish Folk Music Performance in Music and continues his studies on developing the national singing style.