User:Gabriel Aydin

Gabriel Aydin was born in 1975 in the village of Gundukshukro near Nisibin in the region of Tur Abdin, southeastern Turkey. He studied the Syriac language and literature as well as Syriac theology and liturgical music at Mor Gabriel Seminary. In 1994, he entered Istanbul Conservatoire and studied there for two years. Following this, he moved to Lebanon for further studies in music where he entered the University of Holy Spirit in Kaslik (USEK) to learn scientifically the history, nature and development of Syriac Music. He earned a Master of Musicology degree from USEK in 2003 and the same year produced his first Syriac CD entitled "Nusrotho". Since then Gabriel has produced "Klilo b'eede d'Moran", a collection of original works commemorating his 2005 marriage to Marie Ghazal Aydin.

Gabriel currently resides in Rhode Island, USA where he leads the Choir of Saint Ephraim the Syriac, and is hard at work producing further musical works of art glorifying the name of Jesus Christ, and promoting the rich Syriac musical tradition.

--Gabriel Aydin 05:06, 23 January 2006 (UTC)