December 16, 2003, by the Orfeon Chamber Chorus with soprano Leyla Çolakoğlu, tenor Hakan Aysev and bass Deva Çolakoğlu under the direction of conductor Bujor Hoinic. Her works were sung in the musical fantasy Cabaret Opera staged by the State Opera and Ballet Company and directed by Gürçil Çeliktaş, and this work became part of the opera repertory (2004–2005). Her works have also been performed by symphony orchestras. Her works are mentioned in three books by the composer Turhan Taşan, Women Composers (2000), Pharmacist Artists in Turkish Music (2001) and Doctor and Pharmacist Artists in Turkish Music (2011). In his master's dissertation "Steps Toward Modernization in Turkish Music During the Republican Era" (2004) the kanun artist and composer Halil Altınköprü gives composer Köksal's works as examples. She has also served on the jury in the Turkish-Style Music Composition Contest held by TRT. Her compositions also appear in The Collected Works of Turkish Art Music Composers by Rahmi Kalaycıoğlu. In addition, her instrumental works are part of Kanun Egzersizleri ve Eğitimi (Exercises and Training for the Kanun), a book by the kanun artist and composer Özdemir Hafızoğlu, who is on the faculty of the music department at the K.T.U. Fatih School of Education. Köksal's album Aşk Senfonisi (Symphony of Love), featuring Hakan Aysev and Göksel Baktagir, has been released in October 2010. In terms of number of works in the TRT repertory she ranks in the top three among the 250 female composers since the 17th century. Other interests In addition to all these endeavors she was interested in psychology as well as all branches of art including cinema, painting, the theater and dance, and she was also a photographer. Her first solo exhibition of photography, "Doğanın Çoşkusu", was held in February 2004, and her second, "Doğanın Çoşkusu II", in May 2010. Both shows were held in Ankara. References Further reading Turhan Tasan, Kadin Bestecileri [Women Composers], (Istanbul: Pan Yayincilik, 2000) External links (in Turkish) 1946 births 2019 deaths Turkish classical composers People from Adana Women classical composers