DESCRIPTION:
The Divan Consort:

Mira Khomik, violin; Maksim Velichkin, cello; Füreya Ünal, piano

from Albany TROY1484

http://www.albanyrecords.com

Music by composers from Turkey, China, Armenia, South America and the U.S. is given committed performances by the Divan Consort.
Members of the Divan Consort, a Los Angeles based ensemble present a program of music by composers from Turkey, China, Armenia, South America and the United States. Reflecting the ethnic and national backgrounds of the performers in the ensemble, the Divan Consort is committed to enhancing diversity in music, exposing music by composers from underdeveloped countries to audiences in the U.S. and Europe, as well as performing landmark compositions of the 20th and 21st centuries. Pianist and founder of the Divan Consort, Füreya Ünal, hails from Turkey, while clarinetist Virginia Figueiredo is Portuguese; violinist Mira Khomik from the Ukraine; cellist Maksim Velichkin from Uzbekistan; percussionist Yuri Inoo from Japan; and flutist Pamela Martchev from the United States.
Contents:
Özkan Manav, composer
Laçin
Mira Khomik, violin; Maksim Velichkin, cello; Füreya Ünal, piano

Chen Yi, composer
Chinese Ancient Dances
Virginia Figueiredo, clarinet; Füreya Ünal, piano

Ken Walicki, composer
Refuge
Pamela Vliek Martchev, flute; Virginia Figueiredo, clarinet; Mira Khomik, violin; Maksim Velichkin, cello; Füreya Ünal, piano

Miguel del Aguila, composer
Seducción
Pamela Vliek Martchev, flute; Virginia Figueiredo, clarinet; Füreya Ünal, piano

William Kraft, composer
Encounters XVIII
Virginia Figueiredo, clarinet; Yuri Inoo, percussion

Aram Khachaturian, composer
Trio
Mira Khomik, violin; Virginia Figueiredo, clarinet; Füreya Ünal, piano