Afghanistan National Institute of Music

Afghanistan National Institute of Music
Location
Kabul, Afghanistan
Information
Established June 20, 2010
Director Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast
Website http://www.anim-music.org/

The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) is a school of music in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was founded by the Afghan-Australian ethnomusicologist Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast, and offers a curriculum combining the tuition of both Afghan and Western music.[1][2] ANIM is a co-educational institute.[3][4]

Per an agreement between Sarmast and the Afghan Ministry of Education, the school accommodates both exceptionally talented students and underprivileged children. [1][5]

In 2013, ANIM's Afghan Youth Orchestra toured the United States, including performances at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.[2][5] In 2014 a suicide bomb attack at a student concert killed an audience member and the bomber, and injured many more including Dr. Sarmast.[6][7] In 2015, the first Afghan female conductor, Negin Khpolwak, held her first concert with an all-female ensemble.[8][9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 Gallagher, Kimball. "Dr. Ahmad Sarmast on the Afghanistan National Institute of Music". Notes on the Road. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Ross, Alex (March 4, 2013). "Border Crossings East meets West at Carnegie Hall.". The New Yorker. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Ryan, Rosanna (August 7, 2015). "Emma Ayres on her new adventure: teaching music in Afghanistan". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Coren, Anna (September 21, 2012). "Music school strikes chord with Afghan street kids". CNN. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 Scherer, Barrymore Laurence (Feb 11, 2013). "Making Music Against the Odds". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34581264
  7. ↑ http://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-music-school-survives-terror-attack/27179648.html
  8. ↑ Khalil, Shaimaa (November 10, 2015). "Afghanistan's first female conductor". BBC. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  9. ↑ http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2015/09/01/girls-find-place-afghanistan-music-institute
  10. ↑ http://www.dw.com/en/afghan-woman-defies-odds-to-pursue-her-dream/av-19452593

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