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Ensemble Zohra with tutors after recording of The Rosegarden of Light. Kabul, 2015

Ensemble Zohra is the girls’ ensemble at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music. Afghanistan is a country that has long struggled with women’s rights and education. In 2000 the female literacy rate was only 12%. This statistic, along with a ban on music that was not lifted until 2001, makes the accomplishment of the young ladies of Ensemble Zohra immediately recognizable. They have many odds against them: an
educational gap, a culture of violence against women, and cultural restrictions on music-making by women – and yet, against these odds, they come to school each day, and in August 2015 they recorded the interludes to
Gulistan-e Nur: The Rosegarden of Light. These young women are leading a peaceful and beautiful fight for female education and equal rights within their country and, through projects such as ‘The Rosegarden of Light’, will become an inspiration to many others around the world. For these recordings, Ensemble Zohra was conducted by Camilo Jauregui, and joined by ANIM teachers Jennifer Moberg (violin), Kevin Bishop (violin), Holly Bishop (double-bass), Diana Mukhametzyanova (piano) and Samim Rafiqzada (tabla), with tutoring and administrative support from Allegra Boggess. 
Ensemble Zohra

Violins I
Marjan Fedayee
Jennifer Moberg (tutor)

Violins II
Sameha Ahmadi
Sunbul Nurestani
Marzia Anwary
Kevin Bishop (tutor)

Cellos
Nazira Wali
Fakria Azizi
Shaperai Hamidi
​Emma Ayres (tutor)
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Double-basses
Aziza Safi
Holly Bishop (tutor) 




Oboe
Madina Sarwari

Clarinet
Sahar Malikzai

Piano
Negin Khpolwak
Diana Mukhametzyanova (tutor)
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Percussion
Mozhgan Rezayee
Laila Nabizada
Samim Rafiqzada (tutor)
​Masjedi Sultanzai (tutor) 


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  • About CP
  • Upcoming Events
    • All Upcoming Events in 2021
    • New World Soul Jan 24 2pm EST
    • Coming Home: A Hartford Collage Feb 21 2pm EST
    • Bones n' Dolls- Animated Story for Kids Feb 23 & 27
  • Support
  • Call For Artists 2021
  • Music Moves Hartford
  • Cuatro Puntos Ensemble
  • School Teaching Artists
  • Our Director
  • Discography
    • The Curve
    • Sounds of Persia
    • From The Countryside
    • Jaipur to Cairo
    • Rosegarden of Light
    • Centennial Cole
  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Shop
  • Volunteer
  • Contact
  • Past Events
    • Hartford Summer Concerts 2020
    • Cross-Atlantic Quarantine Sessions 2020
    • 2019-2020 Season
    • 2019 Hartford Summer Outdoor Pops Concerts
    • 2018-2019 Season
    • 2017-2018 SEASON
    • 2016-2017 Season
    • 2015-2016 Season
    • 2014-2015 Season
    • 2013-2014 Season
    • European Tour 2016
    • South American Tour 2014
  • Annual Reports
    • Annual Report 2019
    • Annual Report 2017/18
    • Annual Report 2016
    • Annual Report 2015
    • Strategic Plan