Monday, August 26, 2013
Kabul (BNA) Dr. Sarmast, founder and the general manager of Afghan National Institute of Music in an interview with BNA correspondent briefing about the achievement of the institute said, a music band from the students of the institute in invitation of Denmark government will visit that country on September first. The band during their stay in Denmark, conducting some concerts will introduce Afghan music to the people of that country.
He added that this Afghan musical band would perform concerts in big halls of that country for eight days.
Dr. Sarmast talking about the recent visit of a seven-member group of students of Afghan National Institute of Music said, the group or the band consisted of a girl and six boys visited the South Korean Republic in invitation of the foreign ministry of that country.
The young musicians during their five day stay there, participated in the music festival of African and Asian countries was conducted in Seoul and Sinchion cities of that country, performing several concerts introduced Afghan music to South Korean people.
The general manager of National Institute of Music said that earlier music bands of the students of the institute to perform concerts and to sing and play Afghan classic and local music and at last to introduce Afghan music in general have visited US, Germany, Poland, Demark, Uzbekistan, Tanzania and South Korea.
According Dr. Samast the Afghan National Institute of Music has been established in 2010 and presently 175 students both boys and girls are taught by 30 interior and foreign professional teachers there.
Dr. Sarmast added, the institute accepts the students from 4th grade and continue their studies up to 14th grade. He claimed that 55% of the students of the institute are coming from orphan houses and nurseries, aiming through giving them vocational training to provide them a prosperous future.
He stressed that the graduates of the institute could work with Afghanistan National Orchestra, operating under the Ministry of Information and Culture and they will have the honor to the members of National Music Orchestra of the country.
In addition, the National Army Orchestra needs to recruit the graduates of the National Institute of Music. Regretfully, still music is not a part of curriculums of kindergartens and schools of the country because there are no music teachers to teach there. Film industry is improving in the country which needs music players and singers; also, many radio and TV stations are operating in the country that need players of music instrument, vocalists, leader of orchestra and composers, the graduates of Afghan National Institute can fill this gap. Therefore, the students of the institute have greater opportunities to work and to enjoy a prosperous life.
Dr. Sarmast strongly emphasized that the Afghan National Institute of Music that operates within the framework of the Ministry of Education try their best in understanding with the Ministry of Higher Education to upgrade the institute to Music Academy.
