Symphony of Resilience: the Afghan orchestra unsilenced

Music is forbidden in Afghanistan, leaving an ancient musical tradition to live on in exile. The style of the “Afghan Radio Orchestra” consists of traditional Afghan instruments alongside Western orchestra instruments. This historic performance features an orchestra of Afghan and local musicians playing all music by Afghan composers. It will be only one of a handful of Afghan orchestral concerts around the world since Afghanistan was silenced in 2021. 

10 Afghan musicians- instrumentalists, singers & composers- will converge on Hartford to join local musicians. This concert will feature music by Afghan composers, past and present, performed by an orchestra of 30.

Cuatro Puntos has a history of commitment to the orchestra music of Afghanistan since working with Afghanistan’s first and only all-female orchestra on their first-ever album recording in 2015, titled Rosegarden of Light.

You may also attend a free demonstration of Afghan instruments and music the evening before in Glastonbury - sign up here.