Figure 1.-- This is the Choir of the First Mudsic School. Despite limited facilities, the children learn to play and sing music to a high standard.. Image courtesy of the the Father Carlos St Joseph Church Photographic Archive. |
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Talking with Father Carlos, the priest of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Dushanbe he told me about the First Music School of Dushanbe. They meet after school funishes in a delapidated building to make music. A good number of children occupy their free time learning the arts of music here. The school teaches children to play a variety of musical instruments. It is unusual in that it has a
children's choir. It gives public performances. I first got to here about in January 2003. It seems that a children's choir had performed at St. Joseph's
Christmas Carol service. The music school meets in delapidated buildings which
had no working heating system until a donation allowed for its repair and to fix a hole in the roof. The school is also short of musical instruments. Despite
these difficulties children learn to play and sing music to a high standard.
Fortunately Father Carol had photographed this event and a photograph of the choir existed. The choir dress in their best clothes for a recital.This can be long
panted suits, white shirts and ties or ja white shirt without a tie. The girls wear dresses and trouser suits. Younger girls have bows in their air and white
lace collars.
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