Everybody knows that the tuba player is the party animal of the orchestra. He’s the one you want out hang out with after the show, have a few drinks with and maybe share some rowdy jokes. Dressed in ...

It's perhaps the unlikeliest symphony orchestra in the world — an all-female ensemble from a strict Muslim society where it's often dangerous for young women to step outside of their homes unescorted.

Sept 3 – Negin Khpalwak was sitting at her home in Kabul when she got word that the Taliban had reached the outskirts of the capital. The 24-year old conductor, once the face of Afghanistan’s renowned ...

It's perhaps the unlikeliest symphony orchestra in the world — an all-female ensemble from a strict Muslim society where it's often dangerous for young women to step outside of their homes unescorted.

All-female orchestra was a symbol of change in Afghanistan Members fled or went into hiding after Taliban victory Some broke up instruments, burned documents Taliban have said women will have rights, ...