Visionary of the Year

October 8, 2015 7:49 PM

Why Iraq Needs Music: Zuhal Sultan On Starting The Iraqi Youth Orchestra - "You know, we all need our basic needs — we need food, we need shelter and we need education — but we also need to be human."
posted by kliuless (1 comment total)

"It's difficult enough to start an orchestra, but Zuhal Sultan founded the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq (NYOI) as a teenager in the middle of a war."

That is a great first line. What a fascinating story. Thanks for sharing it, kliuless!
posted by librarylis at 10:04 AM on October 10, 2015