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DEPARTMENT OF KYRGYZ TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND FOLK INSTRUMENTS
- A. U. Kasabolotov — Head of Department, Acting Associate Professor
- I. B. Suerkulova — Honored Cultural Worker of the Kyrgyz Republic, Acting Associate Professor, Excellent Worker of Public Education of the Kyrgyz Republic, Excellent Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Zh. O. Aisaev — Excellent Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic, Acting Associate Professor
- A. A. Atilov — Acting Associate Professor
- A. M. Abdieva — Acting Associate Professor
- A. T. Nasirdinov — Senior Lecturer, Excellent Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic
- P. Sh. Ibraeva — Senior Lecturer
- Zh. Nazaralieva — Senior Lecturer
- N. A. Asankanov — Acting Associate Professor
- F. G. Valiev — Acting Associate Professor
- B. B. Alisherov — Excellent Worker of Education and Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic, Acting Associate Professor
- N. Uraliev — Senior Lecturer, Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic
The “Kyrgyz Traditional Music and Folk Instruments” Department at the Moldobasanov Kyrgyz National Conservatory was established in 1993 along with the founding of the conservatory. The department includes classes in komuz, kyl kyiyak, choor, chopo choor, sybyzgy, zhetygen, prima kyiyak, domra, bass kyiyak, classical guitar, bayan, and accordion.
From the beginning, the department has been staffed by the best musicians and teachers of the Kyrgyz Republic: People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic, Professor T. Murataliev; People’s Artist of the USSR, Professor S. Tokhtakunova; Honored Cultural Worker of the Kyrgyz Republic, Professor D. M. Nazarmatov; Honored Cultural Worker of the Kyrgyz Republic, Professor K. Sh. Dzhekshenov; Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic, Professor Sh. Toktonaliev; Associate Professor Zh. Sultanmamatov; Associate Professor Yu. I. Febenchuk; People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic B. S. Tilegenov; People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic N. Nyshanov; B. Chytyrbaev; R. Jumabaev; N. Orozalieva, and others.
The department produces top-level specialists — performers and teachers — who successfully work in orchestras, ensembles, and in music educational institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Over the years, the department has trained and graduated performers who have participated in international and national competitions and festivals.
Graduates and students regularly participate in government events.
The educational and methodological foundation of the department consists of curricula and manuals that include the best achievements in the field of domestic and foreign performance and pedagogical art.
The department’s teachers are invited as members of juries at international and national competitions, as well as chairpersons of State Examination Commissions.
All teachers conduct classes professionally, continually improve their pedagogical skills, and regularly attend conferences, seminars, and master classes. The department’s staff, relying on their accumulated experience, conducts teaching, scientific, and educational activities in accordance with the standards and traditions of the Conservatory.