Marganita Vogt-Khofri

Vogt-Khofri began studying piano at the age of eleven, when her family was in Tehran. She went to Tehran Conservatory of Music and then moved to the United States to complete high school. Soon, she began studying Christian spiritual songs and playing the guitar.

She returned to Tehran and attended the University of Tehran, earning her master's degree in piano, opera and musicology. She was accepted to Tehran's Opera House, the Roodaki Hall, as a vocalist (soprano and alto) when she was 18. There, she performed for twelve years in the choir and later became the director of the Women’s Conservatory of Tehran for many years.^[1]

Vogt-Khofri is a member of the Assyrian Folkloric Dancing Ensemble. The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Arts selected her as a folkloric representative to participate in the Arts Festival at the Folkloric Music and Dances of Worldwide Nations in Cannes.^[1]

• Paulus Khofri
• List of Assyrians