AFTA’s Silver Singers, a movement and music ensemble comprised of older adults from the Family Matters Asian Senior Center in Washington, D.C., performed for their center’s annual Chinese New Year celebration.
The group, lead by AFTA Teaching Artist Anthony Hyatt, is frequently invited to perform at special events. Most recently they sang at the mayor’s Annual Senior Holiday Celebration at the D.C. Armory.
At the Chinese New Year celebration, the Silver Singers performed two songs: “Do Re Mi” from The Sound of Music, which they had carefully prepared in English, and “Gong Xi, Gong Xi”, a traditional Chinese folk song celebrating the new year. They closed with a group dance accompanied by Hyatt on the fiddle.
Anthony and AFTA Director Janine Tursini were invited to “feed the dragon” for luck in the new year.
We hope this new year brings the Silver Singers continued joy, music and friendship, and we thank the Family Matters Asian Senior Center for inviting AFTA to join this special celebration.