On Saturday, December 22, 2018, 18 members of East Cobb Young Musicians ranging from piano players to violin players played two and half hours for many senior citizens. The young musicians went to Alto Senior Living Center and Sterling Senior Living Center and played Christmas music. The senior citizens thoroughly enjoyed our time there.
When we arrived at Sterling Senior Living, the seniors were impatient to hear us play and applauded everyone when they played their solo pieces. When we left, they asked when we will come again and one of us responded, “Very soon!”
When we entered Alto Senior Living Center, the seniors were noticeably happy about us coming to play for them. When we were playing, the senior citizens were very kind and cheered everyone as they played. When we left, they said good-bye and asked when we would come again.
The performances included Christmas songs such as We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Let it Snow, and All I Want for Christmas is You. The latter, which was played by Howard on the Flute, was crucial in uplifting the seniors’ spirits, as many AYLUS members and seniors joined in singing and dancing along to the cheerful and upbeat music. Other gems included beautiful and moving piano pieces by Maxwell, and energetic and harmonious string trio featuring Asad, Rachel, and Susanna. There was also a large-group String Octet with Rachel, Susanna, Emily, Selina, Matthew, David, Faith, and Melanie.
We also had two kindergarten kids sing a lovely song. Every performance was concluded with Group Chorus featuring everyone singing Christmas classics We Wish You a Merry Christmas and Silent Night, accompanied on the piano by Brian. The seniors greatly enjoyed our performances, and we were happy that we were able to bring a smile to their faces.
Attendances: Howard Hua(2.5 hours), Susanna Huang (2.5 hours), Emily Sun(2.5 hours), Selina Huang(2.5 hours), Matthew Zhu(2.5 hours), David Kan(2.5 hours), Faith Huang(2.5 hours), Melanie Zhang(2.5 hours), Asad Yamin(2.5 hours), Maxwell Jiang(2.5 hours), Brian Kuang(2.5 hours), Stanley Lu(2.5 hours), Rachel Li(2.5 hours), Eileen Zhang(3.5 hours), Jay Pan (2.5 hours), David Qu (2.5 hours),Jay Pan (2.5 hours)
Reported by David Qu
