The Villages - August 2021 - 46

{ FOR THE
OF MUSIC }
Evoking A Feeling
With Music
Lydia Hodgson and the Chinese Opera
and Instruments Club bring Chinese music
and performances to The Villages
STORY BY MARK ANDERSON | PHOTOS BY ROB WILKERSON
Twice a month at Rohan Recreation Center, you might
hear the soft sounds of the guzheng or erhu wafting over the
Central Florida air.
Those sounds are provided by the Chinese Opera and Instruments
Club, a brand-new musical club that only just
recently began meeting in June as an offshoot of the Asian
American Club.
Lydia Hodgson, a Chinese American resident of the Village
of Bradford, founded the club and works closely with
Bob Trask, president of the Asian American Club.
" We actually just started in June, " she said. " It's brand
new. May was the first time we played in public. Bob was excited
about Chinese music and he wanted some background
music at the Asian American Club gatherings. At every
gathering we have a stage performance, but he wanted
some background music while people are eating. "
Hodgson is a fairly new resident of The Villages,
having moved to the area earlier this year.
Upon arriving, she wanted to share her passion
for Chinese music and opera, and she decided
to start the club for anyone interested in
learning or performing.
" I moved here in February, and I'm still working
full time, " Hodgson said. " My hobbies are Chinese
instruments and Chinese opera, and I couldn't
find any clubs. There were a few ladies who like
Chinese instruments, and they started learning from
YouTube, so they were very excited. They wanted me
tostart a new club. "
There currently are five members in the club who play
background music at gatherings of the Asian American
Club, and Hodgson says she is on the lookout for others who
are interested in playing with the club.
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