SolFa Music: Celebrating Samoa and China’s 50 Years of Friendship

To commemorate this special occasion, His Excellency and the embassy staff gifted Solfa a beautiful full-sized professional violin, as a symbol of how music remains a unifying force across diverse cultures.

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August 27, 2025

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In celebration of the 50-year friendship between China and Samoa, SolFa Music Samoa Inc. paid tribute by hosting His Excellency Fei Mingxing, his esteemed Lady, and the entire Chinese Embassy in Samoa for an afternoon of camaraderie and cross-cultural exchange.

This occasion was a long-awaited opportunity to acknowledge the tremendous benefits of this bilateral relationship, which is highly meaningful to Solfa Music Samoa.

Co-founders Olivia Hogarth-Khasanova and Philton Solomona, both alumni of Central China Normal University in Wuhan.

Olivia, who has a business degree and Philton with a music degree are influential figures in Samoa’s music scene, championing the advancement of music education and performance standards, violins in hand.

The two-hour gathering last week between Solfa and the embassy was rich with discussions on shared history, ongoing projects, and future aspirations; rooted in a strong vision, patriotism, and resilience to serve and develop Samoa and the broader Pacific region.

Both Philton and Olivia, along with colleague Rosaiviti Solomona, are past members of Samoa’s inaugural National Orchestra and Choir (2006) and have been leading contributors to Samoa’s musical growth through the NUS Community Orchestra culminating two decades of classical music education and performance.

His Excellency expressed his pride and enthusiasm for such initiatives led by young Samoan professionals and visionaries dedicated to arts development and service.

Solfa also shared with the embassy their work in Music Medicine and Climate Justice, highlighting their efforts to make music and the arts more impactful and relevant on local, regional, and international levels.

To commemorate this special occasion, His Excellency and the embassy staff gifted Solfa a beautiful full-sized professional violin—a symbol of how music remains a unifying force across diverse cultures.

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