Coronado Times

Autumn Concert Series: Phil Dannels
2025-10-17 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Library’s Autumn Concert Series takes place on Fridays from September 5 to October 31. Each concert will begin at 1 pm in the Winn Room. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the performance. On October 17, we will have Phil Dannels on the piano.

Pianist, composer, and tenor Dannels studied music at Point Loma Nazarene University. He has been heard in recital throughout the United States and has performed as a soloist at Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego in masterclass with Lang Lang. Dannels has performed under the auspices of the San Diego Opera, Bodhi Tree Concerts, and Point Loma Opera Theatre. He spent several seasons as the assistant conductor for Point Loma Opera Theatre and directed their production of Donizetti’s Rita. In addition, he has served as a répétiteur (tutor/coach) for various operas, operettas, and musicals throughout the San Diego area.

Autumn Concert Series: Sophie Webber
2025-10-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Library’s Autumn Concert Series takes place on Fridays from September 5 to October 31. Each concert will begin at 1 pm in the Winn Room. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the performance. On October 24, we will have Sophie Webber on the cello.

“outstanding… every note has meaning rather as a look or a touch does; the resulting conversations she has with the music are endlessly absorbing… Her subjective narrative suggests the freedom with which Pablo Casals brought the music back to life a century ago.” ~ LAURENCE VITTES | GRAMOPHONE
Cellist Dr. Sophie Webber, whose “every note has meaning rather as a look or a touch does” (Gramophone) is an internationally acclaimed soloist, chamber musician, arts activist, and educator. Praised as “an exceptional and creative musician” (Interlude) and “sublime to hear” (Time Out Chicago), she has released three critically acclaimed albums, “Escape: Bach’s Six Suites for Solo Cello” (2018), “B2C: Bach to Choir” (2020, featuring Bach’s Cello Suites Nos.1 and 3, alongside Sophie’s original choral accompaniment with vocables by former Kings Singer baritone and arranger, Phil Lawson, performed by the Chicago Choir of the Church of Ascension) and most recently, “Roots: Transcriptions of Romantic Works for Cello and Piano” with pianist Ines Irawati (2022).
Her former teachers include Janos Starker, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, and Helga Winold at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and Richard Markson at Trinity College of Music, London, from where she graduated with a First Class Honors degree, as well as the Sir John Barbirolli memorial prize for cello.
A dedicated educator, Sophie has served as cello faculty at Southeast Missouri State University, Jacobs School of Music Summer Clinic, Oxford Cello School, Trinity College of Music Junior Department, Lake Forest College and the Music Institute of Chicago. She is a keen music theorist and pianist, and held a position as Music Theory Instructor at Indiana University for four years. She has taught a variety of university level courses, and is frequently invited to give guest masterclasses at universities across the States. Following the pandemic’s push to move more music teaching online, Dr Sophie has also given regular online cello lessons and classes for the past five years. In 2024, Sophie began teaching an online cello course, “Dr Sophie Cello Lab,” including group and individual instruction, international guest cellist clinicians, and with a strong community component.
Sophie’s students have served as section and principal cellists in the Chicago and San Diego Youth Symphony Orchestras, have won or been placed in regional and national competitions (such as State Youth Concerto Competitions, the Society of American Musicians Competition, MidWest Young Artists Discover National Chamber Music Competition, Confucius Chinese Fine Arts Society Competition, and the Walgreen National Concerto Competition) and have gone on to study cello performance at some of the nation’s top music schools.
In 2009, she founded Fused Muse Ensemble, an IL non-profit with a mission to amplify voices too often left unheard through music and mixed media.
Sophie’s music has been featured on BBC Radio 3, Southern California’s Classical KUSC 91.5FM, Chicago’s WFMT 98.7FM, Seattle’s King FM 98.1, Iowa Public Radio, Tampa Bay (Florida)’s WUSF Public Media, Rochester (New York)’s WXXI Classical 91.5, North Carolina’s WCPE The Classical Station 89.7FM, Portland’s All Classical 89.9 KQAC FM, amongst others.

Musical Halloween Storytime Takeover with Nightingale Music
2025-10-28 11:00 - 11:30 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Enjoy a special Halloween storytime takeover by Nightingale Music! We’ll play with lollipop drums, rainbow scarves, tambourines, maracas and more. Marvin the Monkey will come by and teach us the major scale and we’ll learn to stomp and dance like the elephants in the jungle. We’ll pop bubbles to the beat and have a guitar time sing-a-long. Nightingale Music classes bring out your child’s natural ability for music and creates a relaxed, playful environment for learning, so don’t miss the fun Tuesday, October 28 at 11 am.
Toddler storytime will resume as normal after this fun takeover.

Autumn Concert Series: Robert Wetzel
2025-10-31 13:00 - 14:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Library’s Autumn Concert Series takes place on Fridays from September 5 to October 31. Each concert will begin at 1 pm in the Winn Room. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the performance. On October 31, we will have Robert Wetzel on guitar, performing Guitar Fantasy Through the Centuries.

Robert Wetzel was born of Dutch and Indonesian lineage. He started playing piano at age eight, acoustic steel-string guitar and electric guitar at age eleven, and then he began serious study of the classical guitar at age fifteen which changed his life forever. In 1972, he began several years of private classical guitar studies with Spanish guitar virtuoso, Angel Romero, followed later by private guitar studies with guitar maestros Celedonio Romero, Pepe Romero and Celin Romero. He still considers himself a disciple of the Romero family of master guitarists, and often states, “the master-disciple relationship is a lifelong affair.” Wetzel frequently performs as a soloist and with orchestral and chamber music groups. He is also the founding member of the award-winning Odeum Guitar Duo, that was established in 1994 with his well-known guitarist duo colleague, Fred Benedetti. Their second Odeum Guitar Duo CD, entitled Forgotten Romance, was officially chosen by NASA in 2016 to fly aboard the final flight of the United States Space Shuttle, THE ENDEAVOR, Mission STS-134, to the International Space Station launched on May 16, 2011, and the CD travelled there and back with additional orbits around the earth to complete mission objectives for a total of 6.5 million miles! Robert resides in San Diego County, where over the years he has been or presently is teaching the art of playing the guitar while on the musical faculties of Point Loma Nazarene University, University of California San Diego Extended Studies, SDSU, Cuyamaca College, Grossmont College, Southwestern College, Palomar College and Mesa College. He also teaches private guitar students online all over the world via video platforms. FANFARE Magazine described his guitar playing as, “…truly magical…realized the piece’s inherent fire…projection of instrumental color…delightful…”

Alchemy Concert
2025-11-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Ephraim Reitman started playing guitar at twelve years old and developed an affinity for Latin based music. He began playing with the local musicians in his Philadelphia neighborhood. At 15 he started studying percussion with Butch Ballard, a drummer for Count Basie and Duke Ellington, which in turn help his guitar playing. In 1976 he joined The Wire and Wood Band as a percussionist and vocalist. He is currently the percussionist for Elegencia Doub’le, a piano duo.
Don Boyd was born Pomona, CA (many, many decades ago). He attended Mount San Antonio College, Cal State Los Angeles. He studied Jazz and played in various Jazz groups and multiple Top-40 bands from 1977 through present day. Married Rita Boyd on June 25 1994 and moved to Oceanside in September 1994. He has three amazing children; Wyatt Boyd, Savannah Boyd and Gabriel Boyd (ages 24 – 28).
Ephraim and Donn met in the fall of 2022 and formed Alchemy shortly after, finding common musical ground in their love for blues, jazz, folk and Latin compositions.

Musica Vitale presents: Music on Fifth
2025-11-16 15:00 | Resurrection Lutheran Church, 1111 5th St, Coronado, CA 92118, USA, 301 5th St, United States
Described as “virtuosic and exhilarating, passionate and deeply moving,” the first performance of Coronado’s newest chamber concert series, Music on Fifth, was a standout success. Continuing the trend, its second performance on Sunday, November 16 at 3 pm, promises more excitement with compositions by Handel, Astor Piazzolla, Fritz Kreisler, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Alfred Schnittke. Located at Coronado’s Resurrection Lutheran Church, 1111 5th St., the concert is free, though donations are appreciated.
The brainchild of Musica Vitale’s founder and Music Director, Elena Vizuet, the series consists of vocalists from Musica Vitale, Coronado’s only professional vocal ensemble.
Accompanying the vocalists will be the Ghukasyan String orchestra from Ensenada, led by founder and first violinist Nonna Alakhverdova, violin professor at the Autonomous Ensenada University, Baja California. Rounding up the ensemble are pianist Olena Galytska, second violinist Eric Ghukasyan, and cellist Ruben Ghukasyan.
As Vizuet describes it, “This eclectic program offers something for everyone! Don’t miss a chance to immerse yourself in a beautiful sound of string instruments right in your neighborhood!”

Musical Storytime Takeover with Nightingale Music
2025-11-18 11:00 - 11:30 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Enjoy a special storytime takeover by Nightingale Music! We’ll play with lollipop drums, rainbow scarves, tambourines, maracas and more. Marvin the Monkey will come by and teach us the major scale and we’ll learn to stomp and dance like the elephants in the jungle. We’ll pop bubbles to the beat and have a guitar time sing-a-long. For ages 0-5 and their favorite adult.
Nightingale Music classes bring out your child’s natural ability for music and creates a relaxed, playful environment for learning, so don’t miss the fun Tuesday, November 18 at 11 am.
Toddler storytime will resume as normal after this fun takeover.

Artisans Alley
2025-12-06 09:00 - 15:00 | Village Elementary School, 600 6th Street, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The 52nd annual Coronado Artisans Alley Craft Fair includes a wide selection of more than 150 vendors selling homemade crafts and unique holiday gifts, food vendors, and live performances by the Coronado Elementary, Middle and High School Bands and Choirs!
All proceeds from the fair support the Coronado Band & Choir Boosters.
Donation suggested upon entry, which includes a raffle ticket.
Additional raffle tickets available for purchase.
All vendors donate an item to be raffled.
Entrance on H Avenue.

Concert Schedule
(Subject to Change)

10 am CMS BEGINNING BAND
10:30 am CMS ADVANCED BAND
11 am CHS BAND
11:30 am CMS MUSICAL THEATRE AND CHOIR
12 pm SILVER STRAND CHOIR

Coronado Philharmonia Holidays in Coronado concert
2025-12-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Coronado Performing Arts Center, 650 D Avenue, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Celebrate the holiday season with the Coronado Philharmonia at their 5th annual Holidays in Coronado Concert, taking place on Saturday, December 6 at 7 pm at the Coronado Performing Arts Center. Featuring the incredible Christopher Hollyday Jazz Quartet, this will be an unforgettable evening of music and cheer.
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Holiday sing-along
2025-12-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Get into the spirit of the season as the Coronado Library hosts its annual holiday sing-a-long, with warm support from the Friends of the Coronado Public Library. Led by Crown City Chorale, a subset of Coronado’s Musica Vitale, all are encouraged to bring their singing voices — and holiday bells — to this festive event. Enjoy treats of cocoa and cookies provided by the Friends as we gather for an afternoon of music, laughter, and holiday cheer!

Villa-Lobos Festival Concert: "A Pasch Premiere - Three Friends in Rio"
2026-01-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Cellist Lars Hoefs and pianist Aline Alves come back to Southern California from Brazil, presenting their Villa-Lobos Festival. They will play music by a range of Latin American composers in this three concert series.
This year’s festival kicks off with the “A Pasch Premiere – Three Friends in Rio,” performed by the Blue Rose Trio. The Blue Rose Trio consists of Rose Chen on piano, Karl Pasch on clarinet, and Lars Hoefs on cello. Aline Alves will be featured on piano.
This concert is free and no reservations are required. Seating is first-come, first-served, general admission. Doors open at 12:45 p.m.
This concert is presented in partnership with Coronado Arts.

Villa-Lobos Festival Concert: "Brazilian Poetry, Eyes of the Beloved, and Bachianas Mexicanas"
2026-01-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Cellist Lars Hoefs and pianist Aline Alves come back to Southern California from Brazil, presenting their Villa-Lobos Festival. They will play music by a range of Latin American composers in this three concert series.
The second concert of this year’s festival, “Brazilian Poetry, Eyes of the Beloved, and Bachianas Mexicanas,” will feature a variety of musicians and instruments including: Daniel Parente, soprano, Daniel Kamon on saxophone, Ching-Ming Cheng on piano, Lars Hoefs on cello, Aline Alves performing poetry recitation, and Venus Rey Jr., a visiting composer and speaker.
This concert is free and no reservations are required. Seating is first-come, first-served, general admission. Doors open at 12:45 p.m.
This concert is presented in partnership with Coronado Arts.

Villa-Lobos Festival Concert: "The Pride of the Caribbean and Spanish Flair"
2026-01-30 13:00 - 14:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Cellist Lars Hoefs and pianist Aline Alves come back to Southern California from Brazil, presenting their Villa-Lobos Festival. They will play music by a range of Latin American composers in this three concert series.
This year’s finale, “The Pride of the Caribbean and Spanish Flair,” is a celebration of strings. This concert will feature Francisco Vila on the cello, Isaac Allen on violin I, Batya MacAdam-Somer on violin II, Travis Maril on viola, and Lars Hoefs on cello.
This concert is free and no reservations are required. Seating is first-come, first-served, general admission. Doors open at 12:45 p.m.
This concert is presented in partnership with Coronado Arts.

The Love Songs of Gregory Page
2026-02-06 13:00 - 14:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Get ready for Valentine’s Day as world-renowned troubadour, poet, and international touring and recording artist Gregory Page visits the Coronado Public Library for an afternoon of his timely and timeless original and re-imagined love songs. Please join us to experience the brilliant, romantic, nostalgic and evocative songbook of this true artist who captures his world travels (and our hearts) through the lens of music.

Coronado Philharmonia Orchestra celebrates Valentine’s Day with renowned cellist Paul Tseng in “Mon Valentin”
2026-02-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Coronado Performing Arts Center, 650 D Avenue, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Philharmonia Orchestra will hold a special Valentine’s Day concert featuring internationally acclaimed cellist Paul Tseng as guest soloist. This romantic evening, Mon Valentin, takes place on February 14 and promises an unforgettable celebration of passion, elegance, and musical artistry.
Tseng will perform two beloved masterpieces of the cello repertoire: Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1, a work of dazzling virtuosity and emotional intensity, and Fauré’s Élégie, a deeply expressive meditation on longing and beauty. Together, these works offer a program rich in lyricism and romantic depth — perfect for an evening devoted to love and music.
An internationally recognized artist, Paul Tseng has appeared in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Cairo Royal Opera House. A prize-winning chamber musician, he is a member of the acclaimed Delphian Trio and holds degrees from The Juilliard School and the Peabody Conservatory. Tseng also serves as Artistic Director of the San Diego Music Society, where he continues to champion innovative and inspiring musical experiences.
Audiences are invited to join the Coronado Philharmonia Orchestra for this enchanting Valentine’s Day performance — an evening where romance meets artistry in one of San Diego’s most intimate concert settings.
The 7 pm performance will follow a 6:30 pm pre-concert talk.
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Coronado Art & Wine Festival
2026-05-09
