by Patricia Frischer
The
Cardiff-By-The-Sea Music and Arts Salon is not-for-profit
project under the leadership of The
Encinitas Friends of the Arts. It is dedicated to building community
around music and the arts in North County San Diego. The first gathering was
launched by Hillel Katzeff, who volunteers as its host and
curator. He has led a group of passionate music and arts lovers who
volunteer their time and talent.
The historic music salons of 17th and 18th century Europe
were initially brought into the 21st century by Andrea Clearfield
and her Philadelphia salon now in its 39th year. During the pandemic, her salons became Zsalon, z for zoom, and this salon in Cardiff
by the Sea was sold out and live streamed on Facebook. She has
inspired Katzeff to bring the salon experience to North County. Ms. Clearfield told us
inspiring stories about her life and the creation of her contemporary salon and
play some short piano pieces especially about her experiences with Lung-Ta in
Napal.
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| Rebekah Brannan |
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| Tiffany Brannan |
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| Tiffany and Rebekah Brannan |
Cinema, Ballet, OPERA = Cinballera
Entertainment. We did not get to see the cinema part, but the ballet
and opera in a taste of Madame Butterfly were beautiful. The voices sent chills
up your spine and the costumes were absolutely lovely. The two sisters that delighted
us were Tiffany and Rebekah Brannan who only formed their company in June of 2023
and are now performing throughout Southern California.
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| Yael Gmach |
Big Boss Bubeleh is always composed of Yael
Gmach and Vlady Yarovinsky and today had a great drum player as
well. Especially delightful were the
French songs and the great banter between Yael and Vlady. We have never seen platform
shoes so high and worn with such grace!
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Hillel Katzeff
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Sharon
Katz and the Peace Train got us to join the African
part of the audience in snapping our fingers and clapping. Hillel wowed us with
his surprise dancing. Her soul was in every nuance of her voice…maybe this is where
soul train got its roots.
The dancing continues but this time with elegance, grace
and athleticism by Pointeworks.
Reka Gyulai who choreographed her
own work was partnered with Lester Gonzalez. The founder Sophie
Williams trained in Solana Beach and went on to an international
career and this is only their second session. We really encourage these new companies
Pointeworks and Cinballera Entertainment and applaud their talents and
determination. I was too mesmerized to video this dynamic duo but I have edited footage supplied by John Campbell.
Fred
Benedetti fingers flew on the guitar with classical
flamenco music and then he delighted us with a Beatles tune on the ukulele. He
is a truly a troubadour. He even taught us how to pronounce ukelele the authentic
Hawaiian way.
Sue Palmer and
vocalist Liz Ajuzie wrapped up the late afternoon with
rousing songs that got some of the audience on the dance floor. Liz Ajuzie was
especially glad to see the diversity of performers with great cultural depth.
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| Hillel Katzeff, Joy Lyndes, Naimeh Woodward |
The evening continued with a chance to meet, mingle and
stuff our faces with a great buffet of food and drink. Naimeh Woodward was
introduced as the founder and president of the Encinitas Friends of the Arts.
We were delighted to see Joy Lynnes,
the deputy major or Encinitas and district 3 council person in attendance and
with a bright smile and a tapping foot.
The audience gave their foot stomping
approval for further Cardiff by the Sea Music and Art Salons!
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