Coral MacFarland Thuet

Bob Boss

Monday, February 5, 2024

12 PM

Jazz singer Coral MacFarland Thuet sings fluently in Spanish, English, and Portuguese with a repertoire that combines jazz and Latin American music.

She has recorded three CDs with guitarist/composer/arranger Steve O'Connor: To Another Shore, Live at L’Escale, and Abriendo Puertas. She's also a featured vocalist on Peter Sprague’s Pass the Drum and on Jaime Valle’s Third Voyage (winner of a 1998 San Diego Music Award for "Best Latin Jazz Album"). In addition, Thuet has recorded two children’s albums, in Spanish and English, as well as a bilingual Christmas album with pianist Randy Porter. She has also recorded vocals for Mexican superstar Luis Miguel.

Ms. MacFarland Thuet has recorded several jazz and Latin music albums Peter Sprague, Stephen O’Connor and Jaime Valle and has collaborated on many other projects with some of the top jazz musicians in the US, Mexico and Europe.  Ms. MacFarland Thuet  is multilingual and sings in Spanish, English, Portuguese and Ladino. Over the years she has performed with the Dresden Sinfoniker, Orquesta de Baja California and the Navy/Marine Big Band as well as her own jazz combos and bands. She has performed in many jazz festivals in the US and Mexico.  She is also an actor and has performed at the San Diego’s Old Globe Theater, the San Diego Repertory Theater and at the Centro Cultural de Tijuana.  She is Lecturer Emeritus from Dan Diego State University where she taught music, US Mexico Border Folklore, and communication.

Bob Boss will accompany Coral on guitar. Bob was encouraged to pick up an instrument at a young age by both of his parents and quickly gravitated towards the guitar when he received his first electric guitar, a Sears SIlvertone for just $30. Bob decided to leave his guitar behind when he left for college, but quickly found that he missed his instrument and began studying under Jerry Hahn.

Free concerts at noon every Monday from fall through spring . . . no wonder the Mini-Concerts are the longest-running and one of the most popular classical music series at the library! This series was founded by Glenna Hazleton in 1970 at the Athenaeum, and has been going strong ever since. The concerts feature both local and touring musicians, prize-winning students, university music faculty members, local chamber ensembles. . . and the repertoire also includes jazz, folk and world music. There are no reservations, no tickets . . . just line up at the side door of the Athenaeum before noon. (Donations are always welcome!) Mini-Concerts take place every Monday at noon and last about an hour.

The concerts will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for these events. Doors open at 11:50 a.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. These events will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of each concert.

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