Cardiff-By-The-Sea Music and Arts Salon -May 3rd, 2026
Welcome to the 88Keys | Cinco de Mayo salon
Dedicated to the life and legacy of Jeanie Katzeff.
Thank you for joining us today in a shared music and arts experience. With you attendance here today, we create a world of peace, harmony and joy through building community around music and the arts. Let’s make it beautiful!
The format of the salon is for six performers to share their artistic expression for about 15 minutes each. There will be an intermission following the third performer. Following the final performance there will be light food and refreshments, and the opportunity to meet, mingle and ask questions of the performers.
Program
Todays program is dedicated to the 88 keys of the donated Steinway grand piano for our salon and to our mission. Also, we are celebrating the cultural heritage of Cinco De Mayo with a performance by Ballet Folklorico which is a program of Encinitas Friends of the Arts.
The following are the performance and a highlight in the order of their appearance.
Ballet Folklorico San Diego Dance Company
Ballet Folklorico San Diego Dance Company was founded in 2000 to develop professional dancers by teaching skills to excel while fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of Mexican tradition and culture.
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Chloe Kandence Wang
Chloe Kaydence Wang is 11 years old and a 5th grader at Innovation Academy in Chula Vista, CA. Chloe was a winner of the City of Encinitas Youth piano concerto competition. As part of her prize, she performed Kabalecsky Piano Concerto No 3. with the North Coast Symphony Orchestra. She is a prodigy with an immense talent.
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Peter Pupping
Peter Pupping was born in the Netherlands and moved to Encinitas as a child where he picked up playing the guitar at age 9. He studied classical guitar and then branched off to Spanish and rock styles. He earned his bachelors and masters degrees at SDSU.
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Danny Green
Danny is an accomplished pianist, composer and educator. I first became aware of Danny when listening to him in concert with Peter Sprague. His musical dance with Peter and note-for-note call-and-response improvisation made me aware of his immense talent.
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Elena Yarritu and Cho-Hyun Park
Elena is a former Bay Area resident, Dr. Elena Yárritu currently makes her home in San Diego, California where she is performing artist, teacher and conductor.
After earning her doctorate and walking away from being a concert pianist to raise her two daughters, Cho-Hyun make her come back…
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Ian Harland and John Opferkuch
Ian is an accomplished and cool jazz musician who explores many genres of music.
John is an east coast transplant from Bridgewater, Massachusetts. As an accomplished pianist/keyboardist
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** Program and performers are subject to change **
Acknowledgments
Thank you to all the volunteers and partners that have made the salon possible, including: Naimeh Woodward, Jim Gilliam, John Campbell, Lily Katzeff, Barbara Mortkowitz, Patrick Scanlon, Patricia Frisher, Joshua Lazerson, Janet Blair, Jen Light Krasner, Galina Marcus – San Diego Art Directory, Naomi Bianca Nussbaum, Joel Dorfan, Dan Chusid, Jerry Olsher – MusicMart USA.
Our Salon Piano
It is with deep gratitude and great appreciation to David Heet, who donated the piano belonging to his late wife. Diane’s 1923 Steinway Model A3 grand piano, will be used for the first time at this salon and at future Cardiff-By-The-Sea Music and Arts salon events.
Who We Are
Cardiff-By-The-Sea Music and Arts Salon is a Program of Encinitas Friends of the Arts. Encinitas Friends of the Arts was established as a 501c(3) non-profit organization in 2014. Its mission is to elevate arts and culture mainly but not exclusively in Encinitas, and North County San Diego.
Thank You!
Your presence and attendance means that you support music and the arts and by extension you bring peace, joy and harmony to our world. Thank you for making it beautiful!
