On Friday, September 25 at 1 p.m., pianist Vania Pimentel returns to the Coronado Public Library to perform a selection of Brazilian music as part of the Coronado Public Library’s Autumn Concert Series. The performance will feature Brazilian styles celebrating musicians like Itiberê, Nazareth, and Nepomuceno, with an homage to Spanish composer Manuel de Falla on the 150th anniversary of his birth. All concerts in the series are free thanks to the support of the Friends of the Coronado Public Library and the City of Coronado. The Winn Room doors will open to the public 15 minutes prior to the performance.
Vania Pimentel, born and raised in Brazil, has a BA in Music and another BA in Philosophy, a KA graduate diploma from Karlsruhe in Germany, a Master’s in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, and a DMA from the University of Houston. Dr. Pimentel became a member of Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, and worked as an assistant teacher at the Moores School of Music and the Texas Music Festival. Her first award at a piano competition was at the age of seven in Brazil. Her top awards are from the J.S.Bach International Piano Competition in Paris, 1984, and the Jaen Competition in Spain, 1982. Last year she presented a solo recital during the Music Week of Lapinha, PR, and last April at the Chapel Santa Maria in Curitiba. Currently, she lives in Miami.
VOL. 116, NO. 38 – Sept. 23, 2026