Holiday Sing-a-Long

Get into the holiday spirit with a Holiday Sing-a-Long with Marilyn Rees, Rob Taylor, & Mary Taylor! Bring your singing voice or simply enjoy the music with hot cocoa and cookies during this sure-to-please event. 

Performer Biographies:

Marilyn Rees

Born in New York City, Marilyn's father was in the Navy and her family moved several times. They landed in Coronado in 1955, and she graduated from Coronado High School in ‘57 and went off to Stanford University. She spent several years traveling to Mexico City, Vienna, and after graduation, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Eventually, she ended up back in Northern California, got married, had two children, worked in the Gifted Program, and started up the computer program in the Lafayette School District. She moved back to Coronado and has lived here full-time since 2000. Marilyn played every Monday night at Vigilucci’s and now plays weekly at Emerald C Gallery on Saturdays. She has also played people in at Dan Gensler’s presentations and performed many holiday programs.

Mary Taylor

Mary Munger Taylor has traveled throughout the United States and Europe, acting and singing in venues ranging from opera to summer stock

to Broadway. Personal favorites include starring on Broadway as Sally Bowles opposite Joel Grey, in Hal Prince’s 20th anniversary revival of Cabaret. Since that time Mary’s appearances have included the creation of the role of Eve in the late AJ Antoon’s Genesis at Joe Papp’s New York Shakespeare Festival, and again on Broadway as Lotte in the blessedly ephemeral Chu Chem. Her stint a the Ultra-Tide lady garnered much comment in the early nineties, coinciding with her best-role-to-date, as mother of two wonderful daughters, Julia and Chrissy. She can be heard as Mae Jones on the London Records release of Kurt Weill’s Street Scene, and acted as Drama Coach on that company’s recording of Marc Blitztein’s Regina. Since moving to Coronado with her husband of 28 years (homeboy, Rob Taylor, CHS ’62), Mary has appeared nightly at San Diego’s premiere theatrical institution, The Old Globe, as House Manager.

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor grew up in Coronado, before heading off to MIT in the 1960’s. After more than five decades away, he returned to his beloved hometown after retiring from his most recent position as Vice President of Systems at Morgan Stanley in NYC. Coming home brought him back to his roots and all-time passion -- music.

In 2014, Rob performed in the La Jolla Playhouse’s much-acclaimed HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. Other notable San Diego appearances with the SD Master Chorale include the GAME OF THRONES Live Concert Experience (2018), HARRY POTTER and the Half Blood Prince (2019), HARRY POTTER and the Prisoner of Askaban (2018) and STAR WARS: A New Hope (2018). He currently sings with the San Diego Master Chorale, the Christ Church Choir and occasionally with Sacra Profana, San Diego's premiere professional a capella chorale. Currently, as President of Coronado Rotary 2021-22, Rob relishes “giving back” to the vibrant Coronado community and beyond. When he can find time, he also enjoys tutoring local middle and high school students in math, as well as his ongoing vocal studies with SD Opera’s Michael Sokol.