Upcoming Concerts

Please note the rescheduled date from the original November date. One of our band members was hit hard with Covid prompting the move to the new date of 12/1. Wild Earth Ensemble is coming to Althea Center for a meaningful, magical evening of music! Wild Earth Ensemble is a group of musicians who share a deep care and concern for the stewardship of our planet and a deep commitment to following the call of “wild” creative flow. The result is a deep, diverse, moving musical experience. Join Sandra Wong, Beth Quist, Andy Skellenger and Victor Mestas for a joyous, soulful journey around the globe, featuring music of Turkey, Ireland, Venezuela, Appalachia, Scandinavia, the Middle East, and a number of original tunes. Their exquisite instrumentation includes voice, violin, nyckelharpa, hammered dulcimer, tabla, cajon, kora, keyboards and piano.

Sandra Wong-violin/fiddle, nyckelharpa and voice Beth Quist- voice, hammered dulcimer, guitar, cajon Victor Mestas- piano Andy Skellenger- tabla, cajon, kora

$25 Advance

$25 GA

This is a rescheduled date due to Covid hitting a member of our band! Sandra Wong-violin/fiddle, nyckelharpa and voice Beth Quist- voice, hammered dulcimer, guitar, cajon Victor Mestas- piano Andy Skellenger- tabla, cajon, kora

$25 Advance, $28 Door Purchase Here and Now! Wild Earth Ensemble is a group of musicians who share a deep care and concern for the stewardship of our planet and a deep commitment to following the call of “wild” creative flow. The result is a deep, diverse, moving musical experience. Join Sandra Wong, Beth Quist, Andy Skellenger and Victor Mestas for a joyous, soulful journey around the globe, featuring music of Turkey, Ireland, Venezuela, Appalachia, Scandinavia, the Middle East, and a number of original tunes. Their exquisite instrumentation includes voice, violin, nyckelharpa, hammered dulcimer, tabla, cajon, kora, keyboards and piano.

$25 in advance, $28 at the door

Sandra Wong and Jonathan Sousa

Canaan Institute, Brooktondale, NY

Sandra and Jon are coming to the Ithaca area where Sandra grew up. Joyful, heart centered with passion and depth is how Jon and Sandra’s music has been described. Drawing on a diverse range of musical backgrounds; classical, metal, Irish, Old-Time, Scandinavian and more, Sandra and Jon weave originals and traditional roots music to take the audience on a journey through the spectrum of human emotion. Deftly moving from tunes that make your feet tap to the soft and sensitive side that brings us back home to our hearts.

Sandra plays violin/fiddle, nyckelharpa and sings. Jon plays guitar, tenor banjo and sings. Both have toured nationally and internationally. Jon and Sandra have been performing and creating music together for over a decade and have a duo album coming out early 2024.

$25

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Bio: Sandra Wong started her life journey in upstate New York, displaying a deep love of music as a youngster. She began studying the violin at age seven with the intention of becoming a concert violinist. This remained her sole focus for fifteen years, until she discovered fiddling…and her musical world was turned upside down! Since then, Sandra’s focus with her music has shifted from being an isolated striving for technical perfection to a focus on connecting other people and cultures through music as a way to build community and express our common humanity. Opening this door with an exploration of Irish, Old-time and Bluegrass music, her folk music journey has moved her into her current livelihood of teaching, performing, recording and collaborating with other musicians from a diverse range of musical genres. In 1999, Sandra opened another door when she discovered a 14th century Swedish folk instrument called the nyckelharpa and fell in love. This is a 16 stringed, keyed instrument played with a bow. It has become an integral part of her musical expression. Sandra has toured nationally and internationally as a solo artist and in collaboration with various musicians. She has appeared at numerous festivals and concert series. Her current projects include “Kaleidoscope" with Ty Burhoe and Bill Douglas; "Marrakech Express" with El Yesefi Samir, Brett Bowen and Dexter Payne, "From The Fjords to the Andes" with Victor Mestas, Gonzalo Teppa and Jill Fredrickesen; "Teresa Storch and the Sharp Eleven", “The Sandra Wong, Dominick Leslie, Ty Burhoe Trio” as well as work as a solo artist and freelance musician collaborating with musicians in all musical genres. She has released two solo albums; “It’s About Time” in 1999, and “Joy” in 2000. She recently released two collaborative albums; “Frolic and Romp” in 2009 and “Sunny Side Up” in 2010. Sandra has recorded on a number of her contemporaries projects. A complete discography is available on request. Another important aspect of Sandra’s work is education and nurturing a deep love of music and the arts in both children and adults. She teaches privately, and in group and workshop settings, and presents family and children’s concerts. Sandra also creates and personally facilitates musical study trips to different countries leading people into the heart of individual folk cultures through the music and dance of each country. A percentage of all Sandra’s CD sales and proceeds from concerts supports responsible projects working to create sustainability on our Planet Earth. In addition, Sandra also supports numerous other charitable organizations.