Earth Day Concert in Banning to Feature 'Celtic-Inspired Voices + Music' April 22

An Earth Day concert planned April 22 in Banning will feature the quartet Lionheart, known for their "Celtic-inspired blend of voices and musical instruments," according to organizers.

Lionheart is scheduled to perform 'A Concert for the Earth' from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians Gathering Hall, 127 N. San Gorgonio Ave.

Admission is $10 per person, which will benefit the nonprofit Dorothy Ramon Learning Center and its work to preserve Southern California's Native American cultures, languages, history, and traditional arts.

The concert is part of the Learning Center's Fourth Sundays series.

Lionheart's members play acoustic 6-string and 12-string guitar, classical guitar, baritone and soprano vocals, oboe, English horn, Irish pennywhistles, recorder, keyboard, double bass, electric bass and percussion, according to concert organizers.

Quartet leader Giselle L. Marciszewski described the Sunday concert as a "musical journey through songs of traditions, of spirit, and of the mysteries all around us - with an eye toward the beauty of this planet, our home, and with intriguing inspiration from the lands of the Celts."

Celts or Kelts date to the 6th century before Christ, according to scholars. Portions of northwest Europe that retain Celtic languages and cultural traits include the Breton peninsula of France, Cornish southwest England, Wales, the Isle of Man, Scotland and Ireland.

For more information about Fourth Sundays and other activities at the Dorothy Ramon Learning Center, visit www.dorothyramon.blogspot.com or call (951) 849-7736.