The Sanctuary Studio

Join us on Saturday, May 2nd at 3:30pm for a Music & Meditation session led by Sharon Lebell and Simon Drew.

After a brief reflection, the space opens into continuous live improvisation—hammer dulcimer, piano, didgeridoo, horns, and voice—inviting you to settle, move, breathe, and meet the moment as it unfolds.

A simple, immersive experience of how inner stillness gives rise to clarity and creative vitality.

Part of our Symposium: Becoming Free: An Intensive Introduction to Inner Freedom. Each event stands alone, but together they form a cohesive weekend arc.

Weekend passes are available ($50 savings).

Details:
• Saturday, May 2
• 3:30pm
• $35 tickets
• thesanctuarystudio.org/symposium

All are welcome.

On Saturday night, we gather for a concert with no script, no structure—only listening, risk, and creation in the moment. Led by Simon Drew and Lia Booth, and joined by guest artists Sharon Lebell, Eric Stoner and Cole Sainburg, this fully improvised performance becomes a living conversation in sound.

This is music as it unfolds—honest, surprising, and alive. An invitation to experience inner freedom not as an idea, but as something felt.

Part of The Sanctuary Symposium: Becoming Free, with guest philosopher Sharon Lebell.

Details:
• Saturday, May 2
• 7:30pm
• $35 tickets
• thesanctuarystudio.org/symposium

Weekend passes available.

Join us on Saturday, May 2nd at 5:30pm for a keynote and Q&A with Sharon Lebell—an exploration of inner freedom, present-moment awareness, and the quiet work of meeting life as it is.

Grounded in Stoic philosophy and decades of teaching, this session offers clear, practical guidance you can carry into daily life.

Part of our weekend gathering: Becoming Free: An Intensive Introduction to Inner Freedom. Each event stands alone, but together they form a cohesive arc.

For those drawn to the full experience, weekend passes are available (with $50 savings).

Details:
• Saturday, May 2
• 5:30pm
• $35 tickets
• thesanctuarystudio.org/symposium

We’d love to have you with us!

Thanks again to Alex Robinson and Christine Araoka for their performance on Saturday! We’re looking forward to seeing these stellar artists here many more times. ✨🙏

Friday, April 24th — Experimental Jazz at The Sanctuary Studio

Enter a world of strange and beautiful sound. Three distinct musical voices converge for an evening that blurs the boundaries between experimental, jazz, and noise—inviting you into something raw, immersive, and unexpected.

Brandon Woo Snyder joins forces with Jeonghyeon Joo and Xuanqi Liu in a striking trio of haegeum and self-programmed electronic instruments—an alchemical meeting of tradition and technology.

Composer-performer Ian Power brings music that is insistent, suspenseful, and deeply alive—performed worldwide by leading ensembles and rooted in a compelling personal voice.

Closing the evening, a modern jazz quartet—Daniel Richardson, Nolan Miranda, Spencer Pepke, and Brian Shank—offers original music and fresh interpretations shaped by deep respect for the tradition.

A night for the curious listener.

Details:
• Friday, April 24
• 7:30 PM
• $15–$20
• Tickets: thesanctuarystudio.org/events

Saturday April 25th — Alex Robinson & Christine Araoka

An intimate evening of elegance, warmth, and song.

Vocalist and pianist Alex Robinson brings her velvety tone and playful improvisational spirit to The Sanctuary Studio—breathing new life into the Great American Songbook while weaving in original music of depth and charm.

Joined by pianist Christine Araoka, the duo creates a rich, conversational musical experience—refined yet deeply human, sophisticated yet full of heart.

From jazz standards to original works, this is music that invites you closer.

Details:
• Saturday, April 25
• 7:30 PM
• $15–$20
• Tickets: thesanctuarystudio.org/events