Cave of the Drums: Drums for the Vernal Equinox

David Auerbach, The Improvisator, performs ancestral drums and other ancient instruments in awesome acoustics underground, celebrating the Vernal Equinox in the Sonoma Valley wine country. A resounding and varied welcome to Spring is in store: hand drums, kettle drums, wood drums, steel drums... djembe, hausa, tumba, atompan, nagara, odondo, balafon... temple bell, bamboo tingklik, water drum, tubular chime... and delicate melodic accents on dulcimer, flute, kalimba. The artist, who plays nearly a hundred exotic instruments, has created innovative concerts for over twenty years, including "Carols in the Caves", "Temple of Drums" and "Cave of the Spirits". Tickets are $40 (must be 10 or older); free admission for concert volunteers!