“Maggie Wheeler creates a remarkable musical space. Her optimism, skill, and gentle humanity invite the audience to participate in musical creation. Utilizing original songs and music traditions from diverse world cultures, she weaves singing and story telling into a powerful and incredible musical tapestry of peace , justice and abiding joy. It is both delightful and profound . ”
— A. Boyer St Paul's UCC
Music has taken us on some wonderful travels.
Each year I am fortunate to have many musical adventures.
In recent years I have been hosting my multi - song leader SONGFEST gatherings in Los Angeles, at the Topa Institute in Ojai and the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck , NY.
I teach teach at Omega each summer in July and will be there in 2026 with Karisha Longaker of Ma Muse.
Omega Songfest will return for the 2nd time in September 2026 with Melanie DeMore, Sara Thomsen, Luke Wallace & Bruce Ncube along with percussionist Meredith Scott Lynn.
I have been honored to be invited to return several times to the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in the Bahamas and will be back again in 2027 with Heather Houston & Diana Lynn Wallace.
** During the pandemic I continued to lead virtual choir sessions on Zoom with participants joining from the US, Canada & Europe. I joined as a guest leader with many singing friends in the US and abroad and continued curating and hosting online singing events and workshops with musical guests from around the world. Those years of enforced isolation allowed our musical community to expand in extraordinary ways and will be a lasting gift especially in the midst of these profoundly difficult times.
I continued to hold choir sessions on line & produce two virtual concerts with what became an internationally attended choir.
Simultaneously I created an online community song gathering called TOGETHER IN SONG, meeting each Saturday, bringing together 80 guest song leaders and 4000 attendees from around the world. As a result Together In Song was able to donate funds to social justice organizations throughout that year.