Their roots run deep in two places: Milwaukee and Venezuela. So their sounds rise from and beyond the familiar.
Elena Abend and Orlando Pimentel are both from Venezuela, but they gathered Milwaukee musicians around them to create the Elisio Ensemble.
Friday the group, with Gladys Rodriguez-Olleros, Carlos Rodriguez-Quiros and Jared Snyder, closes the Latino Arts spring season with a concert blend of keyboard, strings and woodwind instruments.
Expect the unexpected. The performance includes traditional and folk melodies from Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and some places that may surprise.
The show begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Latino Arts Auditorium, 1028 S. 9th St. Tickets are $25 for adults; $20 for seniors.