Essex Winter Series presents a Stellar Collaboration for “Timeless Bonds & Renewed Horizons”

The 49th season of Essex Winter Series will conclude with its rescheduled January concert on November 8, 2026 at Valley Regional High School. Having crafted a season that weaves together stellar performances with the celebration of the 250^th anniversary of America’s independence, Artistic Director and flutist Tara Helen O’Connor gathers friends for a program called Timeless Bonds & New Horizons. Joining Tara for the inaugural Mihae Lee Legacy Concert are Ani Kavafian, violin; Peter Wiley, cello; and Shai Wosner, piano … four leading chamber musicians in an unforgettable collaboration to perform works by J.S.Bach, Mel Bonis, and Valerie Coleman, culminating in Schubert’s ravishing Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898.

Concerts are on Sundays at 3 pm and all seating is general admission. Adult – $45 / Student – $5. For information or tickets visit www.essexwinterseries.com or call 860-272-4572. For all our venues, parking, entry and seating accessibility is available.

2026 season sponsors include ASP Trust, BrandTech Scientific, Clark Group, Essex Bank & Essex Financial Services, Essex Meadows, Jeffrey N. Mehler CFP LLC, Masonicare at Chester Village, Tower Laboratories, and WSHU. We also gratefully acknowledge the support for our mission of concerts and community outreach received in part through grant funding by ASP Trust, Community Foundation of Middlesex County, Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD/NEA, Essex Bank Community Investment Program, and The Kitchings Family Foundation.