“My goal is to bring world-class quality with diversity. We bring something different to each performance – soloists, jazz, and orchestras.”
– Tara Helen O’Connor, Artistic Director
News & Events

New Artistic Director for Essex Winter Series as Mihae Lee Retires
Pianist Mihae Lee became Artistic Director of Essex Winter Series in 2011 when president Fenton Brown stepped down. In her 15 years in the role, Mihae has brought stellar musicians to perform beautiful music for our series as well as expanding our audience and...

Essex Winter Series Awarded a 2025 Connecticut Arts Endowment Grant
The state’s Department of Economic and Community Development announced the recipients of the 2025 Connecticut Arts Endowment Grants given through the Connecticut Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal...

Essex Savings Bank Community Investment Program Awards Funding to Essex Winter Series
Essex Winter Series is grateful to once again be one of the area’s local nonprofit recipients of funding from the Essex Savings Bank Community Investment Program (CIP). As President & CEO Diane Arnold noted her congratulatory comments, for 30 years Essex Savings...