Tara Helen O'Connor
Artistic Director
“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
Essex Winter Series Receives Arts Outreach Grant from the Community Foundation of Middlesex County
Essex Winter Series will present a four-day artist residency with members of Trio Animoso, thanks to funding in part by the Community Foundation of Middlesex County, through a grant made possible by the generosity of the GSB Grant Making Fund, River View Cemetery Fund, and Ivoryton Congregational Church Community Enrichment Fund.
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...
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