Our Previous Seasons
This page chronicles performances of the past several seasons. To view a comprehensive gallery of images, click here. Most of the images prior to 2021 were taken by our incomparable photographer, Peter Harron. Thank you, Peter! And thank you also to Tim Jarrell for the beautiful photos he has taken of our more recent concerts.
2022 Season
This concert, postponed from January 9, 2022, will not take place until December 18, 2022.
Brentano String Quartet with Mihae Lee, piano
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January 30, 2022
Patricia Schuman, soprano with Bradley Moore, piano
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February 20, 2022
Stu Ingersoll Jazz Concert: Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks
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March 20, 2022
Fenton Brown Emerging Artist Concert: Resurgam Quartet
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2021 Season
January 2021
Gift of Music Concert 1: Mihae Lee, piano and William Purvis, French horn
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February 2021
Gift of Music Concert 2: Jeff Barnhart, jazz piano
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March 2021
Gift of Music Concert 3: Patricia Schuman, soprano, and David Pittsinger, bass-baritone, with Simon Holt, piano
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April 2021
Gift of Music Concert 4: Quodlibet Ensemble
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2020 Season
January 12, 2020
Mihae Lee’s Tenth Anniversary Concert
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February 16, 2020
Stu Ingersoll Jazz Concert: Jeff Barnhart-Jim Fryer International All-Star Jazz Band
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March 8, 2020
Fenton Brown Emerging Artist Concert: LINÜ Guitar Duo (Gulli Bjornsson and JIJI)
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December 19, 2021
BeethovenFest
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2019 Season
January 13, 2019
New York Philharmonic String Quartet with Mihae Lee, piano
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February 17, 2019
Stu Ingersoll Jazz Concert: Midiri Brothers Sextet with special guest Jeff Barnhart
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March 17, 2019
Fenton Brown Emerging Artist Concert: New Haven Symphony Orchestra with violinist Tai Murray
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April 7, 2019
Chanticleer
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2018 Season
January 7, 2018
New York Woodwind Quintet with Mihae Lee, piano
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February 18, 2018
Stu Ingersoll Jazz Concert: Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks
March 4, 2018
David Pittsinger, bass-baritone accompanied by Simon Holt, piano
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April 8, 2018
Fenton Brown Emerging Artists: The Quodlibet Ensemble
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2017 Season
January 8, 2017
40th Anniversary Celebration
Performances by Artistic Director Mihae Lee (piano); a brass trio and brass quintet featuring William Purvis (horn) and several Fenton Brown Emerging Artists; The Attacca Quartet; Patricia Schuman (soprano); Randall Hodgkinson (piano); and jazz greats Jeff Barnhart, Vince Giordano, and a stellar combo of jazz showmen.
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February 19, 2017
Stu Ingersoll Jazz Concert: Dan Levinson’s Roof Garden Jass Band
A performance that marked the centennial of the first recordings of New Orleans jazz.
March 5, 2017
Garrison Keillor
“Stories in Mind, Poems by Heart.”
April 2, 2017
Chanticleer, an Orchestra of Voices
“My Sacred Heart”
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2016 Season
January 10, 2016
Juilliard String Quartet with Mihae Lee, piano
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February 21, 2016
Stu Ingersoll Jazz Concert: Jeff Barnhart and His Hot Rhythm
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March 6, 2016
Patricia Schuman, soprano
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April 3, 2016
Fenton Brown Emerging Artists Concert: New Haven Symphony Orchestra with Tessa Lark, violin
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2015 Season
January 11, 2015
Fenton Brown Emerging Artists Concert:
Stringfest 2
Featuring the Attacca Quartet, Erin Keefe (violin), and members of the Amphion String Quartet.
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February 8, 2015
Stu Ingersoll Jazz Concert: Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks
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March 1, 2015
Chanticleer: An Orchestra of Voices
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March 29, 2015
Mihae Lee and Friends
Featuring Mihae Lee (piano), Chee Yun (violin), and Julie Albers (cello).
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Contact Information:
Essex Winter Series
PO Box 383
Essex, CT 06426
860-272-4572
Email: office@essexwinterseries.com
Our Venues:
Valley Regional High School
256 Kelsey Hill Road
Deep River, CT 06417
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John Winthrop Middle School
1 Winthrop Road
Deep River, CT 06417
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