Choral Group Chanticleer to Appear at Essex Winter Series on April 12, 2026

The 49th season of Essex Winter Series continues its celebration of America’s 250^th anniversary.

Having captivated audiences worldwide, Chanticleer – the Grammy® Award-winning choral ensemble of 12 male voices – again appears on our stage with a soaring, spellbinding program called Our American Journey. This “orchestra of voices” will appear on April 12 at Valley Regional High School.

This concert will be followed by two more at the high school, both rescheduled due to snow storms in January and February. On May 17, 2026, Hot & Sweet Jazz from the 1920s & ‘30s will fill the space when fan-favorite Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks perform. The final season concert will take place on November 8, 2026 with a program called Timeless Bonds & Renewed Horizons. Four leading chamber musicians will collaborate to bring to life works by J.S. Bach, Mel Bonis, Valerie Coleman, and include Schubert’s Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898.

Concerts are on Sundays at 3 pm and are general admission. Adult - $45 / Student - $5. Discounted Flex Pass subscriptions are available as well. 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.