CENTERBROOK – Community Music School and Essex Winter Series will present a Master Class with violinist Tessa Lark on Monday, April 4, at 4 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 109 Main St., Centerbrook. Tessa will offer advice on technique and performance for student musicians who will each play during the class. The Master Class is free and open to the public.
Tessa Lark is the Fenton Brown Emerging Artist for the 2016 Essex Winter Series. Prior to the Master Class, Tessa will perform the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, April 3 at 3 p.m. at Valley Regional High School. Winner of the prestigious Naumburg International Violin Competition in 2012, Tessa one of the most captivating artistic voices of her time.
As part of its outreach program, Essex Winter Series brings highly accomplished young artists to public schools and senior residences in several shoreline communities each year. This year’s outreach program expands to two cities, four towns, seven schools, three senior residences, and two community service organizations over the course of just three days, from April 4 to 6. These outreach programs are sponsored by the EWS Fenton Brown Circle and Community Music School.
For additional information, visit www.community-music-school.org or call 860-767-0026.