Paul Winter in Concert "This Glorious Earth"
2026-05-03 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | St. Michael’s Church, 25 South Street, Litchfield, CT, 06759, United States
Paul Winter in Concert “This Glorious Earth”
Accompanied by Henrique Eisenmann
May 3, 2026 ~ 3:00PM
Followed by reception:
St. Michael’s Church
25 South Street, Litchfield, CT
Proceeds to benefit
St. Michael’s Always Open Shelves Offering & LCC Community Essentials Fund
Cost: $35.00 per person – reception included in the price
*Pre-Reservations required: limited seats!*

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Evening Glow - May 14th
2026-05-14 15:30 - 16:30 | Atrium
Evening Glow Music Series
May 14th- 3:30PM

Mad River String Quartet:
Aaron Packard, Violin
Annie Trepanier, Violin
Steve Larson, Viola
Becky Patterson, Cello

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Donations Welcome!
Performances are followed by a reception with refreshments.
The Mad River String Quartet is a project from four of America’s most dynamic chamber musicians. Annie Trepanier and Steve Larson played together for two decades in Avery Ensemble (among many other projects together) and have performed alongside Aaron Packard for over ten years as members of Cuatro Puntos Ensemble and at the Loon Lake Live! festival. Several years ago they were joined by Rebecca Patterson, former cellist of the award-winning chamber music and contemporary ensemble Antares. The chemistry was immediate and undeniable! These four passionate musicians are dedicated to performing American chamber music of all genres, styles and eras, from arrangements of folk and gospel songs, early trio sonatas and romantic era string quartets, to ragtime, jazz and fiddle influenced music as well as the wonderful variety of newer thrilling voices. Their programs also include fresh looks at the rich and varied body of the standard string quartet repertoire from the classical to the contemporary.​

Ukelele Club with John Concilio
2026-05-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-06-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-09 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-08-13 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-09-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-10-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-11-12 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-12-10 18:00 - 19:00 and 16 more dates | Community Room
Got a Ukelele? All levels and Ages welcome every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month!
How it Works:
-Sing-a-long & play 3 songs together, facilitated by John Concilio
-Open Mic
-Decide as a group what 3 songs you’ll play together at the next meetup.

Waterbury Symphony Orchestra: Thomas Clark, WSO’s Young Artist Initiative
2026-05-30 16:00 - 17:30 | Atrium
Join us here at the Litchfield Community Center for Waterbury Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-2026 Season “Where Music Takes Us”
A World-Class Ensemble: Quintet ZaRiah & Yale’s Melvin Chen
May 30, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

One of the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra’s most meaningful artistic partnerships is its long-standing collaboration with the Yale School of Music—a relationship that brings extraordinary young talent to local audiences year after year. Conceived by current Board Chair Thomas Clark, WSO’s Young Artist Initiative was created with a simple but powerful idea: to introduce our community to the next generation of great musicians, just as they are coming into their own.

On Saturday May 30, that vision comes vividly to life with a chamber concert featuring Quintet ZaRiah, a world-class emerging ensemble whose artistry is already making national waves—introduced to WSO through distinguished pianist Melvin Chen, longtime Professor in the Practice of Piano at Yale School of Music and Director of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival / Yale Summer School of Music.

To hear an artist of Chen’s stature perform one of the pieces planned for the concert, Poulenc’s brilliant Sextet, in tandem with a rising young chamber ensemble is an extraordinary and rare treat.

Quintet ZaRiah is no stranger to our region. This past summer, the ensemble was in residence at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, where their electrifying performances quickly became a highlight of the season.

Three of the quintet’s five members are currently completing graduate degrees at the Yale School of Music, while all five are already accomplished orchestral musicians. Collectively, they have performed with some of the world’s most respected ensembles, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New World Symphony, and leading regional orchestras across the country.

Beyond their technical brilliance, Quintet ZaRiah brings a compelling sense of purpose to their music-making. With three members who are first-generation college students and three who hail from the rural South, the ensemble is deeply committed to expanding access to classical music and engaging underserved communities—an ethos that resonates strongly with WSO’s own mission.

Repertoire

• Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – They Will Not Lend Me A Child (~4’)
• Carl Nielsen – Wind Quintet, Op. 43 (~27’)
• Francis Poulenc – Sextet (~19 – 20’) with Melvin Chen, piano
• Valerie Coleman – Tzigane (~11’)

Tickets: $30 General Admission | $10 Students with ID

For tickets online: visit waterburysymphony.org
For tickets by phone: Call WSO/Palace Box Office, at (203) 346-2000 (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).

The performances will be followed by a complimentary reception.

For more information or to purchase tickets online, visit WaterburySymphony.org. Tickets can also be purchased by telephone at 203-346-2000, via WSO/Palace Box Office.

Summer Sunset Concert Series - Potter's Field
2026-06-19 18:00 - 20:00
2026 Summer Sunset Free Concert Series
All concerts are 6:00pm- 8:00pm

Potter’s Field
Local favorite performing cover songs & originals with amazing harmony and vocals.

Food Truck: Meraki
BYOB & lawn chairs, blanket
Rain (indoors) or Shine
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Summer Sunset Concert Series - Al Fenton Big Band
2026-08-14 18:00 - 20:00
2026 Summer Sunset Free Concert Series
All concerts are 6:00pm- 8:00pm

Al Fenton Big Band
18 member band performing best of big band jazz & swing

Food Truck: Bill’s Mobile Brick Oven Pizza
BYOB & lawn chairs, blanket
Rain (indoors) or Shine
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Summer Sunset Concert Series - Dim Lights, Thick Smoke
2026-09-11 18:00 - 20:00
2026 Summer Sunset Free Concert Series
All concerts are 6:00pm- 8:00pm

Dim Lights, Thick Smoke
Connecticut based acoustic quartet whose style combines honky tonk, blues, folk & rock and roll & their song choices span many decades.

Food Truck: Rich’s Wings & Things
BYOB & lawn chairs, blanket
Rain (indoors) or Shine
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