Essex on Lake Champlain

Essex, New York Community Blog Since 2011

You are here: Home / Essex Community Concerts

Essex Community Concerts

Warren A. Cross Memorial Pipe Organ
The Warren A. Cross Memorial Pipe Organ was installed in the Essex Community Church in the summer of 1990, a gift to the hamlet of Essex from Donald Beggs.

The Essex Community Concert Series (formerly Essex Organ Committee) was formed in 1990 to maintain and program the use of the Cross Memorial Pipe Organ [gifted to the Essex Community Church….Since then,] the Committee has sponsored a series of summer organ concerts. Several years ago, the Committee acquired a grand piano that enabled it to also feature pianists.

Ultimately, the Committee expanded the classical music offerings to include vocalists and other instrumentalists (strings, brass, and, percussion). ECC is trying to maintain a good balance between their unique resource, the Cross tracker organ, which was built in Holland and reassembled in Essex, and the numerous genres and artists that can be hosted for audiences enjoyment. (via ECC website) 

Evening and Mid-Day Concerts

The Essex Community Concert series offers several mid-day concerts and evening concerts from a variety of talented musicians and choral groups throughout the summer.

Evening concerts feature classical music, and they begin at 7:30pm and are usually 1 1/2 hours long, including a brief intermission. Each evening concert is followed by a reception with refreshments and an opportunity to interact informally with the performer(s). Mid-day concerts are a shorter, more casual affair and take place on Thursdays at 11:30am and generally last about 45 minutes.

All performances are held at the Essex Community Church in Essex, NY. See the current mid-day concert schedule and evening concert schedule to see who is in the line up this summer. Check out the Essex Events Calendar to see any upcoming Essex Community Concerts.

If you’d like to find out more or to donate to this organization, then contact the ECC through one of the following methods:

Mailing address: Essex Community Concerts
c/o Essex Community Church
PO Box 125, Essex, NY 12936
Phone: 518-963-4084 or 518-963-4445
E-mail: info@essexcommunityconcerts.org
Website: www.essexcommunityconcerts.org

How to Find the Essex Community Concerts

Essex Community Concerts are held at the Essex Community Church. This church is located at 2743 NYS Route 22, Essex, NY. Find it on the map below:


View Historic Walking Tour of Essex, NY in a larger map

Essex Community Concert Archive

The following posts featured or mentioned the Essex Community Concerts since June 2011.