St. John’s Episcopal Church in Essex will be hosting musicians from the Meadowmount School of Music in Westport at a special concert open to the community on Tuesday, August 6 at 5 pm in the church sanctuary. Several small ensembles from Meadowment will perform a concert of intimate chamber pieces. A reception in Persell Hall will follow.

Founded in 1944 by legendary violin teacher Ivan Galamian, Meadowmount School of Music is a seven-week summer program for young violinists, violists, and cellists whose approach of intensive study and practice has helped mold some of the greatest artists of our time. Musicians ages 13 to 30+ from around the world gather at the school’s campus in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York to further their musical skills with, in Mr. Galamian’s words, “a special spirit that is conducive to total concentration on excellence in musical performance,” aided by a faculty of renowned artists.