Herb Williams will accompany Oakville’s young multi-instrumentalist and composer Leslie Ashworth at the Oakville Chamber Orchestra’s fundraiser, Autumn Serenade, on Sunday, Sept. 24 at the Joshua Creek Art Centre.

“My life has been a very diverse voyage to the present, which is now so focused on music,” says Williams. “I have starred in TV shows, movies, documentaries and live audience performances, and continue to perform on the piano, in diverse venues. I’m a great supporter of the OCO (Oakville Chamber Orchestra).”

Ashworth is a violin, viola, piano, music theory and music history teacher at the Oakville School of Music and Performing Arts who has performed with numerous orchestras across Canada and in such celebrated venues as Carnegie Hall, Koerner Hall, the Vancouver Convention Centre and Rolston Hall in the Banff Centre.

Ashworth has won the grand prize in the Canadian Music Competition and was a gold medallist in the Passion of Music International Competition held in New York City.

Also making an appearance at the Autumn Serenade will be Linda Ruan, recently named among CBC’s Top 30 Classical Musicians under 30. Jeremy Ledbetter and Eliana Cuevas will be offering up some jazz, and a number of past winners of the OCO’s respected Youth Concerto Competition.

A silent auction and refreshments will round off this elegant Sunday afternoon event supporting the OCO’s ongoing youth initiatives. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase online via Eventbrite at www.oakvillechamber.org. A charitable donation tax receipts will be issued for a portion of the ticket value.