Program Guide December 2025

GM Report



WWUH recently won the Connecticut Broadcasters Association "Best College Radio Programming" Award! Needless to say, everyone here is thrilled. This acknowledgement, from our peers in the state's broadcasting industry, is a testament to the hard work our volunteer programmers put in to creating programming that is both interesting and unrivaled in the area. The honor is even more special given the number of great college stations in the state that were also in the running. Rest assured that we will continue to strive to produce alternative and compelling programming, something we have been doing for over 57 years.

You'll read elsewhere in this issue how station management was concerned with the deregulation of radio, as far back at 1980! No one could have predicted back then that FCC radio ownership rules would be relaxed to such an extend that huge corporations could own many hundreds of radio stations, and own multiple stations in the same city! The deregulation of US radio has made the locally curated programming produced by stations such as WWUH that much more important and relevant.

WWUH has a long history of producing live concerts. After a hiatus, I'm thrilled to report we are back in the concert "business". The Eugene Tyler Band will be performing Saturday, December 13th in the Wilde Auditorium right down the hall from the station. Tickets are available at the UHart Box Office or by calling 860-768-4228.

Since we came up a bit short of our goal in the fall drive we are hoping that people who missed the drive will consider making an end of year donation, securely, using this link. You can also simply mail a check made out to "WWUH" to WWUH, Univ of Hartford, W. Hartford, CT 06117

John Ramsey

WWUH HISTORY

In our continuing series on the history of this unique radio station, we look at the year 1980:

General Manager Patty Kurlychek wrote in the January, 1980 issue of the WWUH Program Guide about the issue of FCC deregulation, lamenting the fact that the requirements that restrict the number of commercials per hour, that require commercial stations to broadcast news and public affairs programming, and that require stations to conduct formal studies to "ascertain" the needs of their communities (so that they could air programming addressing these needs) would soon be a thing of the past.

 Radio deregulation was the subject of many station meetings, and station management was determined to continue WWUH's tradition of alternative excellence. WWUH should be a place where listeners could turn to hear programming that was truly alternative, programming they could not hear elsewhere.

 The history of WWUH would not be complete without mentioning the impact that two unique books had on station leadership during this time period. The books were "Playing In The FM Band" by Stephen Post and "Sex and Broadcasting" by Lorenzo Milam.

 John Ramsey recalled: "Post wrote about his experiences as General Manager of WBAI in New York City during the turbulent late sixties, when what was then Pacifica's flagship station was in its infancy. The passion he displayed for community-based, non-commercial radio rubbed off on many UH staffers who read his groundbreaking brook. Post believed that station managers and programmers were stewards of a frequency, and that their job was to make sure that the frequency was being used for the public good. He considered college/community radio as a huge experiment in individual expression in the pubic arena. There was no doubt that Mr. Post was in awe of the importance and power a well run non-commercial radio station could have in a community.

Milam's "Sex and Broadcasting" had the phrase "A Handbook for Community Radio" on its cover and it certainly served that purpose here at WWUH. The author had founded a number of community radio stations on the west coast in the sixties, and was considered by many an expert on alternative an community programming. Some WWUH volunteers who had been doing what they thought were alternative shows for a number of years on WWUH were shocked to find that they only recognized a handful of the "Best Alternative Recordings of All Time" listed in the book. While some of the things outlined in the book seemed outlandish, I think that everyone who read the book looked at the station and at their programs in a new light after being exposed to Milam's vision of what community radio could be.

 "Our copy of Milam's (out of print) book became well worn as it was passed around between the volunteers. Together, these two tomes helping our programmers realize how an alternative station really can become a major part of a community and that individual programmers could make a difference.

 "Keep in mind that not all members of the staff took the time to read either of these books, or agreed with the ideas expressed in them. There is no doubt in my mind that these two books had a dramatic impact on the future of WWUH. They were the subject of many discussions at the station at a time when there were still some people on the staff who thought that WWUH's primary purpose was to train students in the art of broadcasting. Others thought that WWUH should give some of the commercial stations a "run for their money" by offering the same type of programming found on the commercial stations but without any commercials."

 The station's renewed commitment to serving the public manifested itself in part through the station's presentation of a number of specialty show in the 8-9 pm, Monday through Friday time slot. These programs included: Insight by Jackie Peart , Con Salsa, a Latin show hosted by Billie Samboy, Women In Your Ear, produced by a local Women's Collective, Sharon Burchfiel's Artist's Corner, Assassination Journal with George Michael Evica and Geetanjali, Indian Music hosted by Vijay Dixit. The drama of Sherlock Holmes rounded out the weekday evening lineup.

 Community affairs programming was a priority in 1980, and an emphasis put on issues not covered by the mainstream media.

 One such issue was the danger posed to all of humanity by nuclear weapons. WWUH had a long and proud history of airing programming aired at informing the public about nuclear issues, a subject that affected everyone in one way or another but that the mainstream media seemed blind to. The syndicated series "Shadows of the Nuclear Age" was run during the fall in the noontime Public Affairs hour. This program was acquired from the Pacifica Archive and dealt with a variety of related issues, including the Pentagon's scramble to develop "first strike" nuclear weapon systems such as the Trident submarine and the MX missile.

 The station featured a seven days of Women's programming in July, in conjunction with the UH Woman's Collective.

 The fall 12 noon - 12:30 weekday public affairs lineup was as follows: Monday-Sherlock Holmes (syndicated from the BBC), Tuesday-"Frog Hollow Review" (a locally produced poetry show), Wednesday-Assassination Journal, Thursday-West Indian Public Affairs (locally produced), and Friday-Astrology Almanac. The evening slots saw the addition of "Gay Spirit" on Thursday nights and a Spanish Public Affairs show called "Latin Affairs".

 Station management met with Rob Meehan in September 1980 to discuss his ideas for a radio show. They liked his proposal and agreed that a half hour show about Gay and Lesbian issues would make a welcome addition to the station's Public Affairs line up. Gay Spirit was given the Thursday, 8pm slot.

 Mary Anderson, a student from the state of Maryland, became News Director, and immediately went to work building a staff for the noontime news broadcast called "In The Hartford Interest". These newscasts initially relied on the AP wire for information but as the year went on the news staff started developing sources of their own and covering local and state stories frequently ignored by Hartford's other media outlets.

 Weekend specialty shows included Poesis and Modulacao Cultural, both on Saturday afternoon.

 The artists featured on the Midweek Spotlight series on the Midday Fuse show in January and February included Hartfield and the North; Sammla Mammas Manna, Pekka Pohjola, Yochk 'o Seffer and Alan Holdsworth, Jan Akkerman, Gary Boyle and John Abercrombie.

(Image below, station management team, early 80s, L-R: Patty Kurlychek, John Ramsey, Carol Brosseau, Andy Winters, Doug Maine)

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WWUH Classical Programming

December 2025

Sunday Afternoon at the Opera… Sundays 1:00 – 4:30 pm

Evening Classics… Weekdays 4:00 to 7:00/ 8:00 pm

Drake’s Village Brass Band… Tuesdays 7:00-8:00 pm

Monday 1st

Hector Berlioz :Symphonie Pathetic: Carl Maria von Weber: Piano Concerto no 1; Alexandro Borodin: Prince Igor Polovtsian Dances

Tuesday 2nd

Lloyd: Symphony #11; Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F; Copland: Chamber Music

Drake’s Village Brass Band George Lloyd Brass Band Music

Wednesday 3d

Host's Choice

Thursday 4th

Pignolet de Monteclair: Flute Concerto No. 2 in c minor; Chopin: Polonaises; Harty: In Ireland; Campra: L'Europe Galante Suite; Burgmuller: 3 Nocturnes; North: 2001 A Space Odyssey-Fanfare, Spartacus-Love Theme, Ghost-Unchained Melody; Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B Flat Major K. 595.

Friday 5th

Celebration of First Performances –Janacek, Mihaud and more                                               

Sunday 7th

Schubert, Der Graf von Gleichen

Monday 8th

Jean Sibelius: Symphony # 2 in D major; Aldar Mozi Sonatina: for Violin and Piano; Max Bruch: Serenade for Strings Orchestra in C minor

Tuesday 9th

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos 1 & 2; Nielsen: Symphony #6

“Sinfonia semplice”; Berg: Three Fragments from Wozzeck

Drake’s Village Brass Band Christian Lindberg: The Romantic Trombone

Wednesday 10th

Charles Simon Catel: Les bayadères, Overture;  Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda: Oboe Concertino in F Major, Op. 110; Franz Schubert: Das Zauber-glockchen, D. 723 (La clochette): Der Tag entflieht, der Abend glüht; Ferdinand Ries: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 90; Giuseppe Verdi: I masnadieri: Preludio; Giuseppe Verdi: I masnadieri: Act II (Scena): Dall'infame bachetto io m'involai.. Tu del mio Carlo al seno - Ah, signora! - Carlo vive? O caro accento; Theodore Dubois: Méditation-prière, Op. 17; Theodore Dubois: 2 Pièces en forme canonique; William Henry Fry: Santa Claus, Christmas Symphony; Johannes Brahms: Gluck - Iphigenie en Aulide, Act II: Gavotte; Mauro Giuliani: 6 Ariette for Soprano and Guitar, Op. 95; J.S Bach – Charles Gounod: Ave Maria (Holiday Music – Instrumental); Julius Chajes: The Chassid (Prayer) (Holiday Music – Instrumental); Louis Lewandowski: Haunerot Hallalu (Holiday Music – Instrumental); J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring  (Holiday Music – Instrumental); Gioachino Rossini: Peches de vieillesse, Vol. 2: Album francais: No. 8. Chansonette de cabaret (Le lazzarone); ·        Carl Czerny: Grande Sérénade Concertante, Op. 126; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: The Forest of Wild Thyme, Op. 74, Christmas Overture; Victor Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 8; Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel (excerpts): Dream Pantomime; Jules Massenet: Suite from Cendrillon; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sleigh Ride (From 3 German Dances): Sleigh Ride

Thursday 11th

Zelter: Viola Concerto in E Flat Major; Berlioz: Reverie et Caprice Op. 8, Le carnaval romain Overture Op. 9, L'Enfance du Christ Op. 25 - L'Adieu des bergers, Les Troyens: Chasse royale et Orage, La Damnation de Faust, Op 24: Rákóczi March; Carter: Wind Quintet; Karlowicz: Violin Concerto in A Major Op. 8; Cardoso: Non mortui, Nos autem gloriari; Thayer: Variations on the Russian National Hymn; Veit: String Quartet No. 1 in d minor, Op. 3; Gounod: Fantaisie sur l’hymne national russe; Walton: The Three Sisters: Music for the Film; Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture Op. 49; Ornstein: A Morning in the Woods.

Friday 12th

Listeners’ choices – email your request to the20thcenturylimited@aol.com

Sunday 14th

Kwanzaa for Young People, All The Colors of Me, Speaker for the Earth, The Christmas Revels

Monday 15th

Giacomo Puccini: Requiem and Ave Maria in A minor; Jaques Offenbach: Barcarolle; Bellini: Cassta Diva

Tuesday 16th

Lloyd: Symphony #12; Robert Russell Bennett: Violin Concerto; Suesse: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra

Drake’s Village Brass Band New York Cornet and Sacbut Ensemble – Venetian Music of the Piffari and Canzonas (1500-1600)

Wednesday 17th

Host's Choice

Thursday 18th

Theofanidis: Rainbow Body; Hildegard: Ave Maria O Auctrix Vitae; Rosenthal: Prelude in F Sharp Major; Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major Op. 100; MacDowell: Piano Concerto No. 2 in d minor Op. 23; Serenade No. 12 in c minor K. 388.

Friday 19th

Classical Conversations – an interview with Lisabeth Miller, soprano, and member of The Hartt School voice faculty

Sunday 21st

Menken, A Christmas Carol, Vaughan-Williams, Hodie

Monday 22d

Britten: Simfoni de Requiem; Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Beethoven: Symphony #9 “Choral”

Tuesday 23d

Rutter: Gloria; Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain Symphony (#2); Brubeck: Orchestra Suite from Joy in the Morning; Rouse: Into the Light, Sowerby: Festive Music

Drake’s Village Brass Band The Mighty Tubadours

Wednesday 24th

Host's Choice

Thursday 25th

Bologne: Violin Concerto in A Major Op. 5 No. 2; Hiller: Lass sich freuen alle die auf dich trauen; Gibbons: O clap your hands, Hosanna to the son of David; Somis: Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major; Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar: Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major Op. 1 No. 1; Gilmore: Famous 22nd Regiment March; Herbeck: Symphony No. 4 in d minor Op. 20.

Friday 26th

A potpourri of music new in 2025

Sunday 28th

Strauss, Die Fledermaus 

Monday 29th

A potpourri of music new in 2025

Tuesday 30th

Walton: The Wise Virgins, The Good-Humored Ladies; Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Ravel: Mother Goose Suite

Drake’s Village Brass Band Empire Brass - Passage

Wednesday 31st

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA

your "lyric theater" program

with Keith Brown



Programming for December 2025

SUNDAY DECEMBER 7th

Schubert, Der Graf von Gleichen It's the best kept secret in the history of Western classical music: Franz Schubert wrote opera. A lot of opera, compared to his elder contemporary in Vienna, Beethoven, who struggled over his one and only opera, Fidelio. Besides the well known incidental music for Rosamunde (1823), Schubert composed at least nine complete operas, a total of sixteen in various stages of completion. The longest complete score for one of them was Fierrabras (1823), which was never staged in his lifetime. The DGG compact disc world premiere recording of Fierrabras I broadcast for a second time on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Left incomplete at the time of his death in 1828 was Der Graf von Gleichen. Much of it was written in 1827. The surviving manuscript pages lack the act two finale. Two different musicologists working independently of each other, Gunter Elsholz and Hans Peter Nowak, painstakingly reconstructed the score of Der Graf von Gleichen. The Elsholz realization is completely orchestrated and makes use of the Benedictus section of the Mass in E Flat Major (D 950), also a late work of Schubert's, to fill out what's missing in the act two finale. The world premiere recording of "The Count of Gleichen" was issued in 1996 on compact disc through Centaur Records of Baton Rouge, LA. The recording was made in 1994 at the College Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati. Gerhard Samuel conducts the Cincinnati Philharmonic Orchestra and CCM Chamber Choir, with five vocal soloists. The story of the opera is a medieval romance that, strangely, involves bigamy which is resolved into a menage a trois sanctioned by Papal dispensation. You could say this is Schubert's "Turkish opera" with aspects hearkening back to Mozart's "Abduction from the Seraglio."

SUNDAY DECEMBER 14th

Kwanzaa for Young People, All The Colors of Me, Speaker for the Earth, The Christmas Revels It's said the Christmas holiday season was made for the children, so with that in mind I present three albums of vocal music intended for the ears of the young folk, or folks who remain young at heart. Kwanzaa was conceived by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966 as a weeklong festival of lights something like Channukah, which this year also begins this Sunday. Listen first today for the recorded presentation of Kwanzaa for Young People (and Everyone else!),with seven candles to light representing seven spiritual principles, and seven songs, one for each candle. Charles Mims wrote the music and lyrics and plays keyboards in the backing instrumental ensemble for a group of adult and child singers. Kwanzaa for Young People was released on a single compact disc in 1999 through Charphelia Records of Gardena, California.

  From the West Coast we bounce back to the East Coast- to East Hartford, to be exact, for a very similar presentation. Paul Lombardo was largely credited for the music and words of All The Colors Of Me (2000), as performed by the Orphan Angel's All Star Band of East Hartford. Well known nursery rhyme tunes have been taken up by the All-Star singers. They have a soft rock music-style instrumental backup. Of a somewhat more serious nature, also in soft rock style, is Speaker for the Earth (2012), which educates young people about the global environmental crisis of our time, focusing on the icy Arctic region, for which a polar bear is the spokesperson. Speaker for the Earth is a lyric fairy tale in two brief acts. This children's musical was written and produced by Donna Dufresne. It was recorded at Jeff Hardy Studio at Pomfret School here in Connecticut. We continue to frolic at The Christmas Revels.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 21st

 Menken, A Christmas Carol, Vaughan Williams, Hodie There have been a number of lyric theater adaptations of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella. There's a fully operatic version by British composer Thea Musgrave, which was staged by Virginia Opera here in the US in 1979. The Moss Music Group LP recording of Musgrave's Christmas Carol opera was featured on this program on Sunday, December 23, 2018. Then on Sunday, December 18, 2022 you got to hear a recorded dramatic reading of the entire text by audio actor David Timson on Naxos Audiobooks CD's. Dickens himself gave public readings of the story while on tour in the 'States in his own lifetime. Wouldn't you know there would also be an adaptation in the style of the popular American musical theater. Alan Menken wrote the music and Lynn Ahrens the lyrics for A Christmas Carol: A Musical, recorded in its 1995 premiere season at the Paramount, Madison Square Garden and starring Walter Charles as Scrooge. The original cast recording of this "Carol" was released on CD in 2016 through Sony Music Entertainment. Keep listening for a personal favorite of Yuletide seasonal music, the cantata Hodie (1954) by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. Every year I find time in my radio timeslot to include the 1965 EMI recording of V W's hourlong audio Christmas pageant, also his choral work Fantasia on Christmas Carols (1912).

SUNDAY DECEMBER 28th

 Strauss, Die Fledermaus Opera recordings of historic interest have always been part of my concept of lyric theater programming. Die Fledermaus (1874), by "The Waltz King" Johann Strauss,Jr., is the perfect thing to listen to to put you in the mood for the upcoming New Year's Eve festivities. There's an enormous discography for this operetta. No wonder it has been recorded so many times through the twentieth century. It's simply the finest work in the genre from the Golden Age of Viennese operetta. The historic recording I've selected for broadcast was made in high fidelity monaural sound in 1955. Originally issued on Angel LP's, EMI reissued it in digitally upgraded CD format in its "Great Recordings of the Century" series in 1999. Herbert von Karajan conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus. And what a lineup of distinguished singers of the period! It's been said that this era in mid century constituted the Golden Age of recorded opera singing: it was the age of Maria Callas and her like. Soprano Elizabeth Schwarzkopf is heard as Rosalinde, soprano Rita streich as her servant girl Adele and tenor Nicolai Gedda as Eisenstein, Rosalinde's befuddled husband, whose party costume as a bat (in German Fledermaus) gives the name to Strauss' masterpiece.      

keithsbrown1948@gmail.com

Boomer's Paradise

Monday's 1-4 PM with your host, The Turtle Man

Well it's official, 2025 is almost over. Where did the time go? To celebrate another spin around the sun in December Boomers Paradise with your host, The Turtle Man has some music to brighten your day every Monday from 1-4 PM.

First up, the last installment of albums released in 1975 on the first Monday of the month.

We move on to some classic Motown hits and a Big Box of Blues.

December typically has a variety of weather so it's fitting we hear songs whose titles reference the elements. December is a holiday month and there is a lot of traveling so will also hear some tunes whose titles reference terrestrial means of travel.

We continue with songs whose titles reference "give" and "take" as well as a favorite of mine I call "Nordic Love Songs".

We close out the month and 2025 with songs whose titles reference children and songs from female garage rock bands.

Enjoyable variety is what you'll find each Monday from 1-4 PM on Boomers Paradise with your host, The Turtle Man on WWUH 91.3 FM/wwuh.org, 1-4PM. See you then.

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Tune in on the radio (91.3 FM) or streaming online at wwuh.org.

Here is our current schedule:

Monday: Noon–1 p.m. Democracy Now

8 p.m.–9 p.m. Radio Ecoshock

Tuesday: Noon–1 p,m, Democracy Now

8 p.m.–9 p.m. Alternative Radio

Wednesday: Noon–1 p,m, Democracy Now

8:00-8:30 p.m. Nutmeg Chatter

8:30-9 p.m. T.U.C. Radio

Thursday: Noon–1 p,m, Democracy Now

7:30-8 p.m. 51 Percent

8:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. This Way Out

8:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Gay Spirit

Friday: Noon–1 p,m, Democracy Now

Friday: 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. Counterspin

Sunday: 4:30 p.m.–5 p.m. Amazing Tales About History

Alternative Radio you have an idea for a radio program?

If you have an idea for a radio program and are available to volunteer late at night, please let us know.

We may have some midnight and/or 3am slots available later this year. Email station manager John Ramsey to find out more about this unique and exciting opportunity for the right person.

Qualified candidates will have access to the full WWUH programmer orientation program so no experience is necessary. He/she will also need to attend the monthly WWUH staff meetings (held on Tuesday or Sunday evenings) and do behind the scenes volunteer work from time to time. This is a volunteer position.



After completing this process, we will review the candidate's assets and accomplishments and they will be considered for any open slots in our schedule.

Leaving Your Legacy

Have you ever considered making a planned gift to UHart Radio? Those that do so provide vital support to ensure the future of WWUH while securing benefits for themselves and their loved ones now.

Some of the types of planned giving include:

Bequests - A gift made through your estate, which can provide estate tax and capital gains savings.

Charitable gift annuities - An irrevocable contract where an annual payment is received for life in exchange for a gift to the station. 

Charitable remainder trusts - A gift that allows you to maintain income while providing a tax deduction for the future IRAs or qualified plans. A charitable bequest funded with an IRA or retirement plan can be made with pre-tax dollars. 

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) - A DAF can be used to give now or later, or both, and can include a succession plan for members of your family. 

With a variety of options to choose from, your gift can offer the advantages of an income stream or tax savings. UHart has a team that is here to guide you through your options and can help tailor a plan to your interests and philanthropic goals. You can contact then today at founders@hartford.edu or by calling 860.768.2400.

CT Blues Society

CT Blues Society Update:

The Fall/Winter series of first Sunday CTBS Blues Jams kicked off on Sunday October 5 at The Pine Loft in Berlin CT. The CTBS All-Stars are the house band . Musicians bring your instruments and voices; amps, drums and keyboard are provided. Music starts

at 1 PM.

CTSB Jam at the Pine Loft December 14th from 1:30 to 5pm

1474 Berlin Turnpike

Berlin, CT 06037

CTSB Jam at Park City Bridgeport December from 17th from 6:30 to 10:00pm

2926 Fairfield Avenue

Bridgeport, CT 06605

For more information or to join the CTBS, visit the website at ctblues.org

Founded in 1993, the Connecticut Blues Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Blues music in our state. CTBS is an affiliated member of The Blues Foundation, a worldwide network of 185 affiliates with an international membership in 12 countries.

The mission of the Connecticut Symphony Orchestra is to provide opportunities for advanced musicians and emerging professionals to perform a high level of repertoire while engaging and collaborating with diverse communities in mutual growth through the joy

of making music.

Coming Up

Winter Miracles

Saturday, December 13, 2025 / 7:30 PM

West Hartford Town Hall

50 S. Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107

PAUL MCSHEE, Music Director

ALAN SILVESTRI-Music from The Polar Express

ANTONIO VIVALDI ARR. TIM BERENS Winter Miracles

TRADITIONAL ARR. PHILLIP SPARKE - The Little Drummer Boy

ALFRED REED - Russian Christmas Music

PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY - The Nutcracker (suite), Op.71a

DAN GOELLER - Christmas Carol Sing-Along

LEROY ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride

https://connecticutsymphony.org

The Musical Club of Hartford

The Musical Club of Hartford is a non-profit organization founded in 1891. Membership is open to performers or to those who simply enjoy classical music, providing a network for musicians from the Greater Hartford area. Club events take place normally on selected Thursday mornings at 10:00 a.m, Fall through Spring. The usual location is the sanctuary at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2080 Boulevard, West Hartford, CT (between Ridgewood and Mountain Avenues). Information on time and location is given at the bottom of each event description.

For more information about the Musical Club, including a full schedule of concerts and special events, please visit https://musicalclubhartford.org

Connecticut Lyric Opera

Connecticut Lyric Opera is the state’s leading opera company, performing to thousands in Hartford, Middletown, New Britain, and New London. We have earned the reputation as an innovative company that is renowned for our world-class singers, phenomenal concert-quality orchestra and programming choices that go beyond the well-loved standards of the repertoire to include lesser-performed yet equally compelling works.

https://ctlyricopera.org/

Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra

The Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra is the state’s premier professional chamber orchestra dedicated to presenting both traditional and contemporary classical chamber works to the public. The Orchestra, led by Founder and Artistic Director Adrian Sylveen, continues to grow in size and repertoire, presenting approximately 35 times a year in many major performing arts centers throughout Connecticut and New York.

Coming Up

Annual Polish Christmas Concert

Sunday, December 21 @ 4:00 pm

Torp Theater, Central Connecticut State University

1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT

Soloist: Karolina Wojteczko, mezzo-soprano

Songs by Karol Szymanowski, “You who wronged a Simple Man” for voice and strings by Czesław Miłosz / Adrian Sylveen (world premiere), selected “Concert Carols” by Feliks Nowowiejski, and a world premiere of a new commission by the Connecticut Virtuosi “A Nocturn for Violin and String Orchestra” by American Italian composer Ernesto Ferreri. Also, traditional Christmas Carols with the Moniuszko Choir.

http://thevirtuosi.org/

The Hartford Choral

The Hartford Choralehttp://www.hartfordchorale.org/The Hartford Chorale is a volunteer not-for-profit organization that presents, on a symphonic scale, masterpieces of great choral art throughout southern New England and beyond, serving as the primary symphonic chorus for the Greater Hartford community. Through its concerts and collaborations with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and other organizations, the Hartford Chorale engages the widest possible audiences with exceptional performances of a broad range of choral literature, providing talented singers with the opportunity to study and perform at a professional level.

hartfordchorale.org

Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale

Tickets can be purchased at the door. For further information, visit the MSOC Web site at www.msoc.org or the Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale Facebook page.

Coming Up

Handel: Messiah

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 7:30pm

Bailey Auditorium, Manchester High School

134 Middle Turnpike East, Manchester, CT

Georg Frideric Handel: Messiah, Part One and Hallelujah Chorus

Selection from Illing Middle School Chorus

Christmas Carol Sing

http://www.msoc.org

Beth El Temple Music & Art

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WHERE ELSE COULD MUSIC BE THIS HEAVENLY? Music at Beth El Temple in West Hartford is under the direction of The Beth El Music & Arts Committee (BEMA). With the leadership of Cantor Joseph Ness, it educates and entertains the community through music. The BEMA committee helps conceive and produce musical performances of all genres, while supporting the commemoration of Jewish celebrations and prayer services.

https://www.bethelwesthartford.org/community/get-involved/bema

Voce

Founded in 2006 by Mark Singleton, Artistic Director, and Tom Cooke, President, Voce has grown to become New England’s premier chamber choral ensemble. With a mission to Serve Harmony, Voce is best known for its unique sound; for bringing new works to a wide range of audiences; and for collaborating with middle school, high school and collegiate ensembles to instill the values of living and singing in harmony, further developing the next generation of choral artist.

https://www.voceinc.org/

Farmington Valley Symphony Orchestra

Farmington Valley Symphony Orchestra is one of Connecticut’s premier community orchestras dedicated to promoting musical excellence. We believe that classical music provides a magical experience that inspires, delights, and brings our community together.

Founded in 1981, the Farmington Valley Symphony Orchestra performs 6-7 concerts each season with a variety of classical, romantic and popular holiday favorites. The orchestra serves Farmington, Canton, Avon, Simsbury, Burlington, Bloomfield, West Hartford & Hartford, as well as Greater Hartford and the Connecticut River Valley. We are your local, civic orchestra and look forward to seeing you at one of our concerts!

Further information is available at FVSO.org or by calling 800-975-FVSO.

Coming Up

Holiday Pops

Saturday, December 6, 2025, 3:00 pm

FHS Auditorium

Farmington High School, Farmington, CT

This hour-long family friendly program features your most beloved holiday and festive songs. Celebrate this special time of year with us and enjoy one of FVSO’s favorite sopranos, Lisabeth Miller, who leads us in timeless classics and audience sing along carols. From the Farandole to White Christmas, there is something for everyone to get them in the holiday spirit!

BIZET: L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Overture

BIZET: L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Farandole

CHRISTMAS CAROL: O Come All Ye Faithful

YON: Gesu, Bambino

TORME: The Christmas Song

TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake Suite Mvt. VI

CHRISTMAS CAROL: Joy to the World

ANDERSON: A Christmas Festival

ADAM: O Holy Night

ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride

BERLIN: White Christmas

CHRISTMAS CAROL: Silent Night

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The New Britain Symphony Orchestra

The New Britain Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra which presents several concerts each season in the Greater New Britain area, performing works from all periods in a wide range of musical styles. In addition to its full orchestra concerts under the direction of Music Director and Conductor, Toshiyuki Shimada, including a free concert for children, members of the orchestra perform in various free chamber music concerts during the concert season.

Coming Up

Thursday November 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Country Fiddlers Mini Concert

Plainville Public Library 56 East Main Street, Plainville, CT

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