Program Guide February 2025 | |
From the General Manager
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Amazing Tales From Off and On Connecticut's Beaten Path
We encourage you to tune in to our newest program, Amazing Tales from Off and On Connecticut’s Beaten Path which airs Sunday afternoons at 4:30 right after the Opera.
Amazing Tales uses a story-telling format to focus on historically significant people, places, and events from Connecticut’s past. Host Mike Allen interviews subject matter experts on a variety of historical topics.
Host Mike Allen specializes in bringing local history to life, by using his journalism and story-telling skills with podcasting and public speaking. For 15 years, Mike worked as a radio journalist, both at NPR’s Boston affiliate WBUR and as News Director at i-95 (WRKI-FM) in western Connecticut. He subsequently worked in government and corporate before retiring and starting his podcast. As a resident of Connecticut for more than 50 years, Mike also makes public appearances throughout the state, speaking on topics of local history
AMAZING TALES SCHEDULE
Sundays, 4:30pm
February 2d
Charter Oak
This story from the 1600s involves a critical part of CT history, and it’s a “who done it.” Candles suddenly went out during a crucial meeting in Hartford between British and Patriot officials. The state’s most important document disappeared, and was hidden in the Charter Oak tree so the British wouldn’t take it.
February 9th
John Winthrop
He’s arguably the most important man in Connecticut history – John Winthrop, Jr. One of the state’s earliest Governors, he secured the first Royal Charter in the 1600s that legitimized our new colony and provided more autonomy from the King than other colonies. He also founded Saybrook and New London.
February 16th
Rochambeau
We talk about Rochambeau’s 5,000-strong French army marching across CT in the 1700s on its way to Virginia during the Revolutionary War. There were significant hurdles to overcome. They had to move 4,000 animals, and tons of food, ammunition, and supplies. It was an incredible undertaking.
February 23d
Strongest Man
Elmer Bitgood was a farmer from Voluntown. He was said during his life to be the strongest man in the world. He had 20-inch biceps and lifted 2,000 pounds and drank 10 gallons of milk at lunchtime to wash down several dozen pounds of hamburger. This humble gentle giant turned down all offers to fight.
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Never Miss Your Favorite WWUH Programs Again! | |
The WWUH Archive!
We are very excited to announce that our archive has been completely upgraded so that it is usable on most if not all devices. The archive allows you to listen to any WWUH program aired in the last two weeks on-demand using the "Program Archive" link on our home page.
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Special Program of WTIC Hartford from the 1920's to the 1940's
Tune into University of Hartford radio station WWUH, 91.3 FM, on Saturday, February 8th at 8pm for a special broadcast hosted by Bob Lazar, celebrating local station WTIC's 100th anniversary (officially Feb. 10th). Reminisce or learn about the music and musicians who made WTIC a special destination for local entertainment over the airwaves from the 1920s to the late 1940s. Commercial recordings and some rare radio audio by Rudy Vallee, Glenn Miller, and Duke Ellington will be heard. Don't miss it!
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WWUH Classical Programming
February 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
Sunday 2d
Janacek, Jenufa
Monday 3d
Debussy: Complete Songs, Vol. 1; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons - Waltz of the Cornflowers and Poppies; Eric Coates: The Three Men Suite: The man from the country; Eric
Coates: London Again Suite; Alexander Glazunov: Suite from Raymonda, Op. 57a: VIII. Prélude et variation; Adolph Henselt: Variations de concert sur le motif de L'Elisir d'amore de Gatano; Donizetti: in E Major, Op. 1; Adolph Henselt
Reynaldo Hahn Premières valses: I. Avec élégance
A Classical Winter: The Piano
Tuesday 4th
Foss: Symphony #1; Sibelius: Symphony #2;
Drake’s Village Brass Band - Jack Stamp, Music for Brass Band, Lake Wobegon Brass Band
Wednesday 5th
R. Nathaniel Dett – The Ordering of Moses; Rosephanyne Powell – To Sit and Dream; Rosephanyne Powell – I Dream a World; William Averitt – The Dream Keeper; John Williams – Equality under the Law; Aaron Copeland – A Lincoln Portrait; Errollyn Wallen – selected works; Scott Joplin – selected works;
Florence Beatrice Price – Adoration
Thursday 6th
Weigl: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in E Flat Major; MacDowell: Piano Concerto No. 1 in a minor, Op. 15; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58; Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in c minor, Op. 66.
Friday 7th
Let’s look in the basement
Sunday 9th
Meyerbeer, Les Huguenots
Monday 10th
Maurice Ravel L'énigme éternelle; Maurice Ravel: Deux mélodieshébraiques; Albert Roussel Symphony #3 In G Minor, Op.42 - 1. Allegro vivo; Esther Budiardjo Fantasy in F-sharp minor, Op. 28: I. Con moto agitato – Andante; Felix Mendelssohn: Fantasy on "The Last Rose of Summer" ;G. Gabrieli - Canzon No. 28; Philips Merula: Canzon 'La Lusignola'; Tarquinio Merula: Capriccio di Flauti: Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D Major, Hob.I:101 "The Clock": I. Adagio – Presto; Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50: I. Allegro
Tuesday 11th
Mysakovsky: Symphony #4, Symphony #7;
Drake’s Village Brass Band – Out of the Depths – Music by African American Composers – Jack Stamp, Keysonte Wind Ensemble
Wednesday 12th
Friedrich Kuhlau: Trillingbrodrene fra Damask (The Triplet Brothers from Damascus), Op. 115: Overture; Niccolo Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 3 in E Major, MS 50; Carl Maria von Weber: Aufforderung zum Tanze (Invitation to the Dance), Op. 65, J. 260 (orch. M. Berlioz); Frederick Corder: Prospero Overture; Jacques Fromental Halévy: Jaguarita l'Indienne (excerpts): Act II: À moi, ma cohorte guerrière…Approchons, approchons…Et maintenant filles des bois; Francis Poulenc: Oboe Sonata, FP 185; Gerald Finzi: Romance in E-Flat Major, Op. 11; Hector Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part II: Romeo Seul - Tristesse - Concert et Bal…Grande fete chez laes Capulets; Florence Beatrice Price: Concert Overture No. 1 on Spiritual, "Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass"; William Grant Still: Songs of Separation (version for voice and piano); R. Nathaniel Dett: Cinnamon Grove (Complete); Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: African Suite, Op. 35 (arr. C. Cameron for orchestra); William Henry Fry: The Breaking Heart; Richard Strauss: Symphonia domestica, Op. 53, TrV 209.
Thursday 13th
Kusser: Composition de Musique Suite No. 3; Cambini: Wind Quintet No. 3 in F Major; Godowsky: Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Johann Strauss: No. 3 Wein, Weib und Gesang; Strauss: Wein, Weib und Gesang; Friedman: Piano Quintet in c minor; Matthews: Pluto, the Renewer; Holst: The Planets, Op. 32.
Friday 14th
Music to celebrate Abe Lincoln and Valentine’s Day
Sunday 16th
Rossini, Semiramide
Monday 17th
Muzio Clementi: Symphony No.3 in G "The Great National": 1. Andante sostenuto - allegro con; Joanne Polk: Nocturne op.107; Amy Beach - Fire Flies; Jean Sibelius: Suite for String Trio: I. Prelude: Vivace; Alexander Glazunov Petite Suite VI. Serenade: Allegretto; Borodin: Symphony No. 2 / Petite Suite / Polovtsian Dances; Alexander Glazunov: Petite Suite V. Reverie: Andante; Sergio Gallo No. 1, Allegretto scherzando; Anton Rubinstein: Piano Music; Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op.26, No.7; Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites; Sibelius: Valse triste; Franz Schubert Gretchen am Spinnrade, D.118; Franz Schubert: Lieder - Ave Maria; Die Forelle; Heidenröslein; Gretchen am Spinnrade; Der Tod und das Mädchen
Tuesday 18th
Mahler: Symphony #3;
Drake’s Village Brass Band - United States Marine Band, What Dreams May Come
Wednesday 19th
Samuel Barber – Reincarnations: II. The Coolin; Samuel Barber – Second Essay for Orchestra; Gustav Holst – St. Paul’s Suite; W. A. Mozart – String Quartet #19 in C, “Dissonance”; W. A. Mozart – Symphony #8 in D Major; Dietrich Buxtehude – Membra Jesu Nostri, BuxWv 75: III. Ad Manus. Quid Sunt Plagae Istae; Caroline Shaw – To the Hands; Felix Mendelssohn – Cantata No. 4: O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence; Benjamin Britten – Festival Te Deum; Johann Sebastian Bach – Chorale Preludes selected from BWV 1090-1120
Thursday 20th
Beck: Sinfonia in g minor, Op. 3, No. 3; Salomon: Romance for Violin and Orchestra; Gyrowetz: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 6 No. 2; Beriot: Violin Concerto No. 9 in a minor, Op. 104; Gipps: Knight in Armour, Op. 8.
Friday 21st
Two Birth Anniversaries, a Memorial and a First Performance
Sunday 23d
Still,Troubled Island
Monday 24th
Georg Philipp Telemann: Oboe Concerto in E Minor, TWV 51:e1: I. Andante; Pietro Castrucci: Sonata for viola da gamba: I. Affectuoso; Pietro Castrucci: London circa 1740: Erik Satie Poudre d'or; Ludvig Norman: Piano Quartet in E Minor, Op. 10: I. Allegro ma non troppo; Ludvig Norman Piano Quartet in E Minor, Op. 10: II. Andantino con moto; Ludvig Norman: Pianokvartett e-moll - Stråkkvartett C-dur Musica Sveciae; Gioachino Rossini Rossini: Duetto buffo di due gatti
Tuesday 25th
Ives: Piano Sonata #2 “Concord Sonata”; Parker: Organ Concerto; Hindemith: Symphony in E Flat, Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber;
Drake’s Village Brass Band - Alison Balsom: Piccolo Trumpet Baroque Concertos
Wednesday 26th
Host's Choice
Thursday 27th
Krieger: Sonata in d minor, Op. 2 No. 2; Parry: An English Suite; Peterson-Berger: Frösöblomster Suite No. 1; Kenessey: Magic Forest Dances; Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium, Dirait-on.
Friday 28th
A Birth Anniversary Between Two Symphony First Performances
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA
your "lyric theater" program
with Keith Brown
Programming for February 2025
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 2ND Janacek,Jenufa The operas of Leos Janacek (1854-1928) are better known now than they ever were in his own lifetime, even in his own country. Best known today and most frequently produced is "The Cunning Little Vixen," (1924), which established an international reputation for itself only much later in the twentieth century. Janacek had to struggle for recognition outside of his native region. He came from provincial Moravia. Performance in the national capital was necessary to insure success. Unfortunately, the musical genius from Brno was unwelcome at the Prague National Theatre, so his third opera Jenufa (1904) had to wait twelve years for the production it deserved. In 1970 EMI cooperated with the Czechoslovak state record label Supraphon in what was intended to be a truly definitive recording. Bohumil Gregor directed the chorus and orchestra of the National Theatre at Prague, This recording on Angel stereo LP's I have broadcast twice before, on Sunday, September 8,1985 and again on September 23, 2007. I have acquired a much more recent recorded interpretation of the 1908 Brno version of Jenufa, made live in performance in the 2001 Covent Garden staging of this work. Bernard Haitink conducts the Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.( A 2002 Erato/Warner Classics CD release.) Fanfare magazine's reviewer James H. North says,"The performance on this new Erato recording is very successful, both musically and dramatically." Originally titled in Czech Jeji Pastorkine ('Her Foster Daughter"), Jenufa is a story of family tragedy among the Moravian peasant folk, involving jealousy in love and guilt in the covering-up of a heinous crime.
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 9TH Meyerbeer, Les Huguenots Giacomo or Jakob Meyerbeer (1791-1864) gave the Parisian public exactly what they wanted in Les Huguenots (1836): a French grand opera at its most grandiose. Meyerbeer's artistry was consummate, yet posterity has not looked very kindly on him. His first biographer Dauriac summarized his career this way: "He monopolized grand opera and Wagner never forgave him for it." Yet now in the twenty first century Meyerbeer has retained his place in music history as the major figure on the French operatic scene in the Romantic era. From the date of its premiere at the Paris Opera audiences raved about Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots and it passed immediately into the repertoire. In the twentieth century, however, its stature declined. Later on in the century conductor Richard Bonynge revived a lot of the old repertoire especially for the vocal powers of his wife, the diva soprano Joan Sutherland. She sang the lead female role of Marguerite of Valois, the Queen of Navarre for the Decca studio recording, made at Kingsway Hall, London in 1969. Bonynge directs the New Philharmonia Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus. Only once before have I presented Les Huguenots, employing a more recent French Erato recording from 1988, taped live in performance, of an Opera de Montpelier staged production. It went over the air on this program on Sunday, November 4, 1990. Like Wagner's music dramas, the French grand operas of Meyerbeer are really long. Decca was able to fit this one onto four Decca/London compact discs, a 1990 CD reissue, the duration of which requires me to cut the overture and an entracte/ballet to make it fit (barely) into my lyric theater timeslot.
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16TH Rossini, Semiramide French grand opera of the Romantic period actually began with this work by the Italian Gioachhino Rossini, who left Italy after the successful Venice premiere of Semiramide in 1823 with his new wife. They resettled in Paris, where he would write the French language Guillaume Tell (1829). , his final monumental work in the genre. Semiramide played all over Europe in short order. All the great singers of Rossini's time wanted roles in it. But as the nineteenth century progressed the age of bel canto singing came and went, and Semiramide gradually passed out of the repertoire. Written at the dawn of the bel canto style, its coloratura passages required prodigious vocal agility. There were no more singers who could handle the demands of the music. That is, until the bel canto revival of the mid twentieth century. One remarkable voice championed this music: the Australian soprano Joan Sutherland. She was at the height of her coloratura powers in 1965 when she recorded Semiramide for the Decca/London label. Sutherland is heard in the title role, opposite another remarkable singer who took part in the revival, the American mezzo Marilyn Horne. Sutherland's husband conductor Richard Bonynge again is in charge, directing the London Symphony Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus. This recording was last broadcast on Sunday, May 23, 2010. The opera had been abridged, no doubt so it could be accommodated onto three vinyl LP's. Hear it again this Sunday in digital transfer to three compact discs. (There is another, more complete recording of Semiramide on four Opera Rara CD's which I presented, due to its length, over two Sundays in January of 2019.)
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23RD Still, Troubled Island, Stenhammar,Tirfing (excerpts) This Sunday we observe February as Black History Month with the broadcast of an opera by William Grant Still (1895-1978). This African-American composer wrote nine operas.One of them, Troubled Island, written in 1938, became the first opera by a Black American to be produced by a major American opera company. The libretto of Troubled Island was prepared by Harlem Renaissance literary great Langston Hughes, The "troubled island" in question is the Caribbean isle of Hispaniola, more specifically that part of it known as Haiti. Set in the year 1791, the opera deals with the political career of Jean Jacques Dessalines (1758-1806) and the corruption his leadership in the Haitian revolution. He declared himself emperor of the independent Haiti, but was assassinated by opponents. The Met repeatedly turned down Still's score. Troubled Island was finally produced by the New York City Opera and was recorded live in performance on March 31,1949. Julius Rudel conducted the NYC Opera orchestra and chorus. This world premiere recording is in pre-high fidelity 1940's monaural sound. It was transferred into compact disc format under the Cambria label in 2003. The music of Troubled Island might remind you of Still's contemporary Giancarlo Menotti- unabashedly late Romantic in style, with Still's own infusiion of "negro" melody and rhythm. I'm reminded of Frederick Delius' "Voodoo opera" Koanga (1897). The general public of an elder generation may remember hearing Still's original music and orchestrated arrangements for movies and television, notably the hit TV shows Gunsmoke and Perry Mason. I last broadcast Troubled Island on Sunday, February 15, 2015.
Because of its relatively short duration there's time remaining for the recording of an operatic curiosity by Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927), also in a late Romantic musical style, setting forth a gender-bending medieval chivalric tale. Hervor is the name of a Scandinavian maiden who passes as a male warrior in Tirfing (1898), based on the old Norse Heryarar Saga. The magic all-vanquishing sword Tirefing can only be passed on from father to son, but Hervor, after fighting with her father's ghost, takes possession of the legendary weapon. Hervor is so successful in her masquerade you could almost describe her as a female-to-male transsexual, a Brandon Tena of barbarian Europe. So convincing is she in her new identity as the Viking Hervardur that he/she wins the love of the Norse princess Gullvag. Hervardur/Hervor reveals the truth to Gullvag. The world premiere recording of extensive excerpts from Tirfing came out on a single compact disc from Sterling Records of Sweden. Tirfing was recorded in 1999 in the Stockholm Concert Hall in an unstaged concert version. Leif Segerstam conducts the Royal Opera Orchestra of Stockholm. Tirfing was last presented on this program on Sunday, June 18, 2000.
keithsbrown1948@gmail.com
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Boomer's Paradise
Monday's 1-4 PM with your host, The Turtle Man
February is the short month but on Boomers Paradise there is never a shortage of music.
The month commences with a flashback of tracks off albums release this month in 1975. This is a transitional year for the direction music is heading. We also share songs that have references to air and wind from a breeze to hurricanes in the song titles.
From there we travel to the digital jukebox as well as a dash of torch songs coupled with tunes with notable riffs that make them so memorable.
We then turn to songs that reference children in different variations in the song titles.
We end the month to pay tribute, once again, to the Billboard Top 40 One Hit Wonders and songs that have various colors in the song title to add a little brightness to a sometimes gloomy winter month.
So to get your dose of musical sunshine tune in each Monday from 1-4 PM to Boomers Paradise with your host, The Turtle Man no where else but here on 91.3 FM or wwuh.org
So here it is for your listening enjoyment. Tune in every Monday from 1-4PM at WWUH 91.3 fm with your host, The Turtle Man
Tune in on the radio (91.3 FM) or streaming online at wwuh.org.
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Real Alternative News
For over 54 years WWUH has aired a variety of unique community affairs programs.
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Here is our current schedule:
Tuesday: Noon–12:30 p.m. 51 Percent
Wednesday: Noon–12:30 p.m. Perspective
8:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Gay Spirit
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Do 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.
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The WWUH Scholarship Fund | |
In 2003 WWUH alums Steve Berian, Charles Horwitz and Clark Smidt helped create the WWUH Scholarship Fund to provide an annual grant to a UH student who is either on the station's volunteer Executive Committee or who is in a similar leadership position at the station. The grant amount each year will be one half of the revenue of the preceding year.
To make a tax deductible donation
either send a check to:
WWUH Scholarship Fund
c/o John Ramsey
Univ. of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Ave.
W. Hartford, CT 06117
Or call John at 860.768.4703 to arrange for a one-time
or on-going donation via charge card.
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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.
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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.
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CT Blues Society
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 CT Blues Society January Update
The Fall/Winter series of CTBS Blues Jams continues this month with The CTBS All-Stars as the house band. The series runs through April 2025 on the first Sunday of the month at 1 PM at The Pine Loft, 1468 Berlin Turnpike in Berlin CT. Schedule of featured artists:
February 2 - Paul Gabriel
March 2 - Chris 'Otis' Cross
April 6 - Ricky 'King' Russell
Here is a link to CT Blues Society with events and venues.
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Hartford Jazz Society
The longest continuously operating jazz society in the country
Founded in 1960, this all-volunteer organization produces jazz concerts featuring internationally acclaimed artists as well as up and coming jazz musicians. Our mission is to cultivate a wider audience of jazz enthusiasts by offering concerts, workshops and educational programs to the Greater Hartford region. The area’s most complete and up-to-date calendar of Jazz concerts and events.
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Coming Up
Of Love and Loss
Sunday, February 2, 2025 / 3:00 PM
Congregation Beth Israel, 701 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06119
Paul Mcshee, Music Director
Lisa Williamson, Soprano
Gioacchino Rossini - Overture to William Tell
H. Leslie Adams - Nightsongs
Giacomo Puccini Vissi D’Arte from Tosca, Un Bel Di from Madame Butterfly, Sole e amore
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K.385
https://connecticutsymphony.org
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The West Hartford Symphony Orchestra
In collaboration with the WWUH Classical Programming we are pleased to partner with the West Hartford Symphony Orchestra to present their announcements and schedule to enhance our commitment to being part of the Greater Hartford Community.
Richard Chiarappa, Music Director 860-521-4362
Visit www.whso.org for tickets and Covid protocols.
whso.org
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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
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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/
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Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale
Back to the Classics
Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Bailey Auditorium, Manchester High School
134 Middle Turnpike East, Manchester, CT
Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite
Georg Abraham Schneider: Viola Concerto in C (Asli Gültekin Özek, viola)
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major
For further information, visit the MSOC Web site at www.msoc.org or the Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale Facebook page.
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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
A Journey in Dreams of Times & Places
Sunday, February 2, 3:00 pm
Bushnell Arts Center @ the First Presbyterian 136 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT
Sunday, February 9, 3:00 pm
New Britain Museum of American Art 56 Lexington St., New Britain, CT
"WE THE PEOPLE" Immigrant stories in music - part 10
Ottorino Respighi: Antiche danze et arie per liuto, Suite No.3
Ernesto Ferreri: Octet for Chamber Orchestra, op. 32
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto, Op.77
Adrian Sylveen, violin
Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Damiano Tognetti, guest conductor
Sunday, February 23
ORGAN MUSIC at CYRIL: Rheinberger & MORE
Cyril and Methodius Church 63 Popieluszko Court, Hartford, CTFeaturing Historic 1940 Austin Pipe Organ
Concerto (Suite) for Violin, Cello and Organ, Op. 149 (Rheinberger, Josef Gabriel)
Program sponsored in part by Marjorie Jolidon Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
http://thevirtuosi.org/
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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.
Coming Up
A Spiritual Journey: Singing the Black Experience of America
Monday, February 3, 2025, at 7:00 PM
Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105
FREE public event (with free and ample parking!)
On Monday, February 3, 2025, Hartford Chorale will host Grammy-Winning Baritone Kenneth Overton at Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford to present a program about the evolution of African American music in America. Mr. Overton will perform works and share the impact made by past and present African American composers such as Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Adolphus Hailstork, William Grant Still, Dave Ragland, Timothy Amukele and Brandon Waddles, and give the audience an opportunity to ask him questions about the content to further their understanding.
hartfordchorale.org
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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.
http://www.msoc.org
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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
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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 artists.
https://www.voceinc.org/
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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!
Coming Up
A Collaborative Concert
As we bring in the new year, join the Farmington Valley Symphony Orchestra for A Collaborative Concert, to be held at Hoffman Auditorium at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford on Saturday, Feb 8th at 3:00. The orchestra will be joined by the Farmington High School Chamber Choir led by Louise Carrozza for a number of esteemed choral works. The orchestra feature will be Coleridge-Taylor's The Bamboula, which will be its' first Connecticut performance. FHS alumna and cellist Lillian Yim will headline Dvorak's Cello Concerto in B minor, whose themes can be heard in a number of films including The Witches of Eastwick.
Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
Vivaldi: Gloria (excerpts)
Walker: Crossing the Bar
Coleridge-Taylor: The Bamboula
Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Further information is available at FVSO.org or by calling 800-975-FVSO.
www.fvso.org
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South Windsor Cultural Arts
Coming Up
South Windsor Cultural Arts presents Pianist Ilya Yakushev on February 16
SWCA welcomes Russian pianist Ilya Yakushev back to its concert series on Sunday February 16th.
The program will include Mozart’s “Fantasia No. 3 in D minor, K. 397/385g”; Beethoven’s “Piano Sonata, No. 14 “Moonlight”; Scriabin’s “Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op. 9”; Rachmaninoff’s “Prelude in G sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12, Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5, and Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2”; and Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition, Op. 11”.
The concert starts at 2:00 pm at Evergreen Crossings Retirement Community, 900 Hemlock Ave, South Windsor, CT. The concert is FREE and donations are welcomed. Seating begins at 1:30 and is on a first-come, first-served basis. A reception with the artist will follow the concert hosted by Evergreen Crossings Retirement Community.
For information, call (860) 416-6920
SWCA Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SouthWindsorCulturalArts/
Winner of the 2005 World Piano Competition, Mr. Yakushev received his first award at age 12 as a prizewinner of the Young Artists Concerto Competition in his native St. Petersburg. In 1997, he received the Mayor of St. Petersburg’s Young Talents award, and in both 1997 and 1998, he won First Prize at the Donostia Hiria International Piano Competition in Spain. In 1998, he received a national honor, The Award for Excellence in Performance, presented to him by the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Most recently, Mr. Yakushev became a recipient of the prestigious Gawon International Music Society’s Award in Seoul, Korea.
In February 2014, British label Nimbus Records published “Prokofiev Sonatas Vol. 1” CD. American Record Guide wrote “Yakushev is one of the very best young pianists before the public today, and it doesn’t seem to matter what repertoire he plays – it is all of the highest caliber”. Volume 2 was published in January 2017, as well as an all-Russian repertoire CD in September 2017.
For information, call (860)-416-6920
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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.
https://newbritainsymphony.org/
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