Program Guide, February 2026

GM Report

When I first started in broadcasting back in the early 70s, there were strict ownership limits on broadcast stations. The FCC would allow one person or company to own no more than six AM, six FM and six TV stations. A decade or so later that was relaxed a bit to allow ownership of twelve AM, twelve FM and twelve TV stations. To many, that seemed like a lot. The intent behind this regulation was to increase diversity, promote competition and to prevent monopolies.

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 changed all that and for the first time allowed companies to own a large number of stations although there were still limits on how many stations a given company could own in a given area (again, to prevent monopolies). This resulted in companies like iHeartMedia, Audacy and Cumulous buying up a significant number of large AM and FM broadcast stations. In fact, iHeartMedia is the largest group owner with well over 800 radio stations in their portfolio.

Now, the FCC is actively reviewing and facing pressure to further relax media ownership rules, perhaps removing the existing cap on how many stations a company can own in a given area, making it possible for one company to own all of the broadcast outlets in a given city. Many consumer groups and others feel would harm diversity and competition. 



John Ramsey

WWUH HISTORY

Exerpt from "Insight into WWUH, Semester Report, December, 1973, by Phil Cabot, General Manager:

  "First semester was a period of change at WWUH. First the constitution was changed to correct may discrepancies. Second, three members of the station were elected to the executive committee.

  "One area of great change was Engineering. The engineering department under the guidance of Charles Allen, Chief Engineer, and Stew Yager, Assistant Chief, has been extremely busy this semester. The department has been responsible for the studio renovation which was been started. Along with the aid of Ed Nelson, Professor at Ward, the studio renovation when completed will make WWUH's facilities one of the best college radio facilities around. Although we are still tight for space, we have re-designed the studios for the most optimum use. This includes a combination talk studio and production studio which will be used for producing those much needed educational programs, a completely remodeled FM studio and a news booth. Also the department is still working to move the transmitter to WTIC's facility on Avon Mountain. If approved by the FCC this move will be made this spring and as a result WWUH will be the most powerful educational station in CT.

    "As always our primary concern is that of programming. Roger Stauss, Program Director, is attempting to attain our goal for more educational programming. Once this goal is achieved WWUH will truly become the "Voice of the University of Hartford." Roger is attempting to get more participation on the part of the University community. One example of what has already started are the theater reviews done by John Balmer, Prof. in the Com. and Theater Departments. Mr. Balmer has been reviewing several plays around the area and makes very knowledgeable comments on each. Roger and I both feel that the university community is comprised of so many valuable human resources that the limit to our educational programming is virtually non-existent. WWUH has also been using many educational tape networks including Pacifica, National Public Radio and the BBC.

   "During Marathon last year the Student Association generously donated $2000 for the replacement and enlargement of the record library. Jim Shanahan, music director, has been busy at work ordering records and it is expected that we will have one of the finest record libraries when he is finished.

   "One thing that I have been very interested in, for public affairs, is the installation of a line into the state capitol in Hartford. If we are able to install this line we will be able to broadcast different sessions of the legislature which are of particular interest to the Hartford community. This is another example of our continued interest for more public service programming.

   "Have you ever wished you could talk back to your radio? Well soon you will be able to. Roger Stauss and I are planning to conduct a telephone talk show that will enable our listeners to do just that. Listeners will be able to ask questions, suggest ideas, and state opinions regarding WWUH. We need this kind of feedback in order to become a community minded station.

   "The ideas that Roger and his staff have come up with assure me that WWUH will be growing in the direction which will make the university very impressed and excited. Eventually we hope that WWUH will be one of the major public relations outlets of the university.

   "Unfortunately, unlike the rest of the station, we are weak financially. The audit of our accounts prepared by Business Manager Michael Ditkoff shows we have already been forced to spend a substantial portion of this year's budget. However the excess spending has been forecast due to the many important and expensive projects which had been planned for this year including the renovation and the move.  Although this puts a financial strain on the rest of the station we feel that these projects were very necessary in order to improve and maintain WWUH.

   "A new department which has been formed at WWUH is that of development. Under the guidance of Judy Corcoran, this department is responsible for the continued growth of WWUH. This department is also responsible for the Program Guide, Personnel and Public Relations.

   "Although the Program Guide is still in financially poor shape, we feel this is one of the more important products of WWUH and is worth running at a deficit to maintain. Terry Sobestanovich, Program Guide Editor, is attempting to increase advertising and subscriptions to the Guide.

   "The personnel of WWUH has been substantially increased this year.  We now have more than forty adtive members and associate members at the station. Judy and I are both very happy with this large turn out and hope the personnel department continues to grow.

   "Judy and her public relations department have been very busy this semester. Not only have we been advertising on twenty three busses throughout the area, our Newington Children's Hospital Drive brought the University and our station very good publicity. WDRC presented a half hour program on this drive along with a five minute presentation on channel 3. Channel 30 and WTIC radio both publicized the event and there were articles in the Hartford Courant and the Times.

   "One of the most exciting departments this year has been the News Department. Under the leadership of Andy Brownstein, News Director, the news department has started on the road to becoming one of the best news departments in the state. One of Andy's primary concerns is to go out and get many actualities throughout CT. This was evident during the recent elections when student reporters were sent to cover the visits of Sen. McGovern, Sargent Shriver, VP Agnew and Senator Kennedy. As one who took part in covering some of these events I feel that not only are these events interesting to cover but also very educational.

   "Andy, who took over the department early in the semester, has also held a seminar in news reporting for his staff with Paul Kuntz, News Director of WTIC as a guest speaker. This is one example how professionals from throughout CT are willing to help train our staff.

   "Andy also realizes the importance of using other news sources besides the UPI and has started using newspapers and experimenting with other news services such as "Earth News."

   "Continuing with our goal for community involvement Andy has started a program of training and using high school students in the Hartford area to do news. Not only does this interest them in our station, but also in the University and the field of broadcasting. Programs such as these benefit everyone involved.

   "Another idea that was instituted by the News staff was the formation of a booklet with all faculty of the university listed and their main field of interest. This booklet will enable the department to contact "experts" when news stories need further investigation.   

   "I have been very impressed with what Andy and his department have achieved and look forward to a great news department.

   "One department which has always been of great concern to me has been that of minority affairs. When the Constitution of WWUH was changed earlier this year this department was put onto the Executive Committee. This alone was one of the station's most worthwhile achievements. Anne Harte, who was elected director of this department, hopes to increase minority involvement in the station and to increase minority educational programming. Already this year Dr. Umunna, Professor in the Black Studies Program, has started an African program once per week and has received several letters praising the show. Also, a Jamaican program has been presented once per week. Several tapes from our tape networks have also dealt with minority subjects.

   "Another area of minority affairs I have asked Anne to look into is some kind of exchange program with Weaver High School. Weaver has started a station of their own and perhaps why could use some help with their station. I feel that we Weaver nearby it is very important to start programs such as these.

   "With the aid of Tricia Beatty, Operations Director, I have been attempting to make WWUH a station the university can be proud of. Being owned by the Board of Regents, we realize the importance of university and community involvement in WWUH. Tricia and I are attempting to set up a Connecticut College Broadcasting Association which will enable all member stations to use each others progrtams. This will allow WWUH to present some of its educational programs elsewhere in the state. Also Clark Smidt, who is now FM Coordinator for WBZ in Boston, has informed us that eventually he would like to use some of our educational programming on WBZ. This would help spread the university's voice throughout New England. Another project I am working on, with Roger Stauss, is a survey of FM broadcasting in CT. This survey will aid in in determining what is needed in the way of programming on FM.

   "WWUH continues to present editorial opinions on controversial subjects, including the elections and the incident at Baton Rouge. As a "public service" media we feel editorial opinions are very important.

   "Dr. Daniel Viamonte, Chairman of the Communications and Theater Dept, has also started a program whereby students taking an introductory communications course are able to receive credit for a lab conducted at our station. We feel this is one more way in which the university can use the facilities of our station.

   "It has been a very busy semester at WWUH and as you can see by this report a very benificial one. I hope you have found this report to be of interest and look forward to any comments you may have."

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WWUH Classical Programming

February 2026

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 1st

Janacek, Katya Kabanova

Monday 2nd

Franz Subert: The Trout quinte; Muzio Clementi 6 Sonatinas opus 39; Frederic Chopin: opus 28 in D flat 24 Preludes b

Tuesday 3rd

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto #2; J. S. Bach/Andrew Davis: Transcriptions; Bosmans: Cello Sonata in A Minor; Bacewicz: Symphony #1

Drake’s Village Brass Band Lloyd: Brass Band Music

Wednesday 4th

Host's Choice

Thursday 5th

Bardi: La pellegrina: Il ballo del granduca; Neefe: 6 Pieces from W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, K. 620; Villanueva: Vals Poetico; Teike: Old Comrades; Loomis: Rose of Yesteryear; Karayev: The Seven Beauties Suite; Bull: Nocturne for Violin and Orchestra, The Herdgirl's Sunday; Mortelmans: Myth of Spring; Kaper: Mutiny on the Bounty: Theme; Bacewicz: Children's Suite; Standford: Prelude to a Fantasy ‘The Naiades’.

Friday 6th

A selection of works by living composers

Sunday 8th

Rossini, La Donna del Lago

Monday 9th

Félix Mendelshon: Symphony # 4 Opus 90 The Italian; Ludovico Eiundi: Divinere; John Williams: The journey begins.

Tuesday 10th

Tower: 1920/2019; Stucky: Dreamwaltzes; Lara Downs – This Land; Carpenter: Adventures in a Perambulator; Harris: When Johnny Comes Marching Home: An American Overture

Drake’s Village Brass Band: Royal Norwegian Navy Band – Gaelforce – Wind Band Music of Peter Graham

Wednesday 11th

Johann Simon Mayr: Raùl di Créqui: Overture;  Carl Czerny: Andante and Rondo, Op. 213;  Franz Schubert: Die Zwillingsbruder, D. 647 (excerpts): Aria 1: Mag es sturmen donnern, blitzen; Franz Schubert: Die Zwillingsbruder, D. 647 (excerpts): Aria 2: Liebe, teure Muttererde;   Cipriani Potter: Symphony No. 2 in D Major; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide: Overture;  Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide, Act II: Se la vita ancor t’e cara;  Émile Paladilhe: Danse noble, "Concertino de Violes";  Harry T. Burleigh: Plantation Melodies, Old and New (arr. W. Bullock, M.J. Detrick, M. Dudzik and A. Ramirez for string quartet): I. Negro Lullaby;  Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite;   Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: 24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59, No. 1: No. 10. Deep River (arr. for chamber ensemble);  George Frederic Handel: Trio Sonata in G Minor, Op. 2, No. 8, HWV 393 (arr. H. Beyer for 2 cellos and piano);   Sir Edward Elgar: Sospiri, Op. 70 (arr. for violin and piano): Sospiri, Op.70 (arr. for violin and piano);  Franz Liszt: Consolations, S172/R12, "Pensées poétiques" (2nd version): No. 3 in D-Flat Major: Lento placido;  Antonin Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act I: Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon) (arr. S. Parkin for cello and piano); Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667, "Die Forelle" (The Trout);  Antonio Carlos Gomes: Condor, Act I: Preludio (Prelude);  Benjamin Godard: Introduction and Allegro for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 49; Johan Svendsen: 2 Swedish Folk Tunes for String Orchestra; Peter IIyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17, "Little Russian"

Thursday 12th

Harris: Kentucky Spring or Soliloquy and Dance; Dussek: Piano Concerto in F Major Op. 14; Campion: Never weather-beaten sail, Author of Light, It fell on a summer's day; Salazar: Dixit Dominus; Nordqvist: Towards the Sea, Jul jul strålande jul, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in e minor Op. 64.

Friday 13th

For Valentine’s Day – The Ultimate Lovers

Sunday 15th

Hersch, Poppaea

Monday 16th

George Frederick Handel: Samson; Josep Clelente Maria: dell’abaco 11 capricci for cello; Carl Philippe Emanuel Bach: Symphony in E Flat Major

Tuesday 17th

Bruckner: Symphony #4 “Romantic”; Sibelius: Symphony #2

Drake’s Village Brass Band Royal Norwegian Navy Band – Cross Over

Wednesday 18th

Host's Choice

Thursday 19th

Williams: Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes; Andree: Piano Quartet in a minor; Boccherini: Cello Concerto No. 9 in B Flat Major G482, String Quintet Op. 11 No. 5 in E Major G275; Pedrell:  Courante, Gallarda; Moor: Concerto for 2 Cellos in D Major Op. 69; Aubert: Valse Caprice Op. 10; Shepherd: Horizons; Etler: Sonata for Oboe, Clarinet and Viola.

Friday 20th

Two Celebrations - the Chinese New Year & the USA’s Presidents Day

Sunday 22d

Greene, Jephtha, Angelican Anthems

Monday 23d

Giacomo Rossini: Stab Mater; Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto inG minor; Anton Bruckner: Symphony # 8 in C Minor      

Tuesday 24th

Tuesday Night at the Movies: Herrmann: The Magnificent Ambersons; Goldsmith: The Chairman; Williams: The Reivers

Drake’s Village Brass Band – Gomalan Brass – Ewald Brass Quintet

Wednesday 25th

Host's Choice

Thursday 26th

Reicha: Wind Quintet in B Flat Major Op. 88 No. 5; Franz Strauss: Nocturno Op. 7, Horn Concerto in c minor Op. 8; Zarzycki: Mazurka in G Major Op. 26, Grande Polonaise in E Flat Major Op. 7; Bridge: Miniatures for Piano Trio Set 1, Sally in Our Alley, Sir Roger de Coverley; Fago: Il Faraone sommerso: Alla gente a Dio diletta; Alexander: Colossus of Columbia, From Tropic to Tropic, Olympia Hippodrome.

Friday 27th

Sir Charles Parry – “The Cambridge” & “The English” (2 symphonies) and more

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA

your "lyric theater" program

with Keith Brown



Programming for February 2026

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1ST Janacek, Katya Kabanova More than once Leos Janacek (1854-1928) turned to the East for inspiration. Russian literature reinforced his own intense Czech nationalism. For the libretto of his sixth opera Janacek himself adapted a stage play The Storm by the Russian playwright Alexander Ostrovsky. Janacek finished work on Katya Kabanova in 1920. Like Ostrovsky's play, the opera deals with the conflict between generations in a village on the banks of the river Volga in the days of Czarist rule. The old folks of the village tyrannize the young people. No one feels their oppressive influence on the love life of the villagers more than Katya. Internalized guilt drives her to commit suicide by throwing herself into the Volga. Supraphon, the onetime Czechoslovak state record label recorded Janacek's Katya Kabanova in 1962 with a cast of native Czech singers of the Prague National Theatre under the direction of Jaroslav Krumpholc. I broadcast the old Supraphon LP recording way back on Sunday, September 21, 1986. A new recording of the opera was made in 1976 in Vienna with the Australian conductor Sir Charles Mackerras (1926-2010) leading the Vienna Philharmonic and Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, again with a native Czech singing cast. That Decca/London LP release was reissued on compact disc in 1989. Mackerras was the ideal interpreter of Czech music in general and especially the operas of Janacek, since he studied conducting in Prague under the eminent Czech conductor Vaclav Talich (1883-1961). While in Prague Mackerras often visited Brno, the provincial city where Janacek lived and worked.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 8TH Rossini, La Donna del Lago Gioacchino Rossini is remembered in musical history mostly as the composer of one Italian comic opera. His melodramma buffo,"The Barber of Seville" (Il Barbiere di Seviglia,1816) immediately springs to mind. So many of his thirty eight operas are forgotten now, with only a few exceptions, such as his last one, Guillaume Tell (1829), today known only because of its famous overture. One of the best specimens of his more serious operas is the melodramma in two long acts La Donna del Lago (1819). Like so many of his works, it was written in haste to a deadline, which is the reason why Rossini resorted to an uncredited collaborator (Spontini ?) to write all the accompanied recitatives and one aria. As a whole creation La Donna del Lago is a melodic delight- a veritable gem of the era of bel canto singing, and it was staged again and again up to circa 1860, then it dropped out of the repertoire until revival in the mid twentieth century. Way back on Sunday, September 15, 1985 i presented a recording of "The Lady of the Lake" staged at the 1983 Rossini Festival at Pesaro, the composer's hometown in Italy, starring Katia Riccaiarelli as Ellen, the "Lady." The story of La Donna del Lago is derived from a long narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott. Interest in the remote Scottish Highlands and Scottish lore was running high at the time all over Europe. "The Lady of the Lake," the actual lake being Loch Katrine, offers hospitality to King James the Fifth of Scotland, who is travelling in the Highlands in disguise. Although her father is the leader of a clan of rebellious Highlanders, the king intervenes on her behalf. The rebels are pardoned and Ellen is free to marry her true love. La Donna del Lago was recorded live in performance at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival. Maurizio Benini directed the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Edinburgh Festival Chorus. The Opera Rara label of the UK issued La Donna on three compact discs in 2007 in a deluxe boxed set.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15TH Hersch, Poppaea Claudio Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppaea (1642) is a noteworthy baroque opera I have featured three times before on this program employing three different recordings of the work. You heard the original Poppaea first on Sunday, November 2, 1988, then on Sunday, September 23, 1990 and more recently on Sunday, January 29, 2012. Monteverdi's "Coronation of Poppaea" finds its echo now in the twenty first century in Michael Hersch's new operatic treatment which he simply calls Poppaea (2019). The story of Hersch's opera traces the same events in the life of the infamous sleazy empress, second wife of the even more infamous sleazy emperor Nero, over the years 62-65 AD. Nero's mistress raged at his legitimate wife Octavia, and he raged at the both of them. He attempted to divorce Octavia, at which the people of Rome rose in revolt. Poppaea eventually got her way, and Octavia was executed. The new Poppaea opera emphasizes women's power in a man's world. Tragically, that power can only go so far! The Great Fire of Rome figures in the operatic action. Michael Hersch (b. 1971) is an American composer with extensive European connections. He was the composer in residence of the Bern Camerata in Switzerland. His Poppaea opera was recorded live in its world premiere production in Basel, Switzerland in 2021. Jurg Henneberger directs the Ensemble Phoenix Basel and Ensemble Solo Voices. A 2024 CD release by New Focus Recordings.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22ND Greene, Jephtha, Select Anthems Ash Wednesday fell early this year on the 18th of this month, making this the first Sunday in Lent, that forty day period of fasting and penitence leading up to Easter Sunday. In old Catholic Europe (and in Protestant lands as well) the opera houses customarily closed for the duration, and public musical performance switched from opera to sacred oratorio. Handel's oratorios often premiered during Lent. The German immigrant George Frideric Handel is often credited as the creator of the English oratorio. Handel's next-to-last oratorio Jephtha (1752) has been frequently recorded and I've featured it on Sundays during Lent several times over a stretch of decades. In Handel's lifetime one of his prominent musical contemporaries in London was the native Englishman Maurice Greene (1696-1755). Greene's oratorio in two parts by the same name possesses all the stylistic elements of the baroque English oratorio. Greene's Jephtha, his second such work, was first presented in London in 1737. Handel was then only beginning to experiment with the genre after London audiences had lost interest in Italian opera seria. The world premiere recording of Maurice Greene's Jephtha was released in 2025 through the British Chandos label in its Chaconne CD series. Christian Cornyn directs the singers and period instrument players of the Early Opera Company of London. Reviewing this release in Fanfare magazine (Sept/Oct 2025 issue) James A. Altena opines "...what Greene has to offer us is well done and a delight: this is fine music of real substance, not to be slighted, and more than worthy of the revival it receives here." Since this "other" Jephtha is shorter in timing than recordings of the Handel Jephtha, keep listening for Greene's Select Anthems for the Anglican Church, as sung by the Choir of New College, Oxford (a CRD compact disc release, 2003).        

keithsbrown1948@gmail.com

Boomer's Paradise

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

February is an oddity, a short month. Weather wise it could either be a harbinger of spring or a cruel taste of winter fraught with cold and snow. We don't get to pick but you can enjoy whatever form the month takes by tuning into Boomers Paradise each Monday from 1-4PM with your host, The Turtle Man. 

We start the month off with a look back again to albums released 50 years ago (February 1976) and some more obscure rock and pop from the British Isles from 1968-1972.

We move onto a "two-fer" showcase of music from select artists, more torch songs and some earworm specials with riffs that will bounce around your brain.

We continue with another edition of Billboard Top 40 One Hit Wonders and songs that feature colors in their song titles.

We end the month with songs whose titles feature numbers and more tunes from the Nuggets series this time from the British Isles and beyond circa 1964-1969.

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.

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

Star Cross’d



Sunday, February 1, 2026 / 3:00 PM

Congregation Beth Israel

701 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06119

Paul Mcshee, Music Director

Giuseppe Verdi - I Vespri Siciliani Overture

John Williams - Selections from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones

Monty Norman - James Bond Theme

Sergei Prokofiev - Selections from Romeo and Juliet



https://connecticutsymphony.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.

http://thevirtuosi.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

Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Bailey Auditorium, Manchester High School

134 Middle Turnpike East, Manchester, CT

Georges Bizet: Carmen Suites 1 and 2

Sally Greenaway: Resonance

Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations

http://www.msoc.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!

Coming Up

Classical Concert: Strauss & Tchaikovsky

Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 3pm

Hoffman Auditorium, University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford

Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1, with Oved Rico, horn

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 in D major, “Polish”

https://fvso.org/

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

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West Hartford Symphony Orchestra

Learn more at WHSO.org

South Windsor Cultural Arts

SWCA Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SouthWindsorCulturalArts

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