Program Guide November 2026

GM Report

As I write this on Halloween night we are in the middle of our Fall Fund Drive to raise $60,000 to keep the station going for another six months. We are up to $24,000 and have a long way to go so please, if you can, make a donation to UHart Radio.

You can donate in one of three ways, securely on line at wwuh.org, by calling 860-768-4008 or by sending a check made out to WWUH to us in care of the Univ. of Hartford 200 Bloomfield Ave, W. Hartford, CT 06119. Premiums include our beanie cap, a long sleeve shirt and the WWUH jacket.

Unlike the commercial stations which seem to brag about themselves all the time, we seldom toot our own horn. But I wanted to share how proud I felt last month when I got a chance to accept (along with station founder Clark Smidt), the College Radio Excellence Award from the CT Broadcasts Association! This trophy/award will go on the shelf next to the 2025 "Best College Station" award and the 2024 "Best Non-Commercial Station" award!

John Ramsey

ramsey@hartford.edu

WWUH History: 1972

In this installment of our continuing series on the history of WWUH, we look at 1972.

Philip Cabot was elected General Manager in March. Also elected were: Robert Weitz – Station Manager, Thomas Cadaday – Program Director, Charles Allen – Chief Engineer, Michael Ditkoff - Business Manager, Anne Harte – At Large Member, and David Radka - At Large Member.

Staff incuded: Charles Allen, Tricia Beatty, Phil Cabot, Tom Canady, Michael Ditkoff, Anne Harte, Alex Leslie, Dawn Magi, Mel Peppers, Dave Radka, Roger Stauss, Robert Weitz. Faculty Advisors: Dr. Ummuna, Ed Nelson and Louis Sampliner.

WWUH, in a testament to the professionalism of the staff and the station's outstanding programming, was invited to “move Mother to the Mountain” by WTIC Radio who offered to share space at their Avon Mountain transmitter site with us! Raising the height of the antenna to almost 500 feet above average terrain and moving it to the top Avon Mountain increased the station’s reliable coverage from five miles to nearly 20 miles. Charles Allen, Chief Engineer, did all of the leg work in preparing the transmitter to move to the mountain, but was unable to finish the project due to a work conflict. The project was passed to engineer, Larry Titus, who, along with volunteers Stu Yeager and Steve Shore, presided over the actual move.

The station raised money for the move in its first fund-raising marathon that spring. The two-week Marathon raised $7,200. This move was a major step for the station, and it necessitated the purchase of a new antenna and studio to transmitter microwave equipment. It was also was the first time the station had to pay for the transmitter's electricity, which, at about $100 per month, a significant budget line item.  

To help fund the move, Alex Leslie put together the first Program Guide which was published in April to help raise funds and reward those who had donated to the station. 

Station management had their hands full running the FM side of the station so a decision was made to concentrate on the FM and allow WWUH-AM to fall by the wayside. While the original intent was to operate the AM station as a training ground for students interested in getting on the FM, running two stations had become just too much work, and everyone wanted to be on the FM so that they could broadcast to the entire community and not just the campus.

    The Student Association donated $2,000 to enlarge the station’s record library.  

Election of officers on February 29, 1972: General Manager: Phil Cabot, Station Manager: Robert Weitz, Program Director: Tom Canady, Business Manager: Michael Ditkoff, Chief Engineer: Charles Allen, Members-at-large: Anne Harte and Dave Radka. Faculty Advisors: Dr. Ummuna and Ed Nelson

Staff (partial): Charles Allen, Marc Andrews, Art Barlow, Joe Barone, Tricia Beatty, Phil Cabot, Tom Canady, Bob Carlin, Michael Ditkoff, Bob Dunkley, Pete Godoff, Anne Harte, Patrick Hill, Mike Joseph, Bob Katz, Dawn Magi, Timm Muldoon, Nel, Mel Peppers, Mark Persky, Bud Pyatak, Dave Radka, Cliff Scheley, Jim Shanahan, Bonnie Sinclair, Bob Smolen, Joe Soya, Roger Stauss, Leslie Terry, Joe Terzo, Ifekandu Umunna, Uncle Dave, Bob Walker, Robert Weitz, Maceo Woods, Joe Young,  

The station’s first Marathon was planned for midnight April 7 to midnight April 23. Donors received a subscription to the Program Guide for a $5 donation. Announcers were asked to mention the Marathon once every 15 minutes during the 16-day event. The goal was set at $7,200, earmarked for the transmitter move. Hourly totals were posted on a blackboard.

A Black Coalition, formed within the radio station, demanded more black programs on the air. Their concern was that soul and jazz were being neglected, and that there were not enough albums. A separate library was set up for black records and more time allocated for these programs. 

     The station began a series of programs on Youth and Draft counseling.

Two new programs aimed at minorities were created:

“African Worlds” was started by UH Professor Ifekandu Umunna, director of UH’s Black Studies Program and “Minority Viewpoint,” which aired on Monday evenings at 8:30 p.m. Fourteen “Minority Viewpoint” programs were produced by Joan R. Singer in conjunction with the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith. Programs dealt with such issues as “Russian Jewry”, “Puerto Ricans Among Us”, “Inner City Problems” and “Anti-Semitism”.

Show hosts in 1972 were as follows:

Morning Rock: Marc Andrews, Timm Muldoon, 

Morning Classics: Tricia Beatty, Mike Joseph, Mike Ditkoff, Anne Harte, Leslie Terry, 

Afternoon Rock: Bob Smolen, Joe Young, Uncle Dave, Nel, Joe Soya, Rob Weiss, Bob Walker, Bob Carlin, 

Dinnertime Classics: Patrick Hill, Dawn Magi, Joe Barone, Patrick Hill, Bonnie Sinclair, 

Accent on Jazz: Bob Dunkley, Art Barlow, Cliff Scheley, 

Soul: Maceo Woods, 

Gothics Blinp Works: Jim Shanahan, Pete Godoff, Bob Katz, Rob Weitz and Roger Stauss.

God Presents: Mark Persky.

Opera: Joe Terzo.

A program called “Gothic Annex” was added in the fall which ran from 3am to 7 am on Saturday mornings. The host was Bud Pyatak.

News compiled by the WWUH News Department was heard Weekdays at noon and 5 p.m and announced by Alex Leslie, Bob Cleary, Steve Goldberg, Dave Radka, Lois Jacobs and Mike Joseph. WWUH also carried programs from National Public Radio via tape.

Michael Ditkoff recalled:

I remember one year, the station's exec committee went to the CBA's spring convention, conference, whatever in Groton, CT. The conference included a trip to General Boat or General Dynamics shipyard for the launching of the submarine Batfin. Senator Lowell Weicker, gave the keynote address. The conference was helpful for smoozing. Jon Eppler drove his car, a former Connecticut state police car, to the conference. I remember we stopped after a toll so we could ensure nobody got lost. He said through the car's loud speaker "Get back in the car, Mike." In April or May 1972, several station members attended the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) convention in Washington, DC. Sometime during the smoozing, GM Phil approached the President, GM, whatever of

WTIC, Leonard Patricelli, and asked if we could put attach our antenna to the WTIC weather tower. This is how we got permission. The gang of us stayed at the Windsor Park hotel, which today is the Chinese embassy. For a few minutes, I got to interview FCC Commissioner Nicholas Johnson, who was considered a rebel commissioner and took the license renewal procedure very seriously and encouraged public comment on renewals. He wrote the book How to talk back to your television set.

Staff awards presented at the Banquet to: Mel Peppers, Tricia Beatty, Dawn Magi, Roger Stauss, Anne Harte and Michael Ditkoff, with a special award to Louis Sampliner.

Fall 1972

The ECOM approved the printing of 3,000 Guides for October. Program Guide Advertising rates: full page - $50, half page - $30, and quarter page - $20.

Tom Canady resigned as Program Director due to graduate workload. Roger Stauss was appointed Acting Program Director in September and became the permanent PD in October. Roger's first act was to request the ECOM's permission to program the station 24 hours on Saturday, giving the station a full 24-hour broadcast day.

In November the station held a special fund raiser for the Newington Children’s Hospital. Hartford Mayor George Athanson auctioned off his varicolored tie for $10, US Senator Lowell Weicker went on the air to appeal for funds and US Senator George McGovern of South Dakota, presidential candidate against Richard Nixon, sent a telegram in support. Secretary of State Gloria Schaffer and Connecticut Attorney General Robert Killian appeared via tape. Sports legends Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio also participated via taped appeals. The 40 hour Marathon, held in Holcomb Commons in the GSU, brought in $700 in pledges.

WWUH was not exempt from the problem of record theft that all college stations are subject to. In an effort to catch those responsible, spot checks were done by ECOM members, and a one-month moratorium was placed on having guests in the studio.

Elections held in November had the following results: Operatons Director - Tricia Beatty; Director of Minotity Affairs – Anne Harte and Director of Development – Judy Corcoran.

Active members on the roster in the fall: Dave Achelis, Charlie Allen, Ron Barisano, Art Barlow, John Barone, Sharon Boudreau, Tricia Beatty, Andy Brownstein, Phil Cabot, Tom Canaday, Paul Cailler, Bob Cleary, Judy Corcoran, Ron Davis, Michael Ditkoff, Bob Dunkley, Roger Fennig, Peter Godoff, Eileen Harris, Anne Harte, Patrick Hill, Stu Jaegger, Pam Johnson, Ynonne Jordan, Bob Katz, Mike Joseph, John LaBella, Sandy Lavery, Alex Leslie, Dawn Magi, Tim Muldoon, Bill Papoosha, Mark Persky, Mel Pepper, Carl Prutting, Dave Radka, Cliff Scheley, Jim Shanahan, Steve Shore, Bob Smolin, Terry Sobestanovich, Joe Soya, Roger Stauss, Leslie Terry, Joe Terzo, Jim Theobald, Larry Titus, Rob Weitz, Nel Wilson, Stu Yeager.

Advisors to the station were Dr. Viamonte, Dr. Umunna, Ed Nelson, Ken Kalish and Tom Canaday.

From the November 20, 1972 WWUH Newsletter:

“During the Thanksgiving vacation, we will be renovating the studio, tearing down walls, putting up walls, fixing, destroying, etc. Hopefully the studios will be improved. . .”

The ECOM discussed changing the two At-Large ECOM positions to two new positions: Minority Affairs Director and Development Director. The former would be responsible for coordinating and developing the ethnic and specialty programming on the station, and the latter position would be in charge of fund raising, promotions and staff development. These new positions were approved pending ratification of the Constitution. Anne Harte was later elected as Director of Minority Affairs and Judy Corcoran was elected to the position of Director of Development. Tricia Beatty became Operations Director.

The station entered into an agreement with the Connecticut Transit bus company that, starting September 1, the bus would carry promotional advertising for WWUH on the back and sides of select buses for a period of one year.

The October 26, 1972 ECOM meeting minutes end with the following statement: "…Discussion tabled, immediate adjournment (news over teletype of Vietnam PEACE agreement!!!). 12:50 pm.”

The ECOM drew up the following temporary policies regarding personal "editorializing" by announcers: "Any announcer may state his opinion as long as he makes it known over the air that it is his opinion and not necessarily the opinion of the station. No announcer is to make any statement that may be taken as libelous. No announcer is to state his opinion on personal issues or on internal station policy or decisions."

An agreement was reached to exchange advice and expertise with Weaver High School station WQTQ (89.9 FM).

University of Hartford Professor Viamonte undertook a survey of students on campus during the fall of 1972 as part of a class project. The results show that 92% know where WWUH is on the dial, and 56% listen to WWUH part of the time.

The Fall of 1972 brought more concerts to the UH Campus, including one featuring the band Ten Years After with James Taylor as the opening act.

The station held a fund-raising Marathon for the Newington Children's Hospital November 3rd, with a remote broadcast and celebrity visits. $3,000 was raised.

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WWUH Classical Programming

November 2026

Evening Classics – Weekdays 4:00 to 7:00/8:00 PM

Drake's Village Brass Band – Mondays 7:00 to 8:00 PM

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 1

Sunday, November 1

–   Berlioz, La Damnation de Faust

–   Cassol, Requiem pour L.

Monday, November 2

–   To be determined

Tuesday, November 3

Music to Pledge By!

–   Abravanel and the Utah Symphony – Americana

–   Alan Feinberg – Fascinatin’ Rhythm

–   Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue and Overtures

Drake’s Village Brass Band (7:00–8:00 PM): Reed’s Symphonic Pops – Exodus

Wednesday, November 4

–   To be determined

Thursday, November 5

–   Ariosti: Prima Lezione

–   Mayer: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major

–   Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins in g minor, RV 517

–   Abel: Quartet in G Major, WKO 227

–   Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595

–   Chopin: Nocturnes Nos. 17–18

–   Strauss Jr.: Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388

–   Schumann: Kinderszenen – Der Dichter spricht

–   Puccini: Minuet No. 1

–   Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina – Prelude

–   Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in a minor, D. 804 “Rosamunde” – Andante

–   Purcell: Dido and Aeneas – When I am laid in earth

–   Simpson: The Monthes – No. 11, November

Friday, November 6

–   Short works and excerpts to pledge by

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 8

Sunday, November 8

–   Vaccai, Giulietta e Romeo

Monday, November 9

–   To be determined

Tuesday, November 10

–   Gershwin: Oh, Kay!

–   Nielsen: Flute Concerto

–   Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No. 13

–   Eleanor Steber – Songs by American Composers

Drake’s Village Brass Band (7:00–8:00 PM): Velvet Brown, tuba – Velvet with Orchestra

Wednesday, November 11

–   To be determined

Thursday, November 12

–   Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in b minor

–   Pleyel: String Quintet in E-Flat Major, B. 271

–   Bach: Concerto for Oboe & Violin in c minor, BWV 1060

–   Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 26

–   Geminiani: Concerto Grosso in d minor, Op. 2 No. 3

–   Brahms: Intermezzi, Op. 119

–   Debussy: Suite Bergamasque – Clair de Lune

–   Schubert: Impromptu in G-Flat Major, D. 899 No. 3

–   Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in d minor, K. 466 – Romance

–   Handel: Alcina – Verdi prati

–   Hoffstetter: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 3 No. 5 – Serenade

Friday, November 13

–   To be determined – the train may be sidetracked as it relocates

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15

Sunday, November 15

–   Previn, Brief Encounter

–   Yee, Trans Requiem

Monday, November 16

–   To be determined

Tuesday, November 17

–   Harbison: Ulysses Ballet

–   Boyer: Ghosts of Troy

–   Husa: The Trojan Women

Drake’s Village Brass Band (7:00–8:00 PM): Sea Change – Music for Winds of Stephen Michael Gryc, with the United States Coast Guard Band

Wednesday, November 18

–   To be determined

Thursday, November 19

–   Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches, Op. 10

–   Wranitzky: Symphony in C Major, Op. 35 No. 1 (P 1)

–   Leclair: Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 10 No. 1

–   Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in a minor, RV 499

–   Strauss Jr.: Vienna Blood, Op. 354

–   Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in b minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique”

–   Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor” – Adagio

–   Bach/Siloti: Prelude in b minor, BWV 855a

–   Mozart: Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 “Gran Partita” – Adagio

–   Mascagni: L’amico Fritz – Intermezzo

–   Boccherini: String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11 No. 5 – Minuet

Friday, November 20

–   To be determined – the train may be sidetracked as it relocates

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 22

Sunday, November 22

–   Weill, Love Life

Monday, November 23

–   To be determined

Tuesday, November 24

–   Adler: The Lady Remembers – The Statue of Liberty Suite

–   Foss: American Landscapes for Guitar and Orchestra

Drake’s Village Brass Band (7:00–8:00 PM): Christian Lindberg, trombone – American Trombone Concertos

Wednesday, November 25

–   To be determined

Thursday, November 26

–   Tellefsen: Piano Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 8

–   Handel: Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”

–   Karłowicz: Bianca da Molena (The White Dove), Op. 6

–   Sousa: The Invincible Eagle

–   Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

–   Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428 “Il Gardellino”

–   Halvorsen: Wedding of Ravens in the Grove of the Crows

–   Respighi: The Birds

–   Rameau: Pièces de clavecin – Suite in G Major – La Poule

–   Josef Strauss: Village Swallows from Austria, Op. 164

–   Ravenscroft: The Three Ravens

–   Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22 – The Swan of Tuonela

–   Haydn: Symphony No. 83 in g minor “The Hen”

–   Ravel: Mother Goose

Friday, November 27

–   To be determined – the train may be sidetracked as it relocates

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29

Sunday, November 29

–   Weber, Oberon

Monday, November 30

–   To be determined

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA

your "lyric theater" program

with Keith Brown



Programming for November 2026

SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA

your "Lyric Theater" program

with Keith Brown 

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1ST Berlioz, La Damnation de Faust, Cassol, Requiem pour L. On the traditional "Day of the Dead" we remain under the spell of Halloween this year with the presentation of an operatic tale of deviltry. Forget about all those saints! Hector Berlioz' La Damnation de Faust (1846) is the ultimate statement in music of full blown nineteenth century romanticism. Berlioz first read the German writer Goethe's Faust drama in French translation in 1828, but it would be almost two decades before he could bring plans for his own Faust to fruition. The action of "The Damnation of Faust" plays out more like a movie than a staged operatic production. Berlioz himself conducted at its premiere in concert form as a gigantic dramatic cantata. In radio broadcast it works perfectly well in the listener's theater of the imagination. In times long past I have broadcast two different recordings of "Damnation": on Sunday, January 24, 1988 (Colin Davis/London Symphony/AmbrosianSingers/Wandsworth Boys' Choir/star tenor Nicolai Gedda as Faust, Philips LP's) and on Sunday, February 23, 1992 (Eliahu Inbal/Radio Symphony of Frankfort, etc., Denon CD's). Now you get to hear a 1994 recording made in Montreal, Canada for the Decca/London label, a 1996 release on two compact discs. Charles Dutoit conducts the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with tenor Richard Leech as Faust. Listeners will remember the familiar "Hungarian March" from "Damnation",a pops concert favorite. 

  Berlioz also composed a gigantic setting of the Requiem Mass for the Dead (1837), which went over the air on this program on Sunday, March 16, 2018. We observe the Day of the Dead 2026 by airing the audio part of Fabrizio Cassol's video Requiem pour L. (2017), inspired by Mozart's famous incomplete Requiem music. It follows the Latin text of the Missa pro Defunctis, which here has been dramatized, as recorded in Cape Town, South Africa and Brussels, Belgium. You'll hear echoes of Mozart in Cassol's musical reimagining of the Requiem, with additional lyrics sung in Swahili and other African languages. A small instrumental ensemble backs the eight singing actors. The Requiem pour L. soundtrack comes to us through the French Outhere Music record label on a single compact disc (2018).

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8TH Vaccai, Giulietta e Romeo So many composers have drawn upon the plays of William Shakespeare for the plots of their operas. Again and again, the play about the star-crossed lovers was the one that inspired them to their best work. Nicola Vaccai's Giulietta e Romeo (1825) is regarded as his masterpiece. The final scene of this opera was so well crafted and dramatic it was often inserted into the finale of Bellini's I Capuleti ed i Montecchi (1830). The operas of Nicola Vaccai (1790-1848) have been overshadowed by those of his famous contemporary Rossini. Vaccai's Shakespeare opera has a libretto supplied by the highly esteemed Felice Romani, who served Rossini and so many other Italian composers of that era. This same wordbook was adapted for Bellini's purposes in I Capuleti. Nicola Vaccai's Giulietta e Romeo was revived for staging in 1996 at the Teatro Pergolesi of Iesi in central Italy. Revisions for the performing score were prepared from Vaccai's autograph manuscript. Tiziano Severini directs the musical resources. The Italian Bongiovanni record label offered the world premiere live recording of Giulietta e Romeo on a pair of compact discs.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15TH Previn, Brief Encounter This was the second opera Andre Previn (1929-2019) composed following his first essay in the genre A Streetcar Named Desire (1998), based on the famous play by Tennessee Williams. I broadcast the recording of its premiere San Francisco Opera production, as recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, on Sunday, September 5, 1999. DGG again was the label that carried Previn's next opera Brief Encounter (2009). It was commissioned by Houston Grand Opera and recorded live in performance at Houston's Wortham Theater Center. Patrick Summers was in charge of the musical proceedings. Brief Encounter is a romantic melodrama, not a comedy, although it possesses the wit and sophisticated repartee of Noel Coward;s original stageplay. For a libretto John Caird drew upon Coward's drama Still Life and the screenplay for its film version, also called Brief Encounter. The story is set in England in the 1930's and deals with the guilt a woman feels in having an extramarital affair . In the end she decides to "do the right thing." Soprano Elizabeth Futral created the role of Stella in Previn's Streetcar.Here she takes on the female lead as the adultress Laura Jessen. i last presented Previn's Brief Encounter in this same DGG recording on Sunday, July 31, 2011.

   Thinking of the Trans Day of Remembrance coming up on the 17th, keep listening for the transgender composer Andrew Yee's Trans Requiem, a recorded work released to the public online on July 17, 2026. Yee is the vocalist and plays cello accompaniment, backed by the Trinity Choir and Trinity Youth Chorus of Trinity Episcopal Church of New York City. The Trans Requiem was downloaded onto CD for my broadcast purposes. 

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22ND Weill, Love Life Because his "Three Penny Opera" or Dreigroschenoper (1928) is so famous, we commonly think of Kurt Weill (1900-50) as a German composer of the pre-Nazi period in the 20th century. He fled from the Third Reich to America in 1935 and thereafter became very much involved in the American lyric theater, for which he wrote a series of lesser known works. Some of these later lyric stageworks are only now in the twenty first century getting definitively recorded. One such is Love Life (1948), for which Weill wrote both the music and lyrics in collaboration with that doyen of the classic American musical comedy genre, Alan Jay Lerner, who provided the book. Love Life was styled "A Vaudeville in Two Parts", that word "vaudeville" harkening back to a previous golden age of American musical theatrical entertainment at the end of the 19th century. Tryouts for the show were given in Boston and New Haven before the official opening on Broadway at Manhattan's 46th Street Theatre. Love Life was never a "hit" Broadway musical, closing after a run of 252 performances. There was no original cast recording of it to be made available on LP. Numbers from it never got radio airplay, either. No piano-vocal score for it was ever published. Neither composer nor book-writer ever lived to see a later production. In its way, this show was ahead of its time. It looked toward the shows of the Sondheim era. It had its innovative qualities, and was a curious amalgam of historic stylistic influences including the oldtime blackface minstrel shows. The theme of Love Life the musical was how marriage has changed in American society proceeding from the nineteenth into the twentieth century, as presented in a theatrical cavalcade along the lines of Thornton Wilder's 1942 play The Skin of Our Teeth. (Amazing to tell, Elia Kazan directed both shows!) The first complete recording of Weill & Lerner's Love Life was made in the UK at the Leeds Grand Theatre in 2025, as broadcast on BBC Radio Three. James Holmes conducted the Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North, with singing cast. The Austrian Capriccio label released Love Life on two compact discs , also in 2025.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 29TH Weber, Oberon This opera is Carl Maria von Weber's last and most wondrous operatic creation. Although its libretto was based on a poem by the German poet Wieland, Oberon (1826) was conceived as an English language theatrical entertainment. Already ailing from tuberculosis, Weber exhausted himself preparing the score of Oberon for its much heralded London production. He died in London immediately following the triumphant premiere the night before he was due to depart by ship for Germany and home. The opera was subsequently performed in Germany in German language translation. The original English Oberon,or the Elf King's Oath had long passages of spoken word dialog. All of that was eliminated from the 2005 Philips CD release, with John Eliot Gardiner directing the period instrument Orchestra Revolutionaire et Romantique and the Monteverdi Choir. That was the definitive historically-informed interpretation of this music for our time , the twenty first century. It was broadcast on this program on Sunday, October 25, 2009. Weber's Oberon has not received a great many recordings. Listen this Sunday to one from several decades earlier in the twentieth century, recorded live in concert performance in New York's Carnegie Hall, February 23, 1978. Eve Queler led the Opera Orchestra New York and Dessoff Choir. What makes this rather rare taped performance so special is the voice of the finest German lyric tenor of his time, Nicolai Gedda, in the title role. The mono recording was issued on compact disc in 2004 through the Ponto record label. It seems not to be professionally produced.   

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Boomer's Paradise

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

All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey but the music will always brighten your day here on Boomers Paradise.

As is the custom we start the month with songs from albums release 50 years ago (November 1976). Can you remember what you were doing then?

Next in the cue is music from British progressive pop sounds of 1970 and the birth of surf (music).

We next do a little two-fer playing two songs on an album from the same artist along with another dive into the world of torch songs and the wonderful world of riffola.

We then return again to the Billboard Top 40 One Hit Wonders and a new topic called "The Voice" featuring artists (solo or group) whose lead vocals are distinctive and memorable.

We close out the month with songs whose titles reference numbers and another listen to famous Nuggets series covering songs from the British Empire and beyond from 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.

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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.

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

Where Shadows Speak

Sunday, November 8, 2026 / 3:00 PM

The Artists Collective

1200 Albany Ave, Hartford, CT 06112

PAUL MCSHEE, Music Director

ULYSSES KAY - Concerto for Orchestra

FLORENCE PRICE - Ethiopia’s Shadow in America

PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 6 in B minor “Pathétique,” Op. 74

https://connecticutsymphony.org

Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale



Coming Up

Songs of Justice: Healing and Peace

Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 7:30pm

Emanuel Lutheran Church

60 Church Street, Manchester, CT

Wake Up – Melissa Dunphy

It Takes a Village – Joan Szymko

To Sit and Dream – Rosephanye Powell

How Can I Cry – Moira Smiley (female soloist)

Hope for the World – Jacob Narverud

All of Us (from Considering Matthew Shepard) – Craig Hella Johnson

Does the World Say? – Kyle Pederson

Let My Love Be Heard – Jake Rumestad

I Dream a World – Rosephanye Powell

Hope Lingers On – Andrea Ramsey

Ani Ma’amin (I Believe) – arr. by John Leavitt

Be the Change – Mark Kaplan & Colin Britt

Canto E’Libertad – Diane Saez and Suzzette Ortiz

United in Purpose – Rollo Dilworth

Dona Nobis Pacem from b minor Mass – J.S. Bach

For further information, visit the MSOC Web site at msoc.org or the Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale Facebook page.

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

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!

Visit http://www.fvso.org for ticket information

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

Coming Up

Features the Horszowski Trio in Concert Nov 8th

SWCA welcomes the Horszowski Trio to its concert series on Sunday, Nov 8th.  Giving performances that are “lithe, persuasive” (The New York Times), “eloquent and enthralling” (The Boston Globe), and described as “the most compelling American group to come on the scene” (The New Yorker), the Horszowski Trio has quickly become a vital force in the international chamber music world. Since their debut performance in New York City in 2011, they have toured extensively throughout North America, Europe, the Far East, and India, traversing the extensive oeuvre of traditional piano trio repertoire and introducing audiences to new music that they have commissioned and premiered.

The program will include Leonard Bernstein’s “Trio” (1937); Maurice Ravel’s “Trio” (1914); and Franz Schubert’s “Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, D. 929” (1827). 

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. 

SWCA Website: https://swculturalarts.org/

For information, swculturalarts.org/

(860)-416-6920

SWCA Facebook Page: facebook.com/SouthWindsorCulturalArts/

Their debut recording – an album of works by Gabriel Fauré, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Vincent d’Indy on the Bridge label – was released in 2014 and dedicated to the memory of Mieczysław Horszowski. Gramophone praised the “exemplary performance” of the “highly accomplished group,” concluding, “I long to hear more of the Horszowski Trio.” Their recording of the complete piano trios by Robert Schumann on AVIE Records has received tremendous acclaim: “great care and affection” (BBC Radio); “intoxicating” (Gramophone); “exciting and deeply felt” (Strings); “fresh, supple and fantastic” (The Strad

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