Pushing The Envelope: Music Decidedly Left of Center 91.7 FM WHUS

12/20/2025

Greetings! All over the place this week! Starting on more of a jazz note, meandering all over the place to more ambient/atmospheric things from the folks at Projekt Records and focusing on new releases in Phase Two. Enjoy! Joel e-mail: [email protected] Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profi...

12/14/2025

We’re excited to share that the 2026 Women Composers Festival of Hartford will take place at Central Connecticut State University!

This vibrant campus will be the home for a weekend of inspiring performances, collaborations, and conversations celebrating women and gender-marginalized composers.

Stay tuned for more details coming soon!

Don’t forget—applications for the Composer-in-Residence and Ensemble-in-Residence positions are accepted year-round, but submissions received by January 1 will be considered for the next three Festival years. If you’re thinking of applying, now is the time! Full details and application links are available on the WCFH website: https://www.womencomposersfestivalhartford.com/calls-for-participation/

12/11/2025

Greetings! It's always a unique sonic experience when Kevin Kastning releases new music and I'm happy to open this week's program with his two latest, paired with long-time compadres, Sandor Szabo & Carl Clements. In addition, we honor the memory and music of the late Jack DeJohnette, followed b...

12/01/2025

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11/28/2025

11/19/2025

Greetings! Limited production time means longer pieces, so we return to Tim Brady's excellent current release for the title track, the Nakedeye Ensemble's take on a classic Frederic Rzewski piece and Pamela Z's new composition, "Simultaneous" in it's entirety. Enjoy! Joel e-mail: pushingtheenvelopew...

11/19/2025

Greetings! This week's program was constructed, to some degree, with a kind of "stream of consciousness". Comparisons of the same piece, pieces w/ words, spacey ambience, contemporary composition, kalimbas & fusion. Why not? Enjoy! Joel e-mail: [email protected] Bluesky: https://b...

11/14/2025

Flashback to last year’s pre-concert reception! One of the most meaningful parts of the festival is connecting with people who share a passion for music and for celebrating women composers.

We’re so grateful for this community — and we can’t wait to gather again in 2026!