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

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!

11/10/2025

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...

11/09/2025

Percussia celebrates its new record, "Murmuration," on November 16 in Queens (Maple Grove Cemetery Celebration Hall).

The album’s title, "Murmuration," is drawn from the mesmerizing, ever-reshaping patterns created by flocks of starlings in flight—a natural phenomenon of breathtaking complexity and synchronized beauty. Composer Alexis Lamb sought to capture this magic in sound, and the resulting piece serves as the centerpiece of the album. The title also stands as a perfect metaphor for Percussia itself: a collective of singular virtuosos who, when they join forces, create something far more than the sum of its parts.

🗓️ Sunday, November 16 @ 2PM
📍 Maple Grove Cemetery Celebration Hall (127-15 Kew Gardens Rd, Queens)
🎟️ Free! RSVP at 347-878-6613

Music by:
Bill Clark
Alexis Lamb
Ljova
Carlo Nicolau
Matthew Welch
Dennis Tobenski

Produced by Silas Brown

The record is out 11/21 on Neuma Records

11/02/2025

Greetings listener! What's your pleasure? New Orleans-influenced horn music? There's Ken Field's Revolutionary Snake ensemble for you. Maybe you're in the mood for experimental guitar? Take your pick from classic Bill Frisell or new releases featuring Ian Smith, Trey Gunn or Canadian guitarist/compo...

10/20/2025

Greetings! Tune in for a week packed with highlights, including a new track from my friend Joe Benzola, the latest from Jessica Pavone (who I had the pleasure of driving for her High Zero Festival appearance in Baltimore), and a classic electronic track by Carl Stone. Stone, who recently played Balt...

10/17/2025