STAR'S END Update - 19 April 2026
Entering ElysiumSerena Gabriel & Steve Roach Steve Roach & Serena Gabriel again call forth the Electronic Spirit. Possessing a profound privacy Entering Elysium (74:09) conjures a rare space of aural drama, as well as an easy intimacy between the musicians and the listeners. In candlelit quiet these five tracks illuminate each a rich darkness of unknown depth. The confessional note of this music gives rise to a touching emblem of compassion, with this duo taking the entirety of the sound space to work their brilliance. Building on earlier work and collaborations, Entering Elysium manifests a quieter, closer to the soul version of Ambient Music. Ascending in charged invention synthesizers, lyre, harmonium, flute, voices and complementary detailed effects combine to produce a luxuriant atmosphere. Through darkly shaded thought zones, then on to inviting and reassuring textures, ideas activate from the assuring movement of the mind. As serenely sweet sonics move in measured motion, harmony sustains in slow burning brightness. Ruminating within the brilliance of some hidden stillness, then gently benighted, Entering Elysium invariably transcends to perfect resolutions of timbre and tone. Sound operates on two levels, out in the air in the audible realm, but also when it reaches the world within - which is where Steve Roach & Serena Gabriel mean to touch our sense of being alive.

Please tune in to the 04.19.26 broadcast of STAR'S END for a track from Entering Elysium, the recent album by Steve Roach & Serena Gabriel... and much more...

For more on Entering Elysium, please access the steveroach.bandcamp.com

For more on Steve Roach, please access: www.steveroach.com

For more on Serena Gabriel, please access: www.serenagabriel.com

Additional Content:

Inanna's Dream (2020) by Serena Gabriel w/Steve Roach
Portals and Spirals (2025) by Steve Roach
The Reverent Sky (2025) by Steve Roach
Seeing Inside (2021) by Serena Gabriel w/Steve Roach

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Jaymie Rose Hennegan Live on Star's End 3 May 2026
The Gatherings Jaymie Rose HenneganJaymie Rose Hennegan As contemplative as it is celebratory, the work of Jaymie Rose Hennegan ascends over many levels and degrees of energy. Rendering Electronic Music in a new light the soundscape refracts in many angles skyward.

Following the performance at The Gatherings Concert Series in Philadelphia, Jaymie Rose Hennegan plays live on the 3 May 2026 broadcast of STAR'S END.

Please tune in for details and/or stream live on Youtube


Jaymie Rose Hennegan Live on STAR'S END 05.03.26 (live stream)

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The Electrical Spectacle WXPN/Star's End Member Event
The Electrical Spectacle

The Electrical Spectacle Member Event has Sold-Out. Tune in to STAR'S END for more, or contact WXPN Membership for details (or to get on the wait list). Thanks for your support!

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WXPN/STAR'S END - Winter 2026 Member Drive Thanks!
Chuck van Zyl

With each succeeding broadcast Star's End releases extraordinary new energies over the airwaves. Marking its 50th Anniversary at WXPN in Philadelphia, the five decade drift of imagination, its passionate exploration of innovative music and vivid manipulation of time and space have elevated this radio program to a great height.

Every weekend from 1:00am to 6:00am Saturday Nights/Sunday Mornings Star's End works to renew the potential of Public Radio. As we are carried through new regions of music and thought each radio-lit evening provides the audience with an aural experience meant to expand horizons and enrich the human spirit. From the bright and teeming to the dark then probing, the unique mix of musical realizations ascends along enlivening lines of beauty.

Across its 50 year run Star's End has preserved a space for us to center and contemplate. Even in the midst of tremendous distractions, we listen past all the noise - to simply spend some time with ones' own self.

Thank You for showing that you support this broadcasting endeavor, and validating the extraordinary 50 year run of Star's End on WXPN. In Winter 2026 the understanding few again played their part in the Public Radio enterprise - considering what this remarkable venture is worth, and then coming through with a donation to help it continue.

Giving to Public Radio continues to be a significant gesture. During the broadcast of 22 February 2026 host Chuck van Zyl spent the entire night live on-air in a fundraising effort. To you listeners who stayed up, tuned in, and made a donation, please know that your generosity is truly meaningful and appreciated! Thank You!


Please Note: The 02.22.26 broadcast of Star's End offered Special Thank You Gifts, including the Star's End Coffee Mug & Keychain plus an invitation to The Electrical Spectacle (the WXPN/Star's End 2026 Member Event: 25 April 2026). Please Click Here for more info. Thanks!

STAR'S END - WXPN's Archived Stream
Chuck van Zyl

Beginning with the 10.07.18 edition, an archived stream of each broadcast of STAR'S END will be available through the WXPN website. To listen anytime, please access: www.xpn.org/program/stars-end

STAR'S END on The Internet
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The Listening List - Recent Album Reviews From STAR'S END
Gjota Journal Live on Star's End Radio Nebbia The Rotunda 9 March 2025

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March 2026 Top 75 STAR'S END Releases - Alphabetical
Artist - Album (label)
STAR'S END - Site Search
Google Have you ever been looking for something on this website only to become bogged down by the massive size and enormous content? Now you can find what you are seeking somewhat easier. Searching the STAR'S END Website has become much easier. Look for info on artists, albums, track names, labels, etc. via a Google "site search" - now part of the STAR'S END Website.

For more on STAR'S END Website search, access: www.starsend.org/search.html

STAR'S END Updates - via Email to you
Google Groups Have this update emailed to you as a newsletter once a week by joining the STAR'S END Radio Group at Google Groups. Whether it's a review of a new Spacemusic release, an artist interview or news about an upcoming in-studio concert, receiving the newsletter is a convenient way to keep informed of the music featured on STAR'S END Ambient Radio each week.

Please click on the link below and follow the easy registration instructions to sign up. Soon thereafter you will receive the STAR'S END Update every Thursday evening. This is not a discussion group. Email addresses are not made public. There is no fee for this service and you can unsubscribe at any time.

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Images From Selected Live On-Air Concerts - Click on an Image for Details
Ombient Saul Stokes RMI Guitar Pilots Chuck van Zyl Robert Rich Ian Boddy

Access the Concerts page for more about live on-air in-studio STAR'S END radio recitals

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2026 : Live on STAR'S END

Jaymie Rose Hennegan : 3 May 2026

Otal : 12 September 2026

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