Born the son of a military bandmaster, May 13, 1842, Arthur Sullivan composed his first anthem at the age of eight and was later a soloist in the boys' choir of the Chapel Royal.
After studies at the Leipzig Conservatory and the Royal College Academy of Music, he would go on to great fame for his 14 operatic collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. His other works include 24 operas, 11 major orchestral works, ten choral works and oratorios, two ballets, incidental music to several plays, and numerous church pieces, songs, and piano and chamber pieces. He is also the author of such hymns and songs as "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "The Lost Chord". In honor of Sullivan's birthday, Foley Schuler will feature several works of his for both the concert hall as well as the operetta stage, Tuesday afternoon on Blue Lake Public Radio.
You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and the stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 5 on Blue Lake Public Radio.
