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Beyond the Sabre Dance: Khachaturian at 122

Aram Khachaturian
Aram Khachaturian

Friday afternoon Foley features music of Aram Khachaturian on the composer's birthday.

Bursting with folkloric color and memorable melodies, the music of Aram Khachaturian drew deeply on his Armenian heritage to make him one of the most popular composers of the 20th Century. Friday afternoon Foley Schuler will share some his own favorites by this longtime favorite composer of his, born on June 5, 1903 in Tiblisi. Included will be highlights from his ballet Spartacus, some children's pieces for piano, and his beloved Violin Concerto, with Khachaturian himself conducting and the work's dedicatee, David Oistrakh, as soloist.

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.

Encouraged by creative parents, Foley began his music career at age 7, studying violin with Jean Manning at North Muskegon Public Schools. As a Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp camper, he became Blue Lake Public Radio’s first high school intern. Foley earned an English Literature degree from Hope College, and Masters in Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from the Warren Wilson College. He has performed with the West Michigan (formerly West Shore) Symphony; served on the English Department faculty at Muskegon Community College, and been the Music, Art & Theatre reviewer for the Muskegon Chronicle. He follows his love of the arts around the globe, but says, “There is no place like the Blue Lake setting, sharing extraordinary music with our listeners.” Foley hosts Blue Lake Public Radio’s weekday classical music from 1 to 5 p.m. and “Sunday on Blue Lake”.