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Tennis, Anyone?

Vaslav Nijinsky, Tamara Karsavina and Ludmilla Schollar in stage outfits for “Jeux” (1913), photographed by Charles Gerschel
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Vaslav Nijinsky, Tamara Karsavina and Ludmilla Schollar in stage outfits for “Jeux” (1913)

As Wimbledon kicks into gear this week, Foley features several classical works inspired by tennis on Wednesday afternoon's show.

Debussy's 1913 ballet Jeux ("Games")—in which three dancers, a young man and two women, during a game of tennis, go searching for a lost tennis ball—will be one of several works in which tennis and/or tennis players make an appearance on this afternoon's program. Others include Sports et Divertissements by Erik Satie, as well as Darius Milhaud's 1924 ballet, Le train bleu, among whose characters is a tennis player based on the 1920s French champion, Suzanne Lenglen,

You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday 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”.