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Happy Birthday, Gustav Mahler!

Gustav Mahler in 1892, at the time he was writing his Symphony No. 2
Gustav Mahler in 1892, at the time he was writing his Symphony No. 2

Monday afternoon Foley celebrates Mahler' birthday with the composer's epic "Resurrection" Symphony—and more.

Gustav Mahler, at the outset of his musical journey, would famously declare that "a symphony should be like the universe; it should contain everything"—and gave profound expression to that admonition in each of the nine extraordinary completed symphonies that followed.

Monday afternoon, in honor of the 160th anniversary of Mahler's birth, Foley Schuler will feature what would become the most popular and performed of the composer's works during his own lifetime—and still one of his most cherished to this day—representing not so much a glimpse but rather a bold and unflinching gaze into eternity: his Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection."

You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 4 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”.