Works by Paul Dukas to be heard in honor of his birthday include the well-known tone poem The Sorcerer's Apprentice and what is widely regarded as his masterpiece, the ballet (what he described as a "poème dansé"), La Péri from 1912.
We'll also pay tribute to his work as a teacher with music of some of his many students—a list of which reads like a who's who of modern music and includes such luminaries as Carlos Chávez, Maurice Duruflé, Olivier Messiaen, Walter Piston, Manuel Ponce and Joaquín Rodrigo, just to name a few.
You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon on Blue Lake Public Radio.
