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Celebrating Jane Goodall

As the world mourns the passing—and celebrates the extraordinary legacy—of renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, tune in Friday afternoon as Foley features a musical response to her work by one of today's leading composers.

JANE, the acclaimed 2017 documentary on Jane Goodall, gives an in-depth and compelling look the legendary primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologis, based, in part, on hundreds of hours of never-before-seen color footage of Goodall working with Chimpanzees at what is now the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. Another essential component of this portrait is the breathtaking score by the great Philip Glass, which has since been performed in concert by a number of symphony orchestras, including a screening with live orchestra at a sold-out Hollywood Bowl on October 9,2 2017.

On Friday's Classical Music with Foley Schuler, we'll hear a generous selection of Glass' music from JANE—as well as a few other selections inspired by the animal world—and more...

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 4 p.m. and “Sunday on Blue Lake”.