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Happy Birthday, Sousa and Sax!

Blue Lake Public Radio | By Foley Schuler
Published November 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM EST

Tune in Thursday afternoon as Foley marks the November 6 birthdays of America's March King (in 1854), John Philip Sousa and the inventor of the saxophone, Adolphe Sax (1814), with special selections in honor of each.

In addition to several classic marches (and also one of the extended works) of Sousa and music featuring the great invention of Adolph Sax, the saxophone, Thursday afternoon's Classical Music with Foley Schuler will also showcase and celebrate several important musical works that were premiered on November 6 throughout music history, including Beethoven's String Quartet in A Minor, Op.132 (in 1825) and one of the key works that lead to the famous formulation that "no one writes Spanish music like the French"—Chabrier's Orchestral Rhapsody España (1883).

You can hear Foley Schuler's unique musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 4 on Blue Lake Public Radio.

Foley Schuler
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”.
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