Epiphany, observed in many traditions on January 6, is the feast day commemorating the visit of the Magi to Christ Child. Sometimes called "Three Kings' Day" and in some traditions celebrated as "Little Christmas," it generally marks the end of the Christmas season. In honor of the occasion, on this afternoon's Classical Music With Foley Schuler, we'll hear from Ottorino Respighi's musical depiction of Botticelli’s famous nativity scene, "The Adoration of the Magi" from his Three Botticelli Pictures, as well as Duke Ellington's ballet Three Black Kings. We'll go on a sacred journey by way of a work for symphonic band by Alan Hovhaness, and, as an adjunct to the day, will also hear some of the music that figures prominently—and indeed, plays a pivotal role—in James Joyce's landmark novella, The Dead, set during an Epiphany dinner in Dublin, January 6, 1904.
You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and the stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 4 on Blue Lake Public Radio.
