In honor of the birthday of Reinhold Gliere we'll hear his epic Symphony No 3, "Ilya Muromets," named for and depicting the supernatural exploits of one of the great heroes of Slavic mythology and folklore—celebrated a protector of the people of Kiev, where Gliere was born on Jauanary 11, 1851.
And, as we remember one of the most brilliant and influential creative figures of the 20th and early 21st Centuries, David Bowie, upon the 10th anniversary of his passing—and keeping on the theme of "heroes"—we'll pair that with the Symphony No. 4, "Heroes," by Philip Glass, based on David Bowie's classic 1977 album of the same name. Also on the program, music from two of the many films in which Bowie memorably appeared—Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence and The Hunger—and, rounding out the program will be the Sunrise Mass by one of today's leading composers of choral music, Ola Gjeilo.
You can hear Sunday on Blue Lake with Foley Schuler, ever Sunday morning from 9 until noon on Blue Lake Public Radio.
