Wednesday will mark 40 years since the world first grieved the tragic loss the seven crew members of the Space Shuttle Challenger, which disintegrated 73 seconds into its flight on Jaunary 28, 1986, killing all 7 aboard. 40 years later, we'll remember those lives lost with special musical selections including Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen, and the Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" by Gustav Mahler—and we'll showcase the instrument played by crew member Ron McNair, and on which he had planned to give a performance from space, the saxophone.
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.
