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Happy Birthday, Kiri te Kanewa--and Remembering Sousa and Kodaly

A Legendary New Zealand soprano, America's March King, and a modern Hungarian master will all be fetured this afternoon...

Tune in to Classical Music with Foley Schuler Friday afternoon as we celebrate the birthday of reknowned soprano Kiri te Kanewa with her performance of the exquisite Songs of the Auvergne by Joseph Canteloube—and we'll remember both composer and donductor John Philip Sousa and Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and educator Zoltán Kodály, who both passed away on March 6 (in 1932 and 1967 respectively) with one of the extended works of Sousa of which the composer was most proud, The Last Days of Pompeii, and Kodály's moving choral masterpiece, his Missa Brevis.

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”.