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Beethoven's Favorite: Remembering Luigi Cherubini

A detail from a 1841 portrait of Luigi Cherubini, by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
A detail from a 1841 portrait of Luigi Cherubini, by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.

Tune in Friday afternoon as Foley pays tribute to Luigi Cherubini upon the upcoming anniversary of the Italian master's death.

Beethoven regarded him as the greatest living composer of his era, and yet by the end of the 19th Century Luigi Cherubini and his music, would, inexplicably be all but fogotten (a resurgance of interest in his work, has been growing in more recent years, however). Friday afternoon we'll remember Cherubini—the anniversary of whose death is coming up on March 15—with a performance of his great choral masterpiece, the Requiem in C Minor.

You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 unti 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”.