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Happy Birthday, Sir Edward Elgar!

Tune in Tuesday for a birthday celebration of giants of English music, as Foley throws a musical party—and invites the composer's circle of friends—by way of the composer's most celebrated masterpiece.

For several centuries England was famously derided as the "Land Without Music," for not having produced a major composer of international standing since the death of Henry Purcell in 1695. This all changed, however, with the emergence in the later 19th Century of Sir Edward Elgar, born on June 2, 1857. We'll celebrate Elgar's birthday on Tuesday afternoon's Classical Music with Foley Schuler with the composer's Enigma Variations, as well as several other gems from his pen. Please join us for that and much more...

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”.