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Remembering Ralph Vaughan Williams

Tune in Wednesday afternoon as Foley pays tribute to the beloved English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams on the 68th anniversary of his passing.

On Wednesday's Classical Music with Foley Schuler we will celebrate the life and legacy of Ralph Vaughan Williams—who died on August 26, 1958—with some of the great English composer's very last music, including his Symhony No. 9, premiered just a few months before his death. We'll also hear the slow movement from the Cello Concerto he was working on when he died and left unfinished—in a completion made by composer David Matthews. We'll also celebrate the birthday of saxophonist Brandford Marsalis, with some of the jazz master's marvelous forays into classical music over the years.

You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selelctions—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 4 on Blue Lake Pubic 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”.