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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Spaghetti Westerns, Morricone and More

Blue Lake Public Radio | By Foley Schuler
Published September 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM EDT

Tune in Thursday as Foley as features music inspired by the "Spaghetti Western" tradition of the great Italian director Sergio Leone—and more.

On Thursday afternoon's Classical Music with Foley Schuler, we will showcase Michael Daugherty's dazzling concerto for English Horn and Orchestra, Spaghetti Western,
a postmodern twist on the classic "Spaghetti Westerns" of Sergio Leone—which itself, in the 1960s brought a new vision of the Western as filtered through a European sensibility—in which Daugherty brilliantly evokes the sound world of the legendary composer who scored so many of those films, Ennio Morricone. As a complement, we'll also hear a suite of music from throught Morricone's wide output for film as arranged for cello and orchestra, including his music for such films as The Mission, Cinema Paradiso, Once Upon a Time in America and, of course, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, among others.

you can hear Foley Schuler's musical seletions—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 4 on Blue Lake Public Radio.

Foley Schuler
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”.
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