Friday Favorites

Each Friday at 3 p.m. central, host Steve Staruch presents four hours of classical music based on listener requests. Do you have a favorite work you'd like to share? Send us your request!

Friday Favorites - April 26, 2024

Friday Favorites: Listener requests and Project DJ co-host Spencer LaMott

Friday Favorites: Listener requests and Project DJ co-host Spencer LaMott

Spencer LaMott — known to his fans as Skippy Stone — is a gifted singer and songwriter. He lives to make music, creating songs about self-discovery and, of course, love. Spencer brought all his talents to co-hosting the latest ‘Friday Favorites’ with Steve Staruch. Listen now!

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Friday Favorites: Listener requests and Project DJ co-host Jenny Cvek

Friday Favorites: Listener requests and Project DJ co-host Jenny Cvek

Steve Staruch plays listener requests on the latest episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ including Project DJ. This week’s co-host is professional photographer and MPR colleague, Jenny Cvek. Her artistic insight and keen storytelling were on full display. Listen now!

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Friday Favorites: Listener requests for Earth Day

Friday Favorites: Listener requests for Earth Day

The power, the mystery and the beauty of the natural world were in wonderful abundance on the pre-Earth Day installment of this week’s ‘Friday Favorites’. Listen now with host Steve Staruch!

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Friday Favorites: Listener requests with guest host Julie Amacher

Friday Favorites: Listener requests with guest host Julie Amacher

Eclectic and fun, that’s ‘Friday Favorites’! Guest host Julie Amacher fills in for Steve Staruch as she plays listeners’ requests for their favorite classical music, including Grieg’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird Suite’ and more. Listen now!

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Friday Favorites: Listener requests for the solar eclipse and the start of baseball season
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Friday Favorites: Listener requests and Project DJ co-host Gwen Gruman
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Celebrating spring and Bach

Celebrating spring and Bach

There was a full diapason of joyful sounds on this week’s ‘Friday Favorites.’ To mark both the first Friday of spring and the 339th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach’s birthday, YourClassical listeners pulled out the stops!

Friday Favorites: Listener requests with guest host Melissa Ousley

Friday Favorites: Listener requests with guest host Melissa Ousley

On the March 15 episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ guest host Melissa Ousley fills in for Steve Staruch as she plays listeners’ requests for their favorite classical music, including the overture from ‘The Marriage of Figaro,’ Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1, and more. Listen now!

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Friday Favorites: Listener requests for the start of spring

Friday Favorites: Listener requests for the start of spring

The first day of (meteorological) spring brought out a bouquet of requests for ‘Friday Favorites,’ including Aaron Copland’s ‘Appalachian Spring’ and a sweet performance of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto. Listen now with host Steve Staruch.

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Friday Favorites: Listener requests and Project DJ Plus co-host Ethan Larson
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About Friday Favorites

Each Friday at 3 p.m. central, host Steve Staruch presents four hours of classical music based on listener requests. Do you have a favorite work you'd like to share? Send us your request!