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 - Dec. 1, 2023

Vernon Neal joins Steve Staruch

Vernon Neal joins Steve Staruch

Vernon Neal, host of the podcast ‘Rhapsody in Black,’ joined Steve Staruch as the Project DJ co-host for the Dec. 1 edition of ‘Friday Favorites.’ As Neal and his partner are expecting their first child later this month, his favorite piece was all about their joyful preparations — with happy tears! Listen now.

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Post-Thanksgiving requests

Post-Thanksgiving requests

On the day after Thanksgiving, ‘Friday Favorites’ host Steve Staruch served up a buffet of listener requests, including an appeal from an enthusiastic 5-year-old listener for Edvard Grieg's ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King.’ Listen now.

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Leslie Redinger joins Steve Staruch for Project DJ (Plus)

Leslie Redinger joins Steve Staruch for Project DJ (Plus)

On the latest episode of Friday Favorites, for Nov. 17, host Steve Staruch was joined by Project DJ (Plus) co-host Leslie Redinger, an IT manager and cellist from Rochester. Listen now as they share stories and play listener requests.

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Steve Seel guest-hosts

Steve Seel guest-hosts

On the Nov. 10 episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ guest host Steve Seel fills in for Steve Staruch as he plays listeners' requests for their favorite classical music. Listen now!

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Julie Amacher guest-hosts

Julie Amacher guest-hosts

On the Nov. 3 episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ guest host Julie Amacher fills in for Steve Staruch as she plays listeners' requests for their favorite classical music. Listen now!

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Scaring up fun for Halloween

Scaring up fun for Halloween

Tynia Major, an assistant producer at YourClassical MPR, shared co-hosting duties Friday with Steve Staruch. She shared her passion for hip-hop and classical music while co-presenting the creepy and colorful requests for the Halloween edition of ‘Friday Favorites.’ Listen now!

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Friday Favorites - Oct. 20, 2023

Friday Favorites - Oct. 20, 2023

Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ helped Teri in Minneapolis celebrate a final mortgage payment. And a road trip to Chicago was made that much sweeter with ‘Houston County,’ a piano piece by Minnesota composer Stanley Woolner. There were wonderful stories shared, with music that matched, on last week’s Friday Favorites.

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It's a pumpkin spice party

It's a pumpkin spice party

Sweet memories of Octobers past turn the latest episode of 'Friday Favorites' into a pumpkin spice party! Listen now with host Steve Staruch as he plays listener requests.

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Listener requests include Glazunov, Bruch and Horowitz

Listener requests include Glazunov, Bruch and Horowitz

Steve Seel is the guest host for the latest episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ featuring listener requests for the music of composers Alexander Glazunov and Max Bruch, and pianist Vladimir Horowitz. Listen now.

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Getting cozy with Elgar's Cello Concerto

Getting cozy with Elgar's Cello Concerto

Imagine a cozy fire, a cup of cocoa, the northern lights and Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto. Rachel Peterson, the Project DJ co-host on the Sept. 22, 2023, episode of Friday Favorites, shared a story that will make you want to live close to the Arctic Circle. Listen now with host Steve Staruch.

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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!