First requests of 2024
On the latest edition of ‘Friday Favorites,’ Steve Staruch begins 2024 with listener requests as the weather begins to chill. Enjoy music from Ning Yong, Giacomo Puccini, Arturo Marquez and more. Listen now!
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 - Jan. 5, 2024
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'Friday Favorites' celebrates 2023
On the latest edition of ‘Friday Favorites,’ Steve Staruch celebrates the last Friday of 2023 with music from Johann Sebastian Bach’s ‘Christmas Oratorio’ to Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5. Listen now!
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Coziness and cheer
On the latest edition of ‘Friday Favorites,’ Steve Staruch fills listener requests with coziness and cheer, from Tchaikovsky’s ‘Winter Dreams’ to angels singing in Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria!’ Listen now!
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A (nearly) 102-year-old co-host
On the latest edition of ‘Friday Favorites,’ Steve Staruch is joined by Project DJ Plus co-host Katherine Doepke, who taught music in the Minneapolis public schools, including a young student named Prince. Later this month, she will turn 102! Listen now!
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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
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)
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
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
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
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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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!