Friday Favorites

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.