Friday Favorites for Aug. 18

Holly Menninger, Executive Director of the University of Minnesota Bell Museum, joins Steve Staruch on ‘Friday Favorites’ to talk about The Bell Museum and its award-winning film ‘Secrets from a Forest,’ which explores the making of a Stradivarius violin. Listen now!

Each Friday from 3 to 7 p.m., host Steve Staruch presents four hours of classical music based on listener requests. Start your weekend with the classical or choral music you love. Make a request, then tune in to Friday Favorites on YourClassical MPR.

On the latest episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ host Steve Staruch plays listener requests, including selections from YourClassical’s Feel-Good Playlist. Listen now!

On the latest episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ Dante Mulkey hit it out of the park as a first-time Project DJ co-host: poised, adaptable, and passionate. Listen now with host Steve Staruch!

On the latest edition of Friday Favorites, Steve Staruch helps a couple celebrate their 50th anniversary with their song, plays an Elizabethan madrigal about “makin’ out!” and honors a childhood remembrance of a Ravel rehearsal. Listen now!

On the latest episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ Cassandra Tandeski from Lakeville South High School, and Oliver Gerger from Hastings High School joined Steve Staruch as Project DJ co-hosts for Friday Favorites. Listen now!

Guest host Julie Amacher fills in for Steve Staruch on the latest episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ playing listeners’ requests for their favorite classical music. Listen now!

Guest host Steve Seel fills in for Steve Staruch on the latest episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ playing listeners’ requests for their favorite classical music. Listen now!

The Project DJ co-host for this week’s Friday Favorites is Julian Westerlund. A psychology graduate of Bethel University, he also is a violinist, performing with the St. Paul Civic Symphony and the Kenwood Orchestra. Listen now with host Steve Staruch!

It was a bit of everything (with a kitchen sink also thrown in) on the latest episode of ‘Friday Favorites.’ Listen now with host Steve Staruch!