Friday Favorites: a piano-filled selection of listener requests

Wesley Friberg has been involved with the YMCA’s Youth in Government program for the last four years. He is an experienced public speaker and it shows! Wesley is the Project DJ co-host for this week’s episode of ‘Friday Favorites.’ Listen now as he joins Steve Staruch!

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.

Mark Scannell is the Project DJ Plus co-host on this episode of ‘Friday Favorites.’ Mark is retired, but you wouldn’t know that from his many activities: he’s a published author, life coach and a softball umpire, among many other things. Listen now with host Steve Staruch!

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 this week is Ben Shermock. He took his first voice lesson two years ago, and it changed the trajectory of his life. Hear Ben’s story — and your requests, too — on this week’s episode of ‘Friday Favorites.’ Listen now with host Steve Staruch!

The Project DJ co-host for this episode of ‘Friday Favorites’ is Mya Temanson. A native of Minot, North Dakota, she’s an MPR Fellow with a passion for violin and writing. Listen now with host Steve Staruch!

The piano is center stage for this week’s episode of ‘Friday Favorites.’ Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition,’ Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with other heroic piano gems, made this a monster of a piano show! Listen now with host Steve Staruch!

An American set, a Scandinavian set, a Silk Road set and a Palestrina palooza; what’s not to love about ‘Friday Favorites’? Listen now with host Steve Staruch!

The Project DJ co-host for this episode of ‘Friday Favorites’ is Anna Tessman. Violin is her passion! Anna is also an MPR Fellow learning the craft and art of radio. Listen now with host Steve Staruch!

An early St Patrick’s Day? Irish music was featured prominently on the latest episode of ‘Friday Favorites.’ It was music to chase the cold away. Listen now with host Steve Staruch!