Musical Space:

Musical Space 2/21: New Orleans

This Fat Tuesday on Musical Space, Mark Foley pays a visit to New Orleans.

Musical Space 2/7: Electronic Scores

Electronic scores are pervasive in films today and the origin of this is actually a half century old as Mark Foley tells us in this week’s Musical Space.

Musical Space 1/24: Life Aquatic

Some film scores are best when they take the familiar and make it unfamiliar, as Mark Foley notes this week on Musical Space.

Musical Space 1/10: Charlie Parker

Jazz great Charlie Parker had a very important date once upon at time in Wichita.

Musical Space 12/27: The Embarrassment

Wichita’s legendary punk rock band The Embarrassment’s legacy is on Mark Foley’s mind this week on Musical Space.

Musical Space 12/13: Moreland & Arbuckle

Mark Foley describes the wide and rambling roots of Wichita’s Moreland & Arbuckle on this week’s Musical Space.

Musical Space 11/29: Art Imitates Government

This week on Musical Space Mark Foley wonders about the role government might play in music.

Musical Space 11/15: Acoustic

This week on Musical Space, beware the standing waves.

Musical Space 11/1: Muzak

This week on Musical Space, Mark Foley discusses that annoying non-presence, Muzak.

Musical Space 10/18: Crossover

Musical crossovers are either wonderful or they’re not, as Mark Foley discusses on this week’s Musical Space.

Musical Space 10/4: Mix Tape

Cassettes may have largely gone the way of parachute pants but their spirit lives on.

Musical Space 9/20: The Food Analogy

This week on Musical Space, Mark Foley has a feast for the ears.

Musical Space 9/6: Goodbye, Jerry Hahn

This week on Musical Space Mark Foley waves goodbye to one of Wichita’s favorite guitarists, Jerry Hahn.

Musical Space 8/23: Amen Break

This week on Musical Space Mark Foley discusses a most ubiquitous presence, the amen break.

Musical Space 8/9: The Theremin

Mark Foley discusses an instrument at the heart of nearly every B-movie soundtrack, the theremin.

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Mark Foley

Mark Foley is Assistant Professor of Double Bass and Electric Bass, and Principal Double Bass in the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. He has been a featured soloist with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. He also has performed with the Rochester Philharmonic, the Heidelberg Castle Opera Festival, the Binghamton Symphony, the Minnesota Opera and also performs extensively as a jazz artist.

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