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Steve Staruch is joined by Tom Crann on the latest episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ playing listeners’ requests for their favorite classical music. Listen now!

The Broadway composer of Annie and Bye Bye Birdie died Thursday at 96.

This week’s episode of ‘Extra Eclectic’ is a musical garden, with contemporary classical works about flowers, rain, and sun. Steve Seel plays us Yoko Kanno’s ‘Flowers Will Bloom,’ Takashi Yoshimatsu’s piano concerto ‘Memo Flora,’ Terry Riley’s ‘Sun Rings,’ Caroline Shaw’s ‘Let the Soil Play its Simple Part’ and much more. Listen now!

A British music education organization reports that use of recorders are declining in the classroom. We wonder: Why were they there to start with? And why is "Hot Cross Buns" such a banger?

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with music artist Kevin Olusola about his new album, "Dawn Of A Misfit," and his love for mixing it up with classical music.

This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ join host Lynne Warfel for a celebration of movie moms and mother figures. Selections include music from ‘Steel Magnolias,’ ‘Little Women,’ ‘The Sound of Music’ and more. Listen now!

John Adams has been called America's greatest living composer. His adaptation of Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" opens at the Metropolitan Opera, in New York, next week.

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!

On the latest episode of the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast, we learn about Jessie Montgomery, a composer, violinist and educator whose music helps her connect with the world. Listen now.

On the latest episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ whimsy is on the docket! Host Steve Seel features Missy Mazzoli’s ‘Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres),’ Caroline Shaw’s ‘The Observatory,’ Christopher Cerrone's ‘Ode to Joy’ and Laurie Spiegel’s ‘The Unquestioned Answer.’ Listen now!