Once Robert and Clara Schumann settled down as a married couple, Robert relaxed by studying the counterpoint of Bach. Our music tonight includes a string quartet he composed during this happy time, which he called his "chamber music year." Tune in at 8 p.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.

The singer-songwriter showcases new and old material in her long-awaited Tiny Desk debut.

Alexandra Whittingham says that the groups that made her want to play guitar are Def Leppard and the Scorpions, while Julian Bream had the guitar sound she wants to emulate. She pursued her musical training at Chetham’s School of Music (where she is now a faculty member!) and at The Royal Academy of Music in London.

Christopher Tin set Amelia Earhart's text Courage in his suite To Shiver the Sky. We'll soar along with her during our music today beginning at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's father was from Sierra Leone, and proud of his heritage. Our music this evening includes the African Suite for piano. Tune in at 8 p.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.

Born in the UK, soprano Olivia Warburton graduated from the Royal Academy of Music, London, and became a young artist at the Georg Solti Accademia and the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar. Today's Beautiful Music features her performance as a finalist in the Tebaldi Competition.

The former World Cafe host returns to talk about leaving the radio world to pursue a music career, plus she performs songs from her new record.

Our music today includes Joel Puckett's impression of the thrilling roller coaster, The Great American Scream Machine. You can ride along beginning at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.

Mayall is credited with helping develop the English take on urban, Chicago-style rhythm and blues that played an important role in the blues revival of the late 1960s.

Jennifer Higdon's inspiration for her Blue Cathedral is the brilliant blue sky right above us. We'll enjoy it during our music this evening beginning at 8 p.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.