A look at the genius of French composer Claude Debussy.

More of what you’ve come to expect–music that celebrates the glorious month of June, summer’s eldest and fairest child.

A tribute to the darling buds of May and one of Christopher Marlowe’s (d/b/a Shakespeare) finest sonnets, No. 18.

Songs of spring, of April, of returning birds, falsettos, a troubadour, an aria for soprano and masterful guitar work.

A look into the significance of Cinqo de Mayo and an hour of great Mexican music.

A sampling of Helen Merrill, Jimmy Scott, Angèle Dubeau, Lang Lang and Jeff Buckley with a 5000 year-old vignette of Babylon.

A brief foray into the sublime sounds of the squeeze box, large and small. Gwen Cresens, above.

The singer everyone knows, and the story of the men determined to destroy her that we’ve waited 60 years to hear.

The music of spring to welcome the return of vibrant, verdant, new life to the northern hemisphere.

Part II of an exploration of the rebellious genius of J. S. Bach.