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The artist performs four songs surrounded by household appliances and a handful of his closest collaborators.

Paula began a family singalong tradition — a tradition that allowed her to remain connected to her family in her final days.

The Transformations Suite is Samora Pinderhughes' ambitious new work combining music, words and visuals — inspired by African-American resistance and protest movements.

Cypress Hill's '90s sensational hit "Insane in the Brain" is also the title of a new Showtime documentary out this week about the hip-hop group.

Every once in a while, Performance Today plays a piece that just grabs people. That happened this week with "Orawa" by Wojciech Kilar, so here's a reprise of that performance. An exciting piece written in 1986, it's minimalism, but with momentum that builds to a thrilling climax.

In the spirit of mixing and matching music on MP3 players, Performance Today mixes a set of four short pieces, back to back, by Benjamin Britten, J.S. Bach, Mozart and Richard Strauss.

"A Princess in her Tower," by Gabriel Faure, evokes a vivid image of wavy, golden locks and royal tears. Catrin Finch is the harpist in this stunning piece. She's in concert at the University of Maryland.

Our rock critic reviews Springtime Can Kill You the new CD from singer-songwriter Jolie Holland.

After more than a decade apart, British musicians Jan Kincaid, Simon Bartholomew and Andrew Love Levy have reunited with vocalist and Atlanta native N'Dea Davenport for a new CD that picks up where they left off, deep in a funk and soul groove.

Dave Alvin is best known for his work in the Blasters and X, as well as his solo career. His new CD West of the West is a tribute to California songwriters, and features Alvin performing songs by Jerry Garcia, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, Merle Haggard and others.