A master at playing the sitar, Ravi Shankar, also composed the music for the soundtrack of "Gandi". According to Shankar, there are 72 scales in Indian music and when he plays music, 90% of it is improvisation. Younger people became interested in playing the instrument after Shankar announced he was teaching George Harrison of the Beatles how to play the sitar. There is an excerpt of an interview with Shankar from 22 years ago, to the date of this program.

Interviewing composer Dominick Argento.

Interviewing composer and pianist William Bolcom and mezzo-soprano Joan Morris.

Interviewing Pulitzer Prize-winning composer William Bolcom and mezzo-soprano Joan Morris.

Studs and Einhorn discuss the Chicago premiere of the 1928 silent film "The Passion of Joan of Arc," which is accompanied by Einhorn's "Voices of Light" score. Includes snippets of Franck's "Symphony in D minor" as well as three pieces from the "Voices of Light" score.

Discussing the Lithuanian Opera Company with conductor Robert Kaminskas and Egle Rukstelyte Sundstrom.

Interviewing jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck and conductor Russell Gloyd.