Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 | The Kojo Nnamdi Show

It was described as a "shattering of a glass ceiling" in American classical music. When Marin Alsop was named conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra she became the first woman to lead a top-ranked American orchestra. Now, several...

It started out more than seventy years ago as a place for German immigrants to have a beer and meet others new to the U.S. Today, the beer hall known as Blob's Park is still serving up live polka music and hearty knockwurst every...

Why do certain tunes stick in our heads for days or weeks at a time? How can the words of a catchy chorus lay dormant in our memory for decades? Some researchers believe the human brain is actually wired to appreciate and retain musical...