Breakfast Classics

Composer, producer and recording artist Michael Whalen has a wide-ranging musical background that includes classical music. In talking with Michael about his new album "Sacred Spaces," he expressed a desire to break down the barriers of musical genres.

The Grammy-award winning choir The Crossing has released two new albums this spring. Director Donald Nally talks with Mike Goldberg about these recordings, as well as the release of a new film featuring David Lang's "protect yourself from infection."

Violinist Lara St. John has released her latest album "Key of A" with pianist Matt Herskowitz. The album pairs Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9, "Kreutzer" in A Major with Cesar Franck's Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano, and also includes Fritz Kreisler's Schön Rosmarin. Mike Goldberg talked with Lara about her career, her own record label and this new release.