This week on Q2 with Terrance McKnight, we'll hear Jennifer Higdon's blue cathedral, one of the most performed contemporary orchestral works in the US. She recently won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for her Percussion Concerto.

This week on Q2 with Terrance McKnight, we'll hear The Secret Guitar, Bryan Johanson's work for guitar and a unique assembly of harpsichord, violin, cello clarinet and percussion.

In this day and age, we prize creative people who think outside of the box. American composer Lou Harrison never saw a box he couldn't think out of. This week on Q2 with Terrance McKnight we'll hear Harrison as well as other composers.

How do the Imani Winds manage to stay a step ahead of the rest? It's all in the programming.

This week on Q2 with Terrance McKnight, we'll hear Iva Bittová performing her own Strange Young Lady, a song for violin and voice that showcases her unusul vocal techniques.

Composer Phil Kline hit the downtown NYC arts scene in the 80's, emerging with an original attitude about sound- and some unconventional instruments.

This week on Q2 with Terrance McKnight, we’re listening to A Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood: A Musical Journey in the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr., a special one hour program that charts Dr. King’s musical biography.

Trends come and go. But is there a way to predict what stays and what goes? This week on Q2 with Terrance McKnight, we'll hear music from composers who have remained staples in the music scene.

From resolutions to new life plans, everybody hits the re-start button when the new year comes around. This week on Q2 with Terrance McKnight, we'll hear music by Misha Alperin, David Lang and Aaron Copland.