Beth McGinnis, Paul Barrett, and Lauren Evans continue their conversation with the family of Alabama artist Thornton Dial.

Beth McGinnis, Paul Barrett, and Lauren Evans talk with the family of Alabama artist Thornton Dial.

Dr. Beth McGinnis speaks with Rev. Dr. Stan Angion, Pastor of Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church in Coy, Alabama, and Tracy Hanrahan of Samford University about the remarkable Mt. Gilead Scholastic & Artistic Institute.

Dr. Beth McGinnis visits Providence Baptist Church in Marion, Alabama and talks with Rev. Dr. Matthew Wilson and Mrs. Gloria English.

Dr. Beth McGinnis and Dr. Brian Viliunas talk about the Magic City Clarinet Festival, the Samford University Orchestra, environmentally friendly clarinets, practicing and performing music, and more. Dr. Viliunas and Laurie Middaugh play the third movement of Evan Mack's Clarinet Sonata.

Dr. Beth McGinnis talks with Chloe Smith about music created in response to the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. Photo by Adam Jones, Wikimedia Commons.

Dr. Beth McGinnis continues her conversation with Chloe Smith about Birmingham jazz musicians during the Civil Rights era.

Dr. Beth McGinnis talks with Chloe Smith, who wrote a Yale University master's thesis on Birmingham musicians and the Civil Rights era.

Dr. Beth McGinnis talks with Kunal Tiwari, a euphonium student at Indiana University and formerly a member of the Mutton Chops Brass Band. Kunal tells about Hindu devotional songs, Bollywood movies, and the magic of making music with other people.

Dr. Beth McGinnis talks with members of the Mutton Chops Brass Band about professionalism, friendship, and having fun.