July 23, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, Edward Berryman, organist and director of Music at Westminster Presbyterian Church of Minneapolis, reviews A New History of the Organ from the Greeks to the Present Day by Peter F. Williams.
December 17, 1980 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan talks with Libby Larsen, a local composer; and John Olive, resident playwright at Actors Theater, about their musical collaboration of O. Henry’s Gift of Magi into a musical.
August 10, 1981 - David Porter, professor and lecturer of classics and music at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, attempts to lighten the mood of classical music by playing with a 2x4 board.
August 17, 1981 - Pianist David Porter provides commentary on Charles Ives.
May 23, 1982 - NPR’s Connie Goldman interviews singer and songwriter Judy Collins.
February 17, 1983 - Eugenia Zukerman, flutist and arts critic, speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum. Zukerman’s address is titled "The Power of Music and the Music of Power."
November 12, 1984 - MPR’s Gary Eichten gets music critic Jon Bream’s take on the music phenomenon of Prince and the genius of his artistry.
December 27, 1984 - MPR’s Gary Eichten profiles the local bar band Willie and the Bees as the band prepares to call it quits. Segment presents an interview with band founder Willie Murphy about the band and their sound.
November 16, 1986 - On this Saint Paul Sunday Morning program, host Bill McGlaughlin presents a performance of Christopher Hogwood leading the Academy of Ancient Music Chamber Ensemble with soprano Lynne Dawson.
November 17, 1986 - Saint Paul Sunday Morning presents a program with commentary by host Bill McGlaughlin and performances by Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music, and Lynne Dawson.