Music and Company was a classical music

Classical music

Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...

 program that aired from 6:00 am to 9:00 am on weekdays from CBC Radio 2. It was discontinued in September 2008.

The Host

Tom Allen

Tom Allen (broadcaster)

Tom Allen is a Canadian radio broadcaster, concert host, trombonist, and writer. He broadcasts on CBC Radio 2, where, for ten years, he hosted the acclaimed classical music program Music and Company until the station changed formats in September, 2008. He now hosts Shift, a national cross-genre...

 was the host of Music and Company since 1998. He is an accomplished trombonist and writer. He hosted the CBC Radio 2 Weekender show for two years (1991-1992) and also hosted the Fresh Air show.

Cage Match

Every week Tom Allen hosted a "cage match". Tom chose two pieces of classical music and had a competition between the two. The piece with the most votes from listeners won.