Airport Base Station not showing up and network disappeared

I only use Airport Express to stream music from iTunes to my stereo speakers.  It had been working just fine until a couple of weeks ago.  Now, it appears that the base station cannot connect to my network, and I can't even find my network.  When I click onto the multiple speakers icon in iTunes, my network is grayed out and italicized.  I don't know if it's been hijacked or what's going on. I've tried to use the AirPort utility, but it simply says that it was unable to find any wireless devices. My base station flashes amber constantly.  When I have tried to use the Airport Utility, it doesn't even see the base station. When I go to Network in System Preferences, it does indicate that Airport is active and connected.  Running OS 10.6.7 on a Mac Pro.  Help.  I hate to crank up the volume on my computer speakers...

BTW, thanks for taking the time to try and help me with this.  I re-connected the Airport Express to the Mac directly with ethernet.  Airport utility sees it fine.  I selected the pane that configures it to use Airplay. iTunes recognizes the base station and all looks good.
The following are the screens that appear regarding the connectivity:
I was under the impression that it creates its own network  to work with Airplay, hence Apple Network 237abb.

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