No audio streaming music, yes audio everywhere else

Setup:
- MacBook with WD MyBook1TB external for iTunes Library
- Apple TV, component video to plasma TV & analog audio to stereo
- Airport Express hooked up to a JBL OnStage iPod speaker set
- iPhone with Remote app
A couple nights ago I set the Apple TV to play music through its local TV/stereo link and used the iPhone Remote app to play the same tunes through the host computer's speakers and an Airport Express upstairs.
Since then, the Apple TV will not play music through its local hookup. I have audio with movies & TV shows and the Apple TV menu sound effects - but no music.
I've restarted the Apple TV a few times, restarted the Mac and relaunched iTunes a couple times.
Any ideas?

Yes, I've toggled AirTunes off & on - but I'm wanting to initiate listening to music from the Apple TV, not the MacBook.
Either way, it hasn't made a difference.

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