Do you doodle for a creative escape? When everything seems serious, it’s a relief to have A Little Whimsy. What do you know—that’s the title of a piano piece you can hear this morning!

Richard Strauss was just 24 when he wrote his Don Juan—a bold, brash tone poem that announced a new voice in music. From its blazing opening to its sensual melodies, Strauss captures the restless spirit of the legendary seducer in vivid orchestral color.

Over more than 30 years, Yolanda Kondonassis has shaped American harp playing. How? Training young musicians, advocating for the environment through music, and expanding the harp repertoire. She takes us to Cuba with a song by Ernesto Lecuona.

Franz Schubert once tried to perform his own Wanderer Fantasy—and gave up, declaring, “The devil may play it, for I cannot.”It’s one of his most daring piano works—ranging from stormy drama to lyrical beauty. André Watts has no trouble with it, tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and on our music stream.

What are your memories from kindergarten? Listening to your teacher read books? New friends? Recess? Pianist Maria Thompson Corley shares her memories in Tales of a Kindergarten Class.

Harpsichordist Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre was born into a musical family. Her father and her brothers were all church organists, and she was a keyboard prodigy. Violinist Florence Malgoire ALSO grew up in a musical family - her father was an oboist and conductor. She formed her own early music group, you’ll hear them play a sonata by Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre on Sunday Baroque this week.

WSHU gives you the best seat in the house for Carnegie Hall Live.The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra takes the stage to perform symphonies by Antonin Dvorak and William Dawson.Catch the broadcast Saturday at 2 p.m. on 91.1, or stream it on the WSHU app.

When you think of the northwest hills of Connecticut, you might think of hiking and pastures. You might not know that Maud Powell, American’s first international violin soloist, premiered an important Violin Concerto in Norfolk in 1912. Her legacy lives on in music this morning.

Violinist Randall Goosby is known for his soulful artistry and for championing composers too often overlooked. Hear him in Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 1, tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and on the WSHU music stream.

What more would British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor have written if he didn’t die from illness at age 37? He was mourned across the world then, and he’s celebrated this month, 150 years after his birth. Hear Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's formidable Clarinet Quintet.