All eyes have been on Pope Leo XIV in Rome. Let’s turn our ears to Rome for Giulio Briccialdi’s "pope-ourri" (potpourri) of opera melodies!

19th century minister Henry Ward Beecher said, "The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom." For some musicians, the mother’s TALENT was also the child’s classroom. This Mother’s Day weekend you’ll hear performances by some musical moms and their talented offspring.

Gil Shaham joins the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for Chen Gang’s Butterfly Lovers Concerto. You don’t need to know the legend to feel the love, the loss, and the longing. It’s a Friday night escape into another world.

Jazz great Duke Ellington and his band shaped the 20th century American music scene, and his influence lives on in jazz and classical music, like Homage to Duke performed by Imani Winds.

Mozart’s Haffner Serenade was written for a friend's wedding. It’s dazzling, elegant, full of joy—and it lives on long after anyone remembers the bride and groom. Tune in and enjoy the music that still brings joy, centuries later.

You would never know from listening to the carefree Romance by Camille Saint-Saens that he wrote it in the midst of political upheaval. Take in a breath of musical fresh air in this piece arranged for clarinet and harp.

Jessie Montgomery is one of today’s most compelling American composers—known for music that speaks to the moment we’re living in. In Divided, she explores inner conflict and collective unrest, with sounds that fracture and resolve.

We’re coming into a season of celebrations! This month there are graduations, and Mother’s Day is coming up. We need music to honor the moms and grads! Congratulations by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger is a party piece for orchestra.

Move over, Mendelssohn—Delphine von Schauroth had her own Songs Without Words.Her six piano miniatures sing without lyrics—lyrical, thoughtful, and quietly bold.Hear them tonight on WSHU.

Crossing Barriers by Jeff Scott traces the circle dance as one of the world’s oldest dance forms, and music to go along with it, from Africa and beyond.