We don’t know when, exactly, Shakespeare was born, but his baptismal date is April 26, 1564. Since it’s human nature to try to keep things neat, his natal day is generally held to be April 23, the very date of his death in 1616.

This week on “Picture Perfect,” we’ll honor the Bard, just a few days early, with an hour of music from movies based upon his comedies. We’ll hear selections from “As You Like It” (William Walton), “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Korngold), “The Taming of the Shrew” (Nino Rota), and “Much Ado About Nothing” (Patrick Doyle).

What fools these mortals be! Join me this Friday evening at 6:00 EDT for music for Shakespearean comedies, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.