Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with Beethoven's 9th – Ode to Joy, a compelling film ... and the acclaimed Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, the ...

From this symphony, the finale, known as the "Ode to Joy," is ... perspective," notes Malte Boecker. The Ninth Symphony is, according to Boecker, "the essence of utopian music." ...

“and Beethoven’s Ninth is a much more than appropriate, and a very exciting choice.” Particularly with the symphony’s vocal finale, “Ode to Joy,” the melody is inescapable, from ...