Artistic Director Joseph Caulkins wanted to end Key Chorale’s 40th season with as big a bang as the organization could provide. “We picked the most celebratory piece in the whole repertoire that ...

The Spokane Symphony and Spokane Symphony Chorale is ringing in the new year with their rendition of Beethoven’s powerful Ninth Symphony. Often regarded as one of the most masterful pieces of music of ...

Before he composed the Ode to Joy, Beethoven wrote a prototype with his Choral Fantasy. We'll enjoy it during our music this evening beginning at 8 p.m. on 91.1and 107.5 FM and our music stream ...

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, which includes the magnificent "Ode to Joy," premiered on May 7, 1824. We recently passed its bicentennial. The Ninth was greeted as a masterpiece from the outset and ...

Who needs some joy in 2024? The South Bay Wind Ensemble is tuning up for “Beethoven Ode to Joy at 200” at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the El Segundo Performing Arts Center. And if any year needs a ...

Joined by the NY Phil Chorus, the orchestra plays the finale of Beethoven’s Symphony No.9, “Ode to Joy” in the newly reopened David Geffen Hall. Behind the Scenes of the Reopening of David Geffen Hall ...

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has been one of history’s most celebratory pieces of music throughout its history, since its premiere in Vienna in 1824. Perhaps most notable was when Leonard Bernstein ...

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Symphony No. 9 was the pinnacle of Beethoven's remarkable career. Boston Public Library/Flickr, CC BY In early 1824, 30 members of Vienna’s music community sent a letter to Ludwig van Beethoven ...