We wanted to do something very celebratory for the end of the 80th season to kind of cap it off,” conductor and music director Daniel Hege said.

From this symphony, the finale, known as the "Ode to Joy," is one of the most recognizable motifs in classical music history. Since 1972, the almost 50 bars of music have served as the anthem of ...

Beethoven's 9th - Ode to Joy is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku ...

The finale, Ode To Joy, scored for choir and soloists alongside the orchestra has become one of the most recognisable pieces of classical music. Ode To Joy has accompanied some of the world's most ...