When asked how important in the history of music is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Beethoven biographer Jan Swafford replied, "It's immensely important. It's literally and metaphorically bigger than any ...

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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 ...

Next week we perform the final classical concerts of the season. We’ll open with a brand-new work composed by Tarik O’Regan, commissioned by the Jacksonville Symphony. O’Regan was born in England of ...

The Spokane Symphony will conclude 2025 and ring in the New Year with Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9.

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 ...

Photo provided Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Artistic Director David Bowden conducts during Saturday’s Beethoven-themed concert. David Bowden, artistic director of the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic ...