Part road trip, part adventure story, Following the Ninth is an inspirational film about Beethoven’s Choral Symphony, its majestic power to liberate us, to shield us against suffering, to provide hope and resilience during dark times. Filmed on five continents and in 12 countries,Following the Ninth is the story of four lives that have been transformed and repaired by the music, expressed most vividly in the prophecy of the Ode to Joy: “Alle Menschen werden Brüder”(All Men Will Be Brothers).

Attendees are invited to stay after the film for a panel discussion featuring David Levy (Professor Emeritus of Music at Wake Forest University and author of the book Beethoven: The Ninth Symphony), Carol Reynolds (musicologist and college mentor to Michelle Merrill at Southern Methodist University), and Christopher Ogburn (Director of Programming and Resident Musicologist at the Moravian Music Foundation).

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This screening is supported in part by North Carolina Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, nchumanities.org.