This is the channel for the Ode To Joy Foundation, a not-for-profit 501c3 set up by Kerry Candaele, director/producer/writer of documentary films, and the Beethoven/Hero Trilogy. 1. Following The Ninth: In The Footsteps of Beethoven's Final Symphony (2020 revised) 2. Love & Justice: In The Footsteps of Beethoven's Rebel Opera (2024) 3. Last Will & Testament: In The Footsteps of Beethoven's Late String Quartets (2026)
The Ode To Joy Foundation is crafting a powerful but flexible curriculum designed to introduce not only Beethoven and his work, but also to weave the threads of history, culture, imagination and ethics that give the work its enduring relevance. Two hundred years after the premiere of the Ninth Symphony, Beethoven’s life and music still whisper mysteries and challenges to us. They ask us to think and feel deeply, and to find the best within ourselves.
At The core of the curriculum are the three films in Candaele’s Beethoven Hero Trilogy