Overview
"Following the Ninth" Film Screening and Conversation
The Santa Barbara Symphony presents a FREE screening of the documentary film "Following the Ninth" in conjunction with their Opening Weekend presentation of Beethoven's 9th Sympohny.
Filmed on 5 continents and in 12 countries, Following The Ninth is the story of four people whose lives have been transformed, repaired and healed by the 9th's message:' Alle Menschen werden Bruder (All People Are Connected).' At Tienanmen Square in 1989, students played the 9th over loudspeakers as the army came in to crush their protests for freedom. In Chile, women under the Pinochet dictatorship sang the 9th at torture prisons, and those inside took hope when they heard the music. In Japan each December, the 9th is performed hundreds of times, often with 10,000 people in the chorus. Part road trip, part adventure, Following The Ninth is a story about the power of music and human resilience in dark times.
Join us after the screening for a Director's Q & A Panel with filmmaker Kerry Candaele, Maestro Nir Kabaretti, Symphony Board Member Howard Jay Smith, and San Marcos High School Vocal Director Carolyn Teraoka-Brady.
Free screening. No tickets necessary. General admission, first come, first served.
Filmed on 5 continents and in 12 countries, Following The Ninth is the story of four people whose lives have been transformed, repaired and healed by the 9th's message:' Alle Menschen werden Bruder (All People Are Connected).' At Tienanmen Square in 1989, students played the 9th over loudspeakers as the army came in to crush their protests for freedom. In Chile, women under the Pinochet dictatorship sang the 9th at torture prisons, and those inside took hope when they heard the music. In Japan each December, the 9th is performed hundreds of times, often with 10,000 people in the chorus. Part road trip, part adventure, Following The Ninth is a story about the power of music and human resilience in dark times.
Join us after the screening for a Director's Q & A Panel with filmmaker Kerry Candaele, Maestro Nir Kabaretti, Symphony Board Member Howard Jay Smith, and San Marcos High School Vocal Director Carolyn Teraoka-Brady.
Free screening. No tickets necessary. General admission, first come, first served.