Cindy L. and Sandy M. highly recommend that you watch the film "Following the Ninth: In the Footsteps of Beethoven's Final Symphony" using this streaming link: https://youtu.be/EhZODfxCj6Q
This is a 2013 documentary that follows Beethoven's 9th Symphony to China, Chile, Germany and Japan. Sandy and Cindy saw it last week at the Breck Eclipse Theater (thank you NRO!) and found it very moving, educational and still of our time. You can read about it in the NY Times or NPR as well as other news sites. Kerry Candaele, the director, provided the streaming link for us to pass along to anyone who might be interested. It's about 70 minutes, have your tissues close at hand, there is lots to discuss after you watch it.
And feel free to pass it along to others -- Perhaps his latest film "Love & Justice" will be available in our area sometime soon.
Best,
Cindy