Tracy K. Smith Explores the Meanings Within Her Adaptation of “Ode to Joy”

Former United States Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith explores the meanings of her adaptation of Frederick Schiller’s poem “Ode to Joy.” This conversation is part of Carnegie Hall’s yearlong project All Together: A Global Ode to Joy, which connects new presentations of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony across six continents in honor of the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth.