Tracy K. Smith Shares Her Understanding of Joy

Former United States Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith explores the idea of joy through her adaptation of Frederick Schiller’s poem “Ode to Joy.” Her adaptation was commissioned as 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.

Carnegie Hall is a proud partner in the #GlobalOdeToJoy project which aims to celebrate the joy we inspire in our communities.