Ode To Joy

Join me in a Global Ode to Joy! Yes, YOU! In celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, I have the honor of joining artists, orchestras, and people from around the world in a defiant celebration of JOY - yes, even in this challenging time. Inspired by Beethoven’s own belief in shared humanity through music and joy, we want the Global Ode To Joy to spread positivity around the globe! To join:

1. Share a video of yourself doing something - ANYTHING - that brings you joy. Music, Poetry, Cooking - anything joy-filled.
2. Upload your video to YouTube and tag it with #GlobalOdeToJoy and #JoyceOdeToJoy
3. I will happily share as many of your joyful videos as I can!

Join the movement, and be defiant in your embrace of JOY!

#GlobalOdeToJoy #JoyceOdeToJoy #BTHVN20 #Beethoven2020 #DefiantJoy

[barbaragauhl]

Thank you Joyce DiDonato, you are a sunshine in this world and make us happy. I love you ❤️ I love joy

[kagitsune]

One of my greatest joys this year has been discovering your work, and the wide world of opera!! 😊💜🌸

[ellenmoeller]

I'm singing in this project with Marin Alsop and the SAHC! WOOT! I'll share my joy - tho our birds have gone south!

[StacieEirich]

🙏🎼🍃Thank you for sharing the joy of nature & song, Joyce! I’ve tagged 2 of my Ode submissions, but think I may take a walk on my local nature trail tomorrow and see what it inspires! I always take my journal along for poems & scribbles, and often listen for birdsong. Nature is boundless! And music, the heartbeat of our souls. 💖

[peterdockrill]

I'm not very cultured came across this video by chance this lady is a really good singer

[Erizou]

It's quite revealing how I went "yeah, but also there are cars passing in the background...". Thank you for showing me that the bird-song can and should be still appreciated fully and that it is actually the beacon to cling to, that shines the way through all the chaos and ugliness we surround are surrounded by in order to break free. 🐦