"To play the wrong note  is insignificant; 

    To play without passion  is inexcusable.���

~ Ludwig von Beethoven

[Skip ahead to 13:30 for beginning of performance. Crank the sound up to "11"��� if you are at work, no earbuds or head phones: share this with the world. Listen to the entire symphony. Part 2 and 3 will lift you to the heavens, when the chorus joins in.]

QUIZ : : What bit of trivia do the announcers share about conductor Gustavo Dudamel (Doo' dah mell) that gives him a connection to my TEDTalk, "Recapturing Your Creative Spirit" (There is a link above in the "What's Brewing" intro material.) That presentation (my talk, not Beethoven's 9th Symphony), is the foundation for my new book that I am working on NOW ... daily.