Paul Sanho Kim

Conductor, Composer, Violinist

Fantasia on “Ode to Joy”

for string trio OR string orchestra OR chamber orchestra (2023)

Duration: 3.5′

Instrumentation: violin, viola, cello OR string orchestra OR flex chamber orchestra (may be performed with strings alone or with the addition of any combination of the following winds and brass: 2.1.1.1-1.1.0.0)

Difficulty: Medium (Grade 3.5)

Premiere: Orchestra of the Eastern Shore, Salisbury, Maryland, 2023

Fantasia on “Ode to Joy” is an original composition that pays homage to the famous “Freude” theme from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. References from the original theme are easily recognizable yet interwoven within a fresh melody, reflecting the same joyful spirit while adding a new dimension.