Hearing Beethovenâs Ninth Symphony for the first time changed Daniel Bartholomew-Poyserâs life forever, and in this inspiring documentary, we see himâthe first openly gay Black conductor in Canada and a regular conductor with the San Francisco and Vancouver symphoniesâusing his passion to bring live classical music to people identifying as âdifferent,â like he does. Having struggled with his own sexuality, Bartholomew-Poyser believes music can help unite and uplift everyone beyond race, class, and gender. This unorthodox film chronicles his concerts in a womenâs prison and teaming up with Thorgy Thor (from RuPaulâs Drag Race and also a classically trained violinist) to create the first orchestral drag show in Canada.
