CPR Classical is kicking off the summer with an extended weekend of Essential Classics!

The Class of 2020 is graduating in unprecedented times. Gone are this year’s traditional large ceremonies where students mark the occasion by walking across a public stage to receive their diploma.

The video begins with a flyover of the nearly empty streets of Milan, Italy, a stark reminder of the coronavirus' effects on every country and community on Earth.

It's tough to perform or rehearse as a group when you're practicing social distancing. But the Colorado Symphony managed to do just that -- dropping an epic cut of their musicians performing Beethoven's Ode To Joy from their various location.