{"id":31836,"date":"2015-11-16T13:42:48","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T18:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=31836"},"modified":"2015-11-16T15:47:15","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T20:47:15","slug":"the-scoop-the-classical-music-world-pays-tribute-to-victims-paris-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2015\/11\/16\/the-scoop-the-classical-music-world-pays-tribute-to-victims-paris-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | The Classical Music World Pays Tribute to Victims of Paris Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The world responds to the Paris Attack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is a pit in the stomachs of those still coming to terms with the events that unfolded in Paris on Friday, November 14th. For a blog concerning itself with music, it seems particularly upsetting to find concert goers, emerged in the healing ritual of music to be the target of terror.<\/p>\n

This is the first time in recent history that terror has touched music directly. Even a music critic was confirmed<\/a> as one of the 150 victims. It is never easy to understand why such a senseless act could have been perpetrated against innocent civilians going about their daily lives. There is so much convolution involved with political and religious dogma, and when it touches the art world directly, it is a pale reminder the world’s problems never actually stop at the borders.<\/p>\n

The reaction by the international music community\u00a0reaches far and wide.<\/p>\n

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra added Elgar\u2019s \u201cNimrod,\u201d from the Enigma Variations<\/em> to their November 14 concert at Roy Thompson Hall as a tribute.<\/p>\n

The National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa played a musical tribute to the people of Paris the night of the attacks.<\/p>\n

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The Metropolitan Opera handed out notes to audience members inviting them to sign the French National Anthem before the performance, with Placido Domingo conducting.<\/p>\n