{"id":41754,"date":"2017-01-18T23:38:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T04:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=41754"},"modified":"2017-01-27T06:27:25","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T11:27:25","slug":"coffee-break-flash-mob-at-yorkdale-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2017\/01\/18\/coffee-break-flash-mob-at-yorkdale-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"COFFEE BREAK | 150 Member Violin Flash Mob Delight Shoppers At Yorkdale Mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_41768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41768\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/Hammer_band.jpg\" alt=\"Surprise musical performance by The Hammer Band Students at Yorkdale Shopping Centre (Photo: YouTube)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/Hammer_band.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/Hammer_band-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/Hammer_band-768x382.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surprise musical performance by The Hammer Band Students at Yorkdale Shopping Centre (Photo: YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m here to make people smile,&#8221; a boy said after playing &#8220;Ode to Joy&#8221; to a crowd of unsuspecting weekend shoppers at Toronto&#8217;s Yorkdale Mall.<\/p>\n<p>Led by virtuoso\u00a0violinist Moshe Hammer, 150 students from The Hammer Band surprised shoppers last Sunday with a surprise flash mob performance at Toronto&#8217;s swanky\u00a0Yorkdale Mall. The event (coordinated in part by The New Classical FM) took place the day before Blue Monday, January\u00a015 \u2014 the so-called most depressing day of the year.<\/p>\n<p>To lighten spirits, the students\u00a0played Beethoven&#8217;s\u00a0&#8220;Ode to Joy&#8221;, with Moshe Hammer conducting.<\/p>\n<p>The audience was seen grinning and singing along.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this incredible and heartwarming footage here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FjEfMW6jBYc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The Hammer Band \u2013 From Violence to Violins is a charitable organization started in 2006, by violinist Moshe Hammer. The initiative was a musical response to Toronto\u2019s \u201csummer\u00a0of the gun.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Believing in the power of music and music instruction to help children of diverse\u00a0backgrounds from at-risk neighbourhoods to \u201cchange their tune,\u201d he walked into a public school\u00a0in the Jane\/Finch corridor during early 2007 and offered to teach there, in venues that are known,\u00a0safe and secure for the children. That year saw two schools with 40 youngsters participating.<\/p>\n<p>Today, with the help of other professional musicians to teach the students, The Hammer Band is in 40 schools\u00a0reaching more than 875 children in grades 4 through middle school, during the\u00a0school day. We have also started master classes for smaller groups of promising and\u00a0talented players, who benefit from more individualized instruction.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To learn more or to donate to The Hammer Band visit <a href=\"http:\/\/thehammerband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.thehammerband.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>For another COFFEE BREAK, see <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicaltoronto.org\/category\/coffee-break\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>HERE<\/u><\/a><\/span>.<\/h3>\n<h3><b><i>#LUDWIGVAN<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i>Want more updates on Toronto-centric classical music news and reviews before anyone else finds out? 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