{"id":13317,"date":"2011-09-11T00:46:35","date_gmt":"2011-09-11T05:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=13317"},"modified":"2011-09-12T04:52:30","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T09:52:30","slug":"911-concert-other-events-to-mark-anniversary-of-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2011\/09\/11\/911-concert-other-events-to-mark-anniversary-of-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Events to commemorate 9\/11 anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

DAVE MOSIER\/<\/strong>independent editor<\/em><\/p>\n

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Van Wert City Engineering Supervisor Bill Lawson puts up an American flag in downtown Van Wert to help commemorate the 9\/11 terrorist attacks. (Dave Mosier\/Van Wert independent)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today is a time to remember the horrific events that occurred September 11, 2001, when terrorists flew two planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, one plane into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a fourth into a Pennsylvania field.<\/p>\n

It is the worst terrorist attack ever conducted on U.S. soil and the aftermath touched many Americans in one way or another.<\/p>\n

It even affected those outside our country, including Fort Wayne Philharmonic Conductor Andrew Constantine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a sense of disbelief, like I was watching a movie,\u201d Constantine said during a telephone interview earlier this week.<\/p>\n

The British musician, who was living in England at the time of the 9\/11 attacks, said that, after it became apparent the attacks were really happening, he immediately began calling friends and acquaintances to see if they were all right. Fortunately, they were, he added.<\/p>\n

Today, Constantine will use his musical skills to evoke the pathos of the attacks, as well as feelings of patriotism and many other emotions.<\/p>\n

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Fort Wayne Philharmonic Conductor Andrew Constantine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMusic has the power to heighten feelings and emotions like little else, and bring us together in the most tragic of times,\u201d he said earlier about today\u2019s concert, which will begin at 7 p.m. in the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio.<\/p>\n

The concert, called \u201c9\/11: A Musical Memorial and Celebration,\u201d will evoke many emotions in those who are fortunate enough to attend. That\u2019s a tribute to the music selected and multimedia presentations crafted specially for the local event.<\/p>\n

The music obviously is the thread that runs through the concert, but a number of local residents with ties to the terrorist attacks will tell their stories in a special 8-minute video created for today\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

Today also marks the first time the Fort Wayne Philharmonic has performed in Van Wert and Constantine said he\u2019s looking forward to developing a long-term relationship with the Niswonger and Van Wert community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were pleased when Paul Hoverman contacted us with the idea for this performance,\u201d Constantine said, further noting that it was surprising to him that there hasn\u2019t been more of a relationship between the orchestra and Van Wert, given the proximity of the community to Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve performed in a number of small communities in Indiana, but not in Van Wert, although it is not far away,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Local participation in today\u2019s performance will include solos by Van Wert tenor Jake Wilder, who will first sing \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d and then \u201cEdelweiss\u201d later in the show. Wilder will also be a part of a 53-member men\u2019s chorus that will sing Randall Thompson\u2019s \u201cTestament to Freedom,\u201d with words written by Thomas Jefferson, and also a salute to the American military services.<\/p>\n

Considering the day on which the concert is being held — and the fact it is a special commemoration of the 9\/11 attacks — it\u2019s not surprising that there will be somber, and stirring, music chosen to represent what many Americans have felt about that event.<\/p>\n

In addition, there will be Broadway tunes and other, lighter music illustrating then-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani\u2019s statements to residents of that city following the attacks, in which he urged New Yorkers to move past the tragedy and slowly return their lives to something resembling normalcy.<\/p>\n

For those local residents looking for a fitting way to remember the tragic events of a decade ago, and honor the victims, today\u2019s performance should provide a powerful and touching way to do so. Tickets remain for today\u2019s concert, and can be purchased at the NPAC Box Office prior to the concert, which begins at 7 p.m. Ticket prices range from $15-$40.<\/p>\n

Another sign of the 9\/11 commemoration will be flags placed Saturday in the downtown area, thanks to funding provided by the Young Adult Focus Group recently begun in Van Wert.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was the first of many goals we wish to achieve in the coming years,\u201d said Eric Hurless, coordinator of the group. \u201cIn the next few weeks, we are adding banners to the same poles showing local landmarks with the \u2018Welcome Home\u2019 logo and name of every business that donated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those between the ages of 18 and 40 interested in joining the group can email him at vwvoice@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DAVE MOSIER\/independent editor Today is a time to remember the horrific events that occurred September 11, 2001, when terrorists flew two planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, one plane into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a fourth into a Pennsylvania field. It is the worst terrorist attack ever conducted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-05 08:37:56","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13317\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}