World-Renowned Pianist Lang Lang, the FIRST ambassador of the FIRST ever
YouTube Symphony Orchestra
YouTube plans on creating its own Symphony Orchestra, which will feature a collaboration of online musicians including Carnegie Hall, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, composer Tan Dun and others. Various musicians are asked to submit videos of an orginal work by Tan Dun, and excerts will be chosen from the top submissions. Viewers from across the nation will vote on these contenders, and the winners will go to New York in April of 2009 to collaborate in a workshop with Michael Thomas. Finally, on April 15, there will be a performance in Carnegie Hall, dubbed “Internet Symphony No. 1 – Eroica.” Clips of the video entries will be combined to create a final YouTube symphony.
Sometimes there are hidden treasures on the web. I came across this post today and am amazed at how only a few years changes how we embrace video and other technology to enhance our lives. Especially in regard to music, collaborative efforts that were perhaps limited by funding for travel or other barriers now have been eradicated.