The Internet Symphony

YouTube, the video sharing site, sent out a call for musicians from around the world to audition for the first internet symphony orchestra in the world. Performers sent in videos of themselves playing a piece by a Chinese composer Tan Dun, specially composed for the event. The winners were selected, based on their YouTube performance and the winners were invited to perform the piece live at Carnegie Hall in New York.

This is one of the many reasons why I love the internet and social media!

Here is a mashup of the symphony made up of clips from the audition “tapes”:

This is the performance at Carnegie Hall:

You can also find out more and watch videos about the whole process at the YouTube Symphony site.