March 3, 2009
YouTube Symphony Orchestra Winners Are Announced!
YouTube has announce the winners of the world's first online collaborative orchestra.
The global YouTube community and a judging panel containing members of the world's most renowned orchestras have selected over 90 talented musicians to be part of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. Together, these professional and amateur musicians play 26 different instruments and come from 30+ countries and territories on six continents.
The selected musicians will travel from around the world to New York City to participate in a collaborative summit for classical music on April 12-15, 2009, concluding with a concert at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony Music Director, New World Symphony Founder and Artistic Director, and London Symphony Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor.
All the winning audition videos are on the YouTube Symphony Orchestra Channel.
[via YouTube Blog]
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