Yesterday was the debut of the YouTube symphony, a collaborative music project from contributors around the globe.
The concept is awesome. Youtube commissioned a famous modern composer to write a piece. Then, it gathered submissions from YouTubers all over the world – people submitted videos of instrumental versions, sung versions, electronic versions, and everything in between. A panel of judges selected finalists from the submissions, and viewers from around the world voted on the finalists. The winner’s rendition was performed in Carnegie Hall in New York City, and yesterday, a beautiful mashup of all the submissions was posted on YouTube for the world to enjoy.
www.youtube.com/symphony
Ideas like this are the beginning of a new era of music collaboration. The idea of working with remote talent has always appealed to me, and this is one of the most exciting and inspirational instances so far. I hope you enjoy it.