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Thursday, April 16, 2009.


Omg! Omg! Omg! I'm so in love with the YouTube Symphony Orchestra.

YouTube called for professionals and amateur musicians of all ages, locations and instruments to audition for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra by submitting a video performance of a new piece written for the occasion by the renowned Chinese composer Tan Dun. Finalists were selected by a judging panel comprised of the world's most renowned orchestras. Winners were announced on March 2nd and were invited to New York in April 2009, to participate in the YouTube Symphony Orchestra summit, and play at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. Musicians from all over the world came together, and within 3 days, put up the superb performance yesterday at the Carnegie Hall in New York City. It is the world's first collaborative online orchestra.

To have people from all different backgrounds, cultures, and playing styles, people who might even have problems communicating due to language barriers, to merge up into an orchestra that sounded so amazingly beautiful was somewhat, inspirational. Up to date, music still seems to be the only language that is able to pull together different people into one perfect harmony. As i was watching the videos, the urge to play my horn was overpowering. How i wish i can be part of the orchestra, though i know i am far from it. haha.

I really do hope they can perform in Singapore someday. I'll go crazy.




**Catch the YouTube Symphony Orchestra at www.youtube.com/symphony**

"Colourful" World, "Colourful" Life
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