Orchestra assembled by open auditions hosted by YouTube
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The
YouTube Symphony Orchestra
(YTSO)
is an
orchestra
assembled by open auditions hosted by
YouTube
, the
London Symphony Orchestra
and several other worldwide partners. Launched on December 1, 2008,
[1]
it is the first online collaborative orchestra.
2009
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The open call for entries was until January 28, 2009. Musicians wishing to audition had to post a video of themselves playing the "
Internet Symphony No. 1 'Eroica'
", by
Tan Dun
, along with a second talent video of themselves playing a preset audition piece to YouTube. Musicians of all cultures were encouraged to audition, as even if a particular instrument was not specifically scored in the original score, a musician was allowed to simply play a part in the same pitch range as their chosen instrument. Judges selected finalists and alternates was from January 29 to February 13, 2009, and the finalists were voted on by the YouTube community from February 14 to February 22, 2009.
[2]
Winners were announced on March 2,
[2]
and were invited to travel to New York in April 2009, to participate in the YouTube Symphony Orchestra summit, and play at
Carnegie Hall
[3]
under the direction of
Michael Tilson Thomas
.
[1]
As of the concert date, there were 15 million views of the YouTube audition tapes.
[4]
The concert featured a series of short pieces that had been rehearsed for several days, as well as guest soloists
Joshua Roman
,
Gil Shaham
,
Measha Brueggergosman
,
Yuja Wang
, and classical / electronica composer
Mason Bates
. Three children were tutored for the event by pianist
Lang Lang
and played
Rachmaninoff's
waltz for
piano six hands
.
[4]
The Tan Dun submissions were compiled into a
mashup
video premiered at Carnegie Hall on April 15, then hosted on the "YouTube Symphony Channel" as of April 16.
2011
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On October 12, 2010, a video posted on the YouTube Symphony channel announced that they would be doing a second symphony, this time performing at the
Sydney Opera House
on March 20, 2011.
[5]
Tilson Thomas would again be directing, and had asked Bates to write a piece, entitled
Mothership
, in which performers would be invited to improvise with the orchestra, both live and via an uplink.
[6]
A video of the
LSO
performing
Mothership
was posted on YouTube on October 11, 2010.
[7]
The concert also featured a performance of Mozart's "Caro bell'idol mio" by
Renee Fleming
and the
Sydney Children's Choir
.
Like the previous year, contestants were required to record themselves performing the piece on their own instruments. However, since the piece features sections of improvisation, players are also invited to send in clips of themselves improvising. Applications closed on November 28, 2010.
The performance was broadcast live on Sunday 20 March [of 2011] at 8pm
Sydney time
,
[8]
with rebroadcasts being done throughout the day for each time zone. The completed performance was uploaded to YouTube at the end of March 20 and can now be viewed on the symphony channel. It was "the most-watched live music concert on the Internet", and "the most frequently viewed concert in the history of the video-sharing website".
[9]
Reception
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As of March 20, 2011, the live feed of the concert was the 21st most viewed event in the Musicians Channel on YouTube.
[10]
[11]
The live stream of the Grand Finale concert at the Sydney Opera House was the largest live stream YouTube ever made, connecting 30.7 million streams on computers and a further 2.8 million streams on mobile devices. The previous leader was U2 live on YouTube.
References
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a
b
"YouTube announces plans for YouTube Symphony Orchestra"
.
New York Post
. April 16, 2009. Archived from
the original
on April 18, 2009
. Retrieved
April 15,
2009
.
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a
b
Smith, Tim (March 3, 2009).
"Peabody cellist joins YouTube Symphony Orchestra"
.
The Baltimore Sun
. Retrieved
April 15,
2009
.
[
permanent dead link
]
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Nichols, Michelle (April 14, 2009).
"YouTube orchestra prepares for Carnegie debut"
. Reuters.
Archived
from the original on April 21, 2009
. Retrieved
April 15,
2009
.
- ^
a
b
Shawn Smith (April 16, 2009).
"15M hits later, YouTube Symphony makes live debut"
. MLive.
Archived
from the original on February 9, 2015
. Retrieved
February 9,
2015
.
- ^
Dorian, John (October 12, 2010).
"YouTube announces 'YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011' to be held at Sydney Opera House"
.
International Business Times
.
Archived
from the original on March 1, 2011
. Retrieved
November 17,
2010
.
- ^
"Mason Bates: Electronica, Meet Orchestra"
.
NPR
. March 11, 2012.
Archived
from the original on July 9, 2015
. Retrieved
July 8,
2015
.
- ^
"LSO performs 'Mothership' (with example improvisers)"
.
YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011
.
YouTube
. October 11, 2010.
Archived
from the original on July 28, 2015
. Retrieved
July 8,
2015
.
- ^
"Sneak Peek of the Grand Finale projections: Tune in on Sunday 20th March!"
.
YouTube
.
Archived
from the original on December 13, 2016
. Retrieved
March 20,
2011
.
- ^
"YouTube Symphony attracts 33 million views worldwide"
.
Limelight
. Mar 25, 2011.
Archived
from the original on April 11, 2011
. Retrieved
March 27,
2011
.
- ^
"Канал користувача symphony"
.
YouTube
.
Archived
from the original on 2016-11-27
. Retrieved
2011-03-20
.
- ^
Коли: Сьогодн?Сьогодн?Цього тижняЦього м?сяцяЗа весь час.
"Канали"
. YouTube.
Archived
from the original on 2016-10-23
. Retrieved
2011-03-20
.
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