The YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011: Grand Finale live

You do remember 'YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011' here? Of course you do!

What began with auditions from around the world uploaded to YouTube, millions of video views, and hours of rehearsals, finally comes to life today Sunday, March 20. 

It has been an extraordinary experience for the 101 winning musicians of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, and today their collaborative experience will come to life at Sydney Opera House. Here’s a preview of what’s to come:

The week-long YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 festival included musical collaboration between orchestra members and world-class mentors, outdoor performances, local Aussie experiences, ensemble concerts and so much more!

The 'Grand Finale' is here! The Orchestra is rehearsing like crazy and tensions are starting to build. They're from over thirty countries and different backgrounds, they're all different ages and have different styles of playing, and very soon, they've got a concert to put on.

You can visualize the profile of the musicians here. For example, Pedro, a young trumpet musician from Portugal! On the right side of Google map, you can see the different instruments. 

Clicking on trumpet, the map gives you a big zoom on Portugal and you will see Pedro and his profile! Same with all the musicians!

So, today the creativity and technology that have powered this journey will literally light up Sydney Opera House with animated visuals on the interior and exterior projections on the iconic sails, all synchronised to the music of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011’s performance.

You can join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter to encourage your musicians fot the Grand Finale.

The Grand Finale performance by YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 will be accompanied by spectacular projections by Obscura Digital on the iconic sails of Sydney Opera House. Tune in on Sunday 20th March from 8pm Sydney time for the live concert which will be rebroadcasted throughout the day in your city.
Watch the concert streamed live on the channel or through the mobile app.

"Sydney Opera House is committed to providing an arts education experience to as many children as possible. Through YouTube’s support we can bring our significant education program more fully to life in the digital environment."

Sydney Opera House

G-Souto

20.03.2011

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Credits: videos Youtube Symphony Orchestra 2011

References:

YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011

http://www.youtube.com/symphony

The Officicial YouTube blog

http://youtube-global.blogspot.com

Sydney Opera House

http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/

YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011

YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 is the world’s first collaborative, online, international orchestra. Thousands of musicians from around the world auditioned online for a place in this year’s orchestra.  At this grand finale event, amateurs and professionals between the ages of 14 and 49, from thirty three countries around the world converge on Sydney to perform a spectacular and thrilling program of symphonic music that showcases the extraordinary talents of this truly global orchestra.

Portuguese musician Pedro Silva's video screenshot

From the 336 finalists voted until December 2010, 36 young musicians from 33 countries has been announced by the jury today, January 11th, 2011.

Pedro Silva is a trompet musician who is studying Music at Universidade do Minho. He is the only Portuguese young musician selected from the jury for "You Tube Simphony Orchestra 2011". You can listen Pedro's audition here

The best and most creative performers has been selected to form the "YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011" and invited to perform in March at Sydney Opera House, under the direction of world-renowned conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and YouTube Symphony Artistic Advisor, Michael Tilson Thomas.

An epic multimedia event from the imaginations of YouTube, Sydney Opera House, Michael Tilson Thomas and Mason Bates. This gala performance will feature soaring music and vast images projected on the interior and sails of the Sydney Opera House.

On the video below, you can see and hear the winners.

As part of the "YouTube Symphony Orchestra" program YouTube is committed to supporting innovative education initiatives. 

YouTube is generously donating all box office proceeds from the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 project to assist in funding Sydney Opera House’s digital education initiatives. 

Sydney Opera House is committed to providing an arts education experience to as many children as possible. Through YouTube’s support we can bring our significant education program more fully to life in the digital environment.

A wonderful digital project based on music that provides an education experience to many young people from overthe world.

"To stop the flow of the music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable."

Aaron Copland (1900-1991)

Music is not yet a major value in school curriculum in the elementary and secondary schools. But music is a fundamental part in education of young people.  We must take it seriously!

G-Souto

11.01.2011

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References:

Sydney Opera House

http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com

You Tube Chanel
http://www.youtube.com/user/symphony

Souto, Gina, Dr.

http://gsouto-digitalteacher.blogspot.com