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| YouTube orchestra makes its debut | |
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| At least 90 musicians from more than 30 different countries are giving their first performance in the YouTube Symphony Orchestra in New York. | |
| The video-sharing website held a contest that allowed anyone, anywhere to upload a clip of themselves playing. A selection went to a popular vote. | The video-sharing website held a contest that allowed anyone, anywhere to upload a clip of themselves playing. A selection went to a popular vote. |
| The winners were flown in to play at Carnegie Hall - one of the most prestigious venues in the world. | |
| They had just three days to practise before Wednesday evening's concert. | |
| The musicians came from as far away as Australia and South Korea. | |
| Some had never left their home countries before, let alone played in such a high-profile venue. | |
| They are performing an extensive programme that includes a specially written piece called Internet Symphony No 1, Eroica, by Chinese composer Tan Dun. | |
| 'Astonished' | 'Astonished' |
| The orchestra is led by San Francisco Symphony Orchestra music director Michael Tilson-Thomas. | |
| Musicians were selected in a vote by YouTube viewers | |
| "We're going to give a terrific show at Carnegie Hall that will have some very new and different things about it, both in the way it sounds and the way it looks," he said ahead of the performance. | "We're going to give a terrific show at Carnegie Hall that will have some very new and different things about it, both in the way it sounds and the way it looks," he said ahead of the performance. |
| "But really the most important part of this is how the world out there on the internet will be experiencing that and that will be developing over time as more edits and more uploads take place." | "But really the most important part of this is how the world out there on the internet will be experiencing that and that will be developing over time as more edits and more uploads take place." |
| Over 3,000 posted audition videos, and 200 finalists were selected before YouTube viewers voted for the winners. | Over 3,000 posted audition videos, and 200 finalists were selected before YouTube viewers voted for the winners. |
| Cellist Pierre Charles, a 27-year-old student from Paris, said that during rehearsals "the sound was right straight away." | Cellist Pierre Charles, a 27-year-old student from Paris, said that during rehearsals "the sound was right straight away." |
| "I was astonished because I thought it would take a lot longer to get ready," he said. | "I was astonished because I thought it would take a lot longer to get ready," he said. |
| Some of the other musicians said they hoped the concert would help classical music reach a wider audience, including more young people. | Some of the other musicians said they hoped the concert would help classical music reach a wider audience, including more young people. |
| "It's not as exciting as [music video game] Guitar Hero or [rock band] Van Halen, so whatever we can do to make classical music and acoustic live music more prominent is a good thing," said Jonathan Brummel, a professional trombone player from California. | "It's not as exciting as [music video game] Guitar Hero or [rock band] Van Halen, so whatever we can do to make classical music and acoustic live music more prominent is a good thing," said Jonathan Brummel, a professional trombone player from California. |