Carnegie Hall invited musicians from around the world to audition by submitting videos of themselves performing "Internet Symphony No. 1," an original piece written specially for YouTube by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon composer Tan Dun, in addition to a "talent video." These videos were judged by members of the London Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, to name a few, and the semifinalists were announced on February 14.
Next, YouTube members voted on their favorites, and the winners were announced on March 2. The prize? A trip to New York for three days of a "classical-music summit" with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and a performance at the legendary Carnegie Hall on April 15. The result? A sold-out audience and well-reviewed performance... more to come on this!
Read the NY Times review here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/arts/music/17tube.html
How might this event inspire other arts organizations to experiment in social media to inform the artistic process/product? Have you or your organization utilized social media or user-generated content in any manner?
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