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. Thomas will again be directing, and has asked Bates to write a piece, entitled Mothership, in which performers will be invited to improvise with the orchestra, both live and via an uplink. A video of the LSO performing Mothership was posted on YouTube on October 11, 2010.
The concert also featured a performance of Mozart's Caro bel idol Mio by Renée 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. (From Wikipedia)
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In March, 101 musicians from 33 countries chosen on YouTube to make up the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 converged on Sydney for a week long festival of musical collaboration and participation which has been captured here on youtube.com/symphony.
The culmination of the week long festival, a Grand Finale concert was streamed live on YouTube from Sydney Opera House. Watch the multimedia extravaganza featuring extraordinary projections on the interior Concert Hall and the exterior sails of the iconic Sydney Opera House. (From YouTube)
Another link for you to watch this grand event: http://www.youtube.com/user/symphony?feature=results_main. Enjoy!~
