Culture: Online Orchestra 文化: 网络管弦乐队
[audio]http://www.24en.com/bbc/dl_mp3/bbc_takeaway_online_orchestra.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px]Do you play a musical instrument? Would you like to [b]share a stage[/b] with world class famous [b]composers[/b]? Do you dream of becoming the next Lang Lang? Now is your chance to [b]make it big[/b] in the classical music world, thanks to a [b]video-sharing[/b] website.
[p=21, 2, left][b]In collaboration[/b] with orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and several others, the video sharing site has launched the "YouTube [b]Symphony[/b] Orchestra Project".[/p][p=21, 2, left][b]Billed as[/b] the world's first [b]collaborative[/b] online orchestra, the site wants users to submit videos [b]showcasing[/b] their musical talent.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Beijing Olympics theme music composer Tang Dun has written the[b]audition piece[/b]. He told the BBC his latest [b]composition[/b] was inspired by walking around the streets of New York and hearing the sounds of mechanics.[/p][p=21, 2, left]"The internet is an invisible [b]Silk Road[/b], joining, people across the world. Anyone can download a [b]score[/b] of my [b]Internet Symphony[/b] No 1 'Eroica', pick any part of it and play it with any instrument or object, in any style," he said.[/p][p=21, 2, left]In addition to Tan Dun's piece, users will also have to perform a famous classical piece of their choice demonstrating their musical and technical abilities. A panel of experts will then [b]whittle the field down[/b] to a [b]shortlist[/b]of semi-finalists who will then be voted on by YouTube viewers.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The competition hopes to[b] inspire[/b] musicians from all over the world. "Music means so much to different people, in different countries. It's not just about the note of music, it's about discovery," said, the music director of the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas.[/p][p=21, 2, left]With just three months till the competition [b]deadline[/b] in February next year, anyone hoping to perform on the world stage and be part of musical history must act quickly.[/p][p=21, 2, left]As New York Carnegie Hall's executive director Clive Gilinson puts it, "This will be a [b]one-of-a-kind[/b] moment in classical music, bringing musicians together in a totally new, modern and [b]compelling[/b] way".[/p][/size][/font][/color]
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