Huntingdonshire Music School Association

I have mixed feelings about you tube; however, I have found it really useful for one thing.  I look on there for performances of the songs that I am thinking of doing for my next exam.  You would be surprised at what I have found!!  Anyway whilst logging on the other day I came across this and was intrigued by the title.  It is worth looking at.  A challenge to any musician and the chance to win a place in a performance at Carnegie Hall

The idea of the YouTube symphony orchestra is to to get lots of people performing and use YouTube to find the performers.

As it says on the YouTube site

Play your part in music history.

Interested in joining the first-ever collaborative online orchestra? Professionals and amateur musicians of all ages, locations and instruments are welcome to audition for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra by submitting a video performance of a new piece written for the occasion by the renowned Chinese composer Tan Dun (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). We have tools to help you learn the music, rehearse with the conductor, and upload your part for the collaborative video.

And how do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice and upload. Send us your talent video performance from a list of recommended pieces. Finalists will be chosen by a judging panel and YouTube users to travel to New York in April 2009, to participate in the YouTube Symphony Orchestra summit, and play at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas.

The deadline for all video submissions is January 28, 2009.

Website: http://www.youtube.com/symphony

So why not give it a go? You might even want to get together to do it.  See what you think and the Music School may be able to help you with it.