Many of you may remember the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, YouTube brought together musicians from around the world to create the first online collaborative orchestra. Auditioning solely online, nearly 100 musicians were assembled at Carnegie Hall to debut their performance. Participants were chosen from over 3,000 submissions from 70 different countries.
Two days ago, famous choral composer Eric Whitacre released a video presenting his Virtual Choir. Similar to the YouTube Orchestra, applicants submitted video performances to become a part of the Virtual Choir. Although they never assembled in person, "Lux Aurumque" is performed through digital media by compiling 185 voices; each from individual recordings. Each performer appears to be on risers and Whitacre is conducting the piece; however each choir member is "performing" from their own individual settings.
It is an incredible YouTube clip to watch. It is amazing to consider how video footage has in some way become a part of the performing arts industry; how traditionally composed music has become a part of our digital and technological times!
Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs
1 comment:
This is a wonderful application of technology to bring people together without having to get travel and arrange a concert hall. When the virtual world began to become practical (dissecting frogs without the frogs has been a literal life saver for the already floundering frog population), it is heartening to see that the arts are so accessible to artists who want to collaborate but don't have the resources to make a trip around the world.
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