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YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011: The Shortlist Is In, Let The Voting Begin
Friday, 10 December 2010
Musicians from Finland to New Zealand and from Austria to Vietnam have done their bit - submitting their audition videos for the chance to be part of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 at Sydney Opera House. Now, with 336 finalists from 46 countries selected, it’s your turn to play your part: voting is open for who you think should make up the orchestra.
Your votes at
youtube.com/symphony
over the next seven days will help decide which of these talented musicians will be packing up their trombones, violas, and timpani and heading to Sydney Opera House from March 14-20, 2011, to perform together for a global audience.
You can vote once per video, per day, until 23:59 EST on December 17 to help YouTube Symphony Orchestra Artistic Advisor Michael Tilson Thomas boil the 300 shortlisted hopefuls down to the final 96. Your votes are also needed to help choose four solo improvisers. “Mothership” composer
Mason Bates
will be using your input to choose from 36 soloists, including show-stopping performances on instruments like the
guzheng
, the
musical saw
and… the
udderbot
.
Congratulations to those in the running, and to all of those who submitted an audition -- thank you for your hard work. We've been blown away by your talent and determination.
Check out
the channel
now and vote for your favourites.
Jamie Dolling, Marketing Manager, recently watched “
Magic Moments: The Udderbot
”.
New Year Countdown starts today
Thursday, 2 December 2010
December begins with the return of YouTube's
New Year Countdown
, a special destination page presented by HTC, spotlighting 31 of the year's most memorable videos.
Special effects maestro freddiew kicks off the Countdown with a bang, courtesy of his eye-popping
Flower Warfare
video. As one of YouTube's break-out stars of 2010, Freddie joins some well known YouTube personalities in this year-end roll-call, which also features some of the year's most viral memes, pop parodies and other notable clips. To find out which videos made the shortlist, you'll have to check out the
Countdown
, as a new hit is revealed each day, holiday calendar style.
New Year Countdown
is just one way that we're covering the highlights of this bumper year for video. Keep your eyes peeled for more special year-in-review coverage, and check in on the Countdown channel during the month to see if your favorites are featured.
Mark Day, New Year Program Manager, recently watched '
Magic Paint
.'
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