Youtube has done the amazing and brought several musicians together over the web. Launched on Dec. 1, 2008, this is the first ever online collaborative orchestra.

Auditions were held until January 28, 2009 where entries were asked to play “Internet Symphny No. 1 ‘Erotica’” by Tan Dun, a world renown Chinese composer famous for his scores for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero. Finalists were voted for by the Youtube Community from February 14 – 22 and announced March 2.

All finalists were invited to travel to New York this April 15th (today) to play at Carnegie Hall with the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. The mashup of Tan Dun is available online on the official Youtube Symphony channel.