YouTube Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York

Background: 由來自30個國家的90名音樂家組成的首創YouTube交響樂隊在紐約首次演出。此前YouTube在網頁上發起競賽，任何人都上載個人演奏視頻參賽。 經過篩選，這場競賽的幸運獲勝者們都飛到世界著名的卡內基音樂廳舉行首演，他們只有三天時間進行排練。

Questions:請在聽下面錄音的時候試著回答這些問題。這是一個用來幫助你提高聽力技能的練習。

1. How many musicians have come to New York for the performance?

2. How many people post audition videos on YouTube for the competition?

3. True or False? Michael Tilson-Thomas is a musical director.

4. All the winners have been to Carnegie Hall before.

YouTube Orchestra YouTube 樂隊

They had just arrived from all the corners of the world on Sunday but there has been no time for sightseeing.

Grammy Award winning musical director Michael Tilson-Thomas had them straight to work.

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There are some really phenomenally energetic and excellent players. And it’s been really interesting too how people are finding one another. At first there was a certain kind of tentativeness of where we are playing and exactly what are we doing, but it’s coming together very very quickly.

The 90 musicians have come to New York from as far away as Australia and South Korea - all for the chance to play at Carnegie Hall.

Over 3000 posted audition videos then 200 finalists were selected before YouTube viewers voted for the winners. Some have never left their home countries before let alone played in such a high profile venue.

They will perform an extensive programme which includes a specially written piece called Internet Symphony number 1 'Eroica'.

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Answers

1. How many musicians have come to New York for the performance?

90.

2. How many people post audition videos on YouTube for the competition?

3000.

3. True or False? Michael Tilson-Thomas is a musical director.

True.

4. All the winners have been to Carnegie Hall before.

False.