I wrote a few weeks ago about some cool new projects that are being made possible thanks to new social media like Twitter, Facebook and Youtube (How long do these have to be around before we stop calling them 'new'? They've all been around for a good few years now. Or is it just me that's still calling them new?). I'd forgotten about this one at the time but it's another brilliant example.
Eric Whitacre is a young grammy nominated composer from the states who used Youtube to put together a 'virtual choir' to perform a number of his compositions. I won't go into too much detail about it because he explains everything you need to know in this talk from Ted 2011. The video is about 15 mins long and even if classical music isn't really your thing it's still well worth a look. The sheer volume of work that must have gone into a project like this is in itself pretty astounding.
Personally I prefer the music of Lux Aurumque but I love the artwork on Sleep, it's really clever and does a great job at visually demonstrating how the whole thing was as much about connecting people as it was about the music. The full version of Sleep is available on youtube here, Lux Aurumque is here, and if all this stuff has really got your juices flowing then Eric's personal website is positively brimming with information.
As is said on Eric's own site, this project is another example of 'the power of the internet to connect people of all backgrounds and abilities and create something beautiful across time and space.'
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