This is pretty interesting – Youtube, Carnegie Hall and the renowned Composer Tan Dun (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) have teamed up to create an online, virtual musical Youtube orchestra. Participants are invited to learn one or more of a piece specially written for the contest, and play along with a virtual conductor video which is complete with timing information. They then record their audition and upload it to compete.

Well, I’d say this is the first step in their nefarious plan to take over the world and enslave all the humans.    Remember Honda’s ASIMO robot?  Well it looks like the robot has been invited to be a guest conductor for  the Detroit Symphony orchestra (which includes famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma.)