What Happens When Everyday People Get a Chance to Conduct a World-Class Orchestra

Here’s what ImprovEv­ery­where did. They:

put a Carnegie Hall orches­tra in the mid­dle of New York City and placed an emp­ty podi­um in front of the musi­cians with a sign that read, “Con­duct Us.” Ran­dom New York­ers who accept­ed the chal­lenge were giv­en the oppor­tu­ni­ty to con­duct this world-class orches­tra. The orches­tra respond­ed to the con­duc­tors, alter­ing their tem­po and per­for­mance accord­ing­ly.

Improv Every­where is “a New York City-based prank col­lec­tive that caus­es scenes of chaos and joy in pub­lic places. Cre­at­ed in August of 2001 by Char­lie Todd, the orga­ni­za­tion “has exe­cut­ed over 100 mis­sions involv­ing tens of thou­sands of under­cov­er agents.” Find more of their “work” on YouTube.

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