For those of you uninformed, I'm about to finish a masters degree in conducting (music) and am constantly looking for inspiration and new music to perform. At the same time, I'll often come across an amazing performance by all levels of musicians. This thread is to expose you to some things that I consider pretty awesome.
First, here is a performance by one the best (if not THE best) youth orchestra in the world. The Venezuela Youth Orchestra provides musical opportunities to some VERY poor regions of the country. Music is all they have, thus this pyramid style of orchestras have been created. The top group is the one performing below. From Leonard Bernstein's Symphonic Suite from West Side Story, here is Mambo!