by Todd Camp
Star-Telegram staff writer
May 13, 2008- YouTube’s not just for silly videos of people making Diet Pepsi geysers with packages of Mentos. There’s potential artists in them thar mpegs, and you can help single them out.
The Van Cliburn Foundation’s Cliburn YouTube Contest asked eligible amateur pianists to submit 5- to 10-minute performance videos to be judged by online viewers.
The last day to vote is Thursday, so surf on over to www.cliburn.org, watch the 42 hopefuls and pick your favorites. The winner will be entered in the next International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs in the summer of 2011, and his or her application fee will be waived.
Afterward, you can reward yourself by watching some not-so-outstanding amateurs, like the guy from Boise who plays the flute with his left nostril.
Cliburn YouTube Contest
Voting closes Thursday
Go to www.cliburn.org
