Fyrewurks » Van Cliburn http://fyrewurks.com between the click of the light and the start of the dream Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:58:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Van Cliburn Amateurs YouTube Competition – My Pick http://fyrewurks.com/2008/05/van-cliburn-amateurs-youtube-competition-my-pick/ http://fyrewurks.com/2008/05/van-cliburn-amateurs-youtube-competition-my-pick/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 03:47:35 +0000 Jennifer http://fyrewurks.com/?p=6 The Van Cliburn Foundation recently introduced a YouTube Competition for Amateurs in which the winner will win an automatic entry into the sixth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs in 2011. You see, I have a keen interest in the competition because I have a fantasy of entering it.  And that’s why it was unsettling when I realized that [...]]]> The Van Cliburn Foundation recently introduced a YouTube Competition for Amateurs in which the winner will win an automatic entry into the sixth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs in 2011.

You see, I have a keen interest in the competition because I have a fantasy of entering it.  And that’s why it was unsettling when I realized that this YouTube competition had happened without me even knowing about it!  So, even though I was a little envious of the folks that were on the ball enough to prepare and enter in time for this, I got past that enough to really enjoy a few of the performances – especially my pick – Calvin Lee:

I think he did a lovely job! Plus, he played a song from both of my favorite composers – Chopin and Debussy!  It warmed the cockles of my heart.

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