DRANOFF 2 PIANO FUSION PRESENTS
PIANO SLAM 2025 THEME
Music of my past … Sounds of the future
Classical, hip-hop, Spoken Word mashup
featuring Miami’s top young poets
April 23, 2025
Adrienne Arsht Center
Knight Concert Hall
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PIANO SLAM 2025 composition
Bachanale
By Robert Xavier Rodriguez
Rodriguez has served as Composer-in-Residence of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony, the San Antonio Symphony, among others. He currently holds the endowed chair of University Professor of Music at The University of Texas at Dallas. His composition for two pianos, “Bachanale”, was commissioned by the Dranoff 2 Piano Foundation for the 7th International Two Piano Competition.
PIANO SLAM is a classical performance and education program and annual poetry competition which brings live classical performances to classrooms and uses music and arts-integrated curriculum as a tools for students to learn core subjects in public middle and high schools.
PIANO SLAM is a program of The Murray Dranoff Foundation, Inc., dba Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion, a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable organization. Donations to 501(c)(3) nonprofits are tax-deductible.
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