DRANOFF 2 PIANO PRESENTS
Co-presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center.
PIANO SLAM 2024 THEME:
My Music. Miami. All We Can Save.
Rhythms & Writings
of Restoration
Suite Afrocubana to Lico Jimenez
Classical, hip-hop, Spoken Word mashup
featuring Miami’s top young poets
Congratulations to the
PIANO SLAM 2024 Semifinalists!
Middle School English
Mason Duran, 7th Grade
South Miami Middle
Emma Mousel, 6th Grade
Lawton Chiles Middle
Kayden Taylor, 7th Grade
Norland Middle
Ysabella Villaflor, 7th Grade
Bowman Ash Doolin K-8
Mia Quintero, 8th Grade
Hialeah Gardens Middle
High School English
Camelia Yohoros, 11th Grade
Dr. Michael Krop Senior
Miranda Balsera, 10th Grade
Miami Arts Studio
Lester Montes De Oca, 12th Grade
North Park High
Isaiah McDaniel, 12th Grade
North Park High
Julius Webster, 12th Grade
Miami Youth Academy
Ava Charlton, 10th Grade
Miami Beach Senior High
Edwina Tony, 11th Grade
Miami Norland Senior High
Middle School Science
Samantha Menendez, 7th Grade
Everglades K-8
Autumn Robinson, 8th Grade
Norland Middle
Julien Campo, 6th Grade
Ponce de Leon Middle
High School Science
Nicole Luna, 12th Grade
Hialeah Senior High
Caitlin Savage, 11th Grade
Coral Gables Senior High
Maria Chalbaud, 10th Grade
MAST Academy
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PIANO SLAM 2024 composition
Suite Afrocubana
to Lico Jimenez
By Chucho Valdés
In a career spanning more than 60 years, both as a solo artist and bandleader, Mr. Valdés has distilled elements of the Afro-Cuban music tradition, jazz, classical music, rock, and more, into a deeply personal style. Winner of seven GRAMMY® and six Latin GRAMMY® Awards, Mr. Valdés, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Science last year and was also inducted in the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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. a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable organization. Donations to 501(c)(3) nonprofits are tax-deductible.
Inspire. Empower. Create.
Piano Slam utilizes music as a tool and inspiration to give
our youth a voice through artistic expression.
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Inspire. Empower. Create.
PIANO SLAM utilizes music as a tool and inspiration to give our youth a voice through artistic expression.
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