Join us on Wednesday, May 12th for our second Piano Slam event at the Adrienne Arsht Center for Performing Arts.
For those who love classical music, come and listen to the Dranoff prize winning piano duo Sarah and Susan Wang.
For lovers of spoken word, hear Lela Lombardo and Summer Hill Seven perform.
If you want to get moving to a beat, feel DJ Brass King spin.
Be part of 18 Miami Dade middle and high school students' recitals of their own poetry.
And if you still want more, come to the VIP After Party at Bin 18 a few blocks north.
We really look forward to seeing you there. Please reserve your tickets soon at the links to the right.
Best regards,
Gabriele Fiorentino
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Susan & Sarah Wang
| Susan and Sarah were born and raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey. They began their piano and violin studies at the age of seven and pursued both instruments throughout high school; they obtained their Bachelor degrees in piano performance at the University of Michigan and completed their Masters degrees in piano performance at the Manhattan School of Music. Currently, they live in Germany, at the Musikhochschule in Rostock with professors Hans Peter and Volker Stenzl in an artist program for duo piano.
They have won the second prize in the Dranoff International Two Piano Competition in Miami in 2008.
Below are recording of Susan and Sarah at the 11th Dranoff International Two Piano Competition in 2008
Songs for Two Pianos, 3rd Song, by George Gershwin arr. by Paul Posnak
Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos, Op 15, 2nd Movement, by A. Arensky
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Lela Lombardo
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Lela Lombardo is a multi-disciplinary performing
artist of Panamanian and German heritage working in theater, music and
dance.
Founder and artistic
director of Higher Ground, she is a commissioned artist interested in exploring
the identity of nature, race relations, anthropology and the environment. She creates original compositions with
theatrical narrative to provoke thought and inspire dialogue about urban
contemporary issues and historic events.
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Summer Hill Seven
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He is the
iconoclastic and innovative performer, hip-hop theatrical artist, theater
director, and educator who has interpreted the works of Shakespeare,
Shaw, Langston Hughes, Frederick Douglas, Laurence Holder, August Wilson, Charles Fuller et al. at some of the country's
greatest theaters. He recently co-adapted and
performed Langston Hughes' Simple Tales for the world premiere of the Jesse B.
Simple Suite for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
which debuted new music by trombonist Vincent Gardner.
His cinematic poemedy - A Poet's Pilgrimage - about a young poet's decision to abandon the law
and pursue his dream of becoming a poet has been described as "transcendent".
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The Brass King
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The Brass King is the man behind the wheels of steel who takes you back to the essence of Live Funk, Neo-Soul, Jazz, House, R&B, Old Soul and Hip Hop in a unique blend of beats, melodies and rhythms. Bekay has been blasting his sound for the past 15 years in some of the hottest spots in the country.
He was part of Piano Slam, Vol 1 in 2009.
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Deborah Magdalena
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Like Bekay, Deborah was part of Piano Slam, Vol 1 in 2009, both behind the scenes and on stage. The collaboration with the Duo Van Veen and spoken-word artist Mekka aka Grimo in terms of the music and programming, and with the students in the context of coaching them has prepared her well to be the producer of this year's Vol 2 - with twice as many students!
There are others who have been indispensable in making this project happen. I plan to give them their due in the May newsletter.
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Jeroen Van Veen
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Jeroen was very much part of Piano Slam, Vol 1 last year both on the production and the performance side. He played together with his brother Maarten as the piano duo Van Veen.
The duo were winners in the 4th Dranoff International Two Piano Competition in 1995. They founded the international Piano Quartet in 1998 and have been touring the United States most every year. The brothers are acclaimed as one of the most innovative and powerful piano duos of today.
This year, Jeroen is here sans Maarten. He is the Man Behind The Scenes.
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