Free Piano Slam 2024

Are you a fan of the annual Piano Slam? Well, we've got the date for this year's edition!

The Dranoff 2 Piano Foundation will present its Piano Slam 2024 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. The performance is free to the public. VIP seating is $100. RSVP here for limited free tickets. 

Piano Slam is a classical, hip-hop and spoken word mash-up featuring Miami's top teen poets. Participating students will perform original poems they composed based on their life experiences or live classical music they heard in school. 

The teens will be performing with Classical Piano Duo Inessa Gegprifti and The New Cannon Chamber Ensemble with the beats of synth and keyboard star Anthony Laurencio.

While the performance is free, first-access passes are required to guarantee seating. You can only get those passes by clicking here. There is a four-pass limit per guest.

Location: Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1301 Biscayne Blvd, Miami.

Following is a list of finalists set to perform:

MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH

• Mason Duran | 7^th Grade | South Miami Middle | Teacher: Ms. Garcia
• Emma Mousel | 6^th Grade | Lawton Chiles Middle | Teacher: Ms. Mendez
• Kayden Taylor | 7^th Grade | Norland Middle | Teacher: Ms. Cidel
• Ysabella  Villaflor | 7^th Grade | Bowman Ash Doolin K-8 | Teacher: Ms. Gonzalez
• Mia Quintero | 8^th Grade | Hialeah Gardens Middle | Teacher: Mrs. Calleiro

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE

• Samantha Menendez | 7^th Grade | Everglades K-8 | Teacher: Mrs. Carballo
• Autumn Robinson | 8^th Grade | Norland Middle | Teacher: Ms. Cidel
• Julien Campo | 6^th Grade | Ponce de Leon Middle | Teacher: Mr. Hays

HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH

• Camelia Yohoros | 11^th Grade | Dr. Michael Krop Senior | Teacher: Mr. Reich
• Danelys Baez | 11^th Grade | Coral Gables Senior High | Teacher: Ms. Silveria
• Miranda Balsera | 10^th Grade | Miami Arts Studio | Teacher: Dr. Marsh
• Lester Montes De Oca | 12^th Grade | North Park High | Teacher: Ms. Santana
• Isaiah McDaniel | 12^th Grade | North Park High | Teacher: Ms. Santana
• Ava Charlton | 10^th Grade | Miami Beach Senior High | Teacher: Mr. Bolden
• Xela Hunt | 9^th Grade | Miami Norland Senior High | Teacher: Dr. Symonette 

HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE

• Nicole Luna | 12^th Grade | Hialeah Senior High | Teacher: Ms. Kelly
• Sarah Fiallega | 10^th Grade | MAST Academy | Teacher: Ms. Paisley
• Maria Chalbaud | 10^th Grade | MAST Academy | Teacher: Ms. Paisley

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