DRANOFF 2 PIANO FUSION PRESENTS
Piano Slam 2026 Winners
Piano Slam 2026 competition finalists, performance coaches, and crew celebrating a magical night at the Adrienne Arsht Center on Saturday, April 18.
Grand prize winners included:
Kimora Alcime and Clint John from Miami Norland Senior High School
Dwens Jean-Pierre from William H. Turner Technical Arts High School
Kaleb Duarte from South Miami Middle School
who were selected by judges Richard Blanco, Caridad Moro-Gronlier, Lolita Stewart-White, and Mary Block.
Awards of $1,000 were presented in English language arts and science categories with the overall winner, 9th grader
Clint John
selected from among the high school science finalists.
Inspire. Empower. Create.
Piano Slam utilizes music as a tool and inspiration to give our youth a voice through artistic expression.
2025 Highlights
2026 Theme
Searching for Home
Classical, hip-hop, Spoken Word mashup
featuring Miami’s top young poets
January 5: Poetry competition opens
February 13: Poetry competition closes
April 18: Adrienne Arsht Center performance
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Piano Slam is a STEAM-integrated performance and education program and annual poetry competition that brings live classical performances to classrooms and a curriculum fueled by music and science terms as 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.
Sponsors
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