Music Mondays - The Golden Light

MUSIC MONDAYS

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Dear friend

I hope you had the chance to enjoy the premiere of PIANO SLAM 13 - The Movie last Thursday. From the opening scene of dancers seemingly on a cloud in one of the high up corner spaces of the Arsht Center to a undulation under water, from Liberty City to Ludlam Trail throughout the many locations and landmarks in our city, with music from the grand stage to hip-hop in the corner store – the movie flew by much too fast. The students’ poems touched on those subjects that we have all lived through in the past year. Despite the medium, the hour spent felt very intimate, as though we were all in a space, together. We will make sure to make the film available as soon as possible.

And now, let’s look towards the 2021-2022 season. I would first of all ask for your help to move us there. Non-profit arts organization rely in large part on the investments from friends and audiences to bring their gifts to the community. We need to be able to confidently plan ahead, hire artists and engage venues. Will you make a gift in return, an investment, so that we can together ensure that we can meet again to enjoy the shared moments of art and discovery? You can do so here, or via the image below.

Next season, we will explore the major cultural influences of classical music especially in our hometown of Miami. One Dranoff commission that reflects this theme is Martin Bejerano’s Fantasia de tres Mundos. Below is the Jazz trio version, performed by Martin’s group. The Fantasy of three worlds – Caribbean, European, Miamian. That is, after all, the truly vibrant city we inhabit.

Warmly,

Gabriele Fiorentino

President,

The Dranoff 2 Piano Foundation

Piano Slam

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Romance for 2 pianos

Pianoduo DUOR

Yoshie and Takashi

The Golden Light

New life, new love

This pandemic has given us new life

A new breath of fresh air

A greenhouse in our own backyard

The dynamic of which we all experience

The atmosphere of the people here have greatly changed

As if the air is getting thinner

As the curtain behind the scenes is unfolded

Day by day the churros change their melody

Now everyone dances young and old

I am high school senior

And at 18, I am too young to have experienced this before

The only ones that speak up are the bold

But as with everything, they are silenced

As no one listens to the wise

In the end, those who don’t listen will meet their timely demise

As with everything this harmony is one all the wild.

Now I am beginning to see a light

At first, we were all clouded in darkness

Covid put a black cloud upon this world that stopped everything

Its chords struck fear in the hearts of many

But the time is coming where we all now see light at the end of the tunnel

But now we have elected new guardians

People who we put in charge to keep us safe

They make all the decisions

While we follow them without question

But little do we know that the interval between us and them is getting wider by the day

I am a child of the sun

And because of this, I am constantly hunted by others

They try their hardest to cast onto my shoulders

While I always try my best not to take on the burden

Like we say in the Virgin islands

“Respond with a crescendo that makes the Earth shake”

While listen to my island tunes

I play a song few others have played

A melody that rivals that of ancient kings of old

I listen to the wise and the foolish

They both cry out for understanding

They all want peace

We all do

Thus in response, I shall play my melody.

PIANO SLAM 13 Winner, High School

Jovan Daniel

12^th Grade, Miami Norland Senior High School

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