Dranoff International Two Piano Foundation Hosts Free Classical Concert for South Dade Residents, January 13.Renowned Ukrainian Piano Duo Chipak & Kushnir Perform Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Milhaud and Ravel at ArtSouth in Homestead MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. -- The internationally renowned duo-piano team Chipak & Kushnir will treat South Dade residents to a spectacular program of four-hand piano masterworks spanning three centuries Saturday, January 13 at 3 PM, at a free concert in the Sanctuary at ArtSouth in Homestead, sponsored by the Dranoff International Two Piano Foundation. The concert by the brilliant Ukrainian duo also will include the presentation of $1,000 in cash prizes, including a $400 1st prize, to South Dade children who took part in the "Dranoff Gets Down with ArtSouth" Art Competition, created in partnership with Ellie Schneiderman, ArtSouth's Founder, and Homestead area public schools. Students' art works inspired by Dranoff artist performances at their schools in 2006 were judged by area professional artists and will be exhibited as part of the program. Since 1998, when Olha Chipak and Oleksiy Kushnir started to play together, their duo has become one of the most renowned contemporary piano duos. Chipak and Kushnir were laureates of numerous prestigious national and international competitions including the Silver prize winners in the 2003 Dranoff International Two Piano Competition held in Miami. The youthful artists' January 13 program will offer four-hand piano masterworks from the Classical, Romantic and Modern eras, including a Two-Piano Sonata by Mozart, Mendelssohn's vibrant "Allegro (operating system) Allegro - The code name for the major Mac OS release due in mid-1998. http://devworld.apple.com/mkt/informed/appledirections/mar97/roadmap.html. Brilliante," and two 20th century favorites, Ravel's pulsating "La Valse La Valse is an orchestral work written by Maurice Ravel from February 1919 until 1920, and premiered in Paris on 12 December 1920. The complete title is La valse, un poème choréographique (a choreographic poem). " and the colorful "Scaramouche Suite," penned by French-born composer Darius Milhaud Noun 1. Darius Milhaud - French composer of works that combine jazz and polytonality and Brazilian music (1892-1974) Milhaud . The Chipak & Kushnir program is free for Homestead families and artists and associates of ArtSouth. ArtSouth is located at 240 N. Krome Ave. in Homestead. For further information about the concert call: 305-572-9900. About the Murray Dranoff Foundation The Miami-based Murray Dranoff Foundation is dedicated to the presentation of Two Piano music, and its outstanding artists to the publics of the world. Foundation programs develop audiences and appreciation for this unique art form through education, performance, and the commission of new compositions by world renowned composers, including Morton Gould Morton Gould (December 10, 1913 – February 21, 1996) was an American pianist, composer, conductor, and arranger. Born in Richmond Hill, New York, Gould was recognized early as a child prodigy with abilities in improvisation and composition. , John Corigliano John Corigliano (b. February 16, 1938) is an American composer of classical music and a teacher of music. Biography Corigliano was born in New York City to a musical family. His father, John Corigliano, Sr. , William Bolcom William Elden Bolcom (born May 26, 1938) is an American composer and pianist. He has received the Pulitzer Prize, the National Medal of Arts, three Grammy Awards, and the Detroit Music Award. Bolcom is a professor of music composition at the University of Michigan. , and Ned Rorem. |
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