Revisted - Meet Candice Andrews-Brumant of Renegades Steel Orchestra Trinidad & Tobago - Forum

Ms Andrews-Brumant, what a wonderful achievement! You touched on a few points concerning the future possibilities and hopes for pan and steel band orchestration. I offer some ideas for public discourse and consideration.

One need not be discouraged over the apparent lack of full acceptance of pan and steel band music nationally and globally.What is needed to alter this course is the issue. History teaches us a great deal. In that regard, we need to remind ourselves about the historical reality of other musical instruments over recent centuries. In fact, it took many years for the piano, guitar and organ to gain broad social support both nationally and globally. Pan and steel band music is on a similar path towards eventual support and acceptance. Over the past 70 years in particular, the pan has been on an amazing evolutionary journey. Although much has been achieved in terms of the pan and steel band orchestration, there remains much to be done to maximize the full potential of both. It will therefore take some time for the pan and steel band music to take their rightful place in the lexicon of musical instruments and among the socially approved forms of musical expressions. I remain optimistic and confident that the pan and steel band orchestration will one day get there; how soon, that is the question. The speed at which acceptance occurs will doubtless be determined by many factors. Among a range of success drivers is the capacity of key players in the pan and steel band industry to mobilize under a common purpose to design a strategic plan to accomplish national and global acceptance.

Given the emergence and achievements of other art forms over the course of recent centuries, it appears inevitable that the pan and steel band music are destined to emerge from relative obscurity to occupy a prominent place in national and global communities. The steps towards success starts with the courage and foresight to envision a bold and grand future, in which all key individuals work cooperatively, relentlessly and fearlessly to execute a strategic plan that would bring that dream to fruition. I am not saying that the task will be easy, it never is; but the possibility of realizing an ideal future is made more realistic and possible with the adoption of a strategic approach that is broadly inclusive. The problem might not so much be a case of lack of national and global acceptance of the pan and steel band music but more related to the need for a coordinated leadership approach to design and execute a national strategic plan for the pan and steel band industry in Trinidad and Tobago.

Let's sustain a national and international dialogue to advance this agenda. Blessings.

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Cecil hinkson March 15, 2014 at 2:36pm

Big-up all the women in pan, you have made "a good thing" better.
Ainsworth Mohammed March 14, 2014 at 10:29pm

Huge CONGRATS Candace,you are doing extremely well and for thy you must be commended.
You have a BIG vision and that is important for progress and afo any progressive Organisation.
Stay Nice Good Lady and keep up the Good work through striving for excellence.
Grafton Spooner March 14, 2014 at 8:31pm

Ms Andrews-Brumant, what a wonderful achievement! You touched on a few points concerning the future possibilities and hopes for pan and steel band orchestration. I offer some ideas for public discourse and consideration.

One need not be discouraged over the apparent lack of full acceptance of pan and steel band music nationally and globally.What is needed to alter this course is the issue. History teaches us a great deal. In that regard, we need to remind ourselves about the historical reality of other musical instruments over recent centuries. In fact, it took many years for the piano, guitar and organ to gain broad social support both nationally and globally. Pan and steel band music is on a similar path towards eventual support and acceptance. Over the past 70 years in particular, the pan has been on an amazing evolutionary journey. Although much has been achieved in terms of the pan and steel band orchestration, there remains much to be done to maximize the full potential of both. It will therefore take some time for the pan and steel band music to take their rightful place in the lexicon of musical instruments and among the socially approved forms of musical expressions. I remain optimistic and confident that the pan and steel band orchestration will one day get there; how soon, that is the question. The speed at which acceptance occurs will doubtless be determined by many factors. Among a range of success drivers is the capacity of key players in the pan and steel band industry to mobilize under a common purpose to design a strategic plan to accomplish national and global acceptance.

Given the emergence and achievements of other art forms over the course of recent centuries, it appears inevitable that the pan and steel band music are destined to emerge from relative obscurity to occupy a prominent place in national and global communities. The steps towards success starts with the courage and foresight to envision a bold and grand future, in which all key individuals work cooperatively, relentlessly and fearlessly to execute a strategic plan that would bring that dream to fruition. I am not saying that the task will be easy, it never is; but the possibility of realizing an ideal future is made more realistic and possible with the adoption of a strategic approach that is broadly inclusive. The problem might not so much be a case of lack of national and global acceptance of the pan and steel band music but more related to the need for a coordinated leadership approach to design and execute a national strategic plan for the pan and steel band industry in Trinidad and Tobago.

Let's sustain a national and international dialogue to advance this agenda. Blessings.

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