Symposium to Examine Steel Band Panorama Format

Symposium to Examine Steel Band Panorama Format

New York, USA - Panorama competitions, which engage the steel band community infinitely more than any other regularly scheduled activity, will be the focus of a symposium to be presented by the Trinidad & Tobago Folk Arts Institute in conjunction with the School of Professional & Community Development of Medgar Evers College, on Thursday evening, February 17, from 7:00 to 10:00 PM. The event will be held in the Mary Pinkett Lecture Hall, Room S122 on the Medgar Evers College campus, 1637 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn (between Carroll and Crown Streets).

Specifically, the symposium’s formal topic is: Is There a Need to Revisit the Steel Band Panorama Format? The Panorama theme was prompted, explained Les Slater, chair of the Folk Arts Institute, by the rash of problems Panorama competitions have experienced in recent years. “Issues related to monetary compensation for participants seem to be a continuing sore point, and this has undoubtedly contributed to organizers having to halt the staging of competitions in some instances.”
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