Order of Appearance for Semi Finals - Medium and Large - Panorama 2013 - Pages 2.0

Global - The Carnival ‘now start’ as the semi finalists of the Medium and Large Conventional bands rage a musical battle for Pan supremacy. Fourteen Medium and seventeen Large steel orchestras will compete on Sunday 27 January, at the “Big Yard,” Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Trinidad, from 12 noon. The play off is the highly anticipated National Panorama Semi Finals, and will follow those for the Single Pan Bands and Small Steel Orchestras on Saturday 26.

Selections include current and traditional music with the majority of steelbands opting for the latter. These include Winston Scarborough’s We Come Out to Play (3), Clive Telemaque’s Bounce and Drive (2), and Shock Attack from Edwin Pouchet & Alvin Daniell (4).

Unlike the Large steel orchestras, the elimination round for Medium Bands was held in four zones over a four-day period. Trinidad’s sister isle of Tobago is represented by defending Medium category champs Katzenjammers, along with Buccooneers, Steel Xplosion, Dixieland and Redemption Sound Setters.

Large conventional steel orchestra 2012 champs Trinidad All Stars will face the judges in position 12 in their category on Sunday. Their tune of choice is Bounce and Drive composed by band member Clive Telemaque with arrangement by Leon “Smooth” Edwards.

Tickets for the semi-finals aka “Savannah Party” are on sale at the advertised outlets for the North Stand and North Greens at TT $350.00, respectively, and the Grand Stand at TT $300.00. 2013 commemorates the 50^th anniversary of Panorama and is in tribute to the late Bertie Marshall ORTT.

The bands in appear in the following order:

MEDIUM BANDS

Arima Angel Harps
Sangre Grande Cordettes
Pan Elders
Steel Xplosion
Power Stars
Sound Specialists of Laventille
Dixeland
Katzenjammers
Couva Joylanders
Curepe Scherzando
Pamberi
Melodians
Buccooneers
Valley Harps

LARGE BANDS

fear not traverse, the only problem Pro has is to build back the band to its old strength, when he started he was green and the band was regrouping itself, wire did a masterfull job leading the band back and with the injection of the youths from Pleasantville they grew with him and he turned into a power arranger, he had been bouncing around after fonclaire and now back in fonclaire without his leutenants to assist him its a task and they can only get stronger, he drew 1st position in 1986 in his first fonclaire attempt and the crowd did not get there as yet but he pulled off a third, pandemonium played last in the prelims with sailing and almost win, to an empty north stand and a few stragglers waiting for results, wire knows how to take the crowd out the game and in this case to play without the crowd, the only problem last year was the Tobago band was a show stopper in the semis, and it was a hard act to follow, tornadoes did it to desperadoes in 1985 semis, but despers came back and won, this is one helluva a panorama and people will wait to hear exodus and birdsong, fonclaire is sure to bring the house down playing after a lesser experienced and laid back Birdsong, and Patrick watch yuh mout, yuh real congosah

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pat davis January 27, 2013 at 5:25pm

i enjoyed that silver stars good job wow and this is jus the start
Mz.Renegades !! January 27, 2013 at 4:40pm

Lovin D Panorama Semi's 2k13>>>> Bp Renegades <<<< D Real Shock Attack <<<<<< Mash up d Stage in D Bigg Yard !!!!!!!
Edwin john January 27, 2013 at 4:35pm

renegades next
Mz.Renegades !! January 27, 2013 at 1:19pm

D Bestest of Luck to >>>>>Bp Renegades <<<< Give dem d real Shock Attack ..........
Judy Benjamin January 27, 2013 at 7:28am

As a pannist of yester year may all bands have a great day today including my daughter....be bleesed...
Sweet Eustace January 27, 2013 at 3:47am

fear not traverse, the only problem Pro has is to build back the band to its old strength, when he started he was green and the band was regrouping itself, wire did a masterfull job leading the band back and with the injection of the youths from Pleasantville they grew with him and he turned into a power arranger, he had been bouncing around after fonclaire and now back in fonclaire without his leutenants to assist him its a task and they can only get stronger, he drew 1st position in 1986 in his first fonclaire attempt and the crowd did not get there as yet but he pulled off a third, pandemonium played last in the prelims with sailing and almost win, to an empty north stand and a few stragglers waiting for results, wire knows how to take the crowd out the game and in this case to play without the crowd, the only problem last year was the Tobago band was a show stopper in the semis, and it was a hard act to follow, tornadoes did it to desperadoes in 1985 semis, but despers came back and won, this is one helluva a panorama and people will wait to hear exodus and birdsong, fonclaire is sure to bring the house down playing after a lesser experienced and laid back Birdsong, and Patrick watch yuh mout, yuh real congosah
patrick January 25, 2013 at 9:04pm

Ray Holman is going to bring South alive. South lack power arrangers. Need to beat Boogsie if you need to compete with North bands
Michaele January 25, 2013 at 8:23pm

Good wishes to all the bands ! Enjoy your wonderful efforts. Don't worry...play pan...be happy.
Barry Linton January 25, 2013 at 6:18pm

Mr. Traverso, with all due respect, I read your comment with great interest hoping that somewhere in there, you were going to offer a solution. Something, anything that I, and everyone who has taken and will take the time to read your comment, would say, yes, you have a point and this is feasible. What is the solution? Please offer us one. We are waiting.

Thank you.
kenrick wharff January 25, 2013 at 3:53pm

I dont think the south bands are getting a bad deal that is the number they pull so that is not a bad deal.may the best band win.peace

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