SuperNovas and Pan Elders topped their categories in the National Panorama Small & Medium Conventional Bands semi finals with 274 points each for their rendition of Dr. Samaroo and “Party Time Again” respectively.
Twenty (20) Small Bands and fourteen (14) Medium Bands progressed to the Semi Final round which takes place at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, on Saturday January 31st, 2015, and Sunday February 01st 2015 from 12 noon.
Both Super Novas and Pan Elders are defending their titles.
The semi-finalists are:
SMALL Bands
1. Super Novas Dr. Samaroo 274
2. Arima Golden Symphony Ah Feeling 268
3. Moods Don’t Stop This Party 266
3 Harvard Harps Tribute to Winston Spree 266
5. Our Boys Ah Feeling 264
6. Fusion Steel Dis Feeling Nice 263
6. Laventille Serenaders Chords 263
8. Longdenville Claytones Free Up 262
9. New Generation Bees Melody 261
9. Tobago Pan-thers Caribbean Connection 261
11. Tamana Pioneers Ah Feeling 260
12. Golden Hands Pan in D Galaxy 259
12. Cocorite West Stars Magic Drum 259
12. Musical Gems Symphony in G 259
12 Tornadoes Kaka Roach 259
16. C&B Crown Cordaans Mr. Fete 256
17. Merrytones Steelband Coming Down 255
17. Crescendoes The Hammer 255
19 UTT LH Pan Groove Outta De Box 254
19 Genesis Pan Groove Ah Going And Party Tonight 254
MEDIUM Bands
1. Pan Elders Party Time Again 274
2.NLCB Buccooneers Rainorama 265
3.Western Stars This Melody Sweet 265
4. Arima Angel Harps Toco Band 263
5. Carib Dixieland Tourist Leggo 261
5. Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille Nah Do Dat 261
7. Petrotrin Katzenjammers Say Say 260
8. Curepe Scherzando Bassman 259
9. Valley Harps Outta De Box 255
10. NGC Steel Xplosion Du Du Yemi 253
11 NGC Joylanders Feeling It 251
11.Melodians Don’t Stop This Party 251
13. Sforzata Jump And Breakaway 249
14. Tokyo Outta De Box 245
The adjudication panels were Joslynne Sealey, Lorna Conyette, Sherry Ann Saunders and Lennox London (Small) with Marceline Peters, Ezra Joseph, Jeanette Johnson and Martin Albino (Medium).
Comments
Congrats to all the qualifiers. I am so happy that Genesis Pan Groove qualified, because although they were very small, I thoroughly enjoyed their music. The arrangement reminded me so much of Clive and I told the members that I would love to hear it again.......I got my wish.
San Juan East Side the same can be said of the unsung GENIUS Leon Smooth Edwards with Dixieland
Duvonne and Marcelle are in good standing.
Dedication, both on the part of the arrangers and the players.
Congratulations to all, and stay focused through finals.