2014 Great Lakes Steelpan Festival

Region’s Largest Steelpan Festival Returns to Chicagoland

Great Lakes Steelpan Festival Returns to Crystal Lake for 2014

Potts & Pans is proud to announce that the Great Lakes Steelpan Festival is coming back to Crystal Lake on April 12, 2014. After an incredible inaugural year in 2013, the Great Lakes Steelpan Festival is back and even bigger than before! At this one day only festival, attendees will have the opportunity to hear 7 bands from across the midwest, an 80+ piece steelband, and world renown educators and performers giving workshops and performing at the evening concert! There is no other festival of this nature and magnitude in the area, and it only comes once a year.

Crystal Lake, IL - April 12, 2014 - http://www.steelpanfestival.com - Great Lakes Steelpan Festival is coming back to Hannah Beardsley Middle School in Crystal Lake, IL on April 12, 2014. The festival is open to all music lovers and starts with free band performances at 9:00 am and concludes with an evening concert starting at 8:00 pm. 

In 2013, Potts & Pans hosted the inaugural Great Lakes Steelpan Festival. The festival was a huge success and participants and attendees alike were raving about it for months to come. After taking part in the festival last year, Dr. Ellie Mannette (the inventor of the modern day steelpan) said “This group is the future of steelpan.” On April 12, 2014, the festival is returning to Hannah Beardsley Middle School in Crystal Lake, IL and is even bigger and better than it was last year! The 2014 Great Lakes Steelpan Festival (GLSF14) will be bringing together performers and educators from 7 states across the US. Guest artists include Gary Gibson, Freddy Harris III, Kurry Seymour, and Potts & Pans Steelband. GLSF14 is packed with free performances and educational workshops starting at 9 am and the day climaxes with an evening concert starting at 8 pm. 

GLSF14 is the only music festival in Chicagoland specializing in the steelpan, the musical instrument from the caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago, also commonly called the steel drum. Throughout the day at GLSF14, attendees will hear music ranging from classical to calypso and even original compositions that were written specifically for this festival. The event is hosted by a local Not-For-Profit organization, Potts & Pans, Inc. NFP (http://www.pottsandpans.org) and is supported in part by The Steelpan Store (http://www.steelpanstore.com).

From steelpan aficionado to casual music lovers alike, GLSF14 is sure to deliver lasting memories and leave attendees yearning for next year. No matter what prior exposure audience members have had to the steelpan, GLSF14 will make every person in the room think a little differently about the instrument and what it is capable of. For more information about the festival, contact information or to purchase reduced fare tickets, please visit http://steelpanfestival.com.

About Great Lakes Steelpan Festival
Great Lakes Steelpan Festival was created to fill the void in top level steelpan performance and educational events in the midwest. Created by two midwest panists, that decided to start GLSF in order to create a closer option for bands like theirs, after meeting in Virginia for a different festival.

Media Contact:
Matt Potts

815-245-3624

matt@pottsandpans.org

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