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2026 TOBAGO Small Steel Orchestra Prelims - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The small steel orchestras proudly representing the sister isle of Tobago are up next in the preliminaries of the 2026 season in the Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama. Unfolding over the nights of Wednesday December 10 and Thursday December 11, eight bands in total are expected to appear before judges performing in their respective panyards. see judging schedule

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2026 SOUTH-CENTRAL Small Steel Orchestra Prelims - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The second set of steel orchestras in the small conventional category, of the 2026 season of the Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama, features three nights of competitive performances in the preliminary phase. In total there are fifteen participants hailing from South/Central, scheduled to appear from Sunday December 7—Tuesday December 9. see judging schedule

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UTT APA Presents PAN ASCENSION – at NAPA | Steelpan Concert 2025

The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) as The Academy for the Performing Arts (APA) proudly presents: 🎶 PAN ASCENSION 📅 Friday 5 December, 2025 📍Theatre 1, UTT Campus at NAPA Keate Street, Port-of-Spain This special evening celebrates the power, artistry, and evolution of steelpan music, featuring talented performers from UTT’s Academy for the Performing Arts. This interface was through the kind courtesy of Tisha of ‘I am living my life.’

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2026 EAST Small Conventional Steel Orchestra Preliminaries - Panyard Judging

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Small conventional steel orchestras begin their competition for the 2026 season of the Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama, with bands from the Eastern region kicking off preliminary competition. Friday and Saturday December 5-6 are the first two dates on the schedule. see judging schedule  

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Single Pan 2026 Finals Results - Triumph for San Juan East Side, arranger Duvone Stewart

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The title defenders became the title holders once again, in the annual National Single Pan competition for the 2026 season of the Trinidad and Tobago Panorama. San Juan East Side Symphony triumphed for a second consecutive year when they brought to the stage arranger Duvone Stewart’s vision of ‘Jumbie.’ La Creole Pan Groove led musically by Dejean Cain, and Chord Masters Steel Orchestra returning with André White as arranger - rounded out the top three spots in this…

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WKU Steelband immerses students in ‘Sounds of the Caribbean’

College Heights Herald Lane Bibb looks at his sheet music while he plays the steel drum during WKU’s Steelband concert at FAC on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025   Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA - Loud, energetic music filled the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center recital hall as audience members tossed beachballs and clapped to the beat of the cultural steel pan music of the Caribbean Wednesday. The band, comprised of six different steelpan instruments, performed eight songs. In between each song, director…

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Congratulations to Michael Hospedales, Marc Brooks, Wilfred Wiz Kieal, Shawn

When Steel Talks extends congratulations to panists Michael Hospedales, Marc Brooks, Wilfred “Wiz” Kieal, Shawn "Mastamind" Noel and Markus Garceran on their performance at the The One World One Family Symphony Concert, The One World One Family World Cultural Festival 2025, marking the 100th birth anniversary of Sri Sathya Sai Baba.

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TnTeague shines at PASIC50

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Liam Teague, a professor of music and director of steelpan studies at Northern Illinois University, right, with son, Jaden, during a recent performance   DeKalb, Illinois, USA - The thunderous applause that echoed through the Indiana Convention Centre, in the US, on November 15 was more than just appreciation for a masterful performance; it was a celebration of legacy, family, and the boundless potential of the steelpan. Liam Teague, the internationally renowned…

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Single Pan Bands - Order of Appearance - 2026 Finals - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The twenty-five Single Pan band finalists in the annual National Panorama competition now know the order in which they will take the stage come Saturday November 29, 2025, as twenty-four of them vie to dethrone the category’s defending champions, San Juan East Side Symphony and Duvone Stewart, arranger. One of those is certainly Chord Masters, which copped both the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 titles, as they mount a challenge to get back on top. The band returns to…

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Single Pan Bands - 2026 Preliminaries Results - Trinidad & Tobago Panorama

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Chord Masters, Hope Pan Groovers, New Age Trendsetters and La Creole Pan Groove single pan bands topped the category in national preliminary competition, clinching the top three spots, with the last two bands tying for third place. Pan lovers can expect defending champs San Juan East Side Symphony to determinedly work their way up from their present sixth position when they next perform, in an attempt to keep their title and trophy. see results

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