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Meet Russell Fisher - NYU Graduate, Panist & Percussionist - UpClose!

In this WST (When Steel Talks) interview Russell describes his Panorama experience as surreal. New York Panorama is the most fun he has had playing music... On learning music by rote?  “It just changes the experience a little bit, and I think it’s f

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Meet Elisabeth Fidele - Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

New York, USA - Most disappointing? “...The idea that Panorama is everything and all pan has to offer. Bands work so hard during the Panorama season. Sacrifice, time, money, stress - all for those few

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Siege on Meyer Levin School of the Performing Arts Continues

Community tells DOE to "Leave Us Alone!"

New York, USA - At least Columbus had the decency to invade and carry out his dastardly and detestable deeds in person. But not so with heads of the DOE (Department of Education). They send out their minions t

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Meet Chelsea Clouden - Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

New York, USA - “I play pan because I absolutely love the unique quality and sound of the instrument. My passion is never-ending, it only grows as I continue to play pan and study music. It helps me t

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Reboot -- NYU Steel Ensemble 2016 Spring Concert: Much more than Chrome and Steel

with Special Guests Sherwin Thwaites and Brooklyn Steel Orchestra

New York, USA - ....It was standing room only. The door opened at 7:00 p.m. and by 7:30, the concert start time, almost every seat in the house was taken. Indeed, this is a fine tribu

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Meet Samantha Williams - Jamaica

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

Jamaica, W.I. - “I was socialised to think that to be a successful person meant to be a lawyer, doctor or a businesswoman - but that could not keep me from my passion. I do hold a BSc in Human Resourc

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Meet Cherelle Greaves-Barnard - Trinidad and Tobago

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -  “My passion for Panorama, Pan and culture starts with my love for my country... I am extremely proud to be an ambassador for the only acoustic instrument invented in the 20^t

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Meet Sade Constantine - New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

New York, USA - “My passion is the music, and the instrument and the art form, so it’s difficult to walk away from an instrument that I’ve grown up with. But I appreciate the versatility of the instru

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The History of Steelpan in the Bahamas - Up-Close!

Bahamas, W.I. - In 1957, Dudley Smith, who had made a name for himself in Trinidad as a Band Leader and Tenor Pan soloist, was brought to the Bahamas by Mrs. Toothe, the widowed owner of the up-scale “Buena Vista Hotel and Restaurant,” located at De

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Meet Cassie Marie Bradley - Chicago, Illinois

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

Chicago, Illinois, USA - “I would advise other female panists to GO FOR IT!!! The instrument is awesome and my only regret has been at times when I would start and stop playing/arranging because I dou

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Meet Inge Schlüer - Trinidad and Tobago

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -  “I’ve grown up around Aunty Pat, hearing her thoughts over and over about the treatment of pan and our culture. It has help shaped my own thoughts on the issue at hand, so t

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Meet Heidi Paul - New York, USA

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

New York, USA - “What disappoints me the most about the steel pan movement is exactly that, the lack of a movement. There doesn't seem to be a "movement." There seems to be plenty of different entitie

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A WST Review -- Broad Horizon - Billy Cobham and Frankfurt Radio Big Band

And with the greatest of reverence and bravado they boast… “Yuh hear big band?”

Anyone remotely associated with Pan, Steel Orchestras, Panorama and the Caribbean understands the special meaning and emphasis of that phrase. And in the same vein one c

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Meet Khan Cordice - Director, Educator, Performing Artist and Arranger - UpClose!

Global - ....Even at a younger age, Khan Cordice’s talent was set in stone, when as a mere teenager he surpassed veteran musicians in the field of arranging in the Moods of Pan festival in his country back in 2008, triumphing that night. Months late

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Meet Nyana Price - Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

New York, USA - “I remember going to Sesame Flyersְ’ Saturday program, I was 9 years old. Thatְ’s where I met Marc Brooks, K.J., and a few others who are still around now. I started off playing tenor

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Meet Indira Amaya Lizárraga - Xalapa, Mexico

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

Xalapa, Mexico - “...everything else, is played in a different way, and that makes steel pan really more interesting. Movements you make playing this instrument reminds me of practicing tai-chi... Pan

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Meet Ashley George - New Jersey, USA

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

New Jersey, USA - “I’m always proud to see the steel pan being used all over the world. For instance, going to ICP and seeing a steel band from Japan was amazing...

“My experience at ICP was definite

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Meet Shelly George - New Jersey, USA

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

New Jersey, USA - “Finding a place for steelbands to practice is one of the greatest challenges this current generation is facing. Not only is this a problem in New York but also in New Jersey where m

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Revisited - Meet Dr. Miho Takekawa - Seattle, Washington

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

Seattle, Washington, USA - “When I heard Ray Holman play on the double-seconds, I could not believe my senses. This was clearly beyond what any words could express.”

“....I start from the origin of t

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Meet Oriana Estrada - Seattle, Washington

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

Seattle, Washington, USA - “What captivated me at first was the uniqueness of the instrument and the beautiful sounds it makes....” says founder of Seattle Women's Steel Pan Project, Oriana Estrada.”

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