An Exclusive with Steelband Arranger Jeannine Remy Winning Arranger for 2010 Pan in the 21st Century

[Pan Times]

An Exclusive with Steelband Arranger Jeannine Remy
Winning Arranger for 2010 Pan in the 21st Century


Arranger Jeannine RemyTrinidad & Tobago, W. I. - Recently, Dr. Remy, as arranger, captured the sought-after 2010 Pan in the 21st Century title with Sforzata Steel Orchestra. She arranged the winning rendition of Jazmine Sullivan’s “Bust Your Windows.”

Remy is no stranger to steelband music competition, having participated several times in the Trinidad and Tobago national panorama competition. However, this is the first time a woman has walked away with a title.

In this exclusive 2010 When Steel Talks (WST) interview, Remy talks about the competition and her approach to this historical achievement.
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[Catt]

Well done Dr Remy! Congratulations and big up to you for repping panwomen everywhere!

[Jeannine Remy]

Thank you. But I am humble.

[Sweet Eustace]

well between you and the conductor of silver stars you had the energy of a drum major, nice idea to keep the rythym section free of pans, the energy of the band comes from both you and the engine room, a food for thought for people hoping to beat Silver Stars in panorama, it is not just the music, but how it is delivered by the band, people will allways steups and complain after competitions especially in pan, but if the band does not produce the music, how can a judge judge it balance interpretation, dynamics general effects will help a judge to appreciate your musical structure if you can grab thier attention, the theatrics made looked like Soca monarch or something

[Marcus Ash]

well done dr. u made the entire music dept. at uwi proud...

[Sweet Eustace]

congrats Jeanine ain't heard the performance but I believe in new blood, the old stagers are getting lacadasical, complacent and redundant. I hope this will wake them up

[Claudius Phillips]

It is interesting to have seen another female arranger follow the footsteps of Dr Pat Bishop. I would like to have her in the United states for Steel Summer series of Concerts and workshops this summer. Her name was mentioned to me by Mr Ray Funk in our conversation just last week. I can be contacted at email [e-mail]

[Jeannine Remy]

I do not know Dr. Pat Bishop's email address off-hand. Mine is [e-mail]

[CURTIS WILLIAMS]

This is a great moment for you in the steelband world and keep it up.