Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The St Margaret’s Youth and St Margaret’s Boys AC Primary School Steel Orchestras emerged champions in their individual categories at the just-concluded Orlando Spring Music Festival, organised by USA Music Festival, and held at Universal Studios, Florida, on April 9. The competitive aspect of the festival was divided into two categories: elementary schools and open.
The St Margaret’s Boys AC Primary School competed in the elementary schools category and won with its three selections: My Favourite Things, One Moment in Time, and Like A Boss. St Margaret’s Youth won the Open category, playing five selections: a rock medley, Happy, a Michael Jackson medley, zouk and Ola.
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Last Saturday’s Diatonic Steel in Motion, held along High Street, Siparia, attracted such a mammoth crowd that organisers Diatonic Pan Institute and Siparia Regional Corporation may have to expand the parade route next year. Now in its sixth year, the event featured a competition exclusive for Single Pan steelbands, competing in four categories, namely Religious, Best Repertoire on the Road, Best Flagwaver and Best Ronnie McIntosh Selection.
This year, the competition was extended but the mammoth crowd still spilled off the pavement along High Street. Several patrons were overheard pledging to return for next year’s competition especially for the ambience, good pan music and sense of security ensured by the protective services on duty.
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Congrats and cheers to our young pannists, for the happiness: keeping Pan alive!