Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Dr Jeannine Remy congratulates Jesse Jagnarine for placing first in the Steelpan Solo 21 Years and Under at the Music Festival at the Naparima Bowl in San Fernando.
Former Panorama arranger Dr Jeannine Remy’s appreciation for South Trinidad musician continued to grow after day five of the Music Festival at the Naparima Bowl in San Fernando.
The senior music lecturer at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine left the building highly impressed after adjudicating a series of steel pan performances by students on Friday morning. The opening category was the tenor/double seconds solo for those ages 17 and under.
The nine competitors performed the test piece Vals Venozolano (Venezuelan Waltz) composed by Paquito D’Rivera. The steel pan arrangement was done by Marco Riz, with variation and adaption by TT’S Vanessa Alexandra Headley. The results for this category will be announced next Wednesday, but Dr Remy reassured the students they did a fine job.
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