Guaico school steelband still needs $32,000

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

by Rachael Espinet

Members of the Guaico Presbyterian Steel Orchestra during rehearsals at their school.

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Guaico Presbyterian Steel Orchestra had to reschedule its flight from Friday to Monday because it has been unable to raise funds it needed for a Maryland trip.

The steel orchestra from Sangre Grande won first place at the National Schools' Panorama competition in the primary school category this year. It was invited by the Cultural Academy for Excellence, Inc. (CAFÉ) in Maryland to perform at the school graduation.

....Anna Noel, artistic director of the Guaico Presbyterian Steel Orchestra, said the school now needs $30,000 more to fly out.


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