Twenty four (24) steel orchestras from across the globe have registered to participate in the first ever International Panorama.
The bands, twelve (12) local and twelve (12) from the Caribbean, United States of America, Canada, France, Japan , will compete at the “mecca of pan”, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Sunday 09th August 2015. Starting time is 3:00pm.
Bands will be vying for the first prize of US$250,000. and the “World Steel Pan Trophy” designed by Kemal Manickchand.
The seven (7) Adjudicators for this competition are Dr. Shannon Dudley (USA), Dr. Larry Snider (USA), Ms. Claudette Vincent-Stewart (St. Vincent & The Grenadines) with Lambert Phillip, Roger Sardinha, Damion Phillip and Lennox London from Trinidad & Tobago. (PLEASE NOTE: WST HAS BEEN ALERTED THAT AN ADDITIONAL JUDGE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE PANEL BRINGING IT TO 8, THE ADDITIONAL NAME WILL BE RELEASED LATER.)
The International Panorama, produced by Pan Trinbago, embraces all steelband playing countries from which champion bands have been invited to compete alongside the winning Panorama 2015 (competition) bands.
For the competition all participating steelbands must comprise a minimum of seventy five percent (75%) of players who are citizens of the country which they represent. Each band will be permitted to perform with sixty (60) players maximum and forty (40) players minimum. For the purpose of the competition, each participant may select and perform any calypso or soca of their choice. No performance shall exceed eight (8) minutes.
The order of playing position is listed below:
| Order | Country | Band | Tune | Arranger | Leader | |
| 1 |  |
St. Martin | Gunslingers Steel Orchestra | Pan Revivi | Aldric Benjamin | Aldric Benjamin |
| 2 |  |
Trinidad & Tobago | Renegades Steel Orchestra | Like Ah Boss | Duvone Stewart | Candice Andrews-Brumant |
| 3 | |
Trinidad & Tobago | Steel Xplosion | Thunder | Arddin Herbert | Aaron Reid |
| 4 | |
France | Calypsociation Steelband | Prophet of Pan | Mathieu Borgne & Laurent Lalsingue |
Coline Hammel |
| 5 |  |
Virginia, USA | Mosaic Steel Orchestra | Pan In A Rage | Jit Samaroo | Dr. Anthony Hailey |
| 6 | |
Trinidad & Tobago | Curepe Scherzando | Bassman | Yohan Popwell | Teddy Neptune |
| 7 |  |
England, UK | Ebony Steelband | Ah Feeling | Duvone Stewart | Pepe Francis |
| 8 | |
Trinidad & Tobago | Phase II Pan Groove | Woman on the Bass | Len “Boogsie” Sharpe | Errol Skerritt |
| 9 | |
Trinidad & Tobago | Pan Elders Steel Orchestra | Party Time Again | Duvone Stewart | Hollister Smith |
| 10 |  |
Japan | Panorama Steel Orchestra | Dance of Phoenix | Yoshihro Harada | Yoshihro Harada |
| 11 |  |
Jamaica | UWI Panoridim Steel Orchestra | Ten Commandments of Pan | Orane Shaw | Augustus Peters |
| 12 | |
Trinidad & Tobago | Supernovas Steel Orchestra | Dr. Samaroo | Amrit Samaroo | Amrit Samaroo |
| 13 |  |
Canada | Pan Fantasy | Lucy | Al “Allos” Foster | Wendy Jones |
| 14 | |
Trinidad & Tobago | Buccooneers Steel Orchestra | Gold | Seion Gomez | Anthony Hopkins |
| 15 | |
New York, USA | Brooklyn Steel Orchestra | Ah Feeling | Odie Franklin, Kendal Williams & Marc Brooks |
Travis Roberts & Kernal Simon |
| 16 | |
Trinidad & Tobago | Trinidad All Stars | Curry Tabanca | Leon “Smooth” Edwards | Beresford Hunte |
| 17 | |
Trinidad & Tobago | Exodus | De ‘Puna Band | Pelham Goddard | Ainsworth Mohammed |
| 18 |  |
St. Lucia | Pantime Steel Orchestra | Aunty Pam | Amrit Samaroo | Cecil ‘Tortee’ Philgence |
| 19 | |
Trinidad & Tobago | Silver Stars Steel Orchestra | Edwin's Legacy | Liam Teague | Christine Pouchet |
| 20 | |
Maine, USA | Pan Coalition | Outta De Box | Nigel Chase | Nigel Chase |
| 21 | |
Trinidad & Tobago | Arima Golden Symphony Steel Orchestra | Ah Feeling | Terrance “BJ” Marcelle | Vernon Morancie |
| 22 |  |
St. Vincent & The Grenadines | Starlift Steel Orchestra | Teaser | Duvone Stewart | |
| 23 | |
Trinidad & Tobago | Tropical Angel Harps | Pan For Beethoven | Clarence Morris | Phillip Morris |
| 24 | |
Canada | Salah’s Steelpan Academy | Outta De Box | Salah Wilson | Salah Wilson |
Tickets are on sale at Cleve’s (Frederick Street, POS) Crosby’s St. James. Kam’s (Long Circular Mall), WACK 90.1fm and Atherly’s San Fernando and Pan Trinbago Head Office Park Street, Port of Spain (Reserved) and the venue on the day on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August 2015 from 8:00 am. Admission is $400. Reserved, $300. General Admission (Grand Stand) and North Black $200.
From the News Desk of Pan Trinbago
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Please does anyone have a link to the final results of the competition with points awarded??? Thanks...
1. Massy Trinidad All Stars, Trinidad 476 points
2. Super Novas, Trinidad 464 points
3. Bp Renegades, Trinidad 459 points...
4. Brooklyn Steel Orchestra, USA-New York 452 points
4. Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove, Trinidad 452 points
6. Curepe Scherzando, Trinidad 451 points
7. Republic Bank Exodus, Trinidad 449 points
8. NLCB Buccooners, Tobago 448 points
9. Ebony Steelband Trust, England 443 points
9. Panorama Steel Orchestra, Japan 443 points
11. PCS Nitrogen Silver Stars, Trinidad 440 points
12. NGC Steel Xplosion, Tobago 439 points
12.Pan Elders Steel Orchestra, Trinidad Steel 439 points
12. T&TEC Tropical Angel Harps, Trinidad 439 points
15. Starlift Steel Orchestra, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 438 points
16. Pantime Steel Orchestra, St. Lucia 432 points
17. Arima Golden Symphony, Trinidad 428 points
18. Calypsociation Steelband, France 427 points
19. Pan Fantasy Steelband, Canada 422 points
20. Mosaic Steel Orchestra, USA- Virginia 421 points
21. UWI Panoridim Steel Orchestra, Jamaica 417 points
22. Salah's Steelpan Academy, Canada 411 points
23. Pan Coalition, USA- Maine 406 points
24. The Gunslingers, St. Martin 398 points
Thanks Claude...
do you know why Devon has arranged for four bands. It is because those are the band's that are he won with do you get it
Duvone has never arranged for Ebony before
After Hearing Most of the Bands. My Top Picks are Pan Elders. - Renegades and the Brooklyn Band ''BSO'
Good picks! Valentine. I could live with that.
What is very clear to me is how much the "big bands" have paled in comparison to the rest of the competition, now that the playing field has been leveled...
Err
lol…my sentiments exactly...
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