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Panorama 2020
He is a deep thinker, a perfectionist - two traits which work well for a committed musician. The audio 'images' evoked through the arrangements unveiled to date by Brandon Waldrop, are undeniable windows into the treasure trove in store for music lov
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Vanya ReidUnited Kingdom - Born in 1977, with an ear that appreciated decades of music from all genres, way beyond her years. The original compositions of this Pan Woman reflected her gifts and was the outlet for a talent she shared. She played Pian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - For the second time in 2019, in just over nine months, Trinidad and Tobago hosted a national Single Pan band finals competition. And while the defending champions, San Juan East Side Symphony did maintain their standing, th
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Liam Teague has been named the 2020 Panorama arranger for Harvard Harps Steel Orchestra - small band category.
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Global - Eduardo “Lalo” Tellez is a music Bachelor and a Percussion Professor in the Superior Institute of Music in Veracruz, Mexico. He first encountered the steelpan instrument four years ago in 2009, and began to e
Read more…Based on a recent Express newspaper's report dated May 12th, 2012 it was reported that the Maha Sabha laid the rules which stated that absolutely NO Hindu Schools are allowed to have the STEELPAN in their schools unless ALL Hindu Schools were given I
Read more…Official Results for the Panorama 2020 Single Pan Semi-Finals, which were held at the Arima Basketball Court on Sunday November 17, 2019.
Dr Merle Albino-de Coteau. Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, University of Trinidad & Tobago. What an honour and privilege for me to share with this magnificent icon of Laventille and Trinidad & Tobago. Congratulations, Miss, from all the
The Official Results for the National Panorama Single Pan Preliminaries, which was held during the period November 4th to 12th, 2019. The first thirty-one (31) bands have qualified for a place in the National Single Pan Semi-Finals, which will be hel
Read more…In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, panist extraordinaire Tristan Brewington-Japsi speaks on his love of the steelpan instrument and how it has impacted his musical life and future
New York, USA - Tristan; he is a valued member of Stee
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Winning arranger of four out of eight attempts at Pano
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Vanessa Headley on being named the 2020 Panorama arranger for La Brea Nightingales Steel Orchestra - large band category. In addition, Vanessa will be the arranger for Trinidad Valley Harps Steel Orchestr
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New York, USA - NYU Steel has been on a steady rise since its inception. The men fueling this upward trajectory are Professor Jonathan Haas and his field general Josh Quillen - the music director of NYU Steel. At the close of the New York U
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Pan magazine (the brain child of Dalton Narine and Les Slater) remains simply the finest steelpan music publication ever printed. WST revisits another article from the magazine originally published in the Fall of 1987. Thanks again to Dalton Narin
Global - Ray Holman is one of the pivotal figures in the history of the steelpan movement. This legendary stalwart has left his extraordinary mark as an arranger, writer, and performing and recording artist. When Steel Talks had the pleasure of inter
Global - Meet Marc Brooks: Brooklyn native, panist, arranger, educator and performing artist... Creative, inquisitive, thoughtful, gifted and growing - Marc is a natural. He is a ‘sponge’ whose musical horizon is expanding by the moment.
