Illinois, USA - His Excellency Dr. Neil Parsan, ambassador of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United States, will attend this weekend’s concert of the NIU Steel Band.
Parsan, who is a veterinarian, contacted countryman Liam Teague a few months ago to learn more about the NIU School of Music and its international reputation for pushing the boundaries of the steelpan.
“The ambassador was curious to find about our program,” says Teague, the head of steelpan studies and co-director of the band with Cliff Alexis, another native of Trinidad and Tobago.
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