Pan Elders and Duvone Stewart Part Ways

From Pan Elders

"Good Morning... As the saying goes..."nothing lasts forever". With that said, the Executive committee wishes to formally announce the resignation of Mr. Duvone Stewart as arranger for Pan Elders Steel Orchestra. We understand that while "all good things come to an end," this was a difficult but imperative decision for all parties involved. We again wish to express our utmost gratitude and appreciation to Mr Stewart - for the seven great and successful years he has spent with this band. We wish him the very best in his future endeavours."

The Pan Elders organization announced that it will make public its new arranger this Monday.


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  • Not sure what drives this, but now that Pan Elders has a new arranger in Kendall Williams, maybe the need to question the direction will shift.  It's not like he's not arranged and did his thing, come and gone many other steelband sides in the past, eh... 

    Duvone Stewart has arranged for Merrytones, Our Boys, LH Pan Groove, San Juan Eastside, Starlift (St Vincent and the Grenadines) Ebony (UK), Brampton Golden Harps (Canada), Piton Diamond Steel Orchestra (St Lucia), Harmony Steel and Casym Steel Orchestras (New York), Calypso Atlantic and Steel Pan de Montangac (France), Big Pan Pan Groove (Germany) Pan Elders and BP Renegades.

  • Duvone gave them many great years.  The man is more than entitled to move on.

  • I think it is only fair to the followers of both Pan Elders and Mr Stewart  to no why the break up. (Money?) aka: Tahzann

      • So is this a case of -

        Free agency? Collusion? Tampering? Conflict of Interest? 

        bugs

        • CONFLICT OF INTEREST!!!

          But in the BIGGER PICTURE -- this is GOOD for PAN and PANORAMA.

          Maybe THIS PARTING could put a BIG SPOTLIGHT on the MEDIUM CATEGORY and they could draw a BIG CROWD as a STAND ALONE PANORAMA.

          Look how much VIEWERS just FLOCK TO THIS TOPIC!!!

  • So much for Family Life, in divorce dey say LOVE is an abscess that grows in yuh head and buss in yuh ass...Happy trails Brother Stewart...

    Pan Elders - All Ah We Is One Family

    2014 Panorama Arranger : Duvonne Stewart 2014 Panorama Champs Medium Bands

    To Pan Elders just remember HOW GREAT THOU ART, LOVE will find its way again...

    Pan Elders - The Will

  • Seems to me that DUVONE STEWART is going to be  "TAKING HIS TALENTS" to the  MEDIUM BAND that could afford to PAY THE BIG BUCKS.

    No more PETROTRIN handouts to keep PAN ELDERS afloat.

    But it does create an opportunity for a YOUNG ARRANGER to step in and start to climb the ladder. That could be HIGH PANORAMA DRAMA if PAN ELDERS find an explosive young arranger and he come from out of no where and beat DUVONE STEWART in the MEDIUM CATEGORY in 2020.

    Ah mean -- THE BAND DONE KNOW HOW TO WIN!!!

  • Bacchanal...

  • As the sayings go, "it was good while it lasted" and "anew chapter begins"...  Big Up to both Duvone Stewart and Pan Elders!!!

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