Newsday - Gary Cardinez
The group of musicians from Coastal University South Carolina, front row are Dr James Robert Pendell, left, Dr Jesse Willis and Guyanese-born Dr Gillian Richards-Greaves. - Gary Cardinez
A group of musicians from Coastal University South Carolina, USA, several with doctorates, visited TT recently on a familiarisation tour and to learn about pan, the national instrument.
The 13-member group came on the invitation of Trinidad Valley Harps Steel Orchestra from Penal, south Trinidad.
The group visited the Pitch Lake, Gasparee Caves, Maracas Beach, Waterloo (Temple in the Sea) and Tobago. The musicians showed keen interest in the pan as they wanted to learn more about the instrument and the land of its birth.
Pan is not new to them as there is a small steelband at Coastal University, while there are about ten bands throughout South Carolina.
Replies