Steel Drum Bands Rock Old Mill’s Gymnasium
Maryland, USA - Steel drum bands from five local high schools shook the gymnasium floor Friday night at Old Mill High’s sixth annual Panorama concert.
Bands from Catonsville, Perry Hall, Sparrows Point, and Parkville high school joined Old Mill's two steel drum groups for a concert that had the audience dancing to the beat.
Several familiar tunes were played that had the audience clapping along, including Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” from Disney's “The Lion King."
The first steel drum band was brought to Catonsville High School 20 years ago by enthusiast Jim Wharton, the Music Department Chairman at Catonsville. Now, nine other Maryland high schools have steel drum bands.
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Slight correction -- the first 1-semester initiation of a steelband in a high school in MD was at Gaithersburg HS back in the early 1990s, perhaps around the same time at Catonsville.
Peter Gray
All of the pan players from all the schools did a fabulous job - great pick of songs. Congrats to the band the band that just started in January....a great first performance. Old Mill Rocked - what a lead line! Big thanks to Mike Miller who does a great job promoting our young pan players....big hugs to Jim W too.
Joanie