The Jamaica Gleaner
In August, steel bands from all over the world will come together in Trinidad as the country plays host to the inaugural staging of the International Panorama Competition. Jamaica will be represented by the UWI Panoridim Steel Orchestra.
Steel bands will compete against 12 of the host country's best bands in a bid to cop the coveted title of champions at the first ever International Panorama contest. With 'panyard' on the UWI Mona campus, Jamaica's UWI Panoridim Steel Orchestra is the longest-running and largest steel band in Jamaica, and is the only band most similar in size, style and function to the medium bands in Trinidad and Tobago.
only band from Jamaica
The 45-player Panoridim band is led by Angela Gay Magnus and they are the only band from Jamaica that will be entering the first staging of the International Panorama Competition, to be held between August 8-9. They will perform a piece by Jamaican arranger, Orane Shaw, titled The 10 Commandments of Pan.
Samantha Williams, assistant musical director and public relations officer for the band, told The Gleaner, that the opportunity is a big deal for all the members, one they are taking very seriously.
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