During the past 15 years of composing music for the national and international pan community, I have benefited from interaction with many and diverse contributors to our pan culture, including musicians, studio produ
Only last week we buried a former West Side Symphony member, three days ago we lost another Michael Reese aka Savage.Like deceased Michael (Birde) King he too was one of our good and talented Panorama, Music Festival and Stage Side players. My sympa
Due to unavoidable curcumstances, United States Steel Band Association Inc. (USSA) show "Pan Fusion scheduled for October 20th, 2012 is postponed until April 13 th, 2013.
In Concert, on the road for J’Ouvert - Starlift came hard
New York, USA-With a cool breeze blowing on a warm Friday evening, it was exactly the right setting for a great steelband concert, showcasing the sounds of the contingent from Starlift
New York continues to be one of the leading bastions of the large steel orchestra format in Panorama in the world - second only to Trinidad and Tobago. The Panorama pulse is alive as ten orchestras participated in the 2012 competition. The following
A study of steelpan performance techniques designed for percussion principals. Skills development will include the sticking techniques required for steelpan players, rhythmic patterns,
Crystal Holder, wife of Brent Holder and a founder member of the CSI Steelband Trust, sadly died on Wednesday 5 September 2012 following a long battle with cancer.
A service in will be held on Monday 17 September 2012 at 10:3am,
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.- Pan Trinbago T.C. Inc. pays tribute to Mr. Bertram Kelman (pictured at right), Mr. Liam Teague and Mrs. Maureen Manchouck, recipients of National Awards on the occasion of Trinidad & Tobago’s Fiftieth Anniversary of Independ
The Funeral for Michael King sr. will be held at Largo Community Church, 1701 Enterprise Road, Mitchellville, MD 20721 on Wednesday 12th Sept 2012. The viewing is 1030am and the Service is 1130am
We all know in all bands there are youths who have the talent to do a panorama arrangement. But yet we don't even get the chance to do a stage side tune because the rest of the band don't think that we a capable enough to do so. Why is this please? e
As most of you all know we have established a RETIREMENT FUND for senior pan people in T&T that's in need of assistance. The success or failure of this Fund is entirely up to the involvement of our members here on WST
Condolences goes out to the wife and family of Ronald `Pan -Am` Clarke.
Ronald is the brother of our WST member Kenneth Clarke ..my Condolences Kenneth. I am presently in Trinidad and I just can not believe this madness........ to think that Bandits
Gary Straker has passed away. Gary was the founder of the Gary Straker's Pan School from Arima, Trinidad. The GSPS won the National Junior Panorama Competition in 1999 and was successful in many other National Steelpan Festivals and other competition
DEAR WIADCA: if you intend to further employ those ear rapists known as "sound men" in future panorama competitions, at least let the bands practice inside the museum like they used to, so that the paying patrons could actually hear some music for th
