Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan pioneer Curtis Pierre died on Sunday, aged 84. His daughter Giselle said he died peacefully at his Glencoe home.
His granddaughter Quelita, in a Facebook post, invited family and friends to
Read more…It’s Celebration time for Ray’s first love, PAN
by Dalton Narine
Global - I feel pretty, now that I’ve flirted with Holman’s take on his lover boy spin about Pan, the new world’s glorious instrument. Ray Holman Holman lights a fire under the instrum
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Nigeria - Plans are underway for the Nigerian Navy (NN) Directorate of Music to partner foreign counterparts, the Music Society of Nigeria (MUSON) centre, and key universities to upscale its band performances. The Chief of the Naval Staf
Read more…This thread was initiated in the Steel Band Directors group on facebook.
"Have you every faced backlash from other music teachers telling you or students that the steel pan is not a real instrument. How did you deal with it?"
While there were numerou
Read more…From Giselle Pierre
Funeral service for the late Curtis Pierre takes place at St. Theresa’s R.C. Church, Woodbrook on Friday 13th September, 2019 at 9:00am, followed by private cremation. Funeral entrusted to C&B.
For those who can attend prayers we
When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Pan pioneer Curtis Pierre of Dixieland Steel Orchestra.
The acceptance of steelbands grew when middle-class, lighter-skinned, and white young people started gett
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"Iron man" by Lord Kitchener.
1. The tessitura of the Steel orchestra.
2. Why pans have their names.
3. Advice on strumming and player motivation.
*please correct me if I have misspoken of the historical or scientific points*
my opinions are unreun
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When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to the legendary tuner Bertram “Birch” Kelman
More on this iconic master craftsman...
Trinidad Express Newspapers
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ....The resilience and growth of the steelband movement is amazing. August was Pan Month. I began with the annual birdsong summer camp graduation musical concert.
I have previously described th
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If you had a less than pleasing encounter with the sound system at the 2019 NY Panorama or want to hear what a New York panorama bound steel orchestra really sounds like - you can hear some of your favorite orchestras at cruising speed and in "Cool D
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After taking a long and storied look at carnival, Ray Allen, a professor of music and American studies at City University of New York’s Brooklyn College carved out seven years of his life to compile a scholarly glossary and overview focusing on the t
Seven bands competed in the finals of the 2019 Vincy Mas Panorama competition, which was held on Thursday 4 July in Saint Vincent.
Here are the results:
1st. Starlift Steel Orchestra
2nd. Sion Hill Euphorium Steel Orchestra
3rd. Symphonix Steel Or
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Courts Babonneau Steel Orchestra has pulled a three-peat by winning the 2019 National Panorama Competition.
Courts Babonneau scored 475 points to capture the title for the third consecutive year.
A total of seven bands competed in this year’s compet
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Calypso (Panorama Competition)
Khuent Rose raises some very serious issues about new York Panorama 2019...
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Vincent and the Grenadines - Searchlight
Participants of the Pan Against Crime training programme, conducted by the Elite Steel Orchestra. Kesslon Wilson is at left.
Since the Elite Steel Orchestra has been training young pannists for the past eight
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New York, USA - It was a night of sweet victory for D’Radoes Steel Orchestra (aka Radoes) at the 2019 New York Panorama. A battle for the best in show among eight steel orchestras, one, Philadelphia (Philly) Pan Stars hailing from Philadelphia, joine
