The 7th Annual Spring Concert of Boston Steelbands - Hope for the future of Pan in Boston
Massachusetts, USA - Over the most recent decade Boston has experienced fluctuations in steelpan musicianship. In the last year there have been two heartening developments which manifest themselves at the 7th Annual Spring Concert of Steelbands. There is an increase in the number of ensembles and a movement to change the pan teaching paradigm.
As a pan music enthusiast, I have observed other conditions that impact the sound of Boston pan, and Sunday’s concert also presented the differences in various dimensions. Pan Xpressions is the smallest group and most recently formed. One recalls Panazz Players at an Xpressions performance and its presentation maintained that perception. click for more
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