Grand Finals of
Southern Marines Steelband Foundation Seventh
Annual "Talent Expression"
Marabella,
Trinidad, W.I. - The
seventh edition of the
popular Talent Expression
Competition, organised by
the Southern Marines
Steelband Foundation,
entered the homestretch on
Saturday November 10th 2007,
when the semi final round of
the competition was held at
the Southern Marines Pan
Palais, Southern Main Road,
Marabella.
Twenty-four semi-finalists
faced the judges and when
the dust had settled twelve
contestants remained
standing. These
contestants are to appear in
the Grand Finals of Talent
Expression on Saturday
November 24th at the
Southern Marines Pan Palais.
The following finalists
will compete for over TT $32,000
in prizes:
MEGAN WALROND, MARSHA CAGAN,
WHITNEY MOORE, LUCY M.
REGIS, CLAUDE NEPTUNE, KEINO SWAMBER,
NIGEL O’CONNOR, JOSEPH
CHARLEMAGNE, ANTHONY CALLENDER,
KELVIN ANDREWS, JAHVIN
NEPTUNE/DANIEL PHILLIP and LYSTRA
NURSE.Talent Expression is a
performance talent competition organised by the
Southern Marines Steelband Foundation since
2001. It is not restricted to Pan, but
encompasses all performance art e.g.
instrumental, vocal, dance, monologue, poetry
etc. This format was decided upon
because Southern Marines views its mission in
the broadest sense as one of youth and community
empowerment and development - through Pan, both
as instrument and as movement of the people -
and the Arts as a whole.
Talent Expression is now in its seventh year and
has proved to be the leading contest of its kind
in the Southland, and has marked the Southern
Marines Steelband Foundation as a driving force
in the struggle to provide performance
opportunities for artistes who need them in
order to develop their artistic self-expression.
Since the event's inception,
three pannists have won this competition (Keisha
Codrington, Junior “Wiggy” Hinds and Richarde
Bereaux). So too, have two dancers and one
vocalist (calypsonian).
Tickets for the Grand Finals of Talent
Expression are available at the venue, Southern
Marines Pan Palais, and from members of the
Southern Marines Steel Orchestra.
From the News Desk of
Southern Marines Steelband Foundation
Joseph Wilkinson
Secretary |
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