Maryland’s Pan Masters
Steelband Organization hosts
11^th Annual Pan Jamboree

If you’re looking for a ‘Pantastic’ way to celebrate the Memorial weekend this year, then saddle up and head to Pan Masters Steel Orchestra’s 11^th annual Pan Jamboree, coming off on Sunday May 24 in North Brentwood, Maryland.  Known for putting on fabulous steelband shows several times a year, the 2009 edition of their jamboree again features an exciting line up of some of the finest steelbands on the east coast, including Pan Masters themselves.  Joining them will be area steel orchestras St. Veronica’s Youth Steel Orchestra, Pan Majestic Youth Academy Steel Orchestra, Positive Vibrations Youth Steel Orchestra, DC Pan Jammers Steel Orchestra, along with reigning New York Panorama champions ADLIB Steel Orchestra.

Several years ago this much-anticipated jamboree out-grew the band’s pan yard - such was its success, and attendance of pan lovers.  The event now takes place a couple blocks away, just south of the band’s headquarters at 4509 Rhode Island Avenue.  Scheduled to get underway at 2:00 p.m., the outdoor affair will also feature mouth-watering Caribbean food and crafts for sale, and continues through 10:00 p.m.

Pan Masters celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2005, and remains steadfast in their mission to service, develop and encourage cross-cultural programs within their community while expanding and showcasing Caribbean culture.  Additionally, the organization has developed and fostered a program to educate youths and adults in Caribbean arts, crafts and culture and teach them the art of “playing” the steel pan.  For their tireless service to the community, and as nominated by North Brentwood’s Mayor Petrella Robinson - Pan Masters Steel Orchestra was the very proud recipient of Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s Volunteer Service Award in 2009, the year of the organization’s twenty-fourth anniversary.  The presentation ceremony was held at the Maryland Hall for Creative Arts in Annapolis on April 20.
 

Visit www.panmasters.com for more information.

Contact PMSO at 1 (301) 864-2610;  1 (301) 938-3837; marcusvadams@aol.com

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