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Trinidad
- Owen Serette, manager of Pan Knights steel orchestra based in Barataria,
Trinidad, confirmed that the band has secured the arranging talents of seasoned
musician Duvone Stewart, for their participation in the 2007 national Panorama
season. Stewart is arranging the Eunice Peters-vocalized selection
'Can't Get Enough' for the band. Pan Knights' 1994 migration from Harmonites Steel Orchestra
makes them the "youngest large band in the country," says Serette. Robert
Greenidge had been their arranger for twelve years, every panorama season since
then. Stewart has already worked with Pan Knights before, including his
arrangement of the Commodores classic Night Shift for the band's 2006 Pan
In The 21st Century selection.
Additionally, Serette cited Stewart's own successful track record of first place
arrangements in past national panorama single pan band and small conventional
steel orchestra categories. Pan Knights has also chosen "somebody young"
who they intend to grow with as an orchestra. It is the band's opinion,
declared Serette, that Stewart "is the best young arranger around at the present
time."
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With exactly two weeks to go before their panyard preliminary showing, the
band "is on target" with their arrangement, according to Serette, and are
looking to complete the overall piece this coming weekend. Regarding the
south venue for the 2007 National Panorama finals, while not in favor of them,
Serette is looking forward to the proper infrastructure being put in place for
the safe and efficient arrival of the qualifying steel orchestras hailing from
the North, at Skinner Park where the competition is to be held. He noted
that while bands from the South customarily made the trip for years up north to
the Queen's Park Savannah, they were extremely few, compared to the large number
expected to make the southward trek this year. Should Pan Knights be one
of those competing in the finals, they intend to be in the south from Friday,
and overnight in preparation for the Saturday evening show.
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