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Meet Yohan Popwell - Arranger for Sonatas Steel Orchestra - Up close!

When Steel Talks Exclusive iconIn an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - educator, multi-champion steelband panorama arranger and steelpan performing artist Yohan Popwell speaks about the challenge of arranging for the New York flagship music franchise Sonatas Steel Orchestra. This year Yohan and Sonatas attempt to capture the hat trick.

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Global - He is meticulous, hard-working and leaves nothing to chance.  Yohan Popwell knows that you’re “only as good as your last outing” and within the steelband arranging arena, it is a real case of “what have you done for me lately?”

This year the charismatic and talented veteran musician attempts to achieve the elusive hat-trick or ‘three-peat’:  capturing the New York steelband panorama championship title as arranger with Sonatas Steel Orchestra.  With four New York championships already under his belt (2004, 2007, 2009, 2010) - securing another victory would place Yohan Popwell in an extremely rare and special category in New York - that of a multiple-winning Panorama arranger.

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Yohan Popwell after wrapping up his WST interview
Yohan Popwell after wrapping up his WST interview







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