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 Dobbs Ferry, New York - Almost one week to the
day after taking third place from a field of twelve
competitors in the annual New York panorama competition, it was back
to music business as usual for Pantonic Steel Orchestra
(pictured left). A
thirteen-member stage side contingent journeyed to Dobbs Ferry to
perform at The Masters
School. This educational institution is responsible for a
student body of not only US residents, but also young people from
countries worldwide. With more than five hundred students on
roll - from grades five through twelve - The Masters School prides
itself on a unique college preparatory curriculum that readies its
graduates for entry into top tertiary level institutions, while
ensuring the young people's personal development and individual
talents. It was an audience of about two hundred strong, made
up of these students, faculty, and visiting parents and families,
for which Pantonic performed exclusively at the institution's
Claudia Boettcher Theatre.
 The concert was the brainchild of faculty member and dorm parent, Middle School
music teacher Jennifer Carnevale
(pictured right), who had
herself experienced Pantonic
and their music less than two months ago.
Carnevale took part in a
summer graduate course "An Introduction To World Music" at Columbia University,
and Pantonic Steel Orchestra's workshop and performance were introduced as part of
a hands-on appreciation of world music within the course.
Carnevale believed that students and faculty
of the Master's School
campus would greatly benefit from and enjoy the orchestra's performance as much she and her
fellow Columbia grad students. The end
result was Pantonic's Saturday September 9 concert at The Masters School.
 After an introduction from Mrs. Carnevale, Pantonic delivered a
repertoire that lasted just over seventy-five minutes. The
group highlighted various music styles during their performance -
R&B, pop, reggae and soca. Some members of the audience were
mesmerized by the musicians, especially the more animated players.
Many of the selections they performed could be found on two of the
group's three CDs -
Tonic for the Soul,
and the recently-released
Tonic Gems.
 Opening up with Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time from Tonic
Gems, Pantonic gave the audience a full taste of steel with
other selections from the CD including - Disco Daddy, Shania
Twain's You're Still The One, La Bamba, John Legend's
Ordinary People, Earth Ah Run Red, and Long and
Winding Road. Cheers and whistles were heard as the
audience recognized names of familiar tunes including Just The
Two of Us, and escalated after the
band finished each. To a standing ovation, Pantonic closed
with When Will I See You Again from Tonic for the
Soul.
 People are always fascinated with the sound of the steelpan
instrument, and this occasion was no different. In the company
of faculty member, Spanish instructor Cecilia de Lankford - two of
the youngest onlookers
(pictured left), ventured closer and tried out their hands on
a tenor pan, while the musicians packed up to leave. De
Lankford told
When Steel Talks
(WST) that she was extremely pleased to have the good fortune
of seeing Pantonic in concert, and made sure she left with a copy of
Tonic Gems.
Contact Pantonic at 1 (718) 434-0231
or pantonic1@aol.com
www.Pantonic.com
Pantonic at The Masters
School in Pictures
C. Phillips, Basement
Press Corp
©2006 When Steel Talks - All Rights Reserved
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