Gary Straker’s Pan School off to Aberdeen Youth Festival
 

Trinidad - Yet another youth steel orchestra will be flying the Trinidad & Tobago flag at a major international festival.

This time, it’s the Gary Straker’s Pan School Orchestra of Arima.  The 25- member contingent will be traveling to Scotland to participate in the 2007 Aberdeen International Youth Festival - “The World of Youth Arts”, from August 01^st to 11^th 2007.

The students whose ages range from nine to twenty one years have been practicing for long hours.

As Straker, arranger and Chief Executive Officer of the School said: “The members of the school are hyped, spirited and elated to have been chosen from many to represent Trinidad & Tobago at the Aberdeen Youth Festival.

This opportunity to go to Scotland as ambassadors is one of the many stepping stones in reaching our goals”.

Gary Straker’s Pan School is one of the top youth steelbands in the home of steelband and has enjoyed tremendous success at the National and World Steelband Music Festivals.

Their repertoire is very diverse and includes soca, calypso, classical, contemporary, reggae, samba and R&B to name a few. “

The band is owned by Gary Straker and led by Rondell Liverpool with Cherise Bain and Elizabeth Robin as captain and vice-captain respectively.

“The members of Gary Straker’s Pan School have taken their roles very seriously and are ready to showcase our culture with the rest of the world”, he noted.