Global - Results from the Medium Steel Orchestra semi-final rounds held January 27 at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain, find defending champs Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra in fifth position after their performance of Keshorn - The Javelin Champion, written by Edwin Pouchet and Alvin Daniell. With Len “Boogsie” Sharpe taking up the arranging reins after Edwin Pouchet bowed out due to health challenges, the Tobago-based band returns on final night, intent on holding on to their title as Medium Band champions. Their goal this year - clinching the elusive three-peat.
Nine other steel orchestras are just as determined to win it all in 2013, including three fellow bands which also hail from Tobago. One of those, Buccooneers, topped the semi-final round, scoring 271, and were actually runners-up in the 2012 competition.
These steel orchestras join ten in the large category for the Grand Finals. Tickets are priced at TT $450.00 (Grand Stand General), TT $700.00 (Grand Stand Reserved) and $300.00 (North Stand); they are available at the Ticket Booth at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Atherly’s, Sutton Street in San Fernando, and at Electro Sounds, Dinsley, Tacarigua from Monday 4 February from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Following is a list of those moving on to
the finals which start at 7:00 p.m. Saturday February 9, also at the Savannah.
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MEDIUM STEEL ORCHESTRAS |
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Placing
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Band
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Score |
Selection
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Arranger |
| 1. | Buccooneers | 271 | Gold | Seion Gomez |
| 2. | Sound Specialists of Laventille | 268 | Long Time | Ken “Professor” Philmore |
| 3. | Couva Joylanders | 266 | Band from Space | Kenneth “Panam” Clarke |
| 4. | Pan Elders | 262 | We Come Out to Play | Duvone Stewart |
| 5. | Katzenjammers | 258 | Keshorn - The Javelin Champion | Len “Boogsie” Sharpe |
| 6. | Curepe Scherzando | 255 | We Come Out to Play | Yohan Popwell |
| 6. | Dixieland | 255 | Shock Attack | Leon “Smooth” Edwards |
| 8. | Valley Harps | 254 | More Love | Michelle Huggins-Watts |
| 9. | Arima Angel Harps | 249 | We Come Out to Play | Shelton C. Besson |
| 10. | Steel Explosion | 248 | Tell Dem | Terrance “BJ” Marcelle |
Following are the remaining steel orchestras in this “Medium” category which did not make the cut to move on.
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MEDIUM STEEL ORCHESTRAS |
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Placing
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Band
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Score |
Selection
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Arranger |
| 11. | Sangre Grande Cordettes | 243 | Champions | Anders Kappel Øvre |
| 12. | Power Stars | 242.5 | Shock Attack | Arddin Herbert |
| 13. | Melodians | 240 | My Band | Amrit Samaroo |
| 13. | Pamberi | 240 | Wettin’ | Cheo Cato |
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