Global - Nelson Street Boys R.C. will be the first of thirty steel orchestras to be judged as the 2014 edition of the National Junior Panorama kicks off in Trinidad & Tobago. The band will perform Chris “Tambu” Herbert’s “Free Up” in the Primary Schools category. Ten junior steel orchestras in the Secondary Schools arena and eight in that of the Non-Schools follow the Primary School category.
In each arena the title holders are going for consecutive wins; St. Francois Girls’ Steel Orchestra, St. Margaret’s Boys, as well as Success Stars Pan Sounds with their resident ace arranger and composer Mickiel Gabriel. The bands have clinched titles in their respective groupings in 2013, 2012, 2011 and possibly further back.
Both St. Francois Girls’ Steel Orchestra and St. Margaret’s Boys are first at this point in the competition in their categories, while Success Stars Pan Sounds is running a close second in its own. Click to see all the orchestras’ standings going into the finals.
Adjudicators are Maureen Clement, Avis Bruce, Dexter Assoon and Vanessa Headley (Primary), with Cuthbert Matthew, Malcolm Boyce, Kareem Brown and Victor Prescod (Secondary), and Barry Mannette and Nigel Diaz (Non-School).
The show gets underway on Sunday February 23rd at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Starting time is 9:00 a.m.
Order of appearance, selections and respective arrangers follow:-
Primary Schools |
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Arranger |
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#1 | Nelson Street Boys R.C. | Free
Up Chris “Tambu” Herbert Christopher Herbert |
Kurt Edwards |
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#2 | Point Fortin A.C. | Play More Local
“Mr. Famous” Junior Noel; Prestan Andries |
Damyon Alexander |
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#3 |
Couva Anglican Steel Orchestra |
Symphony In G “Lord Kitchener” Aldwyn Roberts |
David Sylvester |
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#4 | Fifth Company Baptist Rising Stars | The
Hammer David Rudder Pelham Goddard; David Rudder |
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#5 | Princess Town Methodist All Starz |
Nah Leaving Denyse Plummer |
Pete Braxton |
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#6 |
St. Paul’s Boys A.C. School |
Soca Baptiste “Blue Boy” Austin Lyons |
Curtis Jones |
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#7 | Pres2 All Stars |
Curry Tabanca “Mighty Trini” Winsford Devine |
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#8 | Diego Martin Boys R.C. | Play
The Music KES The Band |
Alexis Hope |
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#9 | St. Mary’s Government |
Magic Drum Kernel Roberts Len “Boogsie” Sharpe |
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#10 | Febeau Gov’t. Primary Pan Giants Steel Orchestra | Play
The Music KES The Band |
Quacy Ward; Devon James |
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#11 | St. Margaret’s Boys A.C. |
Differentology Bunji Garlin Ian Alvarez |
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#12 | Malabar R.C. Steel Orchestra |
Spankin’ - A Tribute Austin “Super Blue” Lyons Austin Lyons |
The Ministry of Education in collaboration with Pan Trinbago Inc. TC and the Pan In Schools Coordinating Council will host the competition which has attracted record entries. Hon. Dr. Tim Gopeesingh, Minister of Education, is the patron. Ian “Teddy” Belgrave (posthumous) and Salmon Cupid are this year’s honorees.
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