Medium | Large - Preliminary Schedules & Order of Judging
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Six Small Conventional Steel Orchestras in the Northern Region i.e. Merry Tones, Cocorite West Wind, Humming Birds Pan Groove, Harvard Harps, Tokyo and Blue Diamonds, started the Preliminary judging at their respective pan yards on Monday 15 January.
Continuing on Tuesday January 16 will be the final six in that region. Those being judged tonight, Tuesday, are Crescendoes (“Magic Drum”), Roadblock (“Magic Drum”), Highlanders (“Big Girl Now”), Xpress21, Laventille Serenaders (“Dingolay”), and T&T Music Stars (“Full Extreme”).
The four-man adjudication panel will travel to Tobago on Wednesday 17 January to carry out a similar exercise. Seven bands will perform their respective selections commencing at Canaan with Crown Cordaans and culminating in Speyside with Steel Sensations.
On Thursday 18, the panel will have a “rest” day before heading to the South/Central Region where thirteen bands will be judged over a two-day period i.e. Friday 19 and Saturday 20 January.
The Eastern Region will be the last of the regions to be judged in this category. They have three days - Sunday 21, Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 January to complete the exercise. Nineteen bands in the zone have registered for in this, the ‘small steel orchestra’ category defined as not more than 60 players but not less than 50 players.
The judging order is as follows:
In addition to the Small Steel Orchestra Preliminary judging, separate panels for the Medium and Large Conventional categories will be conducting their own competitions simultaneously. Semi Finals will be held at Victoria Square, Park Street, Port-of-Spain, on Saturday 27 January from 1:00 p.m. Thirty bands will be selected in order of merit for this stage. From the News desk of Pan Trinbago |
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Medium | Large - Prelim Schedules & Order of Judging