Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - There are two evenings of initial competition in the third leg of panyard judging for medium steel orchestras. For the preliminary phase in this category of the 2025 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama, eight bands from South/Central are expected to appear before the panel of judges on Thursday February 6 and Friday February 7.
Per the schedule of event organizer Pan Trinbago - Tornadoes Steel Orchestra and Hatters Steel Orchestra are first up on respective days. Expected start time each evening is 7:00 p.m. AST (Atlantic Standard Time).
Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra from sister isle Tobago, working with champion arranger Kersh Ramsey is gearing up for its third consecutive championship, having copped the coveted trophy and prize purse in 2023 and 2024.
Venue addresses as provided are listed below. All data subject to
change.
Source:
Pan Trinbago.
Times are AST (Atlantic Standard Time).
| SOUTH CENTRAL REGION - MEDIUM | |
| Thursday February 6 at 7:00 p.m. | |
| 1 - Tornadoes Steel Orchestra | Richardson Street, Point Fortin |
| 2 - La Brea Nightingales Steel Orchestra | Tanti Park, Point Sable Road, Pt. D’Or, La Brea |
| 3 - Trinidad Valley Harps Steel Orchestra | #32 Sunrees Road, Charlo Village, Penal |
| Friday February 7 at 7:00 p.m. | |
| 1 - Hatters Steel Orchestra | #100 Lady Hailes Avenue, San Fernando |
| 2 - San City Steel Symphony | Carib Street Complex, Carib Street, San Fernando |
| 3 - Pan Elders Steel Orchestra | #18A Carib Street, San Fernando |
| 4 - Antillean All Stars | #8-10 Carib Street, San Fernando |
| 5 - Couva Joylanders | Railway Road, Couva |
Steel orchestras from four regions—North, East, South/Central, and Tobago—are competing in these preliminaries, all aiming to make it to the National Semi-finals on Saturday February 16.
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