Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Small steel orchestras begin their competition for the 2025 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama, with bands around the twin-island country performing in their respective preliminary phases.
Ten competitors from the Northern region are first up on Saturday January 4, and Sunday January 5, as a panel of judges visits respective venues to ultimately green-light those moving on to the semi-final round of competition in the small conventional category. Bands from the Eastern, South/Central and Tobago regions have their turn after the Northerners.
Tokyo Steel Orchestra, Highlanders Steel Orchestra, Trinidad & Tobago Music Stars, Phoenix Steel Orchestra and St. Margaret’s Superstars start the music ball rolling on Saturday January 4, 2025 performing in respective venues, with an expected start of 6:00 p.m.
The second grouping - Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force, West Stars, Harvard Harps and Roadblock steel orchestras - will be judged, also at respective venues, from 6:00 p.m. on Sunday January 5.
The championship is at stake, with all in the small steel orchestra category attempting to dethrone the reigning Small steel orchestra champions, New East Side Dimension from sister isle Tobago.
Venue addresses as provided are listed below. All data—especially venues—subject to
change.
Source:
Pan Trinbago.
Times are AST (Atlantic Standard Time)
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NORTHERN REGION - SMALL |
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| Saturday January 4 at 6:00 p.m. | |
| 1 - Tokyo Steel Orchestra | #2a Plaisance Road, John John |
| 2 - Highlanders Steel Orchestra | Corner Eastern Main Road & Williams Street, Success Village, Laventille |
| 3 - Trinidad & Tobago Music Stars | Chinapoo Basketball Court, Morvant |
| 4 - Phoenix Steel Orchestra | St. Francois Girls’ College, St. Francois Valley Road, Belmont |
| 5 - St. Margaret’s Superstars | #6 St. Margaret’s Lane, Belmont (School) |
| Sunday January 5 at 6:00 p.m. | |
| 6 - T&T Defence Force Steel Orchestra | Defence Force Headquarters, Convention Centre, Airways Road, Chaguaramas |
| 7 - West Stars Steel Orchestra | Water Wheel Cottages, Old Water Wheel Road, North Post Road, Diego Martin |
| 8 - Harvard Harps | Harvard Club, Serpentine Road, St. James |
| 9 - Roadblock Steel Orchestra | Corner Melbourne Street & Sydney Lane, Port-of-Spain |
Steel orchestras from four regions—Northern, Eastern, South/Central and Tobago—are competing in these preliminaries to move on to the National Semi-finals on Saturday January 18.
Meet the 2025 Small category participants: listing with Arrangers, Tuners, Captain, et al
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