New York Steelband & 2026 Panorama Participants’ Practice Sites - Panyard Locations

New York Steelband Panorama competition - Saturday September 5, 2026

Please note that most of these Pan Yard locations are valid only for a few weeks through Labor Day

This is a listing of addresses of active Pan Yard locations for the overall Steelband/Panorama season - of public-facing steel orchestras in New York, and one in Philadelphia - along with contact information where available, for the summer of 2026.

There are other bands which practice as well not listed here, and participate in the annual J’Ouvert celebrations (one such band is Hearts of Steel). This list is subject to revision. 
   
               BANDS PAN YARDS
(practice areas - subject to revision/ updates)		  CONTACTS
     
 
D'Radoes Steel Orchestra band logo - When Steel Talks D’RADOES Steel Orchestra
900 East 52nd Street
 (near corner Farragut Road)
Brooklyn, NY
(Map)
 		 JUNIOR SAMUEL
1 (917) 554-3944

About D’Radoes
Despers USA Steel Orchestra band logo - When Steel Talks  DESPERS USA Steel Orchestra
812 Remsen Avenue
 (between Ditmas Avenue & Avenue D)
Brooklyn, NY
(Map)
 		 KAMAU
1 (347) 444-9964

About Despers USA
Harmony Music Makers Steel Orchestra band logo - WST  HARMONY Music Makers
121 New York Avenue
 (corner Bergen Street)
Brooklyn, NY
(Map)
 ** subject to update		 MICHAEL JOSEPH
1 (347) 528-3560

About Harmony
  HEARTS OF STEEL
389 East 49th Street
  (between Church Avenue & Linden Boulevard)
Brooklyn, NY
(Map)
 		 MICHAEL DEMAS

About Hearts of Steel

Metro Steel Orchestra METRO Steel Orchestra
1437 Utica Avenue
  (corner Utica Avenue & Farragut Road)
Brooklyn, NY
 (Map)
 		 TONY JOSEPH
1 (718) 576-5500

About Metro
PanAlley Steel Orchestra PANALLEY Steel Orchestra
600 Kingston Avenue
  (entrance is around the corner, on Winthrop Street)
Brooklyn, NY
(Map)
 		 TRAVIS ROBERTS
1 (718) 503-2911

About PanAlley
Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra band logo - WST PAN EVOLUTION Steel Orchestra
1168 Rockaway Avenue & Avenue D
  (entrance is on Avenue D - across street from Pepsi building)
Brooklyn, NY
(Map)
 		 WAYNE BERNARD
1 (917) 620-1125

About Pan Evolution
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PAN IN MOTION
988 Union Street
  (between Franklin & Classon Avenues)
  (parking lot to the rear of Prospect Heights High School aka International High School at Prospect Heights)
Brooklyn, NY
(Map)
 

 KENDALL WILLIAMS


About Pan In Motion
     
Philadelphia (Philly) Pan Stars Steel Orchestra band logo - WST PHILADELPHIA (Philly) PAN STARS Steel Orchestra
2529 S 71st Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19142
(Map)
 		 RONDELL POMPEY
1 (484) 786-3944

About Philadelphia Pan Stars
Steel Sensation band logo - WST STEEL SENSATION
PS 66
845 East 96th Street
  (between Avenue D & Foster Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY
(Map)
 

About Steel Sensation