Panorama 2014

Medium Bands Finals Results:

Pos Band Name Selection Arranger Points
1 Pan Elders All Ah We Is One Family Duvonne Stewart 284
2 NLCB Buccooneers Madness Seion Gomez 281
3 Courts Sound Specialists Of Laventille Poison Ken 'Professor' Philmore 277
4 Petrotrin Katzenjammers Spankin Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe 276
5 NGC Couva Joylanders Free Up Kareem Brown 272
5 Arima Angel Harps In De Minor Shelton Besson 272
5 Valley Harps Happiest Man Alive Michelle Huggins-Watts 272
8 Melodians The Hammer Amrit Samaroo 271
9 NGC Steel Xplosion Dust In Dey Face Arddin Herbert 266
9 Carib Dixieland Dis Is It Leon 'Smooth' Edwards 266

San Juan East Symphony has retained its title as the Petrotrin National Single Pan Band Champion for the fourth consecutive year.

However, in this instance, the San Juan based steelband tied with Pan Jammers of Santa Cruz for the first place with a total of 281 points.

Playing at position one, San Juan East Side Symphony selected “Fantastic Friday” arranged by Duvone Stewart as their tune of choice, while Pan Jammers  in 13th spot opted  Winsford Devine’s ‘This Melody Sweet” under the baton of Nicholas Singh.

The Grand Finals saw a combined total of twenty six (26) bands in a marathon session lasting seven (7) hours at Skinner Park, San Fernando, which included the Mayors of San Fernando and  Point Fortin.

Adjudicators in the Single Pan Band category were Joanna Shortt, Giselle Alexander, Kenrick Noel, Rojelle Granger, Hugh Borde and Tommy Crichlow while Joanne Ragbir, Richard Pierre, Junior Howell, Joslynne Sealey, Sherry –Ann Saunders and Marceline Peters did the honors in the Small Band Conventional category.

One lucky patron, Wilfred Clarke, won a pair of tickets courtesy Caribbean Airlines.

The second leg of the National Panorama Finals –Medium and Large Conventional Band categories will take place on Saturday 01st March, at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain from 7:00 pm.

Twenty one(21) bands will do battle in a keenly contested musical battle for the bp Challenge Trophies and cash prizes with the first prize of $1m. to the winner of the Large Band category  and $600.000 for the Medium Band.

Additionally, eight (8) persons will receive Awards for their long standing service to the Steelband Movement.

“The Evolution of Pan” is the theme of this year’s edition of Panorama.

Primary Schools

Pos NAME OF SCHOOL NAME OF SONG POINTS
300
1st St. Paul’s Anglican School Soca Baptist 264
2nd St. Mary’s Government Magic Drum 257
3rd St. Margaret’s Boys A.C. Differentology 256
4th Febeau Government Play the Music 248
5th Malabar R.C. Steel Orchestra Spankin 246
6th Fifth Company Baptist Rising Stars The Hammer 241
7th Pres 2 All Stars Curry Tabanca 236
8th Point Fortin Anglican Play More Local 235
9th Nelson Street Boys R.C. Free Up 230
10th Princes Town Methodist (Methodist Starz) Nah Leaving 224
11th Diego Martin Boys R.C. Play the Music 222
12th Couva Anglican School Symphony in G 221