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Schools shine at National Panorama championships
Trinidad Express, Monday, February 20th 2006, by
Driselle Ramjohn
IN THE stiffest competition to date,
three schools emerged victorious in the National
Panorama Finals at the Queen's Park Savannah yesterday.
Some 19 bands competed in three age groups, a first for
the competition, entitled "A Tribute to Clive Bradley".
Previously, schools and junior steelband ensembles
competed in two categories- an under-13 and an under-21
category.
However, this year the organising committee added an
under-16 category for a more comprehensive adjudication
of the proceedings.
Winner in
the under- 13 group was St Margaret's Boys Anglican
School from Belmont.
The young champions, getting 403 points, played a
spirited rendition of Denyse Plummer's Good Times,
arranged by Clive Telemaque.
With 348 points, placing
second was last year's winner and crowd favourite,
Tamana Primary Steelpan Workshop who played Golden Voice
by De Fosto.
Third in the category was Diego Martin Boys/ Merrytones
Juniors with 315 points, playing Kitchener's Fever.
In the
under-16 group with 387 points was Mt Hope Junior
Secondary coming out on top with a delivery of Good
Times by Denyse Plummer arranged by Gary Raymond.
Coming in second with Maximus Dan and Explainer's
All-Inclusive was Bishop Anstey/ Trinity College East
with 379 points and Sangre Grande Junior Secondary
came in third with Shurwayne
Winchester's Don't Stop.
In the competitive under-21
category, last year's winner St Augustine Senior
Comprehensive was able to retain its title with 469
points.
The champions played Judgement Day by De Fosto which was
arranged by Cheo Cato and Kern Summerville.
Placing
second by a 2.5-point margin was BP Renegades Youth
Steel Orchestra with 466.5 points.
They played Destra Garcia's Colours Again, a popular
selection in this category.
In third place with 438.5 points was Golden Hands from
San Fernando.
These enthusiastic pan men and women also played Destra
Garcia's Colours Again.
Education Minister Hazel
Manning said more steel pans will be distributed to
schools around the country as she addressed the
participants and supporters of the competition.
She said that this year would be dedicated to the
development of a curriculum for steel pan in schools.
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