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Super Sonics best steelband
ensemble
Issue No. 845 Tuesday, November 3, 1998,
By WAYNE BOWMAN
Copyright 1997 The Trinidad Publishing Company Limited
The Super Sonics Steel Ensemble from Belmont
played its way to the title of Best Steel Ensemble at
the ensemble/quartet/duet finals of the 1998 Steelband
Music Festival at the Grand Stand, Queen's Park Savannah
on Saturday night.
The 15-member band performed its own variations of Mark
Loquan's "Land For All" and David Rudder's "Calypso
Music", both of which were arranged by Andy Sheafe,
earning a total of 537.5 points.
Exodus placed second with 535 points for its rendition
of Merchant's "Um Ba Ya Ya Oh" and "Jordu" by Duke
Jordan, arranged by Pelham Goddard and Desmond Waithe
respectively.
Early favourites, Hydro Agri Skiffle Bunch, scored 527
to earn third place with Earl Rodney's "Call To The
Ancestors" and Texidor's "Amparita Roca", arranged by
Renwick Lewis.
Tipica Steel Ensemble ended its festival season by
placing fourth, having earned 523.5 points for its
rendition of Jit Samaroo's "Rasa" and Franz Von Suppe's
"Morning Noon And Night In Vienna", arranged by Gofrey
Joseph.
Fifth place went to Petrotrin Deltones with 520 points,
followed by Our Boys - 508; seventh - Flabej Ensemble -
502 and in eight place, SEPOS PYC Steel Orchestra - 488.
Exodus found luck in the quartet category with its
representatives - Andy Husbands, Haydn Hosein, Keith
Gardener and Kurt Edwards - taking first place with
their performance of "Angel Eyes", which earned them 262
points and the trophy.
The quartet from the Trinidad All Stars placed second
with 259.5 points from its performance of Vivaldi's "La
Primavera (third movement)."
The Point Fortin New Creation Youth Steel Orchestra
followed in third place with its interpretation of
Anthony Prospect's "Intermezzo In E Flat," with which it
garnered 254 points.
Parry's Pan School took the fourth place with Jit
Samaroo's "Prelude to the 21st Century", earning 252
points for its effort.
Desiree Myers and Rudolph Williams from Petrotrin
Invaders won the title of Best Duet with their delivery
of "Turkish March" by Mozart, which earned them 261
points.
The Theodore sisters, Marisa and Melissa, from 1998
Panorama Champions, Nutones, came in second scoring 256
points for their performance of Arthur Brooks', "First
Sonata".
Exodus' Marsha Ivey and Gayle Magnus made it to third
place with 248 points earned through their rendition of,
"Hungarian Dance #5" by Brahms.
The festival closes this weekend with the finals of the
solo and single pan categories at Naparima Bowl, San
Fernando, on Friday.
The soloists competing in the finals are Jason Peters,
Bruce Roberts, Mia Gormandy, Jamal Glynn, Brent Holder,
Sophia Subero, Binta Carrington, Ronnie Ross, Sherwin
Cooper, Ebony Rocke, Leon Thomas and Wendell Bleasdell.
The finalists in the single pan category are Marsicans,
Serenaders Steel Orchestra, Trinidad Nostalgic, Dem
Boys, La Romaine Supervibes and Scrunters Pan Groove.
On Saturday, the orchestras will do battle at the Jean
Pierre Complex. Ten bands have made it to the final.
They are Exodus, Tobago Buccooneers, Skiffle Bunch, T&T
Defence Force, Parry's Pan School, Solo Pan Knights, Our
Boys, Laventille Sound Specialists, Moods and Petrotrin
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