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Date: 11.08.06             

WIADCA presents prizes, trophies
won in 2006 Celebrations
to Mas fraternity and Panorama community

CASYM's captain and vice-captain with trophy for their orchestra's 2006 New York championship Panorama win

 

Award Ceremony in Pictures
 

New York - The historic Brooklyn Borough Hall at 209 Joralemon Street, in Brooklyn, New York was the setting for the WIADCA (West Indian American Day Carnival Association) 39th Annual Prize Awards.  Proud winners of the 2006 Carnival and Steelband Music Panorama events were on hand at a different venue this year for the ceremony.  The Brooklyn Museum had been the choice in 2004 and 2005, while in 2003 attendees were hosted at Prospect Park's Picnic House in Brooklyn.   

First, second and third place winners in the 2006 steelband panorama and multiple mas categories, such as Individuals, Ole Mas Characters, King and Queen Adult and Junior winners, and Band of the Year were presented with trophies, and later on, checks, for their endeavors in the September 2006 New York carnival and panorama season.

Travis Roberts, captain of 2006 New York Panorama champions, CASYM Steel Orchestra, together with vice captain Janek Franklin, was called upon shortly after 6:00 PM to provide some impromptu entertainment for award attendees already seated in readiness for the scheduled 5:30 PM start.  After solos from the CASYM duo, and around 6:20 PM, Roberts rendered the US anthem signaling the beginning of the award ceremony.  Jean Alexander, WIADCA's Public Relations and Marketing liaison would be hostess for the evening's activities.

President of WIADCA, Yolanda Lezama-Clark delivered the opening address, with words of support and recognition for the Caribbean community and its annual Brooklyn carnival celebrations, forthcoming from various officials after the WIADCA president.  They included but were not limited to New York City (NYC) Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr., Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, NYC Council Member David Yassky and Council Member Kendall Stewart.

Calvin Alexander, previously a long-serving member of WIADCA, was presented with a plaque commemorating thirty years of 'Dedication and Unselfish Support' of the organization and its goals.  A trip to any American Airlines world destination for Alexander and his spouse, along with an envelope of cash appreciation accompanied the plaque.

Among the evening's notable awardees in the mas category were Sesame Flyers International, parent organization of Sesame Flyers Steel Orchestra.  They achieved Band of the Year honors.  Quite a selection of Sesame Flyers personnel was on hand for the presentation, prompting humorous comments that 'the whole band had turned up' for the presentation.

After the presentation of the trophies in the mas categories, the first, second and third prize winners of the New York Steelband categories received their trophies.  Accepting from WIADCA board member Randolph Babb, on behalf of third place winners Pantonic Steel Orchestra (last year's champs), was the music organization's Public Relations Officer, Nicole Gibbons.  Manager of Sonatas Steel Orchestra (2004 Panorama champs) Macaulay Scott was on hand to accept the trophy for second place, presented by Mr. Babb and WIADCA's president and vice-president, Yolanda Lezama-Clark and Kenrick Faustin.  The latter two stayed on to do the honors as CASYM's Travis Roberts and Janek Franklin proudly accepted their trophy.

This year's change in venue accommodated attendees in the chambers of Brooklyn's Borough Hall for the award ceremony.  However it was not large enough for performances by the stageside representation of the championship steel orchestra, CASYM.  Whether or not that had ever been a consideration of the event organizers is unknown.  What can be said is that the ceremonies held in 2004 and 2005 at the Brooklyn Museum featured performances from the stagesides of the panorama champions of those years, and from other artistes, for the pleasure of all those in attendance.

Additionally - it was interesting to note that in 2003, all the steel orchestras participating in the panorama went home with trophies of their own, and had their individual photo-ops.  The same held true for 2005.  For the 2006 awards however, band names and positions were simply announced with no fanfare or other visual recognition afforded them.  Checks were to be collected outside.  Nevertheless, When Steel Talks was pleased to be able to capture some memorable moments of the representatives who turned up, under the auspices of Shirley Chisholm's (the first African American woman - of Caribbean parentage - who was candidate for the Democratic Presidential Nomination) portrait positioned just outside the chambers where the ceremony was held, and during the reception which followed immediately after.

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