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Codrington Pan Family tops Steel Orchestras in Pan Is Beautiful XII Prelims

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Topping the preliminary round, the Codrington Pan Family scored eight points more than their nearest rival Tropical Angel Harps, to emerge with the highest score at the weekend’s Orchestra Class in the National Steelband Music Festival ‘Pan is Beautiful XII’ series at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Interestingly, the Codrington Pan Family triumphed in the Single Pan Band category in the previous festival, and made the move to the Orchestra category this time around.

The “family” band which hails from East Dry River, Port-of-Spain, also had the top scores in both the Test Piece (255) and Tune of Choice (267) to place first with a grand total of 522 points. Their Tune of Choice, “The Pan With Love: Our Gift to the World” was composed by Keisha Codrington, who, incidentally topped the Soloist Category.

Of the fourteen participating orchestras, eight will proceed on merit to the Grand Finals on Saturday November 16, 2013.

Full results for the preliminaries in the Orchestra Category are:

Placing
Orchestra
Selections
Scores Cumulative Points
1. Codrington Pan Family Mr. Pan Maker

The Pan With Love: Our Gift to the World

255

267

522
2. Tropical Angel Harps Mr. Pan Maker

The Voices In My Head

252

262

514
3. Invaders Mr. Pan Maker

Zampa Overture

253

260

513
4. Exodus Mr. Pan Maker

Moods of The Maestro... (dedicated to Pat Bishop)

252

260

512
5. Renegades Mr. Pan Maker

Academic Festival Overture

249

262

511
6. Couva Joylanders Mr. Pan Maker

Symphonic Suite from ‘The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Rings’

251

256

507
7. Diatonic Mr. Pan Maker

Symphony No. 4

246

250

496
8. Pan Elders Mr. Pan Maker

The Barber of Seville Overture

243

251

494
       
9. UWI Festival Mr. Pan Maker

Die Fledermaus (The Bat)

243

247

490
10. Sangre Grande Cordettes Mr. Pan Maker

Egmont Overture

232

255

487
10. San City Symphony Mr. Pan Maker

Skyfall

229

258

487
12. Sforzata Mr. Pan Maker

Jupiter

233

244

477
13. La Brea Nightingales Mr. Pan Maker

L’Hymne a L’Amour

236

239

475
14. Sound Specialists of Laventille Mr. Pan Maker

The Force of Destiny

225

238

463

Bands were required to perform the Test Piece, “Mr. Pan Maker,” composed by Dr. Leroy Calliste aka “The Black Stalin” and a Tune of Choice. Adjudicators in this category were Dr. Anne Marion Osbourne, Merle Albino-De Coteau, Lambert Phillip and Joslynne Sealey.

Pan is Beautiful XII enters the respective Finals with the Soloists/Ensembles on Friday November 9 at NAPA (National Academy for the Performing Arts), Port-of-Spain, Single Pans on Sunday November 10, and Orchestras on Saturday November 16, 2013.

From the News Desk of Pan Trinbago
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