Steelpan Newspaper Clippings
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The Steelpan Newspaper clippings was established in 2013 with a grant from the Campus Research and Publication Fund of the University of the West Indies St. Augustine. The project was initiated by Dr. Jeannine Remy a lecturer with the Department of Creative and Festival Arts. The primary goal of the project is to archive, preserve and organize newspaper clippings on the topic of steelpan found in the West Indiana and Special Collections Division at the Alma Jordan Library, the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. So that researchers and students of the art form can easily access information related to the topic of steelpan.
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Item Steelpan Awards Held in London(Guardian, 5-Aug-11) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoThe Commonwealth Arts and Cultural Foundation, in association with Trinidad and Tobago High Commissioner Garvin Nicholas hosted the Steelpan Awards 2011 at the Trinidad and Tobago High Commission, London on July 26. The event was held to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) and the Golden Jubilee of the Dixieland Steel Orchestra.Item 1,583 Students Graduate from UTT(Guardian, 30-Nov-12) Cuffy, David; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoAt the 2012 Presentation of Graduates of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), five well-known cultural and entertainment personalities were among the students presented with the first time Master of Arts in Carnival Studies.Item Future Arrangers Tune Up(Daily Express, 2-Aug-11) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoThe Pan-in-Schools Coordinating Council (PSCC) organised an intensive three week workshop in "Panorama Arranging" which was fully sponsored by energy company bpTT. The workshop involved 30 music students and teachers with ambitions to arrange tunes for the Panorama steelband competition.Item PSCC, bpTT Team up to Energise Steelband Music(Guardian, 28-Jul-11) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoA series of intensive music workshops catering to music students are being administered by the Pan in Schools Coordinating Council (PSCC), fully sponsored by bpTT. The Pan Playing Techniques and Music Composition workshops are presented to over 60 secondary school students.Item Challenging Pan Activity in UK and Central Europe(Guardian, 28-Jul-11) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoTerrence "Terry" Noel, founder and leader of the BT Melodians has been busily involved in a project funded by the Performing Rights Society of the UK. Noel's BT Melodians Steel Orchestra was selected to participate in the scheme called Adopt a Composer, which will see the ensemble interpreting the music of a selected composer. Additionally, Noel was in Belgium tutoring 40 young music students from Ossett Academy from West Yorkshire in the rudiments of pan skills.Item Pan Through the Generations(Guardian, 5-Jan-04) Alexander, Andre; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoMembers of Generation to Generation Steel Orchestra entertained their parents, friends and specially invited guests with a repertoire of Christmas and religious music at the home of Roseford and June Clouden at Paradise Gardens, Tacarigua. Roseford Clouden is founder and leader of Generation which was formed some six years ago.Item Despers Smokes 'em at Fiesta Final(Guardian, 22-Sep-03) Nero, Sean; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoWitco Desperadoes Steel Orchestra has walked away with the conventional band prize in Pan Trinbago's inaugural National Republic Pan Fiesta competition at the Queen's Park Savannah. Despers delivered a flawless rendition of "This Melody Sweet", composed by Winsford Des Vignes and arranged by Clive Bradley.Item Miss World Meets the Pan Men(Trinidad Guardian, 7-Feb-64) Jacobs, Carl; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoAt the first major show in the Queen's Park Savannah, Miss World, Miss Carol Joan Crawford of Jamaica will mingle with steelbandsmen and the United States Marines in "Carnival Panorama". Miss Crawford will present the Panorama Steelband Champion with a silver cup and in turn, she will be presented with a full size tenor pan mounted on a stand as a gift.Item Point Pan on the Move(Guardian, 22-Apr-11) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoThe Glorious Steel event marked the launch of the Pan on the Move programme for the upcoming annual Borough Day celebrations in Point Fortin. This event featured five sizzling steel bands rendering a compilation of soca, calypso, RandB and classical music.Item Birth of Two Pan Pioneers(Express, 25-Oct-00) Anthony, Michael; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoThis article examines the birth of two pan pioneers, Ellie Mannette and Winston "Spree" Simon.Item Steelband World Mourns Legend Bertie Marshall(Guardian, 19-Oct-12) Blood, Peter Ray; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoThe steelband fraternity was plunged into mourning with the news of the passing of steelband legend Bertie Marshall. Marshall was revered as one of the world's premier technicians and one of the inventors of the national instrument.Item Pan Greats Honoured in London(Sunday Express, 7-Aug-11) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoThe Commonwealth Arts and Cultural Foundation, in association with Trinidad and Tobago High Commissioner Garvin Nicholas hosted the Steelpan Awards 2011 at the Trinidad and Tobago High Commission, London on July 26. The event was held to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) and the Golden Jubilee of the Dixieland Steel Orchestra.Item Flambeaux Outside Hell Yard at Dawn: Canboulay Riots Relived(Sunday Express, 21-Feb-04) Sookram, Caldeo; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoAt five o'clock in the morning, a contingent of revelers arrived on Duke Street, Port-of-Spain, close to Hell Yard to watch actors from the Malick Folk Performers, the Lord Street Theatre, students from Trinity College in Connecticut and research scholars from the Pacific Lutheran University in Lacoma, Washington State, re-enact the Canboulay Riots of 1881.Item Peeved Panmen Decide Today on Panorama's Future(Daily Express, 16-Dec-10) Julien, Joel; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoThe pan fraternity will decide if there will be a Panorama competition next year, in light of recent 'disrespectful' statements made by Arts and Multiculturalism Minister Winston Peters and the lack of funding from the Government. Peters also blamed the annual Panorama competition for" killing steelpan".Item Invaders to Perform at 2004 Steelband Festival(Sunday Express, 15-Aug-04) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoBWIA Invaders Steel Orchestra will be performing "L'Apprenti Sorcier" (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) composed by Paul Dukas at the upcoming 2004 Steelband Festival. The orchestral scherzo is being conducted by Dr. Jeannine Remy with assistance from the band's musical director, Nervin "Teach" Saunders.Item Starlift in Transition, Coming and Going(Trinidad Guardian, 16-Feb-12) Blood, Sandra L.; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoThe articles examines the inception and successes of Starlift under prolific arranger Ray Holman and the challenges the band faces in transitioning to new management. Without a corporate partner, a professional advisory group was engaged to assist in helping find the pathway to success.Item Pan School Looking for New Home(Guardian, 6-May-11) Unknown; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoTrinity All Generations Steel (TAGS) and School of the Arts is an ongoing community outreach programme established in 1994. The school offers music education for youth in the Port-of-Spain area and its environment, at little cost. TAGS has been unceremoniously thrown out of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity and is now seek an alternative location.Item CLICO Sforzata Takes Prestigious Title for the First Time(Daily Express, 4-Jun-10) Cardinez, Gary; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoCLICO Sforzata takes the prestigious "Pan in the 21st Century" title for the first time. Sforzata performed Dr. Jeannine Remy's arrangement of Jasmine Sullivan's, "I Bust the Windows of Your Car".Item There's a Kinda Hush… All Over Our Multicultural World(Guardian, 6-May-11) Blackman, D Anthony; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoThe article describes the lack of dialogue on whether this year's Carnival was the biggest and the best ever. The perceived success of the venture has not been backed by empirical evidence and every concerns on the matter has been swept under the carpet.Item Saving Pan Trinbago(Guardian, 19-Jan-11) Blackman, D Anthony; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and TobagoAs the steelband movement faces challenges in Trinidad and Tobago, Pan Trinbago's main objective should be becoming an organization that is in full control and successfully managing the business of pan. To deal with these challenges, Pan Trinbago should seriously consider adopting the model of a successful organization such as FIFA (The International Federation of Association Football).