Panyard concerts - gift to the nation

Posted By: News
Date: Friday, 16 December 2005, at 12:02 p.m.

Carols On Steel is the title chosen for HCL Valley Harps Panyard Christmas Concert. The Petit Valley-based steel orchestra, in keeping with the theme of the TSTT/Pan Trinbago Christmas panyard series, will be holding its concert at the panyard, Morne Coco Road, Petit Valley, on Sunday from 7.15 pm.

Listed to appear along with the host band, HCL Valley Harps, are Ice Water Ensemble and La Creole Pan Groove with Jesse Ryan on saxophone.

Also on Sunday, West Stars Steel Orchestra will be entertaining the Diego Martin community and environs at its panyard, The Cottages, River Estate. Guests include D’Original Parang Group & D’ Blast of Paramin, Riddem String Band and extempo favourite Black Sage among others. Activities start at 6 pm.

The two west bands join 55 other steelbands in spreading Christmas cheer across T&T. The season’s schedule started last weekend and continues until December 21 with West Side Symphony and Tobago Panthers in the sister isle. (See attached listing).

These concerts showcase the best of pan along with other elements of the culture in a Christmas setting in which the preferred music is traditional Christmas. Admission is free, however, patrons are asked to make a contribution towards “the victims of the panyard shooting fund.”

CHRISTMAS ON STEEL 2005

TODAY

Panasonic Connection and San City—San Fernando—7 pm

BWIA Invaders and St James Tripolians —147 Western Main Rd, Woodbrook—7 pm

Excellent Stores Silver Stars—56 Targarete Rd, Newtown; Courts Sound Specialists and HighLanders—Courts Sound

Specialist Pan Yard

Pan Jammers—Cantaro Village, Santa Cruz—7 pm

LH Pan Groove—Phase 5, La Horquetta, Arima—7 pm

Hope Pan Groove—Pan Tent, Hope Village—8 pm

TOMORROW

Marsicans—Mausica Street, Arima—6 pm

San Juan All Stars—20 Saddle Road, San Juan—7 pm

Curepe Scherzando—Evans Street, Curepe—6 pm

Parry’s Pan School—165 Eastern Main Road, Tacarigua —6 pm

WITCO Desperadoes & Laventille Serenaders—Upper Laventille Rd, Laventille

Tokyo & Spree Simon Harmonics—#2 Plaisance Road, John John

PCS Starlift, Peake Yacht Services Scrunters Pan Groove,World Wide & Harlem Syncopators—Starlift Pan Yard, #1 Mucurapo Rd, Extension

Bar 22—Hutton Rd St. Anns

La Famille—Blind Institute

Scorpions Pan Reflections—Haig Street, Carenage—6:30 pm

Couva Joylanders—7 pm

DECEMBER 18

West Stars—Diego Martin Cottage, Water Wheel Rd, River

Estate—6 pm

HCL Valley Harps, Ensemble & La Creole Pan Groove—HCL

Valley Harps Pan Yard, Petit Valley—7 pm

Arima All Stars—Malabar Rd, Arima—6 pm

United Sounds—La Retreat Rd, Wallerfield, Arima—6 pm

Trinidad East Side Symphony –Upper 6th Ave, Malick, Barataria —6 pm

Fascinators Pan Symphony—1 Lammie St, Tunapuna—7 pm

Solo Pan Knights—Eastern Main Rd, Barataria—7 pm

Birdsong—Cor. Connel & St. Vincent St, Tunapuna—6 pm

Clico Sforzata—Evans & Harris Streets, Curepe—5 pm

Pamberi—Santa Cruz Old Rd, San Juan —7 pm

Potential Symphony—Upper 6th Ave, Malick, Barataria—6 pm

Fascinators Pan Symphony—1 Lammie St, Tunapuna —7 pm

UTC Katzenjammers—Black Rock, Tobago—6 pm

NLCB Buccooneers—Sunday School, Buccoo Village, Tobago —9 pm

Golden Hands & Marabella Senior Comprehensive—Coffee St, San Fernando

(outside WACK 90.1 FM) —3 pm

DECEMBER 19

Our Boys—Our Boys Pan Tent, Fourth St, Scarborough—8 pm

DECEMBER 21

West Side Symphony—Panyard Patience Hill—7 pm

Tobago Pan-Thers —Golden Lane Junction —8 pm

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