Laventille Serenaders top small bands prelims
Laventille Serenaders with their arrangement of Winston Bailey’s “Shadow” topped the National Panorama Small Band Preliminaries with 279 points.
They were followed by South’s Golden Hands and “Trouble” with 278 points and Fascinators Pan Symphony of Tunapuna in third place with 274 points for their rendition of “Buss Head”.
Forty three (43) bands were judged by a four-man panel comprising Soluna Garnes, Joslynnne Sealey, Tommy Critchlow and Michele Dowrich,
Score sheets were opened earlier today (Wednesday) at The Murchison Brown Auditorium, Port of Spain before the participants’ representative. Thirty (30) bands will proceed to the Semi Final round on Saturday January 27 in front of Victoria Square, Park Street. Port of Spain at 1:00 pm. Admission is $100.
Last year’s winner, Fascinators Pan Symphony will play in position three.
ORDER OF APPEARANCE IN SEMI-FINALS
| Order |
Band |
Selection |
Arranger |
Prelim Pts |
| 1 |
Trinidad Valley Harps |
Feeling The Feeling |
S. Thomas & J. Gloud |
257.0 |
| 2 |
Antillean All Stars |
We Are Conquerors |
Glen Williams |
255.0 |
| 3 |
Fascinators Pan Symphony |
Buss Head |
Yohan Popwell |
274.0 |
| 4 |
Arima Golden Symphony |
Du Du Yemi aka Natasha |
Terrence 'BJ' Marcelle |
265.0 |
| 5 |
Highlanders |
Big Girl Now |
Kareem Brown |
260.0 |
| 6 |
Revelation Institute Of Performing Education |
Birthday Party |
Dante Pantin |
267.0 |
| 7 |
C&B Crown Cordaans |
Unforgettable |
Victor Antoine |
256.0 |
| 8 |
Panosonic Connection |
Surrender |
Junior Sean Hinds |
259.0 |
| 9 |
Northolus |
Lorraine |
Arthur 'Bolo' Peters |
254.0 |
| 10 |
Simple Song |
Bandoleros |
Kendell Bowen |
258.0 |
| 11 |
Harvard Harps |
Buss Head |
Renaldo De Pieza |
269.0 |
| 12 |
Mt. Moriah Pan Movement |
I Will Always Be There For You |
Mikhail Joseph |
263.0 |
| 13 |
Road Block |
Magic Drum |
Lindon 'Pappyshow' Spencer |
259.0 |
| 14 |
Tobago Pan-Thers |
Far From Finished |
Kenneth Clarke |
254.0 |
| 15 |
Golden Hands |
Trouble |
Vanessa A. Headley |
278.0 |
| 16 |
Tokyo |
Kaka Roach |
Richard Jerry |
261.0 |
| 17 |
T&TEC New East Side Dimension |
Big Girl Now |
Ken Philmore |
265.0 |
| 18 |
Fusion Steel Ensemble |
Outta De Box |
Dike Samai |
270.0 |
| 19 |
Laventille Serenaders |
Dingolay |
Arddin Herbert |
279.0 |
| 20 |
Cocorite West Wind |
Roti & Talkarie |
Gary Raymond |
261.0 |
| 21 |
Alpha Pan Pioneers |
Prophet Of Pan |
Marina Marfan |
262.0 |
| 22 |
Jay Notes |
Big Girl Now |
Akil Brown |
269.0 |
| 23 |
Pleasantville Kalamo Kings |
Shakin It |
Jason Farrell |
256.0 |
| 24 |
Old Tech |
Doh Tell Ah Soul |
Sean Ramsey |
267.0 |
| 25 |
Tunapuna All Stars |
Fly |
Kemberli St.Clair |
261.0 |
| 26 |
Uptown Fascinators |
Free Up |
Ojay Richards |
268.0 |
| 27 |
Our Boys |
Big Girl Now |
Anslem Campbell |
262.0 |
| 28 |
LH Pan Groove |
Magic Drum |
Kion Robinson |
262.0 |
| 29 |
Tunapuna Tipica |
Full Of Vibes |
Harold & Denzel Headley |
266.0 |
| 30 |
Tornadoes |
Rack Me, Rack Me |
Shervon Edwards |
263.0 |
SEE COMPLETE SMALL BANDS PRELIMS RESULTS HERE.