Laventille Serenaders maintained their lead in National Panorama Small Bands category taking both the Preliminaries and Semi Final Rounds.
The band which hails from the Cor. St. Barbs & Laventille Rds, Laventille scored 281 points for the Arddin Herbert arrangement of Winston “Shadow” Bailey’s “Dingolay”.
In second spot was Arima Golden Symphony with 280 points, followed by Golden Hands with 279 points. Two Tobago bands, Tobago Pan-Thers and Our Boys tied for the seventh place with 273 points.
Thirty (30) bands from across Trinidad & Tobago were judged last Saturday afternoon before an appreciative crowd.
Fourteen (14) bands will proceed to the National Panorama Final on Thursday 08 February at Skinner Park, San Fernando. Cost of tickets is $100.
They are:-
| 1. | Laventille Serenaders | Dingolay | 281 |
| 2. | Arima Golden Symphony | Du Du Yemi aka Natasha | 280 |
| 3. | Golden Hands | Trouble | 279 |
| 4. | LH Pan Groove | Magic Drum | 277 |
| 4. | Uptown Fascinators | Free Up | 277 |
| 6. | Fascinators Pan Symphony | Buss Head | 275 |
| 7. | Tobago Pan-Thers | Far From Finished | 273 |
| 7. | Our Boys | Big Girl Now | 273 |
| 9. | Revelation Institute of Performing Education | Birthday Party | 271 |
| 10. | Fusion Steel Ensemble | Outta De Box | 269 |
| 11. | Harvard Harps | Buss Head | 268 |
| 12. | T&TEC New East Side Dimension | Big Girl Now | 267 |
| 12. | Old Tech | Doh Tell Ah Soul | 267 |
| 14. | Alpha Pan Pioneers | Prophet of Pan | 265 |
The adjudication panel comprised Tommy Crichlow, Bernadette Roberts, Joslynne Sealey, Michele Dowrich, Rogelle Granger-Morton and Vorbin Cordice.
The draw for playing positions is tentatively carded for Tuesday February 06, 2018 at ctv.
2018 marks the 55th anniversary of Panorama.