The Orchestra Class of Pan Is Beautiful XII - Finalists
Defending National Steelband Music Festival Pan is Beautiful XII and World Steelband Music Festival title holders, Republic Bank Exodus, will be performing at position four on Saturday 16th November 2013 at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain. Showtime is 7:00 pm.
Exodus is among eight (8) finalists in the Orchestra Class of Pan Is Beautiful XII seeking to capture the $250,000. first prize and trophies.
Steel Orchestras are required to perform the Test Piece,”Mr. Pan Maker”, composed and sung by Leroy Calliste and a Piece of Choice, i.e. any musical composition, that will not only test the skill of the player, but will also highlight the beauty and versatility of the National Instrument and is to be played in accordance with the musical score as submitted by the Orchestra and to be performed for a period not exceeding twelve (12) minutes. The total playing time of each orchestra shall not exceed eighteen (18) minutes.
Saturday’s line-up is as follows:-
| Steelbands | Tune of Choice | Composer | Adapted by |
| Pan Elders | The Barber of Serville Overture | Rossini | Dante Pantin |
| NGC Couva Joylanders | Symphonic Suite from The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring |
Howard Shoe | K. Brown/ J. Whitney/ B. Jackson/ A. Keshwar |
| T&TEC Tropical Angel Harps | The Voices In My Head | Clarence Morris | Clarence Morris |
| Republic Bank Exodus | Moods of Maestro | Cecil Hume | Pelham Goddard |
| bp Renegades | Academic Festival Overture | Johannes Brahms | Desmond Waithe |
| Codrington Pan Family | The Pan with Love-Our Gift to the World | Keisha Codrington | Cary/ Keisha/ Khari/ Codrington |
| Diatonic Steel Orchestra | Symphony No 4 | Pyotr Llyick Tchaikovsky | Khion Delas |
| CAL Invaders | Zampa Overture | Herold | Arddin Herbert |
The competition will be judged by a panel of four (4) which includes three (3) sitting judges and one (1) alternate judge. They are Dr. Ronnie Wooten, Dr. Lennard Moses (foreign), with Dr. Ann Marion Osborne and Mrs. Merle Albino de Coteau (local).
Criteria for adjudication include Accuracy of Score (40), Accuracy of Dynamics (20), Interpretation (20), Articulation (10) and Quality of Sound (10).
Tickets for The National Steelband Music Festival XII cost $200. and $250.
