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Small Bands Semi Finalists

Small Bands Semi Finalists

The names of the thirty (30) semi-finalists in the National Panorama Small Bands category have been released by Pan Trinbago.


Fascinators Pan Symphony and Our Boys both scored the highest points of 266.5 for their arrangements of “Unforgettable” and “Good Morning” respectively.

All seven (7) Bands from Tobago secured places to qualify.

Over the past weeks, Conventional Bands in the Small, Medium and Large categories were judged by three panels of adjudicators.  The Medium & Large Band semi-finalists have already been released. Overall a total of 58 steel orchestras will perform at the National Panorama Semi Finals on Sunday 12 February, 2017, at the Queen’s park Savannah, Port of Spain, from 9:00 am 
The qualifying Small Band Semi Finalists are as follows:-

1 Fascinators Unforgettable 266.5
1.Our Boys Good Morning 266.5
3. Longdenville Claytones Soca Baptist 264.5
4. Petrotrin Siparia Deltones Burn Dem 264
5.Laventille Serenaders First Place 262.8
6. Tornadoes Spankin 261.5
6. LH Pan Groove In De Minor 261.5
8.Tobago Pan-Thers Cheers To Life 261.3
9. Golden Hands Push 260.5
10. Crescendoes Musical Abundance 260.3
11. T&TEC New East Side Dimension Wine on Something 259
11. Fusion Steel Magic Drum 259
13. Road Block Stranger 258
14. Uptown Fascinators Good Morning 255.5
15. C&B Crown Cordaans Flag Party 255.2
16. Highlanders Single 254.5
16. Old Tech Ooh La La 254.5
16. Tamana Pioneers Dollar Wine 254.5
19. Merrytones Full Extreme 254
19. Arima Golden Symphony Champions 254
19. Simple Song In De Minor 254
22. Pleasantville Kalamo Kings Peter Pan 253
22. Harvard Harps Gee Gee Ree 253
22. Alpha Pan Pioneers Magic Drum 253
25. Blue Diamonds Miss Tourist 252.5
26. Revelation Institute of Performing Education Say Say 252
27. Moods People 251
28. Steel Sensations Vibes 249.5
29. Philadelphia Funk-a-Delic Bum Bum 248
30.Tunapuna Tipica Pan Magic 247.5

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