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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