Golden Hands wins Small Conventional Panorama title 2018
It was “Trouble” literally when the results of the National Panorama Small Band Finals were announced last night Thursday at Skinner Park, San Fernando just after 11:30 pm.
When the dust cleared, Golden Hands led by Franka Hills-Headley with a Vanessa Alexander Headley arrangement of her composition “Trouble Sans Humanite” emerged victorious with the top score of 279 points.
Finishing behind the San Fernando based band was Laventille Serenaders with 278 points for their performance of Winston Bailey’s “Dingolay” arranged by Arddin Herbert.
They tied with La Horquetta Pan Groove and “Magic Drum” arranged by Kion Robinson.
Fourteen (14) bands competed for the title and after almost eight hours of musical rivalry, the judges, Tommy Crichlow, Bernadette Roberts, Joslynne Sealey, Michele Diwrich, Rogelle Granger-Morton and Vorbin Cordice, handed down the results as follows:-
| Pos |
BandName |
Selection |
Points |
| 1 |
Golden Hands |
Trouble |
279.0 |
| 2 |
Laventille Serenaders |
Dingolay |
278.0 |
| 2 |
La Horquetta Pan Groove |
Magic Drum |
278.0 |
| 4 |
Arima Golden Symphony |
Du Du Yemi aka Natasha |
275.0 |
| 5 |
Uptown Fascinators |
Free Up |
274.0 |
| 6 |
Fascinators Pan Symphony |
Buss Head |
270.0 |
| 6 |
Revelation Institute Of Performing Education |
Birthday Party |
270.0 |
| 8 |
Fusion Steel Ensemble |
Outta De Box |
267.0 |
| 8 |
Our Boys |
Big Girl Now |
267.0 |
| 8 |
Harvard Harps |
Buss Head |
267.0 |
| 11 |
Tobago Pan-Thers |
Far From Finish |
266.0 |
| 11 |
Old Tech |
Doh Tell Ah Soul |
266.0 |
| 13 |
T&TEC New East Side Dimension |
Big Girl Now |
264.0 |
| 14 |
Alpha Pan Pioneers |
Prophet Of Pan |
262.0 |
On Saturday, 10 Medium and 10 Large Conventional Bands will go through the ritual.