Small Bands Preliminary Round begins on Monday ...

Five (5) Small Conventional Bands in the Northern Region ie West Stars. Merry Tones, Humming Bird, Harvard Harps and Flabej Now Ensemble will start the National Panorama Small Conventional Preliminaries 2020 on Monday December 09, 2019 from 7:00 pm at their respective panyards.

Continuing on Tuesday December 10 will be six (6) in that Region. Those being judged Tuesday are Blue Diamonds, Belmont 5^th Dimension, St. Margaret Super Stars, Crescendos Musical, Road Block and Defence Force Steel Orchestras.

Come Wednesday December 11, the final five (5) will go through their paces. They are Tokyo, Highlanders, Xpress 21, Morvant Ebonites and T&T Music Stars. Starting time on both days is 7:00 pm.

The four-man adjudication panel will travel to the East where they will judge fourteen (14) bands over a three –day period. Then it’s onto South Central where another twelve (12) bands will be judged.  The last grouping to face the panel is Tobago where eight (8) bands will be the focus.

In this category, bands are permitted to perform with between 40 to 60 players for a maximum of eight (8) minutes.

The judging order is as follows:-

Monday December 09, 2019 – NORTH –SMALL

1.      West Stars                           Waterwheel Road, River Estate, Diego Martin

2.      Merry Tones                            1 Bagatelle Road, Diego Martin

3.      Humming Birds                       Fort George Road, St. James

4.      Harvard Harps                        Harvard Club, Roxy Roundabout, St. James

5.      Flabej Now Ensemble              Pembroke Street, Port of Spain 

Tuesday December 10, 2019                Time:  7:00 pm                                                                              

6. .Blue Diamonds                              George Street, Port of Spain

7.  Belmont 5^th Dimension                   St. Francois Valley Road, Belmont

8. St.Margaret’s Super Stars                 Myler Street, Belmont

9. Crescendos Musical                       Queen’s Park Savannah, Port  of Spain

10. Road Block                                    Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain

11. Defence Force                                Tragarete Road, Newtown, Port of Spain (Desperadoes Pan Yard)

Wednesday December 11, 2019                Time 7:00 pm

12. Tokyo                                          2A Plaisance Road, John John

13. Highlanders                                    Cor. EMR Williams Street, Success Village, Laventille

14.Xpress 21                                        80 Old St. Joseph Road, Success Village, Laventille

15. Morvant Ebonites                           Dos Santos Street, Morvant

16. T&T Music Stars                            Chinapoo Basketball Court, Morvant

A total of 54 bands will vie for the top 30 positions to compete in the National Semi Final round on Saturday January 04 2020 at Victoria Square, Park Street, Port of Spain.

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