Watch - East Region Large Conventional Steel Orchestra Preliminaries - Panyard Judging - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2023

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1 - Supernovas Steel Orchestra

2023 Tune of choice:  “Jubilation”  | arranger:  Amrit Samaroo


2 - Exodus Steel Orchestra

2023 Tune of choice:  “Tourist Leggo”  | arranger:  Terrance “BJ” Marcelle



3 - birdsong Steel Orchestra

2023 Tune of choice: “Hall of Fame” | arrangers: Derrianne Dyett, Nicholas Jones, Aviel Scanterbury & Daniel Ryan




4 - Harmonites

 2023 Tune of choice:  “Come With It”  |  arranger: Mickiel Gabriel

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