The only true musical instrument invented in the 20th century!
THE NETWORK
THE PANATICS STEELBAND NETWORK is a non-profit organization dedicated
to the promotion of the music of the steelband in Ontario. The organization was
incorporated in April 1991.
Organization members need not be steelband
players as there are several members engaged in activities behind the scenes,
who no longer play on a regular basis. There is a distinctive family orientation
to our steelband, since a large portion of its membership consists of parents
and thier children.
The Panatics Steelband has approximately 25 core
players, through smaller units perfom at certain functions. For , as many as 45 play in the parade. The
"Young Panatics", made up of teenagers, form a separate orchestra and
they perform music arranged specifically for them, ususlly at functions where
the focus is on youth. They also perform with the adults on various occasions.
PURPOSE, AIM & OBJECTIVES
The PURPOSE of the organization is to contribute to a progressive
steelband movement within Canada. The major focus is to develop young talent and
provide a positive environment for young people to realize their individual
strengths and aspirations. In the areas of steelband arts and culture, the
AIM is to encourage and build a strong sense of awareness of the
steelband movement as it progressed from Trinidad and Tobago to Canada, while
adhering to traditional norms.
OBJECTIVES
- To promote interest in steelband music and the study and practice of the
art of the steel pan, using vehicles such as lectures, seminars and
instuctional classes in steelband music.
Complete Range of the Steel Orchestra
Drum Configuration
- Use steelband music and its artform to help develop discipine and
leadership skills in youth, through the various programs sponsored by the
organization.
- To foster and promote racial harmony and co-orperation through interaction
with other community groups in Ontario.
Regular performances by
the adult, young and combined units are held at churches, summer picnics,
parades and concerts. The Panatics are often featured on news clips direct
from events like the Toronto Caribana event, the ever popular Milk Festival,
Toronto's Canada Day parades in North York and East York, Black History Month,
and of course, the Panatics own Annual Christmas Concert. One can see and hear
the Panatics play to their objectives all year round.
"C" Drum
Configuration
Complete Range of the Steel Orchestra Drum Configuration
Regular performances by
the adult, young and combined units are held at churches, summer picnics,
parades and concerts. The Panatics are often featured on news clips direct
from events like the Toronto Caribana event, the ever popular Milk Festival,
Toronto's Canada Day parades in North York and East York, Black History Month,
and of course, the Panatics own Annual Christmas Concert. One can see and hear
the Panatics play to their objectives all year round. "C" Drum Configuration
THE STEELPAN
The steelpan is a musical instrument invented in Trinidad and Tobago in the
late 1930's and early 1940's. Musicologists have classed it as the only true
musical instrument invented in the 20th century.
Made from steel, the
pan part of its name is owed to its development out of tin pans and oil drums in
its infant stages. Any musical note can be played on the range of pans by means
of a couple of hand-held sticks with rubber tips. Trinidad and Tobago Instruments
Limited
"Double second" steelpans (alto voice
instrument), from the wide range that make up a
steelband.
The artform has spread worldwide since the early 1950's when a steelband orchestra introduced the steelband to the world at the Festival of Britian in 1951 making it an instrument today less than 50 years old.
Today in Ontario, the artform is included in the musical program at various schools, and community art groups. It continues to gain recognition for its versatility and uniqueness as many top professional artistes incorporate the steelpan in their performances.
Some terms in the steelband language are: pan (or steelpan), steelband (or steel orchestra), pannist, pan maker, pan tuner, pan arranger, and of course Panatics.
FOR INFORMATION, WRITE TO:
P.O. Box 45013
5385 Yonge Street
North York, Ontario
Canada
M2N 5R7
OR CALL:
Andrew Jackson 1-416-787-5713
Leonard Noel 1-416-490-1492
Jamea Zuberi 1-416-361-1571
Keith Musgrave 1-416-423-6889
Leonard Noel 1-416-490-1492
Jamea Zuberi 1-416-361-1571
Keith Musgrave 1-416-423-6889