birdsong Steel Orchestra, which was formally launched on September 22, 1973, is a non-profit, community based organization with a predominantly young membership base – some 75% of its current membership is under the age of twenty one and more than 50% is still in the formal education system.
Throughout its 40 - year existence, birdsong Steel Orchestra has participated in every major national steel band competition winning several Jouvert morning “Bomb” competitions, and securing a place in the regional and national finals of many panorama competitions. birdsong Steel Orchestra’s past arrangements for Panorama have been composed by some top - notch artists including Len “Boogsie” Sharpe, Rudy Smith , Raf Robertson, and Andy Narell.
Over
the
last
15
years, Birdsong's
development
efforts
have
increasingly
focused
on
empowering
the
next
generation
of
pannists
and,
in
pursuit
of
this
objective, they have
created
the
birdsong
Academy -
an independent
music
program
that
is designed
to
provide
a music
education
that
targets
the
immediate
community
as well as
youths
from all
Caribbean nations.
The primary mission of the birdsong Academy is to prepare young musicians for higher education by emphasizing musical literacy, steel band performance as an orchestral art form, ear training, music theory, improvisation, music history with an emphasis on calypso and steel band music, learning to play instruments other than the pan (horns, keyboards,vocals, percussion with performance in all genres).
In 2018, The Birdsong Steelband, Academy and Social Enterprises will be offering a 3 sector Panorama programs. These programs were created to provide a more educational experience for performing participants, with some added excursions and events.
Programs Features:
- Performance at the Preliminary and Semi-Finals panorama competition
- Housing
- Birdsong instrument use
- Airport transportation
- Prelims / semi-final / finals attire
- A farewell Party (Incl. food and drinks)
Optional Addons:
Masterclasses : $100
Three consist of three(3) 2 hour Masterclasses led by:
Recreation: $100
Enjoy excursions to some of the major attractions in Trinidad including Maracas Bay, Las Cuevas Macqueripe and to Port of Spain for Savannah and Shopping.
Check out our available programs
