Released on: April 29, 2008, 8:59 am

Press Release Author: Panonthenet.com

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Steelpan Music Instrument Sweeping USA High School and
College Campuses.

Press Release Body: USA - From Maine through New York to Florida passing through
Mississippi to Texas on to California and up to Alaska, the steelpan music
instrument has found a home or niche on the campuses of America\'s middle schools and
institutions of higher learning in astonishing and profound manners. Indeed, steel
orchestras supporting the full complement of the steelpan family of instruments can
even be found in America\'s heartland and Bible belt. Ohio, Chicago, Arizona and all
the other states of the union take the instrument and its music very seriously.

The sole notion of the steelpan as an exotic musical invention by descendants of
African slaves from the Caribbean island of Trinidad - conjuring up only images of
exotic island excursions, travel and tourism-has long passed. The \"Pan\" music
instrument as it is commonly called, is serious business and has hit the big time.
From the bright lights of Broadway to prestigious musical houses like Lincoln Center
to the stages of Brigham Young University\'s Hawaii campus, a simple Google search
under keywords \'steelpan\' and \'university\' yields a staggering and eye-opening
reality to the popularity of the steelpan instrument and growing movement. The likes
of Columbia University and New York University have had significant programs and/or
courses that have featured the steel orchestra and steelpan instrument as integral
components within musical development and the performing arts.

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