Entries Tagged as ‘Steel Drum’

May 8, 2007

HIU Spring Concert

On May 5th, we had our year end concert “Let the People Praise Him“. The Choir, jazz ensemble, and Steel drum ensemble played. It was a great evening. The steel drum ensemble was in top form and played beautifully. Kayla, Janee, Matt, and JoJo are great group of musicians. Check them out the following video [...]

February 4, 2007

New Friends at Smarty Pans Music

Over the last few months, I’ve have the pleasure to meet Dave Beery of Smarty Pans Music (www.smartypansmusic.com). He’s a steel drum builder in the Southern California area.
Originally, I was overdue for a tuneup on my double tenors. I called him up and took the pans down to his shop. He did his magic and [...]

February 4, 2007

Steel Drum Ensemble at HIU

As an extension of our world percussion class, we started a Steel Drum ensemble this semester at Hope International University (HIU). The students are taking to steel drums (also known as “pans”) like fish to water. This semester is going to be a great time. I’ll be posting updates as the semester progresses.  
As far as [...]