3rd place winners 2019 Panorama Finals Medium Band Category.
Song: ‘Fire in the Area’
You blazed a trail on the Panorama stage, and we are so proud to be the fuel behind your fire… well done, more to come!
Bringing ‘Fire in the Area’ and having them ‘Sing in She Party’ for Panorama Finals 2019.
NGC La Brea Nightingales Steel Orchestra and Gonzales Sheikers Steel Orchestra, congratulations on your captivating and energetic performances in the prelims.
19th February 2019
The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) recently hosted panyard limes for three NGC-sponsored steelbands and their communities – NGC Couva Joylanders Steel Orchestra, NGC La Brea Nightingales Steel Orchestra and NGC Steel Xplosion out of Tobago, ahead of Panorama 2019.
This was done in an effort to drum up support for the bands for upcoming Panorama participation while providing an opportunity for employee engagement. Invitees to the panyard limes included band members, NGC employees and members of the community.
NGC’s focus on the national instrument is one of over two decades’ standing. Beyond provision of capital, efforts are made to support sustainability of the bands in order to secure their future. The bands are provided with capacity-building training for the management teams in order to increase operational efficiency, music literacy funding to train band members to read sheet music, and support to participate in steelband competitions, Panorama and beyond, in order to grow their profile.
NGC Sponsors:
5th Oct, 2017
NGC Couva Joylanders Steel Orchestra successfully hosted its fourth annual concert “Titans of Steel – Celebration of a Nation” on Saturday 30th September, 2017. The well-patronised event featured other NGC-sponsored entities such as NGC Sweet Tassa and NGC Couva Police Youth Club, as well as Laventille Rhythm Section, Tamana Pioneers, Newtown Playboyz and PCS Nitrogen Silver Stars.
Every note you play is a celebration of the beauty of who we are as Trinbagonians and we at NGC stand proudly with you as you share your gift with the world.
Best of luck in the 2016 Panorama Finals to our sponsored and supported bands – the NGC Couva Joylanders, the NGC Steel Xplosion and the Gonzales Sheikers.
Throughout our history as a nation, there has been no greater instrument of human achievement than the steelpan, our greatest source of pride and joy. And there is no greater stage than the National Panorama Finals, where we can proudly share this unique gift with the world, in a harmonious expression of the human spirit. It is a celebration of who we are and all that we are capable of achieving together.
For us at NGC, every note that rings when a steelpan is played represents a harmony between the love of our culture, a devotion to the artform and a vision to make this harmony a winning performance in so many ways.