Greenville High School Steel Drum Band

Yesterday morning I watched and heard the coolest thing ever!...a high school steel drum band. The Greenville High School Steel Drum Band from Greenville, Pennsylvania had 36 members in it. The band was comprised of the lead, double second, guitar, four-cello, and bass steel drums along with drum-set and aux. percussion. They performed seven pieces, one being "Pan in A Minor" by Lord Kitchener Roberts. This piece was very intense and is a song that is often played in a pan drum competition. The group also performed an arrangement of the "Carmen Suite," by Georges Bizet. It was fantastic to hear classical music performed so well on steel drums. The group ended with a crazy and fun piece known as "Santana," by Fernando Filazola.

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A steel band compose of steel drums, pans, percussion and more instruments.
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January 27, 2016 at 10:37 PM

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