Event Line Up for November - December

Friday 30th November Vere Henry's 35th Anniversary

- W.I.O.C Gemonites
- Carib Steel ( Vere Henry & Friends)
- Shades of Gospel ( gospel choir)

Saturday 1st' December Five-Alive international'

- Any 2007 song from Antigua's Carnival
- Five Alive Int'l
- Youth Solo Competition
- Impulse Steel Band
- 3 Cylinder Band
- Exodus (Trinidad)
- Golden Hands

Sunday 2nd December 'Another Side of Pan'

- W.I.O.C Gemonites
- Golden Hands (Trinidad)
- Mac Fingal (Barbados)
- (Antigua) Tyrone Mason and Friends
- Roots Steel Band (Antigua)
- Dean Fraser (Featured Artiste - saxophonist from Jamaica

Recent News

• Five-Alive' Competitors Bring Down the House (via Pan on the net)
• Gemonites Much More Than A Steelband (via Pan on the net)
• FIVE (5) - ALIVE RULES & REGULATIONS (via Pan on the net)
• Moods of Pan 5-Alive (via Pan on the net)
• Antigua and the Steelband "A Bunch of Firsts" (via Pan on the net)

The GEMONITES STEEL ORCHESTRA welcomes one and all to the most exciting and informative pan website. This band has been creating musical waves, hitting high notes by making the public aware of the versatility of this remarkable 20 th century instrument. Can you imagine oil drums sounding so sweet…..

We are most pleased to bring to the shores of Antigua and Barbuda another breath-taking, exhilarating and energizing accomplishment, known to many as the MOODS of PAN FESTIVAL. This annual event is Antigua’s comparison to St. Lucia Jazz and St. Kitt’s Music Festivals, which are dynamic experiences as brand products for tourism, our main industry. If you have not tried any, then surely this is the one. And if you have but not this, then you are missing a treat that will STEEL the heart and leave it enticed.

This year, Gemonites take pleasure in thrilling its audience with performances from France, New York, Canada, Trinidad, Grenada, and Antigua. Do not just take my word, have a look for yourself and get a glimpse of what this musical orchestra has for created for you. We do not want you to just hear about it, we want you to live it, hear it, and enjoy it like so many in the past.

Enough said, just take the time, EXPLORE, groove to the SCORES, cause Moods of Pan will excite you for SURE.

Have a PANTASTIC, PANSATIONAL, MOOD swinging time.

Line up: Moods of Pan Festival 2005

-WITCO Desperadoes
-Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove (T'dad 2005 panorama champs)
-Courts New Dimensions (Grenada)
-WIOC Gemonites (Antigua 2005 panorama champs)
-Cable & Wireless Hells Gate (Antigua)
-Ebonites (Antigua)
-Aubrey "Lacou" Samuel
-Rico & Friends and much more and featuring our exciting & unique "Five-Alive International" competition

Moods of Pan Festival 2005 Schedule

Friday 25th - “Vintage Pan” Concert (Venue: Cathedral Cultural Centre) $60XCD – 7:30PM
- WITCO Desperadoes (arguably the oldest band in Trinidad)
- Cable &Wireless Hells Gate (oldest band in Antigua)
- Comedian McFingall (Barbados)

Saturday 26th – “Five-Alive International” (Deanery Grounds) $15XCD – 7:00PM
The biggest and most unique small-pan competition in the world !!!
Sponsored by the Community First Cooperative Credit Union
in conjunction with the Ministry of Tourism
- Ebonites Steel Orchestra
- Five-Alive Competition (OPEN entries)
- Courts New Dimensions (Grenada)

Sunday 27th – “Clash of Caribbean Champs” (Deanery Grounds) $50XCD – 6:30PM
- WIOC Gemonites Steel Orchestra (Antigua Champs 2005)
- Courts New Dimensions (Grenada 2004)
- Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove (Trinidad Champs 2005)
- Aubrey “Lacou” Samuel
- Ricardo Anthony & the Foreplay Band

Moods of Pan  Five-Alive in Review

By Joanne Hillhouse

Musical Youths did it again, handily claiming another Five Alive victory and seeing their name entered onto the challenge trophy for the fifth time.

The popular Saturday night installment of Gemonites’ Moods of Pan suffered from notable lulls – between a late start, and other minor hiccups, including a lengthy set up time for the night’s closer Taxik – but when the music was good it was very good.
This included guest sets by Courts New Dimensions and the aforementioned Taxik, featuring Claudette Peters, Sleepy and Soldier Man – which sent the lingerers home in high spirits.

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Moods of Pan – Sunday….. in Review!

By Joanne Hillhouse

The Mood on Sunday night was by turns mellow and easy, romantic and breezy, and hot and groovy. For those who’ve never been a part of the Moods of Pan experience, it’s hard to describe the heady sensation of the steady flow of sublime music.

Moods of Pan regulars are by now familiar with the fact that Sunday night is perhaps Moods’ most dressed up night. Just ask co-emcee Keva Margetson who earned complements in her elegant black and white number, including a few words from co-emcee Norris Morris Harris.

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Antigua Panorama 2005

Antigua Panorama 2005 showed an increase in audience attendance and crowd response. This reflected a strong effort by the organizing committee to market the Carnival events more aggressively. In particular with the pan, there were complaints by the public that many of the tunes composed with pan in mind were not well known. Discussions were held among interested parties and a plan was put in place. This led to specific tunes being chosen for selection by the various bands.

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