Tagged with National Steel Symphony Orchestra

Women create history in Poetry Slam (May 13, 2019)

Women create history in Poetry Slam (May 13, 2019)

For the first time in history, all three finalists in the First Citizens National Poetry Slam are women. In first, second and third place respectively, were Alexandra Stewart, Shinique Saunders and 2018 defending champion Deneka Thomas. The clean sweep was even more remarkable considering that only five of the 15 finalists were women. The first … Continue reading

Sneak peak at a T&T Opus (July 2, 2017)

Sneak peak at a T&T Opus (July 2, 2017)

“In creating Remembrance, I started to make my own nationalist statement using Trinbagonian elements of music.” “Since I’m a choral musician, it had to contain a choir; since I’m trying to chart a new course for instrumental music with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, I had to also include them and because the first type of … Continue reading