Workshop

FRIDAY, MAY 9TH

 

    • Over 100 players from various schools

    • Instruction from 5 pan professionals

    • Add a new chart to your music library

Give your students the mass band experience!

Friday: 8AM-5PM
Virginia Beah Convention Center 

Our guest clinicians will workshop a mass band/ensemble song to perform with all bands participating in the PANFest Friday Workshop. Each steel band will be divided up by sections (high pans, middle pans, & low/bass pans) to get instruction from some of the foremost teachers in the steel band community before coming together to perform a mass band tune. These cross-ensemble sectionals will give your students the opportunity to meet and perform with a wide range of players from around the US, all while developing the techniques needed to execute a high level of musicianship.

2024 Workshop "No Tomorrow"

2023 Workshop "My Favorite Things"

2025 Friday Schedule

Virginia Beach Convention Center
1000 19th St., Virginia Beach, VA
8:00-10:00 AM: Workshop check-in, set up, and registration
10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon: Steel Band Sectional Workshops (Meeting Suite 5)
12:00 Noon – 1:30 PM: Lunch (Adjudicators Meeting)
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM: Interactive session w/ Clinicians
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM: Director’s Lunch and Forum (Meeting Room 2A)
2:15 PM – 4:00 PM: Mass Band Rehearsal (Suite 5)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Load out

24th Street Oceanfront Stage
6:30 – 7:30 PM:
2 Islands
“B” Stage; FREE!

8:00 – 10:00 PM:
The Elite Pan Consortium
“A Stage; FREE!

FAQ

When do I get the sheet music?

We will send out the sheet music within 2 months prior should you choose to read ahead or practice before the workshop.

Do you provide instruments? 

Unfortunately, we do not have the equipment to rent out pans for this workshop. This is a Bring Your Own Instrument event. 

Can I still participate if I do not bring an instrument? 

Yes! If you would still like to participate, there are open spots in our engine room.