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NYSSO New York Symphonic Steel Orchestra Aim to Make Change

May 27, 2005 -- The new organization's primary goal is to educate. It is addressing more fully - the issue of music literacy and the need for more formal music skills to be acquired by New York's wider pan community. While the majority of New York pan musicians are accomplished players by "rote" (memorization through aural and visual observations), NYSSO believes that they should also have the opportunity to excel in the field of formal music training, which in turn can be applied to their overall pan experiences - thus ensuring that NY pan players are not only naturally endowed with raw talent, but become capable of rising to any challenge musically on the international scene.



Another of the organization's goals is to provide scholarships to talented pan musicians. NYSSO's Executive Administrator Alicia Dixon's portfolio includes staying on top of scheduling, new membership, and keeping the organization on track administratively.The issue of scholarship is very close to her heart. Dixon believes that "New York pan players should be able to pursue a college degree and major in pan as an instrument. We should be able to remain in New York, and not have to travel to other states, such as Florida, Indiana and Illinois, for example, for the opportunity to pursue a music degree in relation to the pan instrument." In this regard, NYSSO will seek to collaborate with colleges and universities close to home, in an attempt to realize this goal. Ultimately, noted arrangers [such as Pelham Goddard, Beverly Griffith, Ken "Professor" Philmore, Clive Bradley, Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe and others] are examples of ideal pan-related instructors; so too are expert Pan tuners and accomplished steelband captains, etc., who would now have a formal educational platform from which to impart their knowledge, in addition to but outside of the panorama environment.



The doors of NYSSO are wide open to New York pan players, and the organization is currently accepting new members. Those interested can contact PRO Wayne Bernard at 1 (917) 692-0147. Email NYSSO at e-mail protected from spam bots; their web site is www.NYSSOonline.com



New York Symphonic Steel Orchestra

Wayne Bernard at 1-917- 692-0147

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