{"id":128449,"date":"2021-05-05T09:15:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T13:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=128449"},"modified":"2021-05-05T09:15:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T13:15:16","slug":"hon-daryll-sylvester-matthew-congratulates-halcyon-steel-orchestra-on-50th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/hon-daryll-sylvester-matthew-congratulates-halcyon-steel-orchestra-on-50th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Hon. Daryll Sylvester Matthew Congratulates Halcyon Steel Orchestra on 50th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-4052648235\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-908586960\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><h1 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Hon. Daryll Sylvester Matthew Congratulates Halcyon Steel Orchestra on 50th Anniversary<\/h1>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe class=\"youtube-vid\" title=\"Hon. Daryll Sylvester Matthew Congratulates Halcyon Steel Orchestra on 50th Anniversary\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JwPR88NcElA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"antig-613764604\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Halcyon Steel Orchestra was established 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0May, 1971.\u00a0 This became a reality mainly through the efforts of then parliamentary representative for the area (St. John\u2019s Rural West) Mr. Selvyn Walter.\u00a0 Mr. Walter was ably assisted by a wide cross section of the community, including brothers Sam and Penrod Kirby, Melvin Simon and James \u201cTanny\u201d Rose.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a plan to rekindle the art form within the community, during the campaign leading up to the 1971 general elections, Mr. Walter made a pledge to build a champion steelband within the Gray\u2019s Green Community.<\/p><div id=\"antig-878470660\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3264106195\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-left\">\n<div class=\"td-all-devices\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In an effort to fill the void left by forerunners Starlift and Red Army steel orchestras.\u00a0 Fifty (50) years later this promise has been realized with Halcyon Steel undoubtedly being widely regarded as one of the most successful steelbands in the history of Pan in Antigua\/Barbuda.\u00a0 The following are just some of the achievements which lend support to this fact:-<\/p><div id=\"antig-2511373855\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_inline  tdi_2 td_block_template_1\">\n<div id=\"antig-2008393470\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>13 panorama championships out of the 24 competitions it has participated in between 1972 and 2016.\u00a0 This translates into a 54 winning percentage Producers of one of the finest steelband albums in Antigua\/Barbuda \u2013 Pan in Harmony \u2013 Disco Steel \u2013 1976.<\/li>\n<li>The only band to win 4 consecutive panorama championships since carnival began in 1957 (1992-1995) The only steel band to accompany an artist in Antigua\u2019s Calypso Monarch finals in the last 40 years \u2013 1982 \u2013 the Mighty Wizard \u2013 Mr. Pan Man 40 unbroken years performing at Shirley Heights Lookout<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5913 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/08661957-41D9-465B-9880-8272DD108B45.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/08661957-41D9-465B-9880-8272DD108B45.jpeg 718w, https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/08661957-41D9-465B-9880-8272DD108B45-300x294.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/08661957-41D9-465B-9880-8272DD108B45-696x681.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/08661957-41D9-465B-9880-8272DD108B45-429x420.jpeg 429w\" alt=\"\" width=\"-364\" height=\"-357\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-left\">\n<div class=\"td-all-devices\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition to the vision of Mr. Walter and his band of lieutenants, the success of Halcyon Steel Orchestra, throughout the years, can also be attributed to a number of other factors.\u00a0 These include an extremely supportive community, a cadre of skilled players and arrangers, and a number of generous sponsors.\u00a0 With respect to the latter these included Y De Lima, LIAT, Corn Producing Services (CPS), Bryson\u2019s Digicel and the Antigua Masonry Products (Hadeed Group of Companies).<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1828430948\" class=\"antig-content\"><\/div>\n<p>The impact of Victor \u201cBabu\u201d Samuel on the growth and development of Halcyon Steel cannot be gainsaid.\u00a0 As a drummer, captain and musical arranger, he played a phenomenal and inspirational role kudos to him.<\/p><div id=\"antig-760011291\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5915 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0FEE63A6-A3BE-45B5-A6DB-9D4D207BBEC2-1024x768.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0FEE63A6-A3BE-45B5-A6DB-9D4D207BBEC2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0FEE63A6-A3BE-45B5-A6DB-9D4D207BBEC2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0FEE63A6-A3BE-45B5-A6DB-9D4D207BBEC2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0FEE63A6-A3BE-45B5-A6DB-9D4D207BBEC2-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0FEE63A6-A3BE-45B5-A6DB-9D4D207BBEC2-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0FEE63A6-A3BE-45B5-A6DB-9D4D207BBEC2-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0FEE63A6-A3BE-45B5-A6DB-9D4D207BBEC2-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0FEE63A6-A3BE-45B5-A6DB-9D4D207BBEC2-265x198.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0FEE63A6-A3BE-45B5-A6DB-9D4D207BBEC2.jpeg 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"-345\" height=\"-259\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-left\">\n<div class=\"td-all-devices\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While the Band fully appreciates the contributions of all of its sponsors over the years, the Antigua Masonry Products (AMP) must be singled out for the thirty (30) years it has partnered with the Band from 1981 to 2011.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1051832413\" class=\"antig-content_2\"><\/div>\n<p>In this regard, special mention must be made of the late Mr. Walton E. Theodore who was most instrumental in consummating the relationship back in 1981 under then owners Devcon and then later Hadeed Group of Companies, which continued the relationship from 2006 to 2011.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1516036929\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chtamarketplace.com\/\" aria-label=\"Social FaceBook Cover Desk_Mobile\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:111\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:379\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:285\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:569\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"949\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Band has performed in several countries across the globe where it received rave reviews.\u00a0 These include Germany, Denmark, Portsmouth in England, as well as Baltimore, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami in United States.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1334471663\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, 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class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5916 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/secureservercdn.net\/192.169.221.188\/r7e.060.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/D75965AE-1C1E-4D4B-90DC-220338D815AC.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>On the local circuit, the Band which is known for its lively performances, can be found at a number of hotels across the island.\u00a0 However, the most famous of them all is the Shirley Heights Look Out where Halcyon Steel has been performing every Sunday for the pass forty (40) years.\u00a0 This session is widely regarded as one of the biggest social events in the entire Eastern Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>And so what started out as a dream by a most adventurous politician, has truly blossomed into one of the finest exponents of the art form and the only musical instrument created in the 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0century, Halcyon Steel Orchestra, of Antigua\/Barbuda.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panorama Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Tune(s)<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Arranger(s)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1975 Pan Rhapsody and St Peter Say \u2013 Gerald \u201cBelly\u201d Charles<\/p>\n<p>1978 Benna Music &amp; Panorama Night \u2013 Len \u201cBoogsie\u201d Sharpe<\/p>\n<p>1979 Kangaroo Jam \u2013 Len \u201cBoogsie\u201d Sharpe<\/p>\n<p>1986 Pan Getting Squeeze &amp; Poet and Peasant Overture \u2013 Victor \u201cBabu\u201d Samuel<\/p>\n<p>1987 Pan dying &amp; Light Calvary Overture \u2013 Victor \u201cBabu\u201d Samuel<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><\/div>\n<p>1992 21 Years of Blood Sweat &amp; Tears \u2013 Victor \u201cBabu\u201d Samuel<\/p>\n<p>1993 Woman Run Things \u2013 Victor \u201cBabu\u201d Samuel<\/p>\n<p>1994 Where Will Pan Be in the 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Century \u2013 Victor \u201cBabu\u201d Samuel<\/p>\n<p>1995 Dis Party on Fire \u2013 Victor \u201cBabu\u201d Samuel<\/p>\n<p>2008 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