NEWS
THE DAILY TEXAN, March 23, 2017
AUSTIN COMMUNITY STEELBAND brings harmony to low-income youths. Click to read
KLRU’s Arts in Context filmed us for their award-winning shorts series. Austin Community Steelpan Band (video)
“More than an after-school program, Austin Community Steelband has created an expressive place to uplift local youth through learning steelpan with music that ‘manifests in your soul…. It calls you’.”
They filmed and interviewed our Musical Director Cecil Francis and students from Blackshear Elementary, Campbell Elementary, and Jonathon Rodriquez, Derian Golden, and Roman Rhone.
Austin American Statesman by Nancy Flores
Photo Daulton Venglar
Roman Rhone performs with other members
of the Austin Community Steelband at the Townlake YMCA to raise money during the Amplify Austin campaign on Friday. Amplify Austin is a 24-hour campaign that helps raise money for local nonprofit groups in Central Texas.
CULTURE MAP Austin (click link)
Inspirational KLRU’s Arts in Context program shares musical gift
with deserving Austin youth
Amanda Tatum takes a lesson from our
Musical Director Cecil Francis on KXAN’s
Studio 512
AWARDS
Austin Community Steelband Day
Nov. 6, 2016
I Live Here, I Give Here 2013 Sportlight Arts & Culture Organization
STEELPAN NEWS & SPECIAL EVENTS
Trinidad National Junior Panorama Finals Jan 31, 2016
Trinidad Junior Carnival Parade of Bands Feb 6, 2016
Trinidad Panorama Steelband Finals Feb 6, 2016
Trinidad Carnival Feb 8 – 9, 2016
International Conference on Steelpan
Aug. 4 – 9, 2015 Port of Spain, Trinidad