The Steel Pan Ensemble of Orange offers opportunities for adults and children to learn and perform steel pan music.
The Steel Pan classes are designed to introduce people to playing Steelpans, musical instruments originating from Trinidad and Tobago. Participants will get introduced to playing the tenor pan, double guitar pan, double seconds pan, and four-bass pan. Classes are taught by local steel pan musician and educator Jevaun Grant.
Fall 2025 Classes:
Youth classes are currently open to students in middle school and high school. If you have a younger child interested please fill out the form and let us know.
Adult classes are open to any and all people above the age of 18.
Classes are currently scheduled for Tuesday evenings (5:30PM for youth, 7PM for adults).
Classes are currently slated to begin on Tuesday September 16th and run for 13 weeks (excluding Thanksgiving) through the end of December. If we have high enrollment there is a chance we will add a second day.
There will be performance opportunities throughout the Fall, and two culminating performances in December. Save the dates: Saturday 9/27 (early afternoon), Friday 12/5 (evening), and Wednesday 12/17 (evening).
Classes are pay-what-you-can. We suggest a sliding scale, but donations of any amount are appreciated and the amount you can afford is not a factor in acceptance to the classes. Any questions about our pay-what-you-can model or inquiries about full scholarships can be sent to info@universityoforange.org
REGISTER FOR STEELPAN CLASS HERE
If you are interested but the timing of rehearsals doesn’t work for you, please still fill out the sign up form and let us know. We will add additional sessions if there is enough interest.
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