University of Orange

Adult Steel Pan Intensive (all levels)
2025-08-01 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-08-05 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
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 Steel Pans, 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.
The adult summer intensive is open to any and all students above the age of 18.
Class Dates:
Monday, July 28th
Wednesday, July 30th
Friday, August 1st
Tuesday, August 5th
6:30PM- 8:30PM
Classes will be held at The HUUB, 35 Cleveland Street in Orange.
All programs end in a community event and performance the evening of Friday August 8th and a potential performance at the Caribbean Festival in Orange Park on Saturday August 9th.
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. Classes do need to cover their costs in order to run. Any questions about our pay-what-you-can model or inquiries about full scholarships can be sent to info@universityoforange.org
Register for Steel Pan Intensive 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.

Youth Steel Pan Summer Intensive (Beginner)
2025-08-04 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-06 09:00 - 12:00
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 Steel Pans, 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.
The youth (beginner) summer intensive is open to students age 10-15 (if your student is outside that range and you are interested in future classes please fill out the form also).
Class Dates:
Tuesday, July 29th
Thursday, July 31st
Monday, August 4th
Wednesday, August 6th
9AM- 12PM
Classes will be held at The HUUB, 35 Cleveland Street in Orange. Snack is provided.
All programs end in a community event and performance the evening of Friday August 8th and a potential performance at the Caribbean Festival in Orange Park on Saturday August 9th.
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. Classes do need to cover their costs in order to run. Any questions about our pay-what-you-can model or inquiries about full scholarships can be sent to info@universityoforange.org
Register for Steel Pan Intensive 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.

Steel Pan Showcase & Potluck
2025-08-08 18:30 - 21:00
Join the steel pan bands for their summer showcase and potluck dinner to follow.
Friday, August 8th
6:30pm-9pm at the HUUB
35 Cleveland Street, Orange, NJ
