University of Orange

Youth Steel Pan Summer Intensive (Beginner)
2025-07-29 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-31 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-04 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-06 09:00 - 12:00 (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 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.

Adult Steel Pan Intensive (all levels)
2025-07-30 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-08-01 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-08-05 18:30 - 20:30 | 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.

Steel Pan Showcase & Potluck
2025-08-08 18:30 - 21:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
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

Steelpan Classes (Youth)
2025-09-16 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-09-23 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-09-30 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-10-07 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-10-14 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-10-21 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-10-28 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-11-04 17:30 - 18:30 and 5 more dates | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join the Orange Steel Band!
Youth classes for Fall 2025 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.
Classes are currently scheduled for Tuesday evenings at 5:30PM. Classes are currently slated to begin on Tuesday September 16th and run for 13 weeks (excluding Thanksgiving) through the end of December.
There will be performance opportunities throughout the Fall, and two culminating performances in December. Dates. 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 CLASSES HERE

Remembering Rosa Intergenerational Community Choir
2025-11-01 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Ebenezer Baptist Church, 153 William Street, Orange, 07050, United States
Join University of Orange’s Intergenerational Community Choir to sing in celebration of the 125th anniversary of Lift Every Voice and Sing! We will perform on this year’s 10th annual Remembering Rosa Concert for Peace on December 5th. Rehearsals are on Saturday November 1st and 15th at 10am, and Thursday December 4th at 6:30PM, all at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Orange. The final performance will be held on Friday, December 5th at Heywood Avenue School’s Auditorium.

Learn more and register here.

Remembering Rosa
2025-12-05 18:30 | Heywood Avenue School, 421 Heywood Avenue, Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join us for our 10th annual Remembering Rosa: A Concert for Peace on December 5th at 6:30PM at Heywood Avenue School. The event, held in partnership with the Orange Public Schools and Ebenezer Baptist Church, will feature performances from OPS choirs, Ebenezer’s choir, and an intergenerational community choir (including a community choir + community steel pan band collaboration).

Friday, December 5th, 2025
6:30pm
Heywood Avenue School
421 Heywood Ave., Orange, NJ

Trini Holiday Party
2025-12-10 18:00 - 20:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join University of Orange’s Steel Pan Band for their second annual Trini Holiday Party. Featuring live DJ, performances from the three community steel pan bands (adult, youth advanced, and youth beginner), and a potluck dinner! Bring a dish to share and a friend! Please RSVP here.

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
6pm-8pm
The HUUB
35 Cleveland Street, Orange, NJ
