Panoramic

NIU-based Panoramic to play
Chicago World Music Festival

Panoramic, featuring world-renowned steelpan virtuoso Liam Teague, will perform Thursday, Sept. 18, at World Music Festival: Chicago 2003.

The group, formed by Teague and Robert Chappell, both of whom are members of the percussion/steelpan faculty in the Northern Illinois University School of Music, takes the stage at 6:45 p.m. at the Randolph Café of the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. The concert is free.

Panoramic takes a wide-angle view of music, combining intricate original compositions and intense improvisations with calypso, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and even Indian rhythms.

With Teague on steelpan, Chappell on piano, marimba and tabla, fellow faculty member Orlando Cotto on congas, NIU alum Doug Stone on saxophones, NIU student Phil Beale on drum set and fellow student Josh Ramos on bass, Panoramic pays tribute to its Caribbean heritage while seamlessly integrating the band’s musical experiences in jazz, classical and world genres into a unified whole.

The fifth annual World Music Festival: Chicago 2003, organized by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and scheduled for Sept. 17 through 21, showcases traditional and contemporary music from many of the world’s diverse cultures. Festival events include a mix of free and ticketed concerts, live radio broadcasts and educational workshops presented in museums, parks, cultural centers, theaters, clubs and other venues throughout Chicago.

For more information, visit http://www.ci.chi.il.us/WorldMusic/ on the Internet.

9-15-03