Fresh from performances at last month's SteelfesTT, the National Steel Symphony Orchestra (NSSO) is gearing up once more to take the stage with yet another visiting international act-this time, the National Symphony Orchestra of the United States (NSO). The NSSO will perform with the percussive section of the NSO today at The Lord Kitchener (Aldwyn Roberts) Auditorium at the National Academy for the Performing Arts, (NAPA), at 11.30 am. The concert targets students of primary and secondary schools and music students throughout the country, and will expose the youth to the sound of the innovative G-pans, as they blend with other percussive orchestral instruments.
The visit by the NSO is being facilitated through the combined efforts of the Government of T&T and the United States Embassy, in honour of Trinidad and Tobago's 50th anniversary of Independence. The NSSO, which falls under the direct supervision of the Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism, comprises some 30 musicians, most of whom are university-trained. Since its inception in 2007, the orchestra, under the musical direction of Jessel Murray, has earned commendations for its successful concerts, nationally and internationally.