Welcome to the Caribbean Sound Electronic Press Kit.  This CD will function as a web page with icons and links to included files.  Here you will find information on this highly acclaimed steel pan & World music ensemble with productions available for symphony Pops, Family and YPC programs.  Caribbean Sound offers several symphony programming productions all with one goal in mind-to share a variety of wonderful music with audiences young and old. They are one of the elite groups in the world to successfully combine the beautiful sound of steel drums and Caribbean music into the orchestral setting bringing these enchanting sounds to the symphonic venue. All orchestrations are provided by Caribbean Sound scored for 1 PIC 2FL 2OB 2CL 1 BCL 2BSN 3TP 3TB 1 TB 4HRN T+3 8/8/6/5/4. Additional strings can be added if desired.

The CD includes;

»  The complete Caribbean Sound promotional in a pdf format including tech rider and specs (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
»  An Educational Guide for school programs in pdf format.
»  MP3 audio samples including orchestrations that will play with any media player.
»  A link to the Caribbean Sound Web site. If you have any questions or require additional information please contact Barry Olsavsky at bopanman@comcast.net.

Orchestration Audio Files

Below are samples from 4 orchestrations available for Pops and Family shows. All orchestrations are done by Barry Olsavsky and are scored for 1 Pic, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Cl, 1 B CL, 2 Bsn, 4 H, 3 Tp, 3 Tb, 1 Tuba, T+3, 8/8/6/5/4. Additional string parts are available.

The Armed Forces Medley features the 5 service themes plus Stars & Stripes.

Island Jammers is a medley of some of the popular island songs over the years featuring Yellow Bird, Banana Boat, Jamaica Farewell, Boardwalk, Under Neath the Mango Tree and Jump in the Line.

Last Train Home is a Pat Metheny tune featuring our bass player Sean Tarleton and orchestrated for strings.

Santa Maria is a Latin-based tune from the CD Evolution.