Brooklyn, New York, USA – It
was a
historic night for
Pan
Evolution Steel Orchestra in the 2026 New York
Panorama held at the car park at the back of the
Brooklyn Museum. A beautiful Saturday evening into early Sunday
morning favored yet
another win for the eleven-year-old music organization. Now
the New York Panorama title and trophy in
2024,
2025
and 2026 are officially – make that ‘respectfully’ theirs! Three
championships in a row, this group is on fire!
Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra on stage with arranger André
White (center) and artists “Full Blown” for New York
Panorama 2026
(image: screen
grab –
@Iamlivingmylife)
Also called ‘PESO,’ Pan Evolution’s presentation of
André White’s arrangement of their tune of choice Respectfully
Yours, was enhanced when the tune’s artists, “Full Blown” made a
cameo appearance on stage, wowing the crowd. An awesome night for a New
York-original that is simply growing from strength to strength.
Philadelphia (Philly) Pan Stars Steel
Orchestra placed second for the
second year running, with
Roger Greenidge’s arrangement of the most
popular tune in the competition, Cyah Behave.
The band paid visual homage to
the recent passing of Roger’s brother,
Robert
Greenidge. Five of the nine bands went with the same song to the New York Panorama competition. The results for the top three
spots were nearly identical to last year, with
D’Radoes Steel Orchestra
coming in third once more (2025 was a tie).
The campaign for People’s Choice was tight, with Pan in
Motion just edging out PanAlley in votes for first place – by point one
of a percent – 33.1% and 33%.
Following are the results as announced ‘live’ after the
competition:
