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Pan Rocks 2022

By Miami University

April 14^th, 2022

A mighty mash-up of steel pans, strings and star power!

Pan Rocks ‘22 blasted through Millet Hall April 9 with rockin’ riffs for steel drums and strings. Featuring Cromer/Flory Artists-in-Residence Mark Wood and Tracy Thornton, this rock n’ roll extravaganza combined performances by the Miami University Steel band, directed by Chris Tanner, with string musicians from the Miami University Symphony Orchestra and string students from Centerville High School , Greenville City High School, Mason High School and Oakwood High School .

Members of the Miami University Steel Band during Pan Rocks 22.

Pan Rocks 2022

Pan Rocks 2022

Pan Rocks 2022

Pan Rocks 2022

Chris Tanner, founder and director of the steel band and chair of the Music Department, plays the drum set during Pan Rocks

Pan Rocks 2022

Pan Rocks 2022

Close up of a steel pan being played during the Pan Rocks concert 22.

Pan Rocks 2022

Pan Rocks 2022

Pan Rocks 2022

Pan Rocks 2022

Pan Rocks 2022

Musicians raise their mallets during the performance

Special guest Mark Wood, an original member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, at center stage

A close up of a steel pan used during the Pan Rocks performance.

Footnotes

Photos by Scott Kissell

FootNotes

Photos by Scott Kissell

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