The University of Arizona Steel Bands, in continuing with their 23 year long
tradition, will offer its fall concert, "UA Steel: Traditional to
Contemporary-The Sound of Steel."  The concert begins at 7:30 on Sunday,
November 29 in Crowder Hall.

The university's two steel drum bands, UA Steel and Blue Steel will be featured.
Programming for the night will feature new takes on traditional Caribbean songs,
such as "Mary Ann" and "Soca Party," as well as contemporary arrangements
composed by popular jazz artists and steel drum arrangers, Andy Narrell and
Boogsie Sharpe. In addition, UA faculty artist Moisés Paiewonsky, trombone,
will perform alongside the students of the UA Steel Bands. Paiewonsky is
assistant professor of music at the University of Arizona. In addition to
teaching trombone, he also serves as the associate director of jazz ensembles.
Mr. Paiewonsky has worked with members of both bands on elements of
improvisation.

Guest faculty artist Moisés Paiewonsky is a highly demanded educator,
clinician, and performer throughout the United Stated. He has performed with
several orchestras, including the Detroit Symphony, and has collaborated with
legendary jazz artists, including Terry Gibbs, David "Fathead" Newman, and Ed
Calle, to name a few. He has won several awards including the 2003 and 2005
National Trombone Solo Competitions and is active through organizations such as
the College Music Society and The National Association for Music Education.

The UA Steel program is comprised of two bands, members of which are students of
the University of Arizona. Blue Steel, is the program?s "Apprentice Band." UA
Steel, is the program?s premier steel drum band. The UA Steel program is
student run and is entirely funded through its concerts and outside
performances. All funds go towards instrument tuning, repair, and replacements.

Blue Steel, directed by Eric Hines, is comprised of members from various
departments throughout the university. The majority of the band's members have
never played steel drums before this semester. The fall program will display
the students' entire semester-long work of learning how to play the steel
drums. Blue Steel will perform a mix of traditional Caribbean songs (arranged
by director Eric Hines), as well as newer pieces composed within the last
decade.

UA Steel has played several times already this semester, but this performance
will mark its first fall concert under its new director, Stephen Tipping. UA
Steel will be feature a wide variety of material, from the Afro-Cuban
influenced "Dee Mwa Wee" (composed by jazz artist Andy Narell) to the
aggressive soca of "Misbehave" (composed in 1997 by Boogsie Sharpe).