Annual Chicagoland Music Festival Comes to Woodstock - April 8th!

Annual Music Festival in Chicagoland Heads to Woodstock!

The Largest Event of its Kind - April 8, 2017
Local Chicago Music Award Winner welcomes acclaimed international performers to Woodstock on April 8, 2017. Artists will be traveling from Seattle (Gary Gibson), South Carolina (Kurry Seymour) and as far as Trinidad (Akinola Sennon) to perform along side Chicago Music Award Winner Potts & Pans. At this one day only festival, attendees will have the opportunity to hear groups from across the midwest form a 80+ piece band to perform throughout the day with the featured artists. There is no other festival of this nature and magnitude in the area, and it only comes once a year.
Woodstock, IL - April 8, 2017 - http://www.steelpanfestival.co... - Great Lakes Steelpan Festival is going to Creekside Middle School in Woodstock, IL on April 8, 2017. The festival is open to all music lovers and starts with free performances at 9:00 am and concludes with an evening concert starting at 8:00 pm.

The 2017 Great Lakes Steelpan Festival (GLSF17) is the only music festival in Chicagoland specializing in the steelpan, the musical instrument from the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago, also commonly called the steel drum. Throughout the day at GLSF17, attendees will hear music ranging from classical to calypso and even original compositions that were commissioned specifically for this festival. The event is hosted by the Woodstock based 501(c)(3) organization, Culture, Arts & Music (http://www.cultureartsmusic.org).
GLSF17 will be bringing together performers and educators from 7 states across the US and Trinidad and Tobago. Guest artists include Akinola Sennon, Gary Gibson, Kurry Sennon, and Potts & Pans Steelband. GLSF17 is packed with free performances and educational workshops starting at 9 am and an evening concert starting at 8 pm.

From steelpan aficionados to casual music lovers alike, GLSF17 is sure to deliver lasting memories and leave attendees yearning for next year. No matter what prior exposure audience members have had to the steelpan, GLSF17 will make every person in the room think a little differently about the instrument and what it is capable of. For more information about the festival, contact information or to purchase tickets at a reduced price, please visit http://www.steelpanfestival.com.
About Great Lakes Steelpan Festival
Great Lakes Steelpan Festival was created to fill the void in top level steelpan performances and educational events in the midwest. Imagined by two midwest panists, that decided to start GLSF in order to create a closer option for bands like theirs, after meeting in Virginia for a different festival.

Media Contact:
Matt Potts * 815-245-3624 * info@steelpanfestival.com