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BIO
Trenyce Sweeney is an 19 year old pannist, hailing from Scarborough, Canada. She has been playing the steel pan, since the age of 3 years old.
Skilled in playing a wide variety of songs and genres, Trenyce can play music to suit all ages. Having a background consisting of Jamaican, Montserration, Trinidadian and Kittitian, the steel pan is a big part of her culture and she aspires to share her love of music, by becoming a Music Teacher one day, so she may teach other kids, the joy of music.
Getting her start by playing in a band, led by Mr. Albert John - Teacher/Pan maker/Tuner and Arranger, Trenyce has become one of his star pupils; skilled in playing by ear, reading music, as well as musical arrangements.
Over the years, she has worked with various organizations such as:
The Jamaican Canadian Association: Research for Stem-Cell
The Congress of Black Women of Canada
The Ajax Welcoming Center for New Immigrants to Canada.
Trenyce's Solo performances include playing for
Ikea: 75th Birthday Celebration
2017 Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival
2017 & 2018 Kiddie Carnival
2017 York Regional Police: Holidays In The Village
2018 York Regional Police: International Day For the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
2018 Empowering Youth: Embracing Culture
2019 Pass The Torch: 15th year anniversary
2020 Girl Power Diamonds Competition
2021 Steel Love - Virtual Steelpan Festival
Various School Assemblies
2022 Playing of the National Anthem for Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival
Private Events:
Birthday Parties,
Funerals,
40th wedding anniversary
Weddings in Canada and Jamaica
Band performances include, competitions across Canada, such as:
The Montreal Panorama Competition,
Toronto Pan Alive Competition and
Santa Clause parades, throughout various cities, across Ontario.
Most memorably, in 2015, Trenyce played with one of Canada's champion bands, at the World Steel Band Competition Festival, in Trinidad.
In 2017, Trenyce was the youngest member of the Los Amigos "Parang" band in Toronto.
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