New season, new look! We are thrilled to unveil our brand new logo as we gear up for another amazing summer of steel pan! Our logo isn't...

Pan-handlers just wrapped up our first ever Steel Drum Band Arranging Competition, and we are proud to announce the winner: Blake...

Chops' Pan Outreach Program presents our 2025 Pan Camp & Day of Pan! Back for the fourth year running, this is an incredible and FREE...

National Endowment for the Arts renews Grant to Chops’ Pan Outreach Program

Chops' steel-pan band, Pan-handlers, is hosting Minnesota’s first steel-band arranging competition! The winner will receive a $500 cash...

Chops, Inc. is delighted to announce that Deondre' Carter has joined our staff in the role of Director of Drumline Programs. Dre is a...

Chops is delighted to announce that our DJ Drumline ensemble, ChopsLIVE, will be leading several youth drumlines in a procession to open...

Come check out the smooth Caribbean vibes at The Cedar on August 10th with special guest steel-pan superstar Liam Teague! Chops is...

Ten years ago, a brand-new band was born In this video taken April 26th, 2014, founding Pan-handlers members practice "My Band" by Ray...

With the conclusion of Chops' spring RightTrack intern program, we are celebrating our two 2024 music education interns and looking...

Take a walk down memory lane with this timeline of Chops' Pan Programs! Ten years ago today, on April 26th, 2014, the founding members of...

Time flies when you're having fun! Did you know that Chops' steel-pan programs have been entertaining audiences for ten years? That's...

This week, Chops donated a refurbished set of Pearl marching drums to the Patrick Henry (soon to be renamed Camden) High School drumline,...

Chops' flagship performing ensemble, Pan-handlers Steel Drum Band, has a whole new look as they roll into their 10th year of entertaining...

Calling all Chops supporters! This month only, if you purchase a car wash through this special fundraising page, our friends at Crew...

We’re excited to report that the Minnesota State Arts Board has announced a $34,999 grant to Chops’ Pan Outreach program! This funding...

Chops’ innovative, outcome-based percussion residency with The Ordway Center for Performing Arts wrapped up earlier this month at Hidden...

The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced that Chops’ Pan Outreach program will receive a $25,000 grant. This funding from...

In 2024, Chops is partnering with The Ordway’s ‘Beyond The Stage’ program to create marching arts opportunities for Twin Cities youth....

All Profits support Chops' youth programs Chops is partnering with Dogwood Coffee Co. this month to provide a custom coffee blend - the...