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Tin cups gets fresh look for 2025 parade season!
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...
moleary142
Mar 91 min read
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blake williams wins arranging competition!
Pan-handlers just wrapped up our first ever Steel Drum Band Arranging Competition, and we are proud to announce the winner: Blake...
moleary142
Mar 91 min read
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Free summer Pan Camp- Registration now open!
Chops' Pan Outreach Program presents our 2025 Pan Camp & Day of Pan! Back for the fourth year running, this is an incredible and FREE...
moleary142
Feb 42 min read
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National Endowment for the Arts renews Grant to Chops’ Pan Outreach Program
National Endowment for the Arts renews Grant to Chops’ Pan Outreach Program
Chops Staff
Jan 142 min read
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Pan-handlers announces steel-band arranging competition!
Chops' steel-pan band, Pan-handlers, is hosting Minnesota’s first steel-band arranging competition! The winner will receive a $500 cash...
moleary142
Dec 11, 20241 min read
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Chops welcomes Deondre' carter!
Chops, Inc. is delighted to announce that Deondre' Carter has joined our staff in the role of Director of Drumline Programs. Dre is a...
moleary142
Nov 8, 20242 min read
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youth Drumlines will Perform 9/22 at Rally to Beat Breast cancer
Chops is delighted to announce that our DJ Drumline ensemble, ChopsLIVE, will be leading several youth drumlines in a procession to open...
moleary142
Sep 20, 20241 min read
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August 10th concerts @ The Cedar!
Come check out the smooth Caribbean vibes at The Cedar on August 10th with special guest steel-pan superstar Liam Teague! Chops is...
moleary142
Jul 31, 20242 min read
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pan-handlers - then and now
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...
moleary142
May 13, 20242 min read
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Chops & Ordway Prepare for upcoming Festival
With the conclusion of Chops' spring RightTrack intern program, we are celebrating our two 2024 music education interns and looking...
moleary142
May 10, 20242 min read
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Looking back on a decade of pan
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...
moleary142
Apr 26, 20241 min read
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Chops celebrates a decade of pan programs!
Time flies when you're having fun! Did you know that Chops' steel-pan programs have been entertaining audiences for ten years? That's...
moleary142
Apr 12, 20242 min read
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Chops Donates Drums to Henry High Drumline - 2 Weeks Til They Compete!
This week, Chops donated a refurbished set of Pearl marching drums to the Patrick Henry (soon to be renamed Camden) High School drumline,...
moleary142
Mar 21, 20242 min read
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Pan-handlers ready for summer with new look!
Chops' flagship performing ensemble, Pan-handlers Steel Drum Band, has a whole new look as they roll into their 10th year of entertaining...
moleary142
Mar 11, 20242 min read
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Crew carwash fundraiser supports youth interns at chops!
Calling all Chops supporters! This month only, if you purchase a car wash through this special fundraising page, our friends at Crew...
moleary142
Mar 4, 20242 min read
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Minnesota State Arts Board Announces Grant to Chops’ Pan Outreach Program
We’re excited to report that the Minnesota State Arts Board has announced a $34,999 grant to Chops’ Pan Outreach program! This funding...
chopsinc
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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ordway update, March car wash fundraiser, and Winter Jazz Fest!
Chops’ innovative, outcome-based percussion residency with The Ordway Center for Performing Arts wrapped up earlier this month at Hidden...
moleary142
Feb 19, 20242 min read
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National Endowment for the Arts Announces Grant to Chops’ Pan Outreach Program
The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced that Chops’ Pan Outreach program will receive a $25,000 grant. This funding from...
chopsinc
Feb 6, 20242 min read
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ordway partnership funds Chops drumline residency
In 2024, Chops is partnering with The Ordway’s ‘Beyond The Stage’ program to create marching arts opportunities for Twin Cities youth....
moleary142
Jan 16, 20242 min read
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Chops Custom blend now available at Dogwood Coffee!
All Profits support Chops' youth programs Chops is partnering with Dogwood Coffee Co. this month to provide a custom coffee blend - the...
moleary142
Jan 4, 20242 min read
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