Seaside Series: Martin Conte

Martin Conte is the director of Flash! in the Pans, a locally renowned  community steel drum band, based in Blue Hill, ME. Conte will present a talk and demonstration about the history, construction, anatomy, and performance of steel drums, known as pans.

Conte will have a variety of pans available for audience members to try out following the talk. You can learn more about Flash! in the Pans on their website.

Since graduating from GSA, Conte’s topsy-turvy path always seemed to lead him back to Blue Hill, where he is part of the English faculty and  Director of Steel Pan Programs at George Stevens Academy. His path has led him around the globe, from visiting silverback gorillas in Uganda to playing music with the great steel bands of Trinidad. But not all of his paths have been physical. He has also been pursuing the uncharted territory of language, and has great of enthusiasm for how much discovery still awaits us in writing and reading.

The rain venue for all Seaside Series programs is SPL, 64 Main Street.