Steel Pan — Media — Jonah Payne

Pinky Pony Club by Chappell Roan Arr. Jonah Payne

Here is the UNT 8 O’Clock Steel Band playing my arrangement of Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” at the Music at Noon Concert (10/25/24)!

Nessun Dorma from Turandot

NIU Steel Band 50th Anniversary Concert 4/16/23

Wood'n Steel

NIU Steel Band 50th Anniversary Concert 4/16/23

Pan by Storm

NIU Steel Band 50th Anniversary Concert 4/16/23

“Jamboree” by Jonah Payne | UNT 8 O'Clock Steel Band

This is an original composition I wrote for the University of Nebraska's Club Panguin in 2019.

“Vinta” by Crumb arr. Jonah Payne | UNT 8 O’Clock Steel Band

Here is an arrangement I made for the UNT 8 O'Clock Steel Band under the leadership of Nathan Siegel!

Peach Blossom by Sachelle Thomas

Title: 桃花 (Peach Blossom)

Composer: Sachelle R D Thomas

Year: 2022

Performed by: Jonah Payne

Video by: Jonah Payne and Christian Baugher

This piece was commissioned by a consortium of players in April of 2022 and is now available for public purchase!

Past Casual - "Togetherness" - NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2021

Togetherness is a song I wrote with my good friend, Madeline Reddel. We performed it as a duet as well as with our full band, Past Casual, for many years. This video was part of our submission for the 2021 NPR Tiny Desk Concert!

Vocals - Madeline Reddel

Steel pans - Jonah Payne

Audio/Video - Simon Clark

Dream-Life State by Jonathan Scales (Cover)

This is a video of Dream-Life State by Jonathan Scales from my senior recital 11/20/21! I believe it is the first cover ever recorded of Dream-Life State! We substituted the bass solo for some solos with trumpet, clarinet, tenor saxophone, and double seconds. I hope you all enjoy.

Clarinet – Bryan Canonigo

Tenor Sax – Richard Batelaan

Trumpet – Metro Lyle

Drumset – Eric Espinoza

Bass – Andy Vaggalis

Cello – Sam Stanley

Violin – Lucy Collins

Double Seconds – Jonah Payne

Tethervane by Jonathan Scales

This is a double second duet that my good friend, Louis Raymond-Kolker, and I commissioned by Jonathan Scales. It also features Sienna Blaw with the dancing. Film credits to John Erbach and John Wayne Duke.

Treetops by Past Casual

Treetops is a song I wrote with my good friend, Madeline Reddel. We performed it as a duet as well as with our full band, Past Casual, for many years. This video was part of our submission for the 2021 NPR Tiny Desk Concert!

Vocals - Madeline Reddel

Steel pans - Jonah Payne

Audio/Video - Simon Clark

Mare Tranquillitatis by Mark Berry

Please enjoy this solo from my junior recital! If possible, I would recommend listening with headphones!

Tenor pan/crotales – Jonah Payne

Video/audio editing – Jonah Payne

Video/audio recording – Ryan Kimball

Melodic Concept (iii) by Kendall K Williams

Performed by John Wayne Duke, Ryan Kimball, Jonah Payne, and Colton Reddoch

Audio and video by Ryan Kimball and Jonah Payne

Fratres by Arvo Pärt Arr. Jonah Payne

Lead Pan= John Wayne Duke

Double Seconds= Jonah Payne

Triple Guitars= Andrew Wray

Variation 1= 1:30

Variation 2= 2:49

Variation 3= 4:04

Variation 4= 5:18

Variation 5= 6:28

Variation 6= 7:30

Variation 7= 8:36

Variation 8= 9:44

Fratres has been arranged for a variety of instrumentations over the years. For my sophomore recital, I arranged this beautiful piece for steel pan trio (lead, double seconds, and triple guitars). I referenced 5-6 other arrangements when writing this piece.

Desert - Jonathan Scales (cover)

This is a cover of Desert by the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra performed at my sophomore recital with Andrew Wray! We performed a mix of 2 versions-- one from "One-Track Mind" (2006) & one from "Mixtape Symphony" (2014). I transcribed Scales' solo from the latter of the two recordings and performed it in this cover.

Double Seconds - Jonah Payne

Drumset - Andrew Wray

Electric Bass - Christian Chesanek

Camera 1 - Jacob Champoux

Camera 2 - Chris Goulet

Editing - Jacob Champoux