We are pleased to announce that the 2009 Summer School programme is now taking enrolments.
The dates are:
Write a tune, Song, Dance to celebrate Uist.
There will be three categories, each with a 1st Prize of £ 500.00
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National Youth Pipe Band bring Drumming Stars to Glasgow.
Two of the Worlds top solo drummers will be in town on Saturday 28th Feb and Sunday 1st March for a two-day exclusive workshop with the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland’s Drum Corp. Jeff Queen, the American DCI snare drumming 5 times world champion and Pete Lockett, an Indian/African percussionist who featured on the soundtrack for Quantum of Solace, the latest James Bond Film will be in Glasgow to teach and play with the top young pipe band drummers in the country.
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Congratulations to all members of the NYPB who competed on Saturday 21st February at the Strathclyde Police Junior Solo Competition. A special mention must go to the members who finished in the prize list:
Craig Sutherland
4th U/18 March
3rd U/18 Strathspey & Reel
1st U/18 Jig
Calum Moffat
4th U/18 Piobaireachd
Laura Underwood
5th U/18 March
Steven Gray
4th U/18 Strathspey & Reel
Ciaran Sinclair
4th U/15 Piobaireachd
5th U/15 Jig
Iain Crawford
6th U/15 Piobaireachd
6th U/15 Jig
Ross MacKay
5th U/15 March
Cameron Drummond, Alasdair Henderson & Chris Gibb qualified for the MacCrimmon Trophy saturday night at the College of Piping. Six competitors entered and performed a five-to-six minutes medley of Scottish music. Also playing but not in the prizes were Keith Bowes, John Mulhearn & Gareth Gardner. The MacCrimmon Trophy will take place on the 2nd of August in Lorient, Brittany.
Piobaireachd
1st Gordon Walker
2nd Roddy MacLeod
3rd Willie McCallum
4th Alasdair Gillies
5th Glenn Brown
Strathclyde Police Pipe Band Third Annual Junior Solo Piping Competition was held on Saturday 21st of February.
For full results follow this link.
http://www.strathpol-pipeband.com/strathpol_solos.htm#Results
On the Saturday 14th February the National Piping Centre once again hosted its annual Junior Competition. It was a fantastic day of piping which saw some of Scotland’s most talented young pipers compete for the top prize in each age category. It was very pleasing to see a large number of National Youth Pipe Band members supporting the event from both the senior and development bands and congratulations to you all for performing very well.
Featured in the prizes were:
David Shedden
1st – Piobaireachd 15-17
2nd – MSR 15-17
5th – Jig 15-17
Overall Junior Champion 2009
Steven Gray
2nd – Piobaireachd 15-17
Callum Moffat
1st – MSR 15-17
5th – Piobaireachd 15-17
Kyle Howie
1st – Jig 15-17
Laura Underwood
6th – Piobaireachd 15-17
Keith Christie
3rd – MSR 15-17
3rd – Jig 15-17
Gordon McCance
4th – Jig 15-17
Christopher Gray
3rd – Piobaireachd u/15
Special congratulations must go to David Shedden who won the Overall Junior Champion prize for 2009. Well Done!
Overall Winners
Chanter: Jamie Westhead
Novice: Bradley Parker
Junior: David Shedden
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Johnstone Pipe Band are pleased to announce that on Sat March 7th they will host a concert in Johnstone Town Hall. Doors open at 7pm, with the concert commencing at 7.30pm. The highlight of the evening will be the ScottishPower Pipe Band taking to the stage, led by P/M Chris Armstrong and current World Solo Drumming Champion Barry Wilson. Both sections of Johnstone, Novice Juvenile and Grade 2, will also participate in the concert.
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