As part of Homecoming 2009, the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland have teamed up with YDance and scottish Youth Theatre to bring Burns’ epic poem to life in this exciting new production based on Tam O’Shanter.
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
A National Treasure III: A Celebration of The Music of Gordon Duncan
The Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust presents
A National Treasure III: A Celebration of The Music of Gordon Duncan
Sat 26 Sep: 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall.
A National Treasure III once more brings together musicians from all over Scotland and well beyond to honour Pitlochry piper Gordon’s massive influence and to raise funds for the Trust set up in his name.
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All Ireland Solos 2009
Jonathon Greenlees wins senior piping, Stephen Creighton takes senior drumming.
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New CLASP website
The new website for CLASP – Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers is now active. Take a look at www.theclasp.co.uk
Springbank Invitational 2009 – Results
The winners from this weekend’s Springbank Invitational Competition in Campbeltown were:
Piobaireachd
1st – Angus MacColl
2nd – Willie McCallum
3rd – Niall Stewart
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NPC Autumn School 12th – 16th October
The National Piping Centre will be holding its last seasonal school of the year between Monday 12th – Friday 16th October.
The school is a great fun way to learn and prices are just £205 adults (£175 U16s). We only have non-residential places left for this school, so sign up today for your week of piping tution. All levels of playing can attend from absolute beginner through to experienced pipers. So go now to the Seasonal Schools page for all the details and to sign up online.
Scots Guards Club Recital
4th October at 4pm in the Scot Guards Club, Haymarket, Edinburgh. Recital by Roddy MacLeod. Tickets £10 – includes curry!
Museum Assistant (Voluntary)
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who can work independantly and diversely across all elements of museum work from collections care to marketing and museum planning, to help develop ideas for this small museum and what it can offer to our visitors that will provide short and longer term improvements. The individual will play an integral role in carrying out the day-to-day operational activities of the museum in fulfilment of the partnership with the National Museums. Continue reading
Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers, Inverness Competition 2009
Overall winner Grade 3 – David Gatcum
Overall winner Grade 2 – Keeron Cooney
Overall winner Grade 1 – David McLaughlan
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Northern Meetings- Day 2
Clasp
1st Stuart Liddell
2nd Roddy MacLeod
3rd Jack Lee
4th Murray Henderson
5th Richard Hawke
Judges: Iain MacFadyen, John MacDougall, Iain Morrison
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