The order of play section on the left of the website has been updated with Victoria and Comox Valley Highland Games information. Schedules should follow later this week.
Piobaireachd Club
Piobaireachd Club – May 10, 2013
A lovely spring day in Vancouver and this could have been the first outdoor club meeting. However, we held with tradition and the McIlwaine family graciously hosted another fine evening of the big music indoors. The first feature piper of…
Competitions
All BCPA 2013 Sanctioned Games Competition entries available
With today’s addition of the BC Highland Games, all of the competition entries are now available for the BCPA Sanctioned games of the 2013 summer highland games season. Visit the Entry Forms section of the website for links to the…
Competitions, events
BC Highland Games Volunteers Needed
The British Columbia Highland Games have multiple opportunities for volunteers. Click the image for the information. Some of the needs: Sponsorship/Sales Public & Media Relations manager Program Volunteer coordinator Beer Garden Children’s Events Parking and traffic coordination VIP coordinator Tickets/Gate…
Featured, Newsflash
Duke of York Chief of the Games at Victoria May 18th and 19th
The Victoria Highland Games Association announced that the 150th Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival will take place May 18 and 19 at Topaz Park, with His Royal Highness The Duke of York attending as “Chief of the Games”. “The…
Competitions, events, Results
Results posted from the 81st Annual Gathering
Visit the Results page for the full results of the 81st Annual Gathering. See the news on Pipes|Drums. Original videos from the streaming are on Livestream Some higher quality videos are being uploaded to the BC Pipers’ YouTube channel. Congratulations…
Competitions, events
81st Annual Gathering on now – watch the recordings!
We’re testing our Live Streaming during Grade 1 Piobaireachd Friday morning and may change configurations occasionally but will try not to interrupt performances if possible. We have recordings of most of the events here http://new.livestream.com/bcpipers/BCPA2013AG The result announcements for solos are here…
Competitions, workshops
Mini-Meet competition and workshop on Vancouver Island May 4th
The Victoria Highland Games Association and the Vancouver Island Pipers Club are sponsoring a Mini-Meet competition and workshop for pipers and drummers on Vancouver Island May 4th. Piping and Drumming adjudicators John Fisher, James P. Troy and Simone Reid will be…
Competitions, events, Newsflash
Annual Gathering final planning in full swing, order of play posted
The order of play for the 81st Annual “British Columbia Pipers’ Association Annual Gathering” has been posted for Friday. Grade 3, 2, 1 and Professional Piobaireachd, Professional Side and Tenor drumming events are all held on Friday. Live Streaming is…
Competitions, events
Annual Gathering Ceilidh returns in its original format at a new location!
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The Annual Gathering Committee has secured an arrangement with SFU’s Meetings, Events and Conference Services Department to hold the Annual Gathering Ceilidh at the Halpern Centre, which is the building directly west of Images Theatre (where the band contest will…
events, Feedback
Update on the Annual Gathering Ceilidh Format
The Annual Gathering Committee and I would like to thank the 163 people who provided their opinions and comments via the survey on the Annual Gathering Ceilidh Format. It was the largest response to any BCPA survey and we are…
Competitions, Results
Will Nichols and Graham Haddon win 2013 BCPA Pro Knockout
Will Nichols and Graham Haddon won the Pro Knockout Finals on Saturday March 9th 2013. Between live attendance and the streaming, there were about 150 people in attendance. See Will’s performance and links to the other recordings on the Knockouts…
Piobaireachd Club
Piobaireachd Club report – Friday March 8th 2013
Friday, March 8th, 2013 It was a lovely sunny day in Vancouver and the Hilder family again hosted a spectacular evening of piobaireachd tunes. Alexander Schiele was the feature piper for the evening. He recently had success at the Nicol-Brown…
events, Newsflash
Time Sensitive: Annual Gathering Ceilidh Format Survey
The BC Pipers’ Association seeks your prompt input to determine what format the 2013 Annual Gathering Ceilidh should take, given recent limitations imposed by the venue. In January, the Annual Gathering organizing committee planned for a Ceilidh area in the…
Competitions, events
BCPA Pro Knockout Final to stream live
The BC Pipers’ Association announces live streaming of the Final round of the 2013 BCPA Knockouts. BCPA became a pioneer in live Internet streaming of solo piping and drumming competitions in January 2011 and has improved the broadcast quality during…
