Competitors of the 2nd annual Boney Music Invitational Piping Competition and recital. Andrew Lee of Surrey, British Columbia, stunned…
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The Final 2017 BCPA Grand Aggregate Awards standings are now posted on the Results page. http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2017-BCPA-Grand-Aggregate-Standings.pdf Pictures of the award winners, taken at the conclusion of the Pacific Northwest Highland Games, are in the the BCPA Photo Gallery http://www.bcpipers.org/photo-albums/ Congratulations to all award winners and to all players and bands who supported the highland games…
The complete results of the 2017 Pacific Northwest Highland Games are now posted on the Results page. They include the per event results, the aggregate/overall winners in the solo and band events, and details of the band results. http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2017-Pacific-Northwest-Highland-Games-Results-consolidated.pdf http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2017-Pacific-Northwest-Highland-Games-Pipe-Band-Master-Tally-Sheets-final.pdf Photos from the Pacific Northwest Highland Games are in the BCPA Photo Gallery http://www.bcpipers.org/photo-albums/ The…
The Celtic Arts Foundation is pleased to present the 7th Annual Autumn Smallpipes Workshop from Friday, September 29th – Sunday, October 1st. Instructors include Gold Medalist Fred Morrison, and well-known Vermont, USA Smallpiper, Iain MacHarg. Mostly geared for intermediate and advanced players, workshop time will be split between Reelpipe, Smallpipe and whistle instructions. Music sessions…
Under sunny and hot weather, the final highland games on the BC Pipers’ Association circuit, the 2017 Pacific Northwest Highland Games was held on July 29 & 30 at the Enumclaw Expo Center in Enumclaw, WA. 116 solo players and 13 bands competed. The event concluded with the announcement of the BCPA season-long championship Grand…
The solo and band events schedules and updated orders of play for the 2017 Pacific Northwest Highland Games are posted on the BC Pipers website here: http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-Pacific-Northwest-Highland-Games-Schedules.pdf http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-Pacific-Northwest-Highland-Games-OOP-Fri-Rev-2.pdf http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-Pacific-Northwest-Highland-Games-OOP-Sat-Rev-2.pdf http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-Pacific-Northwest-Highland-Games-OOP-Sun-Rev-2.pdf They are also accessible in the Orders of Play section on the main page of the BC Pipers website http://www.bcpipers.org Bands should use the Band…
Recently, BCPA received from the family of the late Chester MacNeill of Portland many old souvenir programmes of highland games in the Pacific Northwest. The earliest programme was from the Vancouver St. Andrew & Caledonian Society’s 1926 Caledonian Games, held at Hastings Park (currently the site of the Pacific National Exhibition in northeast Vancouver). In…
Nominations for the Mary MacKinnon Memorial Service Award must be submitted by August 31, 2017. Please visit the Bursaries and Awards page for more information, to download the 2017 nomination form and rules for nomination: http://www.bcpipers.org/services/grants-bursaries/
Links to the Orders of Play for the 2017 Pacific Northwest Highland Games are now posted here: http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-Pacific-Northwest-Highland-Games-OOP-Fri-Rev-2.pdf http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-Pacific-Northwest-Highland-Games-OOP-Sat-Rev-2.pdf http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-Pacific-Northwest-Highland-Games-OOP-Sun-Rev-2.pdf They are also accessible in the Orders of Play section on the main page of the BC Pipers website http://www.bcpipers.org The complete schedule of events will be posted on July 26, 2017.
The complete results of the 2017 Portland Highland Games are now posted on the Results page. They include the per event results, the aggregate/overall winners in the solo and band events, and details of the band results. http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2017-Portland-Highland-Games-Results-consolidated.pdf http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2017-Portland-Highland-Games-Pipe-Band-Master-Tally-Sheets-final.pdf Pictures from the Games are located in the BCPA Photo Gallery http://www.bcpipers.org/photo-albums/ The Grand Aggregate standings…
The complete results of the 2017 Skagit Valley Highland Games are now posted on the Results page. They include the per event results, the aggregate/overall winners in the solo and band events, and details of the band results. http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2017-Skagit-Valley-Highland-Games-Results-consolidated.pdf http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2017-Skagit-Valley-Highland-Games-Pipe-Band-Master-Tally-Sheets-final.pdf Pictures from the Games are located in the BCPA Photo Gallery http://www.bcpipers.org/photo-albums/ The Grand Aggregate…
The complete results of the 2017 Kamloops Highland Games are now posted on the Results page. They include the per event results, the aggregate/overall winners in the solo and band events, and details of the band results. http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2017-Kamloops-Highland-Games-Results-consolidated.pdf http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2017-Kamloops-Highland-Games-Pipe-Band-Master-Tally-Sheets-final.pdf Pictures from the Games are located in the BCPA Photo Gallery http://www.bcpipers.org/photo-albums/ The BCPA would like…
The Delta Police Pipe Band is mourning the untimely death of our first Drum Major, Robert Burns: August 14, 1942 – July 7th, 2017. Bob had both military and police careers. He served with the Queen’s Own Rifles (regular force) from 1959 to 1966 and was stationed in West Germany with NATO Forces from 1960…
Schedules for the 2017 Portland Highland Games solo and band events are posted on the BC Pipers website here: http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-Portland-Highland-Games-Schedules-Rev-3.pdf They are also accessible in the Orders of Play section on the main page of the BC Pipers website http://www.bcpipers.org
A link to the Orders of Play for the 2017 Portland Highland Games is now posted here: http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-Portland-Highland-Games-OOP.pdf The complete schedule of events will be posted on July 12, 2017.
A link to the Schedule for the 2017 Skagit Valley Highland Games is now posted here: http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-Skagit-Valley-Highland-Games-Schedules-Rev-2.pdf They are also accessible in the Orders of Play section on the main page of the BC Pipers website http://www.bcpipers.org
