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Purchase tickets to the Adjudicator’s concert Friday, the Saturday band contest and the Ceilidh here: http://bcp3a.cloverpad.org/ click events, and register. The event tickets are near the bottom of the page once you provide an email to register.

Where: Simon Fraser University Burnaby Campus, 8888 University Drive Burnaby, B.C. Click the thumbnail for a larger image or here for a PDF version. 

Dates:

Grade 1 Pipe Band Contest sponsored by Canron Western Constructors LP

Entry Form :

Online Entry Forms:

All events can be purchased online, including ticketed events for all performances including the band competition.

Important highlights in 2013:

• Invited adjudicators Allan MacDonald, Colin Clansey, and John Scullion
• Piobaireachd Events for Grade 3, 2, 1  and Pro are held on FRIDAY
• Pro Side and Tenor Drumming events are on FRIDAY
• Competing Pipers’ Association Combined B & C grade events return for non “Junior” (CPA) members
• Grade 4 Band is a Quick March Medley contest
• FREE John Scullion Drumming Workshops for registered drumming competitors
  • SFU, room TBA
  • Friday March 29th, 10 am – 12 noon (for solo grades Beginner, 4, and 3)
  • 1:00 – 3:00 pm (for solo grades 2, 1, and Pro)
• Allan MacDonald will be conducting three (3) separate Piobaireachd Seminars at SFU, in Room 2290 of the Maggie Benston Centre building at the Simon Fraser University Burnaby Campus. The Maggie Bentson Centre is directly across from the Main Library.
  • Monday April 1st, 2:00pm until 4:30pm,
  • Monday April 1st from 7:00pm until 9:30pm,
  • Tuesday April 2nd, from 7:00pm until 9:30pm.
  • The cost will be $50.00 to attend one seminar, and $100.00 to attend all three seminars
• The Ceilidh Returns! 19 and over pay to attend, 18 and under free – at the Halpern Centre, directly west of Images Theatre. The Ceilidh features:
  • The Clansey Cup is an impromptu piping competition where the winner becomes the judge for the competition the next year at the location of his/her choice. Last year’s winner Alan Bevan chose this year’s Ceilidh as the location so invited adjudicator Colin Clansey, for whom the event is named could see the event.
  • Short performances by the Annual Gathering aggregate winners
  • Pizza and beverages, of both alcohol and non-alcohol varieties
  • Free admission for 18 and under
• On Saturday, all solo piping (including Professional) and drumming events start at 9 am AND the band contest starts at 3:30 pm (to start the Ceilidh earlier and to enable solo aggregate winners to perform at the Ceilidh)
• New this year: The Super Aggregate winner of the 2012/13 mini gatherings and the Annual Gathering in Grade 1 side drumming will receive up to a maximum of $600 CDN toward an airline ticket to Glasgow, Scotland or Kansas City, MO to compete in the World Solo Drumming Championship or the Midwest Highland Arts Fund Winter Storm competitions.

Adjudicators Bios:

Allan MacDonald – Two time winner of the Clasp and Gold Medalist at the Northern Meeting, winner of the L’Orient competition, Piobaireachd scholar and recording artist

Colin Clansey – Captured 2nd in the Former Winners MSR and winner of the “A” March and S&R events at the Argyllshire Gathering, 2nd on two occasions in the Silver Medal

John Scullion – Four time winner of World Solo Drumming Championship and Lead Drummer of Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia when they won the World Drum Corps Championship in 1984

Notes:

Times are subject to change, updates will be added here and on Facebook and Twitter if necessary

Results:
Latest results

Past Winners

History:
The first Annual Gathering was held in 1933. Further historical information can be found on the BC pipers History page.

Some of the past winners of the trophies are listed on the Annual Gathering Trophy History Page.

April 2012 Live Stream recordings