Building on Success, 1st place and best drum corps at BC Highland Games

June 29, 2009

Northwest Junior Pipe Band returned to the British Columbia Highland Games Saturday June 27th with two bands competing for the second time in the band’s history. The weather was near-perfect for piping and drumming, not too hot, sunny in the morning and overcast during the band competitions. The BC Games was almost completely re-arranged, and they tried something new for massed bands, including a singing group, “The Shees” singing

The band returned the Grade 4 Pipe Band perpetual ”Robert Malcolm Memorial Trophy” from the 2008 event in the morning. Soloists took the competition field in some of the largest numbers in NWJPB’s history. 23 top 6 placings for solo competitors made for an exciting morning on the solo field. Congratulations to the three soloists who won Aggregate Tropies (most overall points over two or more events):

Grade 5 piping, winning the Vancouver Ladies Pipe Band Aggregate Trophy: Marcus D.
Grade 4 Drumming, winning the BC Highland Games Grade 4 Drumming Trophy: Bryce K.
Grade 2 piping, winning the Robert Duncan Wood Memorial Trophy: Pipe Major Alexander S.

In the Grade 5 Pipe Band competition, NWJPB finished third in a field of very strong performances from White Spot Pipe Band Grade 5 (1st) and Frasier Valley Youth Pipe Band (2nd).

Northwest Junior Pipe Band Grade 4 brought home the Robert Malcolm Memorial Trophy in Grade 4 for the second year in a row, also winning best drum corps. Full solo results: