Last week was the third annual US Juvenile Solo Bagpiping Championships in Pittsburg, PA, at the Balmoral Classic. Thirteen year old NWJPB Pipe Major Alexander Schiele was invited to the event, competing with 15 registered pipers and came back to the Seattle area with 5th place finish in the Piobaireachd competition. The classic was a lively event culminating in a concert featuring the St. Thomas Episcopal School Pipe Band, another top US youth pipe band program, with five Juvenile world championships to their credit, and another trip planned for 2010.
Friday the 13th, NWJPB was invited to perform at the BCPA Knockout competitions; where professional pipers and drummers and a couple of top amateurs are invited to compete. A small band of NWJPB Grade 4 pipers and drummers and a volunteer instructor and alumni tenor drummer performed a short set of tunes following the competition for 50 or 60 attendees and were very well received by the audience.
Today (Saturday November 14th) was the first official day of competition opportunities in the British Columbia Pipers’ Association. Eight of the Northwest Junior Pipe Band solo pipers and drummers, most of whom were promoted to new amateur grade levels after last season, and every one of them placed in the top 6, a remarkable accomplishment.
The results:
Grade 4 piping 2/4 march, 12 competitors: Marcus 2nd, Megan 5th
Grade 4 side drumming 2/4 march, 3 competitors: Morgan M 2nd
Grade 3 side drumming 2/4 march, 6 competitors: Steven W 1st, Bryce 2nd
Grade 2 piping 6/8 march, 8 competitors: Aaron 1st
Grade 2 piping 2/4 march, 8 competitors: Aaron 3rd
Grade 2 side drumming 2/4 march, 7 competitors: Amber 3rd
Grade 1 piping 6/8 march, 13 competitors: Alexander Schiele 4th
Congratulations to all, as well as last year’s graduate of our youth program, Almuni Elliot T. for placing 4th of 11 in the Grade 3 2/4 march.
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