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The BC Pipers’ Association is proud to announce that the 2023 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Competition and Recital is back this year, live, on Saturday, February 11th, and everyone is invited. Let us introduce you to one of this years participants, Alastair Lee. Alastair started […]
BCPA NewsThe BC Pipers’ Association is proud to announce that the 2023 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Competition and Recital is back this year, live, on Saturday, February 11th, and everyone is invited. Let us introduce you to the reigning Boney Invitational 1st place winner and returning […]
BCPA NewsOrders of Play for the 2023 February Mini-Gathering have now been posted for Saturday, February 11th. Orders of Play Information for the February Mini Gathering can be found HERE.
BCPA News CompetitionsThe BC Pipers’ Association is proud to announce that the 2023 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Competition and Recital is back this year, live, on Saturday, February 11th, and everyone is invited. Let us introduce you to one of this years participants. Alan is one of […]
BCPA NewsFebruary Mini-Gathering Registration Closing A reminder that the entries closing date for the 2023 February BCPA Mini-Gathering is midnight January 29th, 2023. Registration can be completed from a browser on the BCPA Registration Site or using the WildApricot for Members App on their phone. Specific instructions, for all grades […]
Competitions EventsThe BC Pipers’ Association is proud to announce that the 2023 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Piping Competition and Recital to raise funds for brain cancer research for the BC Cancer Foundation is planned for Saturday, February 11th at the Seaforth Armoury, 1650 Burrard Street, Vancouver. […]
BCPA News Competitions Events MemorialThe board of directors of the British Columbia Pipers’ Association has waived rule number 2.2 in the British Columbia Pipers’ Association Rules for Pipe Band Competitions for the 2023 competition season. Rule 2.2.1 stipulates the minimum number of players required for a pipe band to […]
BCPA News Bylaws FeatureSeattle’s Northwest Junior Pipe Band piper Paul Mackay is the overall prize winner at the 16th Balmoral Invitational Classic: the US Junior Solo Bagpiping Championship in Pittsburgh on November 12, 2022. This is the second year in a row that a BCPA piper has taken […]
BCPA News Competitions FeatureJoin the 2022 St. Andrew’s and Caledonian Society lecture at SFU On Saturday, December 3, 2022 Professor Viccy Coltman (University of Edinburgh) will be the guest speaker at our annual St. Andrew’s and Caledonian Society lecture. For the first time, we are pleased to offer […]
Around the World CommunityOrders of Play for the 2023 February Mini-Gathering have now been posted for Saturday, February 11th. Orders of Play Information for the February Mini Gathering can be found HERE.
February Mini-Gathering Registration Closing A reminder that the entries closing date for the 2023 February BCPA Mini-Gathering is midnight January 29th, 2023. Registration can be completed from a browser on the BCPA Registration Site or using the WildApricot for Members App on their phone. Specific instructions, for all grades […]
Coming out of COVID-19, the BCPA will be conducting the annual 2022 BCPA Pipe Band Leadership Conference Call on Saturday, April 2, 2022 from 9:00 am to 11:00am PDT. Please allow for up to an extra half hour in case the conference call runs long. […]
Join piper and composer Jim Barrie on February 5, 2022 for the next BCPA Saturday seminar on the Cameron-style of piobaireachd. Jim was taught the Cameron-style by his father, William Barrie, who was a pupil of renowned pipers John MacDougall Gillis and Robert Reid. In […]
Looking to create a music track or video for your pipe band during these pandemic times? Music engineer and award-winning piper Alastair Lee will lead the next BCPA weekend seminar on music production on Saturday, January 22 at 9:00 AM.
Join Simon Fraser University Pipe Band Lead Drummer J. Reid Maxwell for the next 2021 Interactive Seminar brought to you by the BC Pipers’ Association, Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 9:00 AM.
Join former Triumph Street Pipe Band piper Liam Hilder at 9:00 AM January 8 for a BCPA weekend seminar on piping for highland dancing. Liam’s seminar will provide an overview of the types of highland dances, how competitions are structured, the most important skills necessary to successfully […]
If you’re intrigued or fascinated by piobaireachd, this is the seminar for you. On November 27, well-known BC piper Hal Senyk will present an online Saturday seminar on “Piobaireachd for Beginners”. Hal has had a lifelong obsession with the study and enjoyment of piobaireachd. He […]