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Entries closing date for the 2023 BCPA Annual Gathering is extended to midnight Tuesday, March 21st. Entries for the 2023 BCPA Annual Gathering are open for all events to be held on Friday, April 7th & Saturday, April 8th, 2023. We are back in person […]
BCPA News CompetitionsHosted by the British Columbia Pipers’ Association (BCPA), this competition forms part of the new RSPBA International Solo Drumming circuit for 2023. This event is officially recognized and sanctioned by the RSPBA and will be conducted according to RSPBA rules and will be adjudicated by […]
BCPA News CompetitionsThe 160th Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival is being held May 20th and 21st at Topaz Park, Victoria, BC. Piping, Drumming and Pipe Band Entries are now available on the BCPA WildApricot Registration Site or using the WildApricot for Members App on their phone. Specific instructions, […]
BCPA News CompetitionsThe 2023 BCPA Annual Gathering will be held on Friday, April 7th & Saturday, April 8th, 2023. We are back in person at North Delta Secondary School, 11447 82nd Ave, Delta, BC. Registration can be completed from a browser on the BCPA Registration Site or using the WildApricot […]
BCPA News Competitions EventsBoney Music Memorial Invitational Piping Competition and Recital was held Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the Seaforth Armouries in Vancouver. The evening was organized by the BC Pipers’ Association in conjunction with the Seaforth Armoury and emceed by David Hilder. The crowd of over one […]
BCPA NewsThe results of the 2023 February BCPA Online Mini-Gathering are now posted on the Results page. The Mini Gatherings are held in November and February annually. This season, we held the gatherings on November 5th and February 11th respectively. Here are our overall Mini Gathering […]
BCPA News ResultsWinter Storm in Kansas City was held January 12 and 13, 2023 at the Kansas City Marriott, Country Club Plaza Grand Ballroom. Pipers and drummers from across North America and Scotland were in attendance. BCPA would like to recognize and congratulate members for competing at […]
Around the World BCPA News CommunitySchedules for the 2023 February Mini-Gathering have now been posted for Saturday, February 11th. February Mini-Gathering Schedule 2023 lease note the Concession will be cash only. In case you missed it, here is the link to the Order of Play. We’ll see you there!
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, Jamie Kubasiewicz. Originally from […]
BCPA NewsEntries closing date for the 2023 BCPA Annual Gathering is extended to midnight Tuesday, March 21st. Entries for the 2023 BCPA Annual Gathering are open for all events to be held on Friday, April 7th & Saturday, April 8th, 2023. We are back in person […]
The 2023 BCPA Annual Gathering will be held on Friday, April 7th & Saturday, April 8th, 2023. We are back in person at North Delta Secondary School, 11447 82nd Ave, Delta, BC. Registration can be completed from a browser on the BCPA Registration Site or using the WildApricot […]
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 […]