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The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band drum corps won the World Pipe Band Championship top drumming prize on Saturday, August 13, led by Lead Drummer Reid Maxwell. It was Maxwell’s sixth championship win, including five times with Simon Fraser University Pipe Band and once with […]
BCPA News CompetitionsSchedules for the 2022 Campbell River Highland Gathering have now been posted for Saturday, August 6, 2022. Click HERE.
BCPA News CompetitionsOrders of Play for the 2022 Campbell River Highland Gathering have now been posted for Saturday, August 6th. Order of Play General info for the Campbell River Highland Gathering can be found here.
BCPA News CompetitionsBritish Columbia Pipers’ Association adjudicator Gordon “Gord” MacRae passed away on July 25, 2022 following a long battle with cancer. Gord was a founding member of the 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band and a member of their 1987 Grade 1 World Pipe Band Championship winning […]
BCPA News Community Feature MemorialThe complete results of the 2022 Pacific Northwest Highland Games are now posted on the Results page. They include the per event results, the aggregate/overall winners in the solo and band events, and details of the band results. The Grand Aggregates Standings are also posted […]
BCPA News ResultsSchedules and Revised Orders of Play for the 2022 Pacific Northwest Highland Games have now been posted for July 22, 23, and 24. Orders of Play FRIDAY Order of Play – Pub Piping (UPDATED July 21) SATURDAY Orders of Play – Solo Piping, Drumming and […]
BCPA News CompetitionsA reminder that the closing date for entries for the Campbell River Highland Gathering is July 22. As the Campbell River Highland Gathering is now a Grand Aggregate Awards Games, points awarded at these games will be used to determine Grand Aggregate Status for solo […]
BCPA News CompetitionsThe complete results of the 2022 Skagit Valley Highland Games are now posted on the Results page. They include the per event results, the aggregate/overall winners in the solo and band events, and details of the band results. The Grand Aggregates Standings are also posted […]
BCPA News Results(See full obituary here.) British Columbia piper Alan Walters, a well-known and loved piper, teacher, composer and piobaireachd expert passed away at his home in Surrey this week. Alan’s recognizable phone message about his adventures in “golfing, piping, curling or fishing” summed up his philosophy […]
BCPA News Community Feature MemorialThe Simon Fraser University Pipe Band drum corps won the World Pipe Band Championship top drumming prize on Saturday, August 13, led by Lead Drummer Reid Maxwell. It was Maxwell’s sixth championship win, including five times with Simon Fraser University Pipe Band and once with […]
Vancouver, BC – BC piper Zephan Knichel took the top prize at the 6th Annual Boney Music Memorial Invitational Competition and Recital in Vancouver on Saturday, May 14. Jeanette Bonar, wife of the late Andrew Bonar who started the event, and Andrew’s son Cameron, presented […]
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 […]