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Knichel wins first Boney Music Invitational

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Reminder 2022 ScotFestBC Registration Closes May 27

by BCPA IT Infrastructure May 25, 2022 12 hrs

Victoria Highland Games Schedules posted

by BCPA IT Infrastructure May 18, 2022 1 week

Victoria Highland Games – Orders of Play announced

by BCPA IT Infrastructure May 15, 2022 1 week

Knichel wins first Boney Music Invitational

by BCPA Communications May 15, 2022 2 weeks

BCPA News

2022 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Player Profile – Alan Bevan

by BCPA Social May 13, 2022 2 weeks

Looking Back in BCPA News

Capturing the Gold: Jack Lee looks back on his 1981 Northern Meeting wins: Final in a series

Annual Gathering President’s Message

2022 BCPA Annual Gathering Winners Announcement on Zoom

2022 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Player Profile – Alastair Lee

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Reminder 2022 ScotFestBC Registration Closes May 27

May 25, 2022 12 hrs 736

Victoria Highland Games Schedules posted

May 18, 2022 1 week 575

Victoria Highland Games – Orders of Play announced

May 15, 2022 1 week 991

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BCPA Annual Gathering Retrospective - Jack Lee Open Piobaireachd 2019

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Tog Orm Mo Phiob

by BCPA IT Infrastructure

May 25, 2022 12 hrs

Reminder 2022 ScotFestBC Registration Closes May 27

Reminder that registration for the ScotFestBC – The British Columbia Highland Games will close on May 27, 2022 Registration for the ScotFestBC – The British Columbia Highland Games held at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam, BC on June 18, 2022 are now open. ScotFestBC will […]

BCPA News Competitions

by BCPA IT Infrastructure

May 18, 2022 1 week

Victoria Highland Games Schedules posted

The complete platform and pipe band schedules are now available for the Victoria Highland Games on May 21 and 22, 2022 Saturday – May 21 – Piping and Drumming Solos Schedule Saturday – May 21 – Pipe Band Schedule Sunday – May 22 – Piping […]

BCPA News Competitions

by BCPA IT Infrastructure

May 15, 2022 1 week

Victoria Highland Games – Orders of Play announced

The Orders of Play for the Victoria Highland Games have now been posted for Saturday May 21, and Sunday May 22. Saturday Order of Play Sunday Order of Play The Orders of Play can also be found on the right hand sidebar menu above the […]

BCPA News Competitions

by BCPA Communications

May 15, 2022 2 weeks

Knichel wins first Boney Music Invitational

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 […]

Events Feature

by BCPA Social

May 13, 2022 2 weeks

2022 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Player Profile – Alan Bevan

The BC Pipers’ Association is proud to announce that the 2022 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Competition and Recital is back this year, live, on Saturday May 14, 2022, and everyone is invited. Alan is one of the world’s top pipers. His career highlights include winning […]

BCPA News

by BCPA Social

May 12, 2022 2 weeks

2022 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Player Profile – Alastair Lee

The BC Pipers’ Association is proud to announce that the 2022 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Competition and Recital is back this year, live, on Saturday May 14, 2022, and everyone is invited. Alastair started with the Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band. Joining SFU in 2008, […]

BCPA News

by BCPA Social

May 11, 2022 2 weeks

2022 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Player Profile – Jori Chisholm

The BC Pipers’ Association is proud to announce that the 2022 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Competition and Recital is back this year, live, on Saturday May 14, 2022, and everyone is invited. Jori Chisholm is a piper, composer, teacher, and inventor who lives in Seattle, […]

BCPA News

by BCPA Social

May 10, 2022 2 weeks

2022 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Player Profile – Gordon Conn

The BC Pipers’ Association is proud to announce that the 2022 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Competition and Recital is back this year, live, on Saturday May 14, 2022, and everyone is invited. A native of Greenock, Scotland Gordon started playing bagpipes in the school system […]

BCPA News

by BCPA Social

May 9, 2022 2 weeks

2022 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Player Profile – Zephan Knichel

The BC Pipers’ Association is proud to announce that the 2022 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Competition and Recital is back this year, live, on Saturday May 14, 2022, and everyone is invited. Zephan has been a grade one band player since 2003. He formerly played with […]

BCPA News

by BCPA IT Infrastructure

May 25, 2022 12 hrs

Reminder 2022 ScotFestBC Registration Closes May 27

May 18, 2022 1 week

Victoria Highland Games Schedules posted

May 15, 2022 1 week

Victoria Highland Games – Orders of Play announced

April 30, 2022 4 weeks

Lee, MacHattie and Knichel capture top solo awards at BCPA 89th Annual Gathering

April 29, 2022 4 weeks

Penticton Scottish Festival – Registration Open

by BCPA Communications

May 15, 2022 2 weeks

Knichel wins first Boney Music Invitational

February 24, 2022 3 mths

Victoria Highland Games going ahead in 2022

February 20, 2022 3 mths

2022 BCPA Online Annual Gathering Registration Now Open

February 1, 2022 4 mths

Entries Closing Date for 2022 February BCPA Online Mini-Gathering – February 4, 2022

BCPA Seminars

Seminars

2022 BCPA Pipe Band Leadership Conference Call

by BCPA IT Infrastructure March 16, 2022 2 mths

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. […]

BCPA Weekend Seminar with Jim Barrie: Cameron Style Piobaireachd

by BCPA Communications January 31, 2022 4 mths

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 […]

BCPA music production seminar with Alastair Lee

by BCPA IT Infrastructure January 15, 2022 4 mths

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.

BCPA Weekend Seminar with J. Reid Maxwell

by BCPA Communications January 4, 2022 5 mths

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.

Piping for Highland Dancers: A BCPA Seminar with Liam Hilder Jan 8

by BCPA Communications December 28, 2021 5 mths

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 […]

‘Piobaireachd’ Seminar with Hal Senyk

by BCPA Communications November 21, 2021 6 mths

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 […]