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2023 BCPA Annual Gathering – Entry Deadline Extended

March 16, 2023 5 dys 805

BCPA Introduces Pacific Rim Drumming Championship

March 8, 2023 2 weeks 780

Entries Open for the 2023 Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival

March 5, 2023 2 weeks 935

Entries Open for the 2023 Annual Gathering

February 19, 2023 1 mth 1083

Alan Bevan Wins 2023 Boney Music Invitational

February 17, 2023 1 mth 100

2023 February BCPA Mini-Gathering Results

February 17, 2023 1 mth 1127

BCPA Members Strong Showing in Kansas City

February 15, 2023 1 mth 146

Schedule for the 2023 February Mini-Gathering

February 9, 2023 1 mth 6692

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2023 BCPA Annual Gathering – Entry Deadline Extended

by BCPA Social March 16, 2023 5 dys

BCPA Introduces Pacific Rim Drumming Championship

by BCPA Social March 8, 2023 2 weeks

Entries Open for the 2023 Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival

by BCPA Social March 5, 2023 2 weeks

Entries Open for the 2023 Annual Gathering

by BCPA Social February 19, 2023 1 mth

BCPA News

Alan Bevan Wins 2023 Boney Music Invitational

by BCPA Social February 17, 2023 1 mth

Looking Back in BCPA News

2023 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Piping Competition & Recital

Information for the Bellingham Scottish Gathering this Saturday, June 4th

2023 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Player Profile – Zephan Knichel

Presidents Post-Annual Gathering Message

Entry Forms

2023 BCPA Annual Gathering – Entry Deadline Extended

March 16, 2023 5 dys 805

BCPA Introduces Pacific Rim Drumming Championship

March 8, 2023 2 weeks 780

Entries Open for the 2023 Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival

March 5, 2023 2 weeks 935

BCPA on YouTube

BCPA Annual Gathering Retrospective - Jack Lee Open Piobaireachd 2019

BCPA Annual Gathering Retrospective - Alan Bevan Open Piobaireachd 2018

BCPA Annual Gathering Retrospective - Andrew Lee Open Piobaireachd 2016

BCPA Annual Gathering Retrospective - Grant Maxwell Open Snare MSR 2016

BCPA Annual Gathering Retrospective - Blair T Brown Open Snare MSR 2018

Tog Orm Mo Phiob

by BCPA Social

March 16, 2023 5 dys

2023 BCPA Annual Gathering – Entry Deadline Extended

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 Competitions

by BCPA Social

March 8, 2023 2 weeks

BCPA Introduces Pacific Rim Drumming Championship

Hosted 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 Competitions

by BCPA Social

March 5, 2023 2 weeks

Entries Open for the 2023 Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival

The 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 Competitions

by BCPA Social

February 19, 2023 1 mth

Entries Open for the 2023 Annual Gathering

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 […]

BCPA News Competitions Events

by BCPA Social

February 17, 2023 1 mth

Alan Bevan Wins 2023 Boney Music Invitational

Boney 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 News

by BCPA Social

February 17, 2023 1 mth

2023 February BCPA Mini-Gathering Results

The 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 Results

by BCPA Social

February 15, 2023 1 mth

BCPA Members Strong Showing in Kansas City

Winter 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 Community

by BCPA Social

February 9, 2023 1 mth

Schedule for the 2023 February Mini-Gathering

Schedules 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 Competitions

by BCPA Social

February 9, 2023 1 mth

2023 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Player Profile – Jamie Kubasiewicz

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, Jamie Kubasiewicz. Originally from […]

BCPA News

by BCPA Social

March 16, 2023 5 dys

2023 BCPA Annual Gathering – Entry Deadline Extended

March 8, 2023 2 weeks

BCPA Introduces Pacific Rim Drumming Championship

March 5, 2023 2 weeks

Entries Open for the 2023 Victoria Highland Games & Celtic Festival

February 19, 2023 1 mth

Entries Open for the 2023 Annual Gathering

February 9, 2023 1 mth

Schedule for the 2023 February Mini-Gathering

by BCPA Social

February 19, 2023 1 mth

Entries Open for the 2023 Annual Gathering

January 26, 2023 2 mths

Entries Closing for 2023 February BCPA Mini-Gathering – January 29th

January 19, 2023 2 mths

2023 Boney Music Memorial Invitational Piping Competition & Recital

November 6, 2022 5 mths

BCPA Grand Aggregate Award Ceremony a Success

October 19, 2022 5 mths

Update – Grand Aggregate Awards Ceremony & Volunteer Recognition Ceilidh

BCPA Seminars

Seminars

2022 BCPA Pipe Band Leadership Conference Call

by BCPA IT Infrastructure March 16, 2022 1 yr

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 1 yr

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 1 yr

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 1 yr

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 1 yr

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 1 yr

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 […]