Join piper and composer Jim Barrie on February 5, 2022 for the next BCPA Saturday seminar on the Cameron-style of…
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The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1963. Besides the regular news of competitions and their results, interesting news of that year included: Results of the 5th Annual Gathering (1936) The MacKays by Pipe Major John Robertson, continued in several Newsletters Vancouver Ladies Pipe Band Festival…
As originally announced on June 21, the BCPA online system for player initiated promotion applications is now open at https://bcpipers.wildapricot.org/event-3961703 Players should first carefully examine the requirements previously announced and how that information is required for submission in the above online system. Players should then compile all the required information and complete the online application.…
Nominations for the Mary MacKinnon Memorial Service Award must be submitted by August 31, 2020. Please visit the Bursaries and Awards page for more information, to download the 2020 nomination form and rules for nomination.
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1962. Besides the regular news of competitions and their results, interesting news of that year included: Rules of a composing contest, entry fee was $1.00 and prize $10.00 Learning to pipe by Seumas MacNeill Hints on caring for your…
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1961. Besides the regular news of competitions and their results, interesting news of that year included: 5 grades of Bi-Monthlies started at 8 pm on Friday nights The first BCPA Life Memberships were awarded to Edmund Esson, Kenneth MacLeod,…
By Kyla MacNeil, Leader, BCPA Education & Training subcommittee and Band Manager, White Spot Pipe Band The COVID-19 pandemic has definitely presented challenges for piping and drumming, especially for our younger and less experienced musicians who need regular instruction to learn their music. Finding alternative ways to learn and keep the music going has become…
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the initial release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters, from 1960. Interesting news of that year included: The inaugural issue in April 1960 Pipe Major Neil Sutherland of Winnipeg judged the Annual Gathering, and the MacMillan Bloedel Powell River Pipe Band captured the band award and many of…
Preamble To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the B.C. Pipers’ Newsletter, the archival issues of the Newsletter will be serialized on the Historical Newsletters page of the BCPA website, releasing a year’s Newsletters each week, and we have asked its second Editor, BCPA Life Member Bill Elder, to provide his reminiscences of editing and publishing the…
As part of the BCPA Online Performance Assessments, our sponsors and suppliers have generously donated items to be drawn monthly during our random draws from those who participated, with the draw conducted by BCPA Sponsorships Leader, Jessica Reid. The random draw recipients for the July period are: William Panagiotou $20 discount coupon, Tartantown Jamie Anderson…
White Spot Pipe Band Demonstrates Safe Band Practice Performance under BC Provincial Health Officer Guidelines Submitted by: Kyla MacNeil, White Spot Pipe Band Manager and BCPA Education subcommittee Leader Alisa Corscadden, Parent of White Spot Player and BCPA Education subcommittee Vice-Leader We are living in a strange, unprecedented time, in both our everyday lives and…
Reminder that video submission for the July period of the 2020 BCPA Online Performance Assessments are now due. The closing date for video submission for those players who registered for the July period is: July 31 at 11:59pm Please refer to your email used to register for instructions on video submission.
A message from Candi Burpee, Piping, Drumming & Pipe Bands Chair for the Pacific Northwest Highland Games: The Seattle Scottish Highland Games Association would like to invite everyone to join us for our virtual highland games this weekend (July 25 & 26) by going to our Seattle Scottish Virtual Highland Games webpage found on our…
