Join piper and composer Jim Barrie on February 5, 2022 for the next BCPA Saturday seminar on the Cameron-style of…
Read more →The following is the third and final article in a 40th anniversary series about Jack Lee’s Gold Medal and Silver…
Read more →Ishabel Ross was Secretary of the BC Pipers’ Association in the 1960s and along with her late husband Life Member…
Read more →Iain MacDonald is the long-time pipe major of the City of Regina Pipe Band and the piper and instructor synonymous…
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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. Reid’s seminar will look at the evolution of drum scores and other historical elements of pipe band drumming. Reid Maxwell is one of…
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 started playing as a young man with instructor Archie Cairns,…
The results of the 2021 November BCPA Online Mini-Gathering are now posted on the Results page. BCPA is utilizing a new system for adjudication sheets and prize certificates distribution that will send each adjudication sheet and each prize certificate in separate emails. Competitors’ adjudication sheets and any prize certificates they have won will be automatically…
This is a reminder that the Annual General Meeting of the British Columbia Pipers’ Association will be on Saturday, November 20, 2021 from 9:00 am to 11:30 am Pacific Standard Time as an ONLINE MEETING ONLY. Previous announcement can be found at “Notice of BCPA Annual General Meeting – Saturday November 20, 2021” made on…
Former Nova Scotia Champion Supreme piper Barry Shears will provide a seminar on the Cape Breton-style of bagpiping at the next seminar in the BCPA weekend seminar series on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. The Cape Breton style of piping evolved directly from the highlands of Scotland through heavy highland immigration of Gaelic-speaking Scots to Cape…
Surrey-based BC bagpiper Jack Lee has won the 48th Glenfiddich Piping Championship. The competition is the preeminent solo piping event on the globe. This is Lee’s third overall championship at the prestigious event since being the first overseas piper to win in 2003. Before an online, and a live audience at Blair Castle in Scotland,…
Thank you to the competitors who registered for the 2021 BCPA November Mini-Gathering Online. Please carefully read and follow these instructions to have a smooth experience in preparing and submitting your videos for the competition. For competitors in all grades EXCEPT Grade 2 and 1 and Intermediate Follow the instructions located here For competitors in…
After 10-years of planning and preparations, the new Scottish Centre for Victoria is finally under construction. The $4.37million Victoria Highland Games Association (VHGA) project got underway in June and as of October 26, the wooden framing is up and the amphitheater concrete walls are complete.
Join us this Saturday morning, October 30 as the BCPA weekend seminars continue. Starting at 9am (Pacific Time) Gord Pollock goes beyond the Great Highland Bagpipes, focusing on Northumbrian pipes, Scottish small pipes, Border pipes and Uilleann pipes. Pollock will talk about each pipe individually and provide demonstrations. To register for the seminars, please use…
This is a notice that the Annual General Meeting of the British Columbia Pipers’ Association will be on Saturday, November 20, 2021 from 9:00 am to 11:30 am Pacific Standard Time as an ONLINE MEETING ONLY. This form of meeting was approved by the Board of Directors to exercise new capabilities in the BC Societies Act…
The BCPA Rules subcommittee would like to thank the members of the Adult Aged Pipers Stakeholders Group, BCPA Solo Grading subcommittee, Highland Games Associations, instructors and other interested parties for their input and feedback for the following changes to our Music Requirements and Rules. The following revisions were approved at the BCPA Board Meeting on…
Join us this Saturday morning, October 16 as the BCPA weekend seminars continue. Starting at 9am (Pacific Time) former SFU Pipe Major Terry Lee talks about the judges’ point of view, followed by Bruce Gandy discussing the preparation before the contests. This event is already filling up quickly. To register for the seminars, please use…
