The Boney Music Memorial Invitational is an annual piping competition and recital to benefit brain cancer research. The competition was initiated in 2016 by BCPA Life Member Andrew Bonar and is being continued by BCPA at Andrew’s request following his passing in October 2017.
The top five pipers in the annual BCPA Open Piping Grand Aggregate standing and the previous year’s winner of the Boney Music Memorial Invitational will each perform a medley of various musical styles. The best performance will receive the Boney Music Memorial Invitational trophy.
All proceeds from the well-attended event at the Seaforth Armory Officers Mess go towards brain cancer research at the BC Cancer Foundation.
Details of the next Boney Music Competition will be posted here and on BC Pipers’ social media.
Previous Year Competitors
2020 Competitors:
Jori Chisholm
2019 Winner Boney Music Memorial Invitational
2019 Bellingham SG Piobaireachd
2019 BC HG 2nd prize MSR
Alastair Lee
2019 BCPA Open Piping Grand Aggregate
2019 Victoria HG Piobaireachd, 2nd prize MSR and Jig
2019 Bellingham SG 2nd prize MSR
2019 BC HG Aggregate, Piobaireachd and Hornpipe & Jig
2019 Penticton SF 2nd prize Hornpipe & Jig
2019 Kamloops HG Aggregate, Piobaireachd and Hornpipe & Jig, 2nd prize MSR
2019 Portland HG Aggregate, MSR and Hornpipe & Jig, 3rd prize Piobaireachd
2019 Pacific Northwest HG Aggregate, Hornpipe & Jig and Jig, 2nd prize MSR
Zephan Knichel
2nd overall 2019 BCPA Open Piping Grand Aggregate
2019 BCPA Annual Gathering CPA B Grade Piobaireachd, 2nd prize Jig
2019 Victoria HG 2nd prize Piobaireachd, 3rd prize Jig
2019 Bellingham SG 3rd prize MSR
2019 Penticton SF 2nd prize Piobaireachd, 3rd prize MSR and Hornpipe & Jig
2019 Portland HG Piobaireachd, 2nd prize MSR, 3rd prize Hornpipe & Jig
2019 Pacific Northwest HG 2nd prize Piobaireachd
Alan Bevan
3rd overall 2019 BCPA Open Piping Grand Aggregate
2019 BCPA Annual Gathering Aggregate, MSR and Jig, 3rd prize Piobaireachd
2019 BC HG MSR, 2nd prize Piobaireachd
2019 Penticton SF Aggregate, MSR, Piobaireachd and Hornpipe & Jig
James Beaumont
4th overall 2019 BCPA Open Piping Grand Aggregate
2019 Bellingham SG Aggregate, MSR, 2nd prize Piobaireachd
2019 BC HG 3rd prize, Piobaireachd
2019 Penticton SF 3rd prize Piobaireachd
2019 Kamloops HG 2nd prize Piobaireachd and Hornpipe & Jig, 3rd prize MSR
2019 Pacific Northwest HG MSR, 3rd prize Piobaireachd
Gordon Conn
5th overall 2019 BCPA Open Piping Grand Aggregate
2019 BCPA Annual Gathering 3rd prize Jig
2019 BC HG 2nd prize Hornpipe & Jig
2019 Penticton SF 2nd prize MSR
2019 Kamloops HG MSR
2019 Pacific Northwest HG 2nd prize Hornpipe & Jig and Jig, 3rd prize MSR
Past Winners: