In warm and sunny weather, the 2019 Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival was held on May 18 and 19 at Topaz Park in Victoria, BC. 149 solo players and 12 bands competed.
James P. Troy, Grant Maxwell and Bridget Hall won the aggregates for Open Piping, Snare Drumming, and Tenor Drumming, respectively.
On the Sunday, the Open Piping Piobaireachd was won by Alastair Lee and the significant prize money (donated by Victoria Caledonian Brewery & Distillery) was presented by CEO Graeme Macaloney during the pipe band awards ceremony at the end of the day (see pic below).
RSPBA and CPA Senior Level Adjudicator Donald MacPhee adjudicated the Open and Grade 1 Piobaireachd events and the band events.
Partial results are listed below with complete results posted at https://www.bcpipers.org/results
BANDS
Grade 1 Overall
- Simon Fraser University
Best Drum Corps: Simon Fraser University
Grade 2 Overall
- Robert Malcolm Memorial 2
Best Drum Corps: Robert Malcolm Memorial 2
Grade 3 Overall
- Robert Malcolm Memorial 3
- Greighlan Crossing
- Van Isle Caledonia
Best Drum Corps: (tie) Robert Malcolm Memorial 3, Greighlan Crossing, and Van Isle Caledonia
Grade 4 Overall
- Salt Lake Scots (Utah)
- Greater Victoria Police
- White Spot 4
- Kamloops
- Robert Malcolm Memorial 4
- 96th Highlanders (challenge up)
Best Drum Corps: Greater Victoria Police
Grade 5 Overall
- 96th Highlanders (Saskatchewan)
- 443 Squadron RCAF
Best Drum Corps: 96th Highlanders
[wds id=”2″]OPEN PIPING
March, Strathspey & Reel
- James P. Troy
- Alastair Lee
- John Lee
- James Beaumont
- Zephan Knichel
- Gordon Conn
Piobaireachd
- Alastair Lee
- Zephan Knichel
- Edward McIlwaine
- James P. Troy
- James Beaumont
- John Lee
Jig
- James P. Troy
- Alastair Lee
- Zephan Knichel
- Gordon Conn
- John Lee
- Kevin McLean
OPEN SNARE DRUMMING
March, Strathspey & Reel
- Grant Maxwell
- Robert Graham Jr
- Taylor Killoran
Hornpipe & Jig
- Grant Maxwell
- Bryce Kreger
- Robert Graham Jr
OPEN TENOR DRUMMING
March, Strathspey & Reel
- Bridget Hall
Hornpipe & Jig
- Bridget Hall