Category: Tuition
New Adjudicator Chief Announces Biggest Ever Intake of RSPBA Judges
George Watson’s Band and Solo results/ Redding CA Results
The George Watson’s College Invitational Competition held on 3rd March at George Watson’s College in Edinburgh, writes Ben Duncan. With close to 130 solo and 20 band performances, it made for a healthy day of piping and drumming at Watson’s. The events were judged by RSPBA adjudicators John Nevans, Alvis Kerr, Gordon Lawrie, Alex Dudgeon and Stuart Coils. George Heriot’s were triumphant in the Senior Bands, with Dollar winning the…
CLASP Live in Glasgow Results
The latest round in the popular CLASP amateur competition series was held in Glasgow at the Piping Centre in McPhater Street yesterday, March 2. Overall Winners were: Grade 1 – John Frater, Grade 2 – John Nevans, Grade 3 – Kathryn McEwan. Grade 1 Piob: 1 John Frater, Lament for MacSwan of Roaig 2 Eddie Boland 3 Graham Farr 4 Robert Wilson 5 Stewart Allan 6 Craig TurnbullGrade 2 Piob:…
Editor’s Notebook: World Solo Piping/ Worlds Week Concert/ Florida Academy/ NZ Film/ Malcolm McRae
Applause for the RSPBA and their idea of a new World Solo Piping Championship based on the World Solo Drumming. With their global reach, the Association are the only organisation which could pull together such a competition. One wonders what form it will take. I should imagine it won’t include piobaireachd. MSR and H&J only. Who will judge? A band piping judge might be wholly unsuited to the solo bench….
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