PIPE BAND COMPETITION
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Mr. GORDON REID
SPONSORING THE PIPE BAN COMPETITION
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Mr. WILLIAM HAMRICK
SPONSORING THE 2024 AMATEUR PIPING COMPETITION
Become a sponsor of the Ligonier Highland Games and help us continue the tradition of preserving and promoting Scottish arts and heritage. Your donation will be recognized on our website and in the souvenir program book. Other benefits can include V.I.P. seating, hotel accommodation and becoming an honorary chieftain. Click link above to find out more.
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DONATE TO HAVE A MEDAL OR TROPHY NAMED TO HONOR SOMEONE SPECIAL
THE COSTS OF RUNNING THE HIGHLAND GAMES INCREASE EACH YEAR AND OUR FULLY VOLUNTEER STAFF WORKS HARD TO KEEP COSTS DOWN AND GENEROUSLY SUPPORTS THE GAMES TOO. YOU CAN HELP BY SPONSORING A MEDAL SET FOR AN EVENT FOR $40 OR A TROPHY/PLAQUE SET FOR $80. SPONSORS WILL RECEIVE A FREE TICKET AND BE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE AND IN THE PROGRAM BOOK.
SPONSOR A SCHOLARSHIP
SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORS WILL RECEIVE TWO FREE TICKETS AND BE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE AND IN THE PROGRAM BOOK.
2024 LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES
GRADE I PIPING PLAQUE SPONSORED IN HONOR OF
CLIFFORD McCALMONT
BY SEAN McCALMONT
GRADE 3 PIPING SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORED BY
GEORGE & KATHRYN BALDEROSE
GRADE 4 PIPING SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORED BY
WILLIAM HAMRICK
2024 EUSPBA JUDGES
BILL CAUDILL
BOB WORRALL
PAULA GLENDENNING
JERRY FINEGAN
BRIAN DONALDSON
SCOT WALKER
JOE BRADY
GORDON BELL
LISA FRAZIER
MICHAEL COLE
SOLO PIPING & PIPE BAND COMPETITION
The Ligonier Highland Games offers competitions for individual bagpipers, drum majors, and full pipe bands. There will be the thrilling spectacle of the massed bands performing at the official ceremonies at noon and later in the day before the awards ceremonies.
Starting at 9:00 AM pipers will compete in their various grade levels along the path from Idlewild's carousel down to the Soakzone area (see map of Park). The individually numbered judging stations will be easily identifiable by their large flipcharts listing competitor numbers. Spectators are welcome and encouraged to observe as the musicians compete for scores that will determine the award of medals and trophies at the end of the day.
Pipers will play marches and piobaireachd tunes(pronounced pea-brook). Piobaireachd is an ancient form of bagpipe music which starts with a simple melody and builds from that base to more complex musical movements. They will also play Strathspeys (a dance tune), and Reels (more dance music). Competitors are judged on the ability to stay in tune and the ability to play with precision.
The Ligonier Highland Games will also feature band competitions taking place on the main field in the early afternoon. Bands will compete in a marked circle on the competition field and will play a medley of Marches, Strathspeys and Reels, as well as standard March sets. Bands are judged on proper starts and stops, musicality, ability to stay in tune, and precision of play.
Starting at 9:00 AM pipers will compete in their various grade levels along the path from Idlewild's carousel down to the Soakzone area (see map of Park). The individually numbered judging stations will be easily identifiable by their large flipcharts listing competitor numbers. Spectators are welcome and encouraged to observe as the musicians compete for scores that will determine the award of medals and trophies at the end of the day.
Pipers will play marches and piobaireachd tunes(pronounced pea-brook). Piobaireachd is an ancient form of bagpipe music which starts with a simple melody and builds from that base to more complex musical movements. They will also play Strathspeys (a dance tune), and Reels (more dance music). Competitors are judged on the ability to stay in tune and the ability to play with precision.
The Ligonier Highland Games will also feature band competitions taking place on the main field in the early afternoon. Bands will compete in a marked circle on the competition field and will play a medley of Marches, Strathspeys and Reels, as well as standard March sets. Bands are judged on proper starts and stops, musicality, ability to stay in tune, and precision of play.
66TH LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES PIPING & DRUMMING COMPETITION EVENT AND PRIZE LIST
SOLO PROFESSIONAL PIPING
EVENT# DESCRIPTION PRIZES
1. Professional MS&R 1st - $250, 2nd - $200, 3rd - $150
2. Professional Piobaireachd 1st - $250, 2nd - $200, 3rd - $150
3. Professional Hornpipe & Jig 1st - $250, 2nd - $200, 3rd - $150
GRADE I PIPING
4. Piobaireachd 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd - Medal
5. March, Strathspey& Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd - Medal
6. Hornpipe & Jig 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd - Medal
7. 6/8 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
Overall winner awarded plaque as LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES GRADE 1 PIPING CHAMPION
GRADE II PIPING
8. Piobaireachd 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd - Medal
9. 2/4 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd - Medal
10. Strathspey/Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd - Medal
11. 6/8 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
Overall winner awarded plaque as LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES GRADE 2 PIPING CHAMPION
GRADE III PIPING
12. Piobaireachd 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
13. 2/4 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd - Medal
14. Strathspey/Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
Overall winner awarded scholarship of $150
GRADE IV PIPING SR
15. Piobaireachd (Full score) 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
16. 2/4 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
Overall winner awarded scholarship of $150
GRADE IV PIPING JR
17. Piobaireachd (Full score) 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
18. 2/4 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
Overall winner awarded scholarship of $150
GRADE V PIPING
19. March (One part 4/4 or Two 2/4 or 3/4) 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
OVER 50 PIPING
20. Strathspey & Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
18 & UNDER PIPING
21. 2/4 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
CHANTER
22. March (One 4/4 or Two different 2/4. 4/4 or 6/8) 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
OPEN DRUMMING
*(All open events require at least 2 entrants or event may be cancelled)
23. OPEN SNARE - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st - $75, 2nd - $50, 3rd - $25
24. OPEN SNARE - Hornpipe & Jig 1st - $75, 2nd - $50, 3rd - $25
25. OPEN TENOR - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st - $75, 2nd - $50, 3rd - $25
26. OPEN BASS - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st - $75, 2nd - $50, 3rd - $25
AMATEUR DRUMMING
27. GRADE I SNARE - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
28. GRADE I SNARE - Hornpipe & Jig 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
29. GRADE II SNARE - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
30. GRADE II SNARE- Hornpipe & Jig 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
31. GRADE III SNARE - 2/4 March (4 parted) 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
32. GRADE III SNARE – Strathspey & Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
33. GRADE IV SENIOR SNARE. - 4 Part March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
34. GRADE IV JUNIOR SNARE - 4 Part March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
35. GRADE V SNARE – 2 Part March (2/4, 3/4 or 4/4) 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
36.NOVICE PRACTICE PAD–2 Part March (2/4, 3/4 or 4/4) 1st–Medal, 2nd–Medal, 3rd–Medal
Overall winner awarded plaque as LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES
SNARE DRUMMER OF THE DAY and awarded $150 scholarship
37. GRADE I TENOR - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
38. GRADE II TENOR - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
39. GRADE III TENOR - 2/4 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
40. GRADE IV TENOR. – March Set 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
Overall winner awarded plaque as LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES
TENOR DRUMMER OF THE DAYand awarded $150 scholarship
41. GRADE I BASS - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
42. GRADE II BASS - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
43. GRADE III BASS - 2/4 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
44. GRADE IV BASS. – March Set 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
Overall winner awarded plaque as LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES
BASS DRUMMER OF THE DAY and awarded $150 scholarshi
PIPE BAND COMPETITION
*(There must be at least 2 band entries for a competition in first three categories, otherwise band will be paid $300 performance fee)
GRADE III - Kingsburgh Award 1st - $1000, 2nd - $850, 3rd - $700
GRADE VI - Strathconan Award 1st - $700, 2nd - $550, 3rd - $400
GRADE V - C.K. Macdonald Award 1st - $500, 2nd - $400, 3rd - $300
SERVICE PIPE BAND- Jeanine Altemus Sandler Award 1st - $400, 2nd - $300, 3rd - $250
SOLO PROFESSIONAL PIPING
EVENT# DESCRIPTION PRIZES
1. Professional MS&R 1st - $250, 2nd - $200, 3rd - $150
2. Professional Piobaireachd 1st - $250, 2nd - $200, 3rd - $150
3. Professional Hornpipe & Jig 1st - $250, 2nd - $200, 3rd - $150
GRADE I PIPING
4. Piobaireachd 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd - Medal
5. March, Strathspey& Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd - Medal
6. Hornpipe & Jig 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd - Medal
7. 6/8 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
Overall winner awarded plaque as LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES GRADE 1 PIPING CHAMPION
GRADE II PIPING
8. Piobaireachd 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd - Medal
9. 2/4 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd - Medal
10. Strathspey/Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd - Medal
11. 6/8 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
Overall winner awarded plaque as LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES GRADE 2 PIPING CHAMPION
GRADE III PIPING
12. Piobaireachd 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
13. 2/4 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd - Medal
14. Strathspey/Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
Overall winner awarded scholarship of $150
GRADE IV PIPING SR
15. Piobaireachd (Full score) 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
16. 2/4 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
Overall winner awarded scholarship of $150
GRADE IV PIPING JR
17. Piobaireachd (Full score) 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
18. 2/4 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
Overall winner awarded scholarship of $150
GRADE V PIPING
19. March (One part 4/4 or Two 2/4 or 3/4) 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
OVER 50 PIPING
20. Strathspey & Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
18 & UNDER PIPING
21. 2/4 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
CHANTER
22. March (One 4/4 or Two different 2/4. 4/4 or 6/8) 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
OPEN DRUMMING
*(All open events require at least 2 entrants or event may be cancelled)
23. OPEN SNARE - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st - $75, 2nd - $50, 3rd - $25
24. OPEN SNARE - Hornpipe & Jig 1st - $75, 2nd - $50, 3rd - $25
25. OPEN TENOR - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st - $75, 2nd - $50, 3rd - $25
26. OPEN BASS - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st - $75, 2nd - $50, 3rd - $25
AMATEUR DRUMMING
27. GRADE I SNARE - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
28. GRADE I SNARE - Hornpipe & Jig 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
29. GRADE II SNARE - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
30. GRADE II SNARE- Hornpipe & Jig 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
31. GRADE III SNARE - 2/4 March (4 parted) 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
32. GRADE III SNARE – Strathspey & Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
33. GRADE IV SENIOR SNARE. - 4 Part March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
34. GRADE IV JUNIOR SNARE - 4 Part March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
35. GRADE V SNARE – 2 Part March (2/4, 3/4 or 4/4) 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
36.NOVICE PRACTICE PAD–2 Part March (2/4, 3/4 or 4/4) 1st–Medal, 2nd–Medal, 3rd–Medal
Overall winner awarded plaque as LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES
SNARE DRUMMER OF THE DAY and awarded $150 scholarship
37. GRADE I TENOR - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
38. GRADE II TENOR - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
39. GRADE III TENOR - 2/4 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
40. GRADE IV TENOR. – March Set 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
Overall winner awarded plaque as LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES
TENOR DRUMMER OF THE DAYand awarded $150 scholarship
41. GRADE I BASS - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
42. GRADE II BASS - March, Strathspey& Reel 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
43. GRADE III BASS - 2/4 March 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
44. GRADE IV BASS. – March Set 1st – Medal, 2nd – Medal, 3rd – Medal
Overall winner awarded plaque as LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES
BASS DRUMMER OF THE DAY and awarded $150 scholarshi
PIPE BAND COMPETITION
*(There must be at least 2 band entries for a competition in first three categories, otherwise band will be paid $300 performance fee)
GRADE III - Kingsburgh Award 1st - $1000, 2nd - $850, 3rd - $700
GRADE VI - Strathconan Award 1st - $700, 2nd - $550, 3rd - $400
GRADE V - C.K. Macdonald Award 1st - $500, 2nd - $400, 3rd - $300
SERVICE PIPE BAND- Jeanine Altemus Sandler Award 1st - $400, 2nd - $300, 3rd - $250
PIPE & DRUM BANDS COMPETED 2024:
BALMORAL PIPES & DRUMS
MacMILLAN DUNN PIPE BAND
MACDONALD PIPE BAND
GRADES 4 AND 5 BANDS
2019 COMPETITION WINNERS
PIPE BAND COMPETITION
PIPE BAND GRADE III COMPETITION:
1st Place: NORTH COAST PIPE BAND
PIPE BAND GRADE IV COMPETITION:
1st Place: 87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND
2nd Place: FINGER LAKES PIPE & DRUMS
3rd Place: NORTH COAST PIPE BAND
PIPE BAND GRADE V COMPETITION
1st Place: NORTH COAST PIPE BAND
2nd Place: MacMILLAN DUNN PIPE BAND
3rd Place: MACDONALD PIPE BAND
PIPE BAND GRADE III COMPETITION:
1st Place: NORTH COAST PIPE BAND
PIPE BAND GRADE IV COMPETITION:
1st Place: 87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND
2nd Place: FINGER LAKES PIPE & DRUMS
3rd Place: NORTH COAST PIPE BAND
PIPE BAND GRADE V COMPETITION
1st Place: NORTH COAST PIPE BAND
2nd Place: MacMILLAN DUNN PIPE BAND
3rd Place: MACDONALD PIPE BAND
GRADE I SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:
1st Place: DANIEL R. EVANS
HORNPIPE & JIG:
1st Place: DANIEL R. EVANS
GRADE II SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:
1st Place: COLIN HUMPHREY
2nd Place: KENNETH DECKER
HORNPIPE & JIG:
1st Place: COLIN HUMPHREY
GRADE IV SENIOR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
2/4 MARCH:
1st Place: JIM KILBURG
2nd Place: MARIA GALLO
3rd Place: HELEN GALLO
GRADE IV JUNIOR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
2/4 MARCH:
1st Place: QUINN ALEXANDER FAITH
2nd Place: LIAM CONWAY
3rd Place: BLAKE FC TERRY
GRADE V SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
2 PARTED MARCH:
1st Place: OWEN CARONCHI
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:
1st Place: DANIEL R. EVANS
HORNPIPE & JIG:
1st Place: DANIEL R. EVANS
GRADE II SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:
1st Place: COLIN HUMPHREY
2nd Place: KENNETH DECKER
HORNPIPE & JIG:
1st Place: COLIN HUMPHREY
GRADE IV SENIOR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
2/4 MARCH:
1st Place: JIM KILBURG
2nd Place: MARIA GALLO
3rd Place: HELEN GALLO
GRADE IV JUNIOR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
2/4 MARCH:
1st Place: QUINN ALEXANDER FAITH
2nd Place: LIAM CONWAY
3rd Place: BLAKE FC TERRY
GRADE V SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
2 PARTED MARCH:
1st Place: OWEN CARONCHI
GRADE I PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD:
1st Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
2nd Place: RYAN KAVANAUGH
3rd Place: STEVEN W. KNOX
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:
1st Place: JOEY HORWATH
2nd Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
3rd Place: KENNETH FLYNT
HORNPIPE & JIG:
1st Place: JOEY HORWATH
2nd Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
3rd Place: RYAN KAVANAUGH
6/8 MARCH:
1st Place: JOEY HORWATH
2nd Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
3rd Place: STEVEN W. KNOX
PIOBAIREACHD:
1st Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
2nd Place: RYAN KAVANAUGH
3rd Place: STEVEN W. KNOX
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:
1st Place: JOEY HORWATH
2nd Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
3rd Place: KENNETH FLYNT
HORNPIPE & JIG:
1st Place: JOEY HORWATH
2nd Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
3rd Place: RYAN KAVANAUGH
6/8 MARCH:
1st Place: JOEY HORWATH
2nd Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
3rd Place: STEVEN W. KNOX
GRADE II PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD:
1st Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
2nd Place: ANNE GALLO
3rd Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
2/4 MARCH:
1st Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
2nd Place: ANNE GALLO
3rd Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
STRATHSPEY & REEL:
1st Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
2nd Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
3rd Place: ANNE GALLO
6/8 MARCH:
1st Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
2nd Place: DAVID J. FLAHERTY
3rd Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
PIOBAIREACHD:
1st Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
2nd Place: ANNE GALLO
3rd Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
2/4 MARCH:
1st Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
2nd Place: ANNE GALLO
3rd Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
STRATHSPEY & REEL:
1st Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
2nd Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
3rd Place: ANNE GALLO
6/8 MARCH:
1st Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
2nd Place: DAVID J. FLAHERTY
3rd Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
GRADE III PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD:
1st Place: THOMAS DeBUCHANANNE
2nd Place: HUGH PFAFF
3rd Place: SCOTT BLEVINS
2/4 MARCH:
1st Place: THOMAS DeBUCHANANNE
2nd Place: SCOTT BLEVINS
3rd Place: HUGH PFAFF
STRATHSPEY & REEL:
1st Place: THOMAS DeBUCHANANNE
2nd Place: ANDREW GIEL
3rd Place: DANIEL FRIZ
PIOBAIREACHD:
1st Place: THOMAS DeBUCHANANNE
2nd Place: HUGH PFAFF
3rd Place: SCOTT BLEVINS
2/4 MARCH:
1st Place: THOMAS DeBUCHANANNE
2nd Place: SCOTT BLEVINS
3rd Place: HUGH PFAFF
STRATHSPEY & REEL:
1st Place: THOMAS DeBUCHANANNE
2nd Place: ANDREW GIEL
3rd Place: DANIEL FRIZ
GRADE IV SR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD A:
1st Place: GORDON M. FRASER
2nd Place: JOHN De ROCHE
3rd Place: BRADLEY LOGAN
PIOBAIREACHD B:
1st Place: DANIEL REESE
2nd Place: JOHN HARRIMAN
3rd Place: ALEXANDRA VICTORIA KIBLER
2/4 MARCH A:
1st Place: BRADLEY LOGAN
2nd Place: GORDON M. FRASER
3rd Place: JOHN De ROCHE
2/4 MARCH B:
1st Place: DANIEL REESE
2nd Place: JOHN HARRIMAN
3rd Place: JEREMY OLISAR
GRADE IV JR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD:
1st Place: DANIEL MacQUEEN CAUDILL
2nd Place: REECE CALOVINI
3rd Place: HUNTER B. STROZ
2/4 MARCH:
1st Place: DANIEL MacQUEEN CAUDILL
2nd Place: TERRY LIAM PC
3rd Place: REECE CALOVINI
GRADE V PIPING COMPETITION
2 PART MARCH:
1st Place: MEGHAN McELHINNEY
PRACTICE CHANTER:
1st Place: JASON WAGNER
OPEN DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
1st Place: ALEC BROWN
AMATEUR DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
1st Place: ROBERT HEISS
PIOBAIREACHD A:
1st Place: GORDON M. FRASER
2nd Place: JOHN De ROCHE
3rd Place: BRADLEY LOGAN
PIOBAIREACHD B:
1st Place: DANIEL REESE
2nd Place: JOHN HARRIMAN
3rd Place: ALEXANDRA VICTORIA KIBLER
2/4 MARCH A:
1st Place: BRADLEY LOGAN
2nd Place: GORDON M. FRASER
3rd Place: JOHN De ROCHE
2/4 MARCH B:
1st Place: DANIEL REESE
2nd Place: JOHN HARRIMAN
3rd Place: JEREMY OLISAR
GRADE IV JR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD:
1st Place: DANIEL MacQUEEN CAUDILL
2nd Place: REECE CALOVINI
3rd Place: HUNTER B. STROZ
2/4 MARCH:
1st Place: DANIEL MacQUEEN CAUDILL
2nd Place: TERRY LIAM PC
3rd Place: REECE CALOVINI
GRADE V PIPING COMPETITION
2 PART MARCH:
1st Place: MEGHAN McELHINNEY
PRACTICE CHANTER:
1st Place: JASON WAGNER
OPEN DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
1st Place: ALEC BROWN
AMATEUR DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
1st Place: ROBERT HEISS
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2019 SPONSORS:
MS. NORMA BUHRMAN & MS. JUDITH ALTEMUS
Sponsoring the Jeanine Sandler Altemus Award
MR. & MRS. BOYD and JANICE MURRAY
SPONSORING THE PROFESSIONAL PIPING COMPETITION
MR. GORDON SMITH, HIGHLAND FINANCIAL, LTD.
Sponsoring the Grade IV Pipe Band competition and Award
CLAN STEWART SOCIETY IN AMERICA
Sponsoring the Open Piping Hornpipe & Jig competition and Award
2018 COMPETITION WINNERS
PIPE BAND COMPETITION
PIPE BAND GRADE III COMPETITION:
1st Place: NORTH COAST PIPE BAND
2nd Place: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PIPES & DRUMS
PIPE BAND GRADE IV COMPETITION:
1st Place: 87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND
2nd Place: SETON HILL UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND
3rd Place: FINGER LAKES PIPE & DRUMS
PIPE BAND GRADE V COMPETITION
1st Place: NORTH COAST PIPE BAND
2nd Place: CELTIC EAGLE PIPE BAND
3rd Place: BALMORAL PIPES & DRUMS
GRADE I PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD: 1st Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
2nd Place: STEVEN MacDONALD
3rd Place: SIER KOLYA
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: STEVEN MacDONALD
2nd Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
3rd Place: COLIN TAIT
HORNPIPE & JIG: 1st Place: STEVEN MacDONALD
2nd Place: SIER KOLYA
3rd Place: COLIN TAIT
6/8 MARCH: 1st Place: SIER KOLYA
2nd Place: MICHAEL TRENOR
3rd Place: RYAN KAVANAGH
GRADE II PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD: 1st Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
2nd Place: EVAN BURLEW
3rd Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
2nd Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
3rd Place: ALEX BURLEW
STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: ANNE GALLO
2nd Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
3rd Place: ALEX BURLEW
6/8 MARCH: 1st Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
2nd Place: ANNE GALLO
3rd Place: ALEX BURLEW
GRADE III PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD A: 1st Place: KATHLEEN LINDSEY
2nd Place: CARMELA STAMPER
3rd Place: ANDREW GIEL
PIOBAIREACHD B: 1st Place: PAUL ROSBOLT
2nd Place: CHRIS IMLAY
3rd Place: JAMES CAMPBELL
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: KATHLEEN LINDSEY
2nd Place: JAMES CAMPBELL
3rd Place: ANDREW GIEL
STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: KATHLEEN LINDSEY
2nd Place: BRIAN McELHENNEY
3rd Place: CARMELA STAMPER
GRADE IV SR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD A: 1st Place: MAX KUNIANSKY
2nd Place: CHRIS SINTON
3rd Place: JESSE TUCKER
PIOBAIREACHD B: 1st Place: MATTHEW LOPEZ
2nd Place: TIMOTHY GATEHOUSE
3rd Place: MAUREEN MOORE
2/4 MARCH A: 1st Place: JESSE TUCKER
2nd Place: JAMES H. WARDLE
3rd Place: MAX KUNIANSKY
2/4 MARCH B: 1st Place: BRAD WILSON
2nd Place: MATT EVANS
3rd Place: TIMOTHY GATEHOUSE
GRADE IV JR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD: 1st Place: HUGH PFAFF
2nd Place: THOMAS DeBUCHANANNE
3rd Place: ROBERT A. MORRISON
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: HUGH PFAFF
2nd Place: THOMAS DeBUCHANANNE
3rd Place: REECE CALOVINI
GRADE V PIPING COMPETITION
2 PART MARCH: 1st Place: BENJAMIN ROBERT MAYHEW
PROFESSIONAL DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: BEN FEBRE
HORNPIPE & JIG: 1st Place: BEN FEBRE
GRADE I SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: DANIEL R. EVANS
HORNPIPE & JIG: 1st Place: DANIEL R. EVANS
GRADE II SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: CONNOR WILLIAMS
GRADE III SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: KENNETH DECKER
GRADE IV JUNIOR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
4 PART MARCH: 1st Place: LIAM CONWAY
GRADE IV SENIOR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
4 PART MARCH: 1st Place: ARTHUR EMSER
2nd Place: HELEN GALLO
3rd Place: MARIA GALLO
OPEN DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
1st Place: ALEC BROWN
AMATEUR DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
1st Place: ROBERT HEISS
PIPE BAND GRADE III COMPETITION:
1st Place: NORTH COAST PIPE BAND
2nd Place: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PIPES & DRUMS
PIPE BAND GRADE IV COMPETITION:
1st Place: 87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND
2nd Place: SETON HILL UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND
3rd Place: FINGER LAKES PIPE & DRUMS
PIPE BAND GRADE V COMPETITION
1st Place: NORTH COAST PIPE BAND
2nd Place: CELTIC EAGLE PIPE BAND
3rd Place: BALMORAL PIPES & DRUMS
GRADE I PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD: 1st Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
2nd Place: STEVEN MacDONALD
3rd Place: SIER KOLYA
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: STEVEN MacDONALD
2nd Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
3rd Place: COLIN TAIT
HORNPIPE & JIG: 1st Place: STEVEN MacDONALD
2nd Place: SIER KOLYA
3rd Place: COLIN TAIT
6/8 MARCH: 1st Place: SIER KOLYA
2nd Place: MICHAEL TRENOR
3rd Place: RYAN KAVANAGH
GRADE II PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD: 1st Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
2nd Place: EVAN BURLEW
3rd Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
2nd Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
3rd Place: ALEX BURLEW
STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: ANNE GALLO
2nd Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
3rd Place: ALEX BURLEW
6/8 MARCH: 1st Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
2nd Place: ANNE GALLO
3rd Place: ALEX BURLEW
GRADE III PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD A: 1st Place: KATHLEEN LINDSEY
2nd Place: CARMELA STAMPER
3rd Place: ANDREW GIEL
PIOBAIREACHD B: 1st Place: PAUL ROSBOLT
2nd Place: CHRIS IMLAY
3rd Place: JAMES CAMPBELL
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: KATHLEEN LINDSEY
2nd Place: JAMES CAMPBELL
3rd Place: ANDREW GIEL
STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: KATHLEEN LINDSEY
2nd Place: BRIAN McELHENNEY
3rd Place: CARMELA STAMPER
GRADE IV SR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD A: 1st Place: MAX KUNIANSKY
2nd Place: CHRIS SINTON
3rd Place: JESSE TUCKER
PIOBAIREACHD B: 1st Place: MATTHEW LOPEZ
2nd Place: TIMOTHY GATEHOUSE
3rd Place: MAUREEN MOORE
2/4 MARCH A: 1st Place: JESSE TUCKER
2nd Place: JAMES H. WARDLE
3rd Place: MAX KUNIANSKY
2/4 MARCH B: 1st Place: BRAD WILSON
2nd Place: MATT EVANS
3rd Place: TIMOTHY GATEHOUSE
GRADE IV JR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD: 1st Place: HUGH PFAFF
2nd Place: THOMAS DeBUCHANANNE
3rd Place: ROBERT A. MORRISON
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: HUGH PFAFF
2nd Place: THOMAS DeBUCHANANNE
3rd Place: REECE CALOVINI
GRADE V PIPING COMPETITION
2 PART MARCH: 1st Place: BENJAMIN ROBERT MAYHEW
PROFESSIONAL DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: BEN FEBRE
HORNPIPE & JIG: 1st Place: BEN FEBRE
GRADE I SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: DANIEL R. EVANS
HORNPIPE & JIG: 1st Place: DANIEL R. EVANS
GRADE II SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: CONNOR WILLIAMS
GRADE III SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: KENNETH DECKER
GRADE IV JUNIOR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
4 PART MARCH: 1st Place: LIAM CONWAY
GRADE IV SENIOR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
4 PART MARCH: 1st Place: ARTHUR EMSER
2nd Place: HELEN GALLO
3rd Place: MARIA GALLO
OPEN DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
1st Place: ALEC BROWN
AMATEUR DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
1st Place: ROBERT HEISS
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2018 SPONSORS:
MR. THOMAS CELLI
Sponsoring the Grade V Pipe Band competition and Trophy
MS. NORMA BUHRMAN & MS. JUDITH ALTEMUS
Sponsoring the Jeanine Sandler Altemus Trophy for Grade I Solo Piping March
MR. & MRS. BOYD and JANICE MURRAY
SPONSORING THE PROFESSIONAL PIPING COMPETITION
MR. GORDON SMITH, HIGHLAND FINANCIAL, LTD.
Sponsoring the Grade IV Pipe Band competition and Trophy
MR. & MRS. JOHN & KATHLEEN HARDESTY
Sponsoring the Grade II Solo Piping Piobaireachd Medals in honor of her father Mr. Thomas Davey of Moss End, Scotland
CLAN STEWART SOCIETY IN AMERICA
Sponsoring the Grade I Solo Piping Hornpipe & Jig competition and Trophy
PIPE & DRUM BANDS THAT ATTENDED 2018:
CARNEGIE MELLON PIPES & DRUMS Grade III
NORTH COAST PIPE BAND Grade III
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND Grade IV
87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND Grade IV
FINGER LAKES PIPES & DRUMS Grade IV
MACMILLAN-DUNN PIPE BAND Grade V
CARNEGIE MELLON PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND Grade V
IRISH AMERICAN EAST SIDE PIPE BAND Grade V
CELTIC EAGLE PIPE BAND Grade V
BALMORAL PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
MACDONALD PIPE BAND OF PITTSBURGH Grade V
NORTH COAST PIPE BAND Grade V
CAPITAL CITY PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
LOCHABER PIPE BAND Grade V
NORTH COAST PIPE BAND Grade III
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND Grade IV
87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND Grade IV
FINGER LAKES PIPES & DRUMS Grade IV
MACMILLAN-DUNN PIPE BAND Grade V
CARNEGIE MELLON PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND Grade V
IRISH AMERICAN EAST SIDE PIPE BAND Grade V
CELTIC EAGLE PIPE BAND Grade V
BALMORAL PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
MACDONALD PIPE BAND OF PITTSBURGH Grade V
NORTH COAST PIPE BAND Grade V
CAPITAL CITY PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
LOCHABER PIPE BAND Grade V
2017 COMPETITION WINNERS
PIPE BAND COMPETITION
PIPE BAND GRADE III COMPETITION:
1st Place: NORTH COAST PIPE BAND
2nd Place: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PIPES & DRUMS
PIPE BAND GRADE IV COMPETITION:
1st Place: ALMA COLLEGE PIPE BAND
2nd Place: 87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND
3rd Place: SETON HILL UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND
PIPE BAND GRADE V COMPETITION
1st Place: NORTH COAST PIPE BAND
2nd Place: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PIPES & DRUMS
3rd Place: IRISH AMERICAN EAST SIDE PIPE BAND
GRADE I PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD: 1st Place: LAUREANO THOMAS-SANCHEZ
2nd Place: COLIN TAIT
3rd Place: STEPHEN KNOX
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: LAUREANO THOMAS-SANCHEZ
2nd Place: JOEY HORWARTH
3rd Place: STEPHEN KNOX
HORNPIPE & JIG: 1st Place: LAUREANO THOMAS-SANCHEZ
2nd Place: STEVEN MacDONALD
3rd Place: COLIN TAIT
6/8 MARCH: 1st Place: LAUREANO THOMAS-SANCHEZ
2nd Place: STEVEN MacDONALD
3rd Place: COLIN TAIT
GRADE II PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD: 1st Place: RYAN KANANAGH
2nd Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
3rd Place: EVAN BURLEW
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: MICHAEL KAZIERSKI DUNN
2nd Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
3rd Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
2nd Place: CHRISTOPHER HEIZER
3rd Place: BEN ELLIOT
6/8 MARCH: 1st Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
2nd Place: BEN ELLIOT
3rd Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
GRADE III PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD A: 1st Place: ANNE GALLO
2nd Place: BRIAN McELHENNEY
3rd Place: DEVIN HOWARD
PIOBAIREACHD B: 1st Place: AMBER TUSSING
2nd Place: CHRIS IMLAY
3rd Place: CARMELA STAMPER
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: AMBER TUSSING
2nd Place: ELLY CIESINSKI
3rd Place: CARMELA STAMPER
STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: CARMELA STAMPER
2nd Place: ANNE GALLO
3rd Place: AMBER TUSSING
GRADE IV SR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD: 1st Place: LYDEA MANKORAS
2nd Place: CHARLES WRIGHT
3rd Place: JOE FANNING
2/4 MARCH A: 1st Place: PAUL ROSBOLT
2nd Place: SEAN WILLIAMS
3rd Place: ISABELLA JACKSON
2/4 MARCH B: 1st Place: JOE FANNING
2nd Place: JESSE TUCKER
3rd Place: GEORGE MALONE
GRADE IV JR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD: 1st Place: JAMES CAMPBELL
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: RESSE CALOVINI
2nd Place: EVAN McBRIDE
3rd Place: THOMAS DeBUCHANANNE
PROFESSIONAL DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: RICHARD BAUGHMAN
2nd Place: BEN FEBRE
HORNPIPE & JIG: 1st Place: RICHARD BAUGHMAN
2nd Place: BEN FEBRE
GRADE I DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: ISABELLA JACKSON
HORNPIPE & JIG: 1st Place: ISABELLA JACKSON
GRADE II DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: DANIEL EVANS
GRADE III DRUMMING COMPETITION
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: NICK MOORE
2nd Place: KEN DECKER
GRADE IV DRUMMING COMPETITION
4 PART MARCH: 1st Place: LIAM CONWAY
2nd Place: HELEN GALLO
GRADE IV SENIOR DRUMMING COMPETITION
4 PART MARCH: 1st Place: EVAN RAE
2nd Place: MARIA GALLO
3rd Place: TARA HABNICHT
AMATEUR TENOR DRUMMING COMPETITION
1st Place: SARAH EMERICK
AMATEUR DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
1st Place: ROBERT HEISS
PIPE BAND GRADE III COMPETITION:
1st Place: NORTH COAST PIPE BAND
2nd Place: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PIPES & DRUMS
PIPE BAND GRADE IV COMPETITION:
1st Place: ALMA COLLEGE PIPE BAND
2nd Place: 87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND
3rd Place: SETON HILL UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND
PIPE BAND GRADE V COMPETITION
1st Place: NORTH COAST PIPE BAND
2nd Place: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PIPES & DRUMS
3rd Place: IRISH AMERICAN EAST SIDE PIPE BAND
GRADE I PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD: 1st Place: LAUREANO THOMAS-SANCHEZ
2nd Place: COLIN TAIT
3rd Place: STEPHEN KNOX
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: LAUREANO THOMAS-SANCHEZ
2nd Place: JOEY HORWARTH
3rd Place: STEPHEN KNOX
HORNPIPE & JIG: 1st Place: LAUREANO THOMAS-SANCHEZ
2nd Place: STEVEN MacDONALD
3rd Place: COLIN TAIT
6/8 MARCH: 1st Place: LAUREANO THOMAS-SANCHEZ
2nd Place: STEVEN MacDONALD
3rd Place: COLIN TAIT
GRADE II PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD: 1st Place: RYAN KANANAGH
2nd Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
3rd Place: EVAN BURLEW
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: MICHAEL KAZIERSKI DUNN
2nd Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
3rd Place: ALEXANDRA KNOX
STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
2nd Place: CHRISTOPHER HEIZER
3rd Place: BEN ELLIOT
6/8 MARCH: 1st Place: TYLER DESTREMPS
2nd Place: BEN ELLIOT
3rd Place: ELIZABETH KNOX
GRADE III PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD A: 1st Place: ANNE GALLO
2nd Place: BRIAN McELHENNEY
3rd Place: DEVIN HOWARD
PIOBAIREACHD B: 1st Place: AMBER TUSSING
2nd Place: CHRIS IMLAY
3rd Place: CARMELA STAMPER
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: AMBER TUSSING
2nd Place: ELLY CIESINSKI
3rd Place: CARMELA STAMPER
STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: CARMELA STAMPER
2nd Place: ANNE GALLO
3rd Place: AMBER TUSSING
GRADE IV SR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD: 1st Place: LYDEA MANKORAS
2nd Place: CHARLES WRIGHT
3rd Place: JOE FANNING
2/4 MARCH A: 1st Place: PAUL ROSBOLT
2nd Place: SEAN WILLIAMS
3rd Place: ISABELLA JACKSON
2/4 MARCH B: 1st Place: JOE FANNING
2nd Place: JESSE TUCKER
3rd Place: GEORGE MALONE
GRADE IV JR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD: 1st Place: JAMES CAMPBELL
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: RESSE CALOVINI
2nd Place: EVAN McBRIDE
3rd Place: THOMAS DeBUCHANANNE
PROFESSIONAL DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: RICHARD BAUGHMAN
2nd Place: BEN FEBRE
HORNPIPE & JIG: 1st Place: RICHARD BAUGHMAN
2nd Place: BEN FEBRE
GRADE I DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: ISABELLA JACKSON
HORNPIPE & JIG: 1st Place: ISABELLA JACKSON
GRADE II DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:1st Place: DANIEL EVANS
GRADE III DRUMMING COMPETITION
2/4 MARCH: 1st Place: NICK MOORE
2nd Place: KEN DECKER
GRADE IV DRUMMING COMPETITION
4 PART MARCH: 1st Place: LIAM CONWAY
2nd Place: HELEN GALLO
GRADE IV SENIOR DRUMMING COMPETITION
4 PART MARCH: 1st Place: EVAN RAE
2nd Place: MARIA GALLO
3rd Place: TARA HABNICHT
AMATEUR TENOR DRUMMING COMPETITION
1st Place: SARAH EMERICK
AMATEUR DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
1st Place: ROBERT HEISS
PIPE & DRUM BANDS THAT ATTENDED 2017:
CARNEGIE MELLON PIPES & DRUMS Grade III
NORTH COAST PIPE BAND Grade III
CEOL NEAMH PIPE BAND Grade IV
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND Grade IV
CYRIL SCOTT PIPE BAND Grade IV
ALMA COLLEGE PIPE BAND Grade IV
MACDONALD PIPE BAND OF PITTSBURGH Grade IV
87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND Grade IV
MACMILLAN-DUNN PIPE BAND Grade V
CARNEGIE MELLON PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND Grade V
CEOL NEAMH PIPE BAND Grade V
RED HACKLE PIPES AND DRUMS Grade V
IRISH AMERICAN EAST SIDE PIPE BAND Grade V
CELTIC EAGLE PIPE BAND Grade V
CINCINNATI CALEDONIAN PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
VETERANS MEMORIAL PIPE BAND Grade V
BALMORAL PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
MACDONALD PIPE BAND OF PITTSBURGH Grade V
NORTH COAST PIPE BAND Grade V
NORTH COAST PIPE BAND Grade III
CEOL NEAMH PIPE BAND Grade IV
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND Grade IV
CYRIL SCOTT PIPE BAND Grade IV
ALMA COLLEGE PIPE BAND Grade IV
MACDONALD PIPE BAND OF PITTSBURGH Grade IV
87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND Grade IV
MACMILLAN-DUNN PIPE BAND Grade V
CARNEGIE MELLON PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND Grade V
CEOL NEAMH PIPE BAND Grade V
RED HACKLE PIPES AND DRUMS Grade V
IRISH AMERICAN EAST SIDE PIPE BAND Grade V
CELTIC EAGLE PIPE BAND Grade V
CINCINNATI CALEDONIAN PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
VETERANS MEMORIAL PIPE BAND Grade V
BALMORAL PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
MACDONALD PIPE BAND OF PITTSBURGH Grade V
NORTH COAST PIPE BAND Grade V
2016 COMPETITION WINNERS
PIPE BAND COMPETITION
PIPE BAND GRADE III WINNER North Coast Pipe Band
PIPE BAND GRADE IV WINNER 87th Cleveland Pipe Band
PIPE BAND GRADE V WINNER Irish American East Side Pipe Band
JEANINE ALTEMUS SANDLER AWARD Seton Hill University Pipe Band
PROFESSIONAL PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Dan Lyden
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Sean Patrick Reagan
HORNPIPE & JIG WINNER Dan Lyden
GRADE I PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Laureano Thomas-Sanchez
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Laureano Thomas-Sanchez
HORNPIPE & JIG WINNER Laureano Thomas-Sanchez
6/8 MARCH WINNER Jacob Laughlin
GRADE II PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Joseph Horwarth
STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Joseph Horwarth
2/4 MARCH WINNER Joseph Horwarth
6/8 MARCH WINNER Joseph Horwarth
GRADE III PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Amber Tussing
STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Scot Eltringham
2/4 MARCH WINNER Luke Ashton
GRADE IV SR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Anne Gallo
2/4 MARCH WINNER Anne Gallo
GRADE IV JR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Paul Luc Parker
2/4 MARCH WINNER Paul Luc Parker
GRADE V COMPETITION
PRACTICE CHANTER
GRADE I SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Miles Bennington
HORNPIPE & JIG WINNER Miles Bennington
GRADE II SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Isabella Jackson
GRADE III SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
2/4 MARCH WINNER Husan Alzubaidy
GRADE IV SR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH WINNER Maria Galb
GRADE IV JR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH WINNER Helen Gallo
AMATEUR DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
SLOW/QUICK MARCH WINNER Alec Brown
PIPE BAND GRADE III WINNER North Coast Pipe Band
PIPE BAND GRADE IV WINNER 87th Cleveland Pipe Band
PIPE BAND GRADE V WINNER Irish American East Side Pipe Band
JEANINE ALTEMUS SANDLER AWARD Seton Hill University Pipe Band
PROFESSIONAL PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Dan Lyden
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Sean Patrick Reagan
HORNPIPE & JIG WINNER Dan Lyden
GRADE I PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Laureano Thomas-Sanchez
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Laureano Thomas-Sanchez
HORNPIPE & JIG WINNER Laureano Thomas-Sanchez
6/8 MARCH WINNER Jacob Laughlin
GRADE II PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Joseph Horwarth
STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Joseph Horwarth
2/4 MARCH WINNER Joseph Horwarth
6/8 MARCH WINNER Joseph Horwarth
GRADE III PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Amber Tussing
STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Scot Eltringham
2/4 MARCH WINNER Luke Ashton
GRADE IV SR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Anne Gallo
2/4 MARCH WINNER Anne Gallo
GRADE IV JR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Paul Luc Parker
2/4 MARCH WINNER Paul Luc Parker
GRADE V COMPETITION
PRACTICE CHANTER
GRADE I SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Miles Bennington
HORNPIPE & JIG WINNER Miles Bennington
GRADE II SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Isabella Jackson
GRADE III SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
2/4 MARCH WINNER Husan Alzubaidy
GRADE IV SR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH WINNER Maria Galb
GRADE IV JR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH WINNER Helen Gallo
AMATEUR DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
SLOW/QUICK MARCH WINNER Alec Brown
PIPE & DRUM BANDS THAT ATTENDED 2016 GAMES:
NORTH COAST PIPE BAND Grade III
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND Grade IV
MACDONALD PIPE BAND OF PITTSBURGH Grade IV
87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND Grade IV
MACMILLAN-DUNN PIPE BAND Grade V
RED HACKLE PIPES AND DRUMS Grade V
IRISH AMERICAN EAST SIDE PIPE BAND Grade V
CELTIC EAGLE PIPE BAND Grade V
VETERANS MEMORIAL PIPE BAND Grade V
BALMORAL PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
MACDONALD PIPE BAND OF PITTSBURGH Grade V
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND Grade IV
MACDONALD PIPE BAND OF PITTSBURGH Grade IV
87TH CLEVELAND PIPE BAND Grade IV
MACMILLAN-DUNN PIPE BAND Grade V
RED HACKLE PIPES AND DRUMS Grade V
IRISH AMERICAN EAST SIDE PIPE BAND Grade V
CELTIC EAGLE PIPE BAND Grade V
VETERANS MEMORIAL PIPE BAND Grade V
BALMORAL PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
MACDONALD PIPE BAND OF PITTSBURGH Grade V
2015 COMPETITION WINNERS
PIPE BAND COMPETITION
PIPE BAND GRADE III WINNER Carnegie Mellon University Pipe Band
PIPE BAND GRADE IV WINNER MacDonald Pipe Band
PIPE BAND GRADE V WINNER Veterans Memorial Pipe Band
PROFESSIONAL PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Andrew Carlisle
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Nick Hudson
HORNPIPE & JIG WINNER Nick Hudson
GRADE I PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Allyson Crowley-Duncan
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Sean Patrick Regan
HORNPIPE & JIG WINNER Andrew Hutton
6/8 MARCH WINNER Andrew Hutton
GRADE II PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER David J. Flaherty
STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Nicholas Monin
2/4 MARCH WINNER Jacob Loughlin
6/8 MARCH WINNER Jacob Loughlin
GRADE III PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD A WINNER Christopher Imlay
PIOBAIREACHD B WINNER Carmela Stamper
STRATHSPEY & REEL A WINNER Evan Burlew
STRATHSPEY & REEL B WINNER Josh Whitson
2/4 MARCH A WINNER Ben Elliot
2/4 MARCH B WINNER Josh Whitson
GRADE IV SR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Dirk Spit
2/4 MARCH A WINNER Robert Gresh
2/4 MARCH B WINNER David Madock
GRADE IV JR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Alexandra Knox
2/4 MARCH WINNER Brendan Ghormley
GRADE V COMPETITION
PRACTICE CHANTER Lily Cunningham
GRADE I SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Miles Bennington
HORNPIPE & JIG WINNER Miles Bennington
GRADE III SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
2/4 MARCH WINNER Conor Williams
GRADE IV SR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH WINNER James Bennington
GRADE IV JR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH WINNER Helen Gallo
AMATEUR TENOR DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Anne Roby
AMATEUR BASS DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH SET WINNER Andrea Kish
PROFESSIONAL DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
SLOW/QUICK MARCH WINNER Alec Brown
AMATEUR DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
SLOW/QUICK MARCH WINNER David Madock
PIPE BAND GRADE III WINNER Carnegie Mellon University Pipe Band
PIPE BAND GRADE IV WINNER MacDonald Pipe Band
PIPE BAND GRADE V WINNER Veterans Memorial Pipe Band
PROFESSIONAL PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Andrew Carlisle
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Nick Hudson
HORNPIPE & JIG WINNER Nick Hudson
GRADE I PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Allyson Crowley-Duncan
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Sean Patrick Regan
HORNPIPE & JIG WINNER Andrew Hutton
6/8 MARCH WINNER Andrew Hutton
GRADE II PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER David J. Flaherty
STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Nicholas Monin
2/4 MARCH WINNER Jacob Loughlin
6/8 MARCH WINNER Jacob Loughlin
GRADE III PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD A WINNER Christopher Imlay
PIOBAIREACHD B WINNER Carmela Stamper
STRATHSPEY & REEL A WINNER Evan Burlew
STRATHSPEY & REEL B WINNER Josh Whitson
2/4 MARCH A WINNER Ben Elliot
2/4 MARCH B WINNER Josh Whitson
GRADE IV SR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Dirk Spit
2/4 MARCH A WINNER Robert Gresh
2/4 MARCH B WINNER David Madock
GRADE IV JR PIPING COMPETITION
PIOBAIREACHD WINNER Alexandra Knox
2/4 MARCH WINNER Brendan Ghormley
GRADE V COMPETITION
PRACTICE CHANTER Lily Cunningham
GRADE I SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Miles Bennington
HORNPIPE & JIG WINNER Miles Bennington
GRADE III SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
2/4 MARCH WINNER Conor Williams
GRADE IV SR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH WINNER James Bennington
GRADE IV JR SNARE DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH WINNER Helen Gallo
AMATEUR TENOR DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL WINNER Anne Roby
AMATEUR BASS DRUMMING COMPETITION
MARCH SET WINNER Andrea Kish
PROFESSIONAL DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
SLOW/QUICK MARCH WINNER Alec Brown
AMATEUR DRUM MAJOR COMPETITION
SLOW/QUICK MARCH WINNER David Madock
PIPE & DRUM BANDS THAT ATTENDED 2015 GAMES:
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND Grade III
CYRIL SCOTT PIPE BAND Grade IV
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND Grade IV
MACDONALD PIPE BAND OF PITTSBURGH Grade IV
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND Grade V
MACMILLAN-DUNN PIPE BAND Grade V
RED HACKLE PIPES AND DRUMS Grade V
IRISH AMERICAN EAST SIDE PIPE BAND Grade V
CELTIC EAGLE PIPE BAND Grade V
CINCINNATI CALEDONIAN PIPE BAND Grade V
VETERANS MEMORIAL PIPE BAND Grade V
BALMORAL PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
MACDONALD PIPE BAND OF PITTSBURGH Grade V
CYRIL SCOTT PIPE BAND Grade IV
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND Grade IV
MACDONALD PIPE BAND OF PITTSBURGH Grade IV
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND Grade V
MACMILLAN-DUNN PIPE BAND Grade V
RED HACKLE PIPES AND DRUMS Grade V
IRISH AMERICAN EAST SIDE PIPE BAND Grade V
CELTIC EAGLE PIPE BAND Grade V
CINCINNATI CALEDONIAN PIPE BAND Grade V
VETERANS MEMORIAL PIPE BAND Grade V
BALMORAL PIPES & DRUMS Grade V
MACDONALD PIPE BAND OF PITTSBURGH Grade V
EASTERN UNITED STATES PIPE BAND ASSOCIATION
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