COMPETE IN THE 2019 BALMORAL CLASSIC!
The Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming invites the nation’s best young pipers & drummers to compete in the Balmoral Classic: US Junior Solo Bagpiping & Drumming Championships. Applicants are required to meet strict standards, based on amateur upper grade competitive successes.
Piping judges will be Ian Duncan, Bruce Gandy and Lezlie Webster. Pipers will compete in MSR (march, strathspey, and reel), the traditional bagpipe competition medley, as well as in Pìobaireachd, the classical music of Highland bagpiping. The Overall prize is a combination of scores from Pìobaireachd and MSR.
Drumming judges will be Gordon Bell and Jon Quigg. Drumming entrants compete in two styles: Hornpipe & Jig and MSR. The Overall prize is a combination of Hornpipe & Jig and MSR scores.
APPLY BY OCTOBER 15 at these links:
APPLY HERE for the piping competition.
APPLY HERE for the drumming competition.
“Balmoral Classic is celebrating its 13th annual Junior Solo US Bagpiping & Drumming Championships, followed by an evening concert with the award-winning ensemble, Eabhal, direct from Scotland,” says the Balmoral’s director, George Balderose.
Balmoral 2019 Weekend events include a Friday night Celebration of Celtic Culture with Breton music and dancing with Bagad New York. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. The piping and drumming competitions will be Saturday from 9:00am to 5:00pm. There will be a Celtic music concert featuring Eabhal at 8:00pm on Saturday night, and a free Piobaireachd workshop with Pipe-Master Ian Duncan on Sunday morning, open to all pipers.