Starting season 2020 with a bang!

By elaine@Piping Competition
Balmoral instructors and student win at the US Piping Foundation’s Professional competitions on June 20, 2020
Balmoral instructors, students, former students and band members have been taking some early prizes in this summer’s online competitions.
At the US Piping Foundation’s Professional competitions on June 20, 2020, Balmoral summer session instructor Bruce Gandy took first in the MSR and second in the Piobaireachd, as well as the Overall Award. Former Balmoral student Derek Midgely took first in the Piobaireachd, and Andrew Carlisle, also teaching at this year’s summer schools, took a fifth in the Piobaireachd.
In the Redding Online Piobaireachd Competition, Bruce Gandy won the Professional grade against 15 other contestants.

Balmoral Pipes & Drums Pipe Sergeant and instructor, Sean Patrick Regan, won Open Piper of the Day at both the Capital District Virtual and Carnegie Mellon Virtual competitions.

Piper Glenna Van Dyke took 1st and "above grade level" in Grade 4 Sr. Strathspey & Reel and 2/4 March at the Capital District Virtual competition

Drummer Christopher Welch placed in the Central Florida online competition, earning a 3rd out of 8 in Gr 4 Sr. Snare 2/4 march.

With 206 competitors taking part in the Ohio Scottish Games online competition, our band members represented us well.

Sean Patrick Regan (Piping Open)
4th March, Strathspey, and Reel
5th Piobaireachd
5th Hornpipe & Jig

Daniel Reese (Piping Grade 4 Sr.)
1st Piobaireachd
2nd 6/8 March
3rd 2/4 March

Glenna Van Dyke (Piping Grade 3)
2nd 2/4 March
4th 6/8 March
6th Piobaireachd

Christopher Welch (Snare Grade 4 Sr.)
3rd Quick March Medley
6th 4-part March

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