Balmoral Classic Piping Results

By elaine@Balmoral Classic
Winner of the 2020 Balmoral Classic US Junior Piping & Drumming Championships, Overall in Piping.

Piobaireachd: The Balmoral Award

  1. David Stulpner, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Corrienessen’s Salute
  2. Gillian Blaney, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada; The Battle of Waternish
  3. Katherine Miller, Safety Harbor, Florida, USA; Lament for Captain MacDougall
  4. Hugo MacKay, Redmond, Washington, USA; Beloved Scotland
  5. Sebastian Benedetto, Cape Neddick, Maine, USA; Black Donald’s March

March, Strathspey, Reel: E.W. Littlefield, Jr. Award

  1. David Stulpner, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Inveran, Inveraray Castle, Bessie MacIntyre
  2. Katherine Miller, Safety Harbor, Florida, USA; The Braes of Castle Grant, Lady Mackenzie of Gairloch, The Smith of Chilliechassie
  3. Alexandra Knox, Woodbine, Maryland, USA; The MacNeil’s March, Lady Louden, Roddy MacDonald’s Fancy
  4. Rhys O’Higgins, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; John MacColl’s March to Kilbowie Cottage, John Roy Stewart, Thompson’s Dirk
  5. Harrison Little, Fergus, Ontario, Canada; The Balmoral Highlanders, Susan Macleod, Willie Murray

Overall: 1st prize Ralph & Patricia Murray Memorial Award and a set of MacRae Bagpipes by McCallum

  1. David Stulpner
  2. Katherine Miller
  3. Gillian Blaney
  4. Alexandra Knox
  5. Hugo MacKay

Judges: Rob Wallace, Jim McGillivray, Scot Walker

The Overall piping winner was David Stulpner of Swanbourne, Perth, Australia, who took first place in both the MSR and the Piobaireachd. As Overall Winner he won a set of blackwood Duncan MacRae Bagpipes donated by McCallum Bagpipes, and the Ralph and Patricia Murray award for two weeks at a 2021 Balmoral Summer session of his choice. David also won the E.W. Littlefield, Jr. Award for the MSR event and a handcrafted “Mac 1” blackwood pipe chanter donated by MacLellan Bagpipes, and the Balmoral Award for the MSR event and a ‘Piper’s Choice set of smallpipes donated by Scott’s Highland Services of London, Ontario.

Prizes for 3rd  to 5th place pipers included an Antique Thistle Faux Seal Sporran donated by Celtic Croft, and additional prizes donated by Duncans Highland Supply, Pipers Hut, McGillivray Piping Inc, Temple Records, and the Balmoral School. The 2nd to 5th place Overall Winners receive tuition for one week at any of the 2021 Balmoral School summer sessions