JOIN US FOR THE 15th ANNUAL BALMORAL CLASSIC
US Junior Solo Bagpiping & Drumming Championships to be Held Online!
The 15th Annual Balmoral Classic, the only junior solo competition for both bagpipers and drummers in the USA, will be presented on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. This will be a virtual event, with competitors submitting videos to our panel of world-renowned judges.
Those invited to compete may sign up for any one of three Prerecording Workshops with professional piper Sean Patrick Regan. Regan will work with competitors to ensure that they are prepared to submit their best recordings.
Schedule of Pre-Classic and Classic Events
- 13: Application Deadline. (11:59pm HDT, or five hours past 11:59 EDT)
- Oct. 17: Invitations to compete are issued.
- 24: Prerecording Workshops (9-10:00am, 1-2:00pm, 7-8:00pm EDT).
- 28: Judges’ tune selections issued to competitors.
- 3: Recording Submission Deadline (11:59pm HDT).
- 13: Competition Videos stream on Facebook & YouTube (8:00am-5:00pm EST).
- 13: Awards Ceremony, live on Zoom.
- 13: Balmoral Classic Concert, live in Pittsburgh, featuring Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas (8:00pm EST)
- 14: Sunday Workshops in Piobaireachd and Snare Drumming (instructors and times TBA)
“We provided both winter and summer workshops in our second year of online instruction, with classes taught by world-class instructors,” says Balmoral Director George Balderose. “This fall, we’ll be presenting our second online Balmoral Classic, fulfilling our promise to cultivate musical excellence in young pipers and drummers.”
Competition performances will premiere on YouTube, with LiveChat offering viewers the experience of attending a live event. Videos will also be posted on Facebook. Awards will be announced via Zoom at 7:00pm EST, with winners posted on social media immediately after. McCallum Bagpipes, Ltd. will be donating a MacRae SL4 Bagpipe as a prize for the Balmoral Classic’s top winning piper.
Pipers apply at this Link.
http://ow.ly/ZWC530r2tjE
Drummers apply at this link.
http://ow.ly/1fVw30rSXQh