Summer Piping Camp in Kutztown, PA

By elaine@Summer Sessions
Bruce Gandy, Derek Midgley, and Andrew Carlisle will teach at Balmoral's summer Piping Camp to be held held on the beautiful Kutztown University campus, Kutztown, PA, from July 7-12, 2024.
The first of Balmoral's two summer sessions is our piping camp in Eastern Pennsylvania, less than a 2-hour drive from New York City. The camp will be held on the beautiful Kutztown University campus, Kutztown, PA, from July 7-12. Balmoral students will receive instruction in small classes and 1-on-1 tutoring sessions, as well as camp-wide activities suitable for all ages.

Teaching at Kutztown will be:

Bruce Gandy, a member of the 78th Fraser Highlanders, the first non-Scottish band to win the World Pipe Band Championships (1987). Bruce’s solo awards include the Canadian Gold Medal, Gold Medal at the Northern Meeting, Gold Medal at Oban, and Bratach Gorm. He is a 3-time winner of the MacCrimmon Memorial Cairn for Piobaireachd.

Derek Midgley has won B Marches and Silver Medal at the Northern Meeting, 2nd Highland Society of London Gold Medal at Oban; Dunvegan Medal, 6/8 Marches & 2/4 Marches at Dunvegan, Overall at the United States Piping Foundation Championship.

Andrew Carlisle, Director of Piping at Carnegie Mellon University, Andrew has won A Grade Strathspey & Reel at Oban, A Grade Piobaireachd & Overall at The Cowal Highland Gathering, US Gold for both Light Music & Piobaireachd, and three All-Ireland titles at Senior level.

Staff piping instructors Sean Patrick Regan and Richmond Johnston will join our world-class guest instructors at Kutztown. Registration will close June 16, 2023.

For more information or to register, please visit: www.bagpiping.org

Summer with Balmoral: Come for the Music, Stay for the Community!