Upgrades Announced!

It's official - congratulations to the bands and the pipers and drummers who have been upgraded for the 2026 season. Your hard work and dedication has paid off.

Message from the Grading Sub-Committee

The Grading Sub-Committee spent considerable time reviewing upgrades for the upcoming 2026 season. A total of 481 individuals were evaluated across piping, snare drumming, tenor drumming, and bass drumming categories.

Thank you all for your dedication to your craft and for competing throughout the summer. We also extend our appreciation to the adjudicators for their hard work, and to the Grading Sub-Committee within the Society — it’s an honour to work alongside you all.

We understand this news may bring excitement for some and disappointment for others. If you were not selected for an upgrade and wish to be considered, please use the appropriate upgrade application link below. Any applications submitted will be evaluated after the deadline of December 1st. We encourage anyone interested to apply.

Application for upgrade for pipers HERE

Application for upgrade for drummers HERE

Sincerely,

Tyler Harris

Chair, Grading Sub-Committee of the Music Committee

Bands

Grade 4 to Grade 3

Rob Roy Pipe Band

Grade 5 to Grade 4

London Firefighters Pipe Band

Solo Piping - Light Music

Grade 1 - to Professional B

Jean-Sebastian Gamache

Grade 2 - to Grade 1

Luke Baltrusaitis

Carole Smith

Ben Doucet

Grade 3 - to Grade 2

Alex Schnupp

Shaun Tucker

Beverly Perron

Sheila Stewart

Tyler MacDougall

Grade 4 Adult - to Grade 3

CJ MacLellan

James Arthur

Bill Wells

Mathias Ho

Joanne Ferne Drury

Adam Park

 Annie Jodoin

Grade 4 Youth - to Grade 3

Tyler Melong

Jack Thompson

Nolan Christopher King

Marshall Salmons

Tianyi Yang

Jayden Lushman

Grade 5 Adult - to Grade 4 Adult

Andrew Mitchell

Duncan McIntyre

Greg Eisen

Conor Stacey

Cheryl McEown

Ella Austin Scollick

William Cooper

Grade 5 Youth - to Grade 4 Youth

Charlie McKeown

Aubrey Mackay

Gabriella Doucet

William (Spike) Hunter-Assing

Philip Malkhassian

Duncan Fox

Callum Wilson

Cooper Barclay-McElroy

Delano Cina

Solo Amateur Piobaireachd

Senior Piobaireachd to Professional B

Jean-Sebastian Gamache

Intermediate Piobaireachd to senior Piobaireachd

Craig Faas

Liam Michael Farrell

Iain Douglas Lynch

Luke Baltrusaitis

Junior Piobaireachd to Intermediate Piobaireachd

Nathan Maskerine

Jayden Lushman

Bill Wells

Alex Schnupp

Sheila Stewart

Novice Piobaireachd to Junior Piobaireachd

Hunter-Assing, William (Spike)

McKenna, Ben

Wright, Declan

Mitchell, Andrew

Mackay, Aubrey

Lanaro, Lou

Yang, Tianyi

Boast, Derrick

Solo Snare Drumming

Grade 4 to Grade 3

Ryan Seigmiller

Grade 5 Youth to Grade 4

Austin Gayler

Solo Tenor Drumming

Grade 2 to Grade 1

Ashlyn McNabb

Grade 3 to Grade 2

Elizabeth Strybosch

Isla Dudek

Grade 4 to Grade 3

Karley McCrone

Magdalen Forshaw

Bianca Carpento

Grade 5 to Grade 4

Fionnuala Whalen

Iris Fair

Tevia Moolenscot

Ryan Byrne

Solo Bass Drumming

Jr Amateur to Sr Amateur

Tiffany Ryan

Shawn Joseph Tobin

Novice to Jr Amateur

Karley McCrone

Note from the President:

Congratulations to the bands and all competitors upgraded.

Immense thanks must go to the grading sub-committee members for their dedication on behalf of our competitors. Your time and careful deliberations are very much appreciated by all.

Malkie Bow

President

PPBSO