The Western Branch of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario staged another successful amateur solo piping and drumming competition, with support from stalwart partner, service club, Kiwanis International. The branch took advantage of the YouTube platform for their competitive virtual performances. Results were announced live May 23rd on the Western Branch’s Facebook page by Don Elliott, branch President. Prize winners in each category collected the first Championship Supreme points of the PPBSO’s 2021 online competition season.
A reminder 11:59 pm today – Saturday, May 29th is the deadline to get your entry in for the PPBSO’s June 12th Ontario Championships!
Don Elliott, President, Western Branch, PPBSO
Competition results:
Piping – Light Music
#1. Grade 1 – One 2/4 March (4 parts) One Strathspey (4 parts) + One Reel (4 parts)
Caleb Thibodeau
Mark McLennan
Thomas Bruce
Charles David Mitchell
Ellie Hastings
Alex Klausnitzer
#2. Grade 2 – One 2/4 March (4 parts) One Strathspey (4 parts) + One Reel (4 parts)
Kathleen Lasseter
Andrea Jones
#3. Grade 3 – One 2/4 March (4 parts) One Strathspey (4 parts) + One Reel (4 parts)
Trent Harris
Evan McConkey
Janelle Bird
#4. Grade 4 – One 2/4 March (4 parts)
Alec MacDonald
Kaiden Sabbadin
Cameron Fradette
Glen Jorgensen
Peter Hummel
#5. Grade 5 – One March (2 parts, any time signature, played once)
Colin Tighe
Caden Straus
Brian Elliott
Brian Sim-Little
Jim Arthur
Ross McLennan
#6. Practice Chanter – One March (2 parts, any time signature, played once)
Zoe Smith
Drumming – Snare
#8. Grade 2 – One 2/4 March (4 parts) + One Strathspey (4 parts) + One Reel (4 parts)
Shahna Summer
#9. Grade 3 – One 2/4 March (4 parts) + One Strathspey (4 parts) + One Reel (4 parts)
Aidan Blacklock
#10. Grade 4 – One 2/4 March (4 parts)
Erica Cheyne
Danny Tighe
#11. Grade 5 – One 2/4 March (2 parts, played once)
Conor Blacklock
Drumming – Tenor
#13. Grade 1 – One 2/4 March (minimum 4 parts) + One Strathspey (minimum 4 parts) + One Reel (minimum 4 parts)
Andrea Jackson
#17. Grade 5 – One 2/4 March (2 parts, played once)
Kyrianna Jorgenson
Graham Carroll
Drumming – Bass
#18. Amateur – One 2/4 March (minimum 4 parts) + One Strathspey (minimum 4 parts) + One Reel (minimum 4 parts)
Drew Ellis
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