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SUMMARY:Australian Pipe Band Championships 2024
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Australia Pipe Band Championships will be hosted by the Victoria branch of Pipe Bands Australia and held on April 13\, 2024. \nThe first Australian Championships were held in Maryborough\, Victoria in 1961 making this\, the 62nd annual gathering even more significant as the event returns to Maryborough. \nThe pipe band contest shall include: \n\nGrade 1\nGrade 2\nFrade 3\nGrade 4A\nGrade 4B\nNovice A\nNovice B\nDrum Major Solo Competition\n\nOpen\nJuvenile\n\n\n\nA prize pool can be viewed here. \nThe Event will Include: \n\nA street parade led by the current Australian Drum Major Champion\, Dominic Andersen-Strudwick\n2x International Adjudicators from Scotland\nThe Australian Drum Major Championships\n\nAll of which will culminate in post championship event at the Maryborough Highland Society from 5:30pm and scheduled to include impromptu piping and drumming performances on stage.
URL:https://bagpipe.news/event/australian-pipe-band-championships/
LOCATION:Princes Park\, Maryborough\, Victoria\, Australia
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SUMMARY:The World Amateur Champion of Champions Solo Piping Competition 2024
DESCRIPTION:The World Amateur Champion of Champions Solo Piping Competition\nRun by The CLASP.  \nCompetition date – 27th April 2024 \nThe Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers (The CLASP) was set up by The National Piping Centre in 2003 to give adult amateur pipers a competition platform to compete on\, through a series of grading competitions held yearly throughout Scotland and the UK. In its 20 years\, CLASP has evolved\, gaining a global membership base. To celebrate this 20 year milestone\, CLASP is working with other amateur events across the world to create a premier solo piping competition. The inaugural World Amateur Champion of Champions Solo Piping Competition is an invitational contest\, which will feature the top 10 amateur pipers selected from qualifying events across the globe. This event has been generously sponsored by David Naill Bagpipes\, who have donated a set of engraved nickel DN2E Bagpipes as the prize for the overall winner of the event. \nWhilst CLASP qualifying events are for CLASP members\, 18 years and above\, other qualifying events do not have an age restriction. For events out with the CLASP system\, any qualifying competitor who is under 18 will be invited to take part.\n\nTo create a top level amateur competition\, CLASP have set up an international panel\, which will monitor and advise and ensure the top amateur pipers in the world can be selected from the appropriate qualifying competitions worldwide. Pipers will be required to play in both Piobaireachd and an MSR discipline. Special thank you to Bob Worrall who has assisted with the North American qualifying events. \nThe 10 Qualifying events will be awarded as follows to the Grade 1 overall Champions: \n\nGlengarry Highland Games\, Maxville – North American Championships – 4th August 2023 (In-person event)  – Qualifier – Gillian Blaney (Canada)\nThe World Solo Amateur Piping Competition @ Piping Live! 2023\, Glasgow. – August 2023 (In-person event) – Jean-Sébastien Gamache (Canada)\nThe Nicol Brown – November 2023 (In-person Event) – Colin Forrest (Canada)\nGeorge Sherriff – November 2023 (In-person Event) -TBC\nThe CLASP ‘Live Online’ November 2023 (Online) –  Brady Webb (Canada)\nThe Sun Belt in Florida November 2023 (In-person Event) –\nWinter Storm – January 2024 (In-person Event)-TBC\nThe CLASP ‘Live Online’ 3rd Feb 2024 – Overall Grade 1 winner (Online Event) – TBC\nMetro Cup – 10th Feb 2024 (In-person Event) – TBC\nThe BC Indoor Competition – April 2024- Overall Grade 1 winner (In-person Event) -TBC\n\n  \nFor any duplicate winners\, the panel will decide on the piper(s) who will fill the place and will look at other prize winners in the lists. For example we may look at an association’s overall league table where the standard has been particularly competitive.\n\nThe CLASP will host the event ‘live’ using a Zoom platform. Qualifying pipers will work with event organisers to set up a good quality audio stream to give audience members a good quality experience. The competitors will video record their ‘live performance’ and send it to theclasp@thepipingcentre.co.uk on the competition day.\n\nThis event is open to audience members across the world. Register in advance to watch the stream live through zoom\, on the day of the event.  The event will be compered on the day by Bob Worrall. To tune in live\, audience members need to book their ticket via this link: \nhttps://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk/products/the-world-amateur-champion-of-champions-solo-piping-competition-2024 \nTickets are £5. \nThe results will be announced a few days after the event\, live via The CLASP Facebook page.
URL:https://bagpipe.news/event/the-world-amateur-champion-of-champions-solo-piping-competition-2024/
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