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Paula Glendinning for the Nicol-Brown committee:The Nicol-Brown committee has made the difficult decision to take a gap year in 2022. We plan tohost the 40th Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational in October 2023 with an event that will honor thehistory and the future of the Nicol-Brown. This is a transition year for …

EUSPBA Winter Series Results Congratulations to all the EUSPBA members who participated in our inaugural Winter Series. The Amateur winners in each individual category will be eligible for a $200 scholarship for private tuition, summer school or a workshop during the 2022 Competition Season.  Open winners will be eligible for …

The Dunedin Community Centre played host last Saturday to the RSPBA Intercontinental Solo Drumming Championship.  Competitors vied for the right to compete in the semi-final of the Adult World Solo Drumming Competition.  In addition, young drummers competed in the Martin Duffy Juvenile Snare MSR and the John Murray Juvenile Snare …

Congratulations to All 2021 Season Standings Grade 2 Pipe Band 1st        Ulster Scottish Pipe Band Grade 3 Pipe Band 1st       Nashville Pipes and Drums 1st       Wake and District Pipe Band 3rd       MacMillian-Birtles Memorial PB Grade 4 Pipe Band 1st       Chattanooga Pipe Band 2nd      North Texas Caledonian Pipes and Drums 3rd       …

The Executive Committee hopes that this will be the start of a piping and drumming series that will allow members to keep their skills sharp over the winter months.  A big “thank you” has to go to EUSPBA Recording Secretary Stephanie Valley for running the contests and to the members …

Congratulations to the following EUSPBA members who have been upgraded for the 2022 Season.  A big thank you to the EUSPBA Music Board for their hard work in accomplishing this process! Piping Open                                       Marshall Stuart           Grade 1                                               Strobel Canaan Grade 2                                               Dubois Tom (Piob Only) Gould   Jean ( Piob Only) …

For years people have complained about the difficulty of the massed band scores that the EUSPBA and other pipe band associations have used.  The Association of North American Pipe Band Associations (ANAPBA), of which the EUSPBA is a member, took on the task of creating new massed band scores. The …

RSPBA Intercontinental Solo Drumming Championship Here’s more exciting drumming news:  The Dunedin Scottish Arts Foundation will partner with the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association, the Metro Cup and the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association to present the Intercontinental Solo Drumming Championship, in Dunedin, Fla, on Saturday, February19, 2022. This …

Congratulations to the ten North American Amateur Grade 1 pipers who have earned invitations to the 2021 Nicol-Brown Competition, to be judged remotely by video submissions. The Nicol-Brown Weekend will include a Judges’ Concert on Friday, October 8th, and Master Classes on Saturday, October 9th (Results will be announced on …

Regrading Bass &Tenor Drummers All bass and tenor drummers who wish to compete in solos are asked to submit a grading video submission to the Music Board prior to November 1, 2021.  The video should be of the competitor playing a solo tune(s) at least at their current grade level requirement.  …