2020 Kansas City Terry McHugh Piping Solos Results

The 2020 Kansas City Regional Piping Solos have been completed, and the results Grade 4 and Novice are posted. Higher piping grades and all drumming results are available at the Winter Storm website.

Individuals that are eligible to play in the Terry McHugh Memorial Solo Piping Contest, taking place on May 2, 2020 in Park Ridge, IL, will be contacted by our president, Jim Sim in the coming weeks.

Terry McHugh Memorial Regional Solos Update (2020)

In conjunction with the Terry McHugh Memorial Solo Piping Contest, the MWPBA is pleased to announce the creation of the Robert Irvine Piping Scholarship. The top three finishers at the May 2, 2020 Chicago Finals in Grade 4 Jr. and Grade 3 events will receive online instruction from some of the top pipers in the world.

Pipers must be an MWPBA registered soloist and under the age of 18 as of January 1, 2020 to be eligible for the scholarship.

First place will receive 4 lessons, Second place will receive 3 lessons and Third place will receive 2 lessons. Among the instructors agreeing to participate in this program are Callum Beaumont, Bruce Gandy, Jack Lee, Ken Eller, Willie McCallum and Bob Worrall.

Registration is now open for the Kansas City (January 16) and Alma (March 28) Regional Solo Contests and soon will be for the Milwaukee and St. Paul Regional Qualifying events.

We hope to see a large entry for the Regionals and are looking forward to presenting the Scholarships on May 2^nd.

Band & Solo Registration & Regional Solo Entry Forms Available

The MWPBA 2020 Band & Solo Registration, as well as the Regional Solo Entry forms are now available. Please follow the links on the side or top of the screen.

Band Registration is Under "Bands"; Individual Registration is under "Soloists", and the Regionals are under "Contests" on the top menu.

The deadline for the Kansas City Regional contest isn't until January 9.

Update:

Terry McHugh Regional Solo queries are available now, as well as the 2019 MWPBA Champions Supreme lists are updated. Congratulations again to all of the Champions!

MWPBA AGM 2019, Minutes now available

Thank you to all who attended the MWPBA AGM 2019 on November 2, 2019. This was certainly the best attended AGM for many years, with upwards of 60 people in attendance (about 25 online via our FaceBook live video), representing at least 20 member bands. There was spirited and lively discussion on many topics.

There were some rule change proposals, election of officers, a review of 2019, contest dates for 2020, the awarding of the 2019 Champion Supreme awards, and a couple of big announcements.

The 2019 AGM Minutes are now available.

For full details, please read the Minutes, but some highlights include:

rule change: distinction now for categories of drummers, such that a player may be a snare, tenor, or bass in distinct bands (in different grades)
rule change: allowance for a Tenor RI (as long as at least one additional tenor is also playing)
change of Secretary-Treasurer. Stuart Barr resigned, and Steve Stuart was elected as Secretary-Treasurer
change of Registrar-Solos: Tom Jewell resigned, and Dan Tesch was elected as Registrar-Solos
Keith MacDonald was elected to the Advisory Committee
Tulsa contest will now be the Grade 5 American Championships, a Champion Supreme Games, with substantial prize money
Announcement of the rest of the MWPBA Games calendar

Meeting material: Agenda, 2018 AGM Minutes, Band Registrar's Report, Solo Registrar's Report, Chief Steward's Report, Music Board Report.

MWPBA members wishing to see a copy of the Financial Report should email the Secretary-Treasurer.

MWPBA AGM Nov 2, 2019

The MWPBA AGM 2019 will be held at 1:00pm on November 2, 2019, at "The Scottish Home", now known as "The Caledonian Senior Living and Memory Care" facility at 2800 Des Plaines Ave, North Riverside, IL 60546.

There will be some rule change proposals, election of officers, a review of 2019, contest dates for 2020, the awarding of the 2019 Champion Supreme awards, and a couple of big announcements.

We hope to see at least a representative from each band. If you can't make it, the meeting will be live streamed on our Facebook page via Facebook Live. Safe travels to all.

Meeting material: Agenda, 2018 AGM Minutes, Band Registrar's Report, Solo Registrar's Report, Chief Steward's Report, Music Board Report.

MWPBA members wishing to see a copy of the Financial Report should email the Secretary-Treasurer.

MWPBA Member Joseph Horwath at the 2019 Nicol-Brown Invitational

Fellow MWPBA member Joseph Horwath recently participated in the 2019 Nicol-Brown Amateur Piping Invitational, winning the MSR portion of the contest in a very competitive field. Please head over to the Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational website for more information on the overall winners, prizes, and information about the contest itself. Joseph is also the MWPBA Grade 1 Light Music (Piping) Champion Supreme for the 2019 season.

MWPBA AGM Nov 2, 2019 - call for agenda items and election nominations

The MWPBA AGM will be held at 1:00pm on November 2, 2019, at "The Scottish Home", now known as "The Caledonian Senior Living and Memory Care" facility at 2800 Des Plaines Ave, North Riverside, IL 60546.

If you have any agenda items or proposals please send email to the MWPBA Secretary Stuart Barr at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by October 18, 2019.

All are welcome and encouraged to attend, and all bands should ensure that they are represented, either in person, or online via the (anticipated) web stream. Agenda details to follow.

Election of the Executive Committee and Advisory Board for 2020 will also occur, and nominations are sought for all positions (President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, Registrar-Bands, Registrar-Solos, and 4 Advisory Board members).