Here are the individual winners of the 2016 Terry McHugh Memorial Solo Piping Contest:

Back Row (L to R): Philip Jutz-Grade 3, Joseph Horwath, Grade 2, Griffin Hall, Grade 1

Middle Row (L to R): Michael Kazmierski-Dunn-Grade 4, Mike Dickinson-Senior Novice

Front Row: Tom McCollum-Junior Novice

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The St. Paul Regional Piping Solos have been completed, and the results are below.  This concludes the pre-season for indoor bagpipe solo events in the MWPBA for 2016.  The finals for both the Terry McHugh Memorial Solo Piping Contest and the Jim Enright, Sr. Memorial Solo Drumming Contest to be held on April 09 at The Presbyterian Church of Palatine, located at 800 E. Palatine Rd., Palatine, IL 60074.

The results from the contest are as follows:

Grade 2:

1st-Tak Tang, 2nd-Benjamin Reagen, 3rd-Bob Lies

Grade 3:

1st-Thomas Stonehouse

Grade 4:

1st-Sydney Howieson

These individuals are eligible to compete in the piping solo finals mentioned above, and have already been enrolled in the final contest.

Thank you again to all the competitors for braving the high winds and decidedly poor weather conditions in St. Paul to get to the contest.

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Both the Kansas City and Milwaukee Regional Qualiifers for the 3rd Annual Terry McHugh Memorial Solo Piping Contest were held last weekend, on March 5. 

The finalists for Kansas City are:

Grade 1:
1st - Griffin Hall

Grade 4:
1st - Christopher Figland

Senior Novice:
1st - Neil Mardis

The finalists for Milwaukee are:

Grade 1:
1st - Scott McCawley

Grade 3:
1st - Philip Jutz; 2nd - Lucas Greenlee

Grade 4:
1st - Rhys O'Higgins; 2nd - Kristopher O'Higgins; 3rd - Robert Gough

Senior Novice:
1st - Mike Dickinson

Junior Novice:
1st - Sean Lambe

All the individuals mentioned are automatically enrolled in the finals for the Terry McHugh Solo Piping Contest to be held on April 9 in Palatine, IL.  Thank you to all the participants in the contests, and to the adjudicators.

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Thank you to all the participants from the Lexington Solo Piping Qualifying event that was held on February 27.

The results from that event are as follows:

Grade 3:

1st - Jacob Schrader

Grade 4:

1st - J. Kevin Chapman, 2nd - A. Bruce Downie

Senior Novice:

1st - Marie Roberts

Congratulations to all the finalists!

You're automatically enrolled in the finals for the Terry McHugh Solo Piping Contest to be held on April 9 in Palatine, IL.  We hope to see you there!

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A big thanks to everyone who participated in the Alma Regional Piping Solos; its a great start to 2016!

The results from the contest are as follows:

Grade 1:

1st-Bonnie Hamilton

Grade 2:

1st-Joseph Horwarth, 2nd-Ben Elliot, 3rd-John Urdiales

Grade 4:

1st-Michael Kazmierski Dunn, 2nd-Dunca Petersen-Jones, 3rd-Gabrielle Neal

Junior Novice:

1st-Thomas McCollum

These individuals are eligible to compete in the piping solo finals that will take place on April 9 in Palatine, IL

Thank you again to all the competitors and for a good turn-out at the Alma regionals.

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All MWPBA sanctioned contests are open to the following:

• Member bands and member soloists in good standing of the MWPBA, and
• Member bands and member soloists in good standing of another association of ANAPBA, or any other association properly recognized by the MWPBA Advisory Board.

Champion Supreme points are awarded only to MWPBA member bands and MWPBA individual members in regular season competitions with official sanctioned status.  Events at Champion Supreme games are awarded double points.  Where multiple events are offered at a standard sanctioned games, available points are split between the events.

 

The music requirements (described here) for each band contest is shown, either

• QMM - Quick March Medley
• MSR - March, Strathspey, and Reel
• Medley - Timed Medley

 

MWPBA 2016 Contest Pre-Season

 

MWPBA 2016 Professional Solo Piping Contest

MWPBA 2016 Contest Regular Season

** Printable details of all 2016 MWPBA regular season contests and events (bands, solos) **

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