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13 Open Grade pipers are confirmed for the 2018 PM Ian Swinton Open Piping competition, to be held on April 21 in northern Chicago suburb of Park Ridge, IL. Each piper submits 4 piobaireachd and 4 MSRs and plays one of each as selected by the judges. The aggregate results determines the winner.

The 2018 Terry McHugh Regional Amateur Solos Finals will be held in the same location, that morning. The amateur contest will start at 10am and awards will be presented around 1pm.

The location is Park Ridge Community Church, 100 Courtland Ave, Park Ridge, IL 60068. Doors open at 8:30am, and admission is free.

Should be a great day and early evening of piping.  We hope to see a nice crowd this year.  Good luck to all of the players!

Orders of play:

Monmouth College provides incoming students one of the most competitive scholarship opportunities for pipers and Highland drummers. Our Pipe Band consists of 16 students, a number of whom compete in major competitions.  Scholarship auditions must be completed prior to enrollment at Monmouth. If you’re an incoming student with experience participating or competing with a pipe band and would like to continue this passion while enrolled at Monmouth, we invite you to meet with members of our band during your visit to campus.  More information can be found on our scholarship website and on the  Monmouth College Pipe Band page.

-Wendy Downing, Asst. Director of Admission, Monmouth College

Just a reminder that all MWPBA band rosters and registered instructor forms are due by March 31!

All band and solo regrade petitions must also be submitted by March 31 to be considered this season.

If you plan on competing in the solos this season, the cost of solo membership goes up after March 31.

So, yeah, March 31...

Now that the Terry McHugh Memorial Regionals are completed, let's look ahead to the MWPBA Day of Piping on April 21 at the Park Ridge Community Church in Park Ridge, IL: 
 
The individuals who played in the regional qualifiers and are eligible to play in the finals will be contacted by our president, Jim Sim, to inquire if they plan to play at the event. 
 
That same day will be the P.M. Ian Swinton Professional Contest; the judges this year are Jack Lee from Vancouver, and Jim Stack from New Jersey. This contest is still open for entries for another month; the deadline is April 8, 2018.
 
Orders of play for these events will be published in early April.
 
We hope to see many of you on April 21st in Park Ridge, IL for the MWPBA Day of Piping.  It should be a great day. 

The 2018 Milwaukee Regional Piping Solos have been completed, and the results are posted. 

The top 3 contestants in each grade are eligible to compete in the Terry McHugh Memorial Solo Piping Contest, taking place on April 21, 2018 in Park Ridge, IL, and have already been enrolled.

As discussed during the AGM, the MWPBA Board has published a Code of Conduct. The MWPBA holds individual members, band members, judges, stewards, and other volunteers to these same standards of behavior during their participation in MWPBA events.

Everybody is strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with this short document. Thanks, all.

The 2018 Louisville Regional Piping Solos have been completed, and the results are posted.  Thank you to everyone whom attended and made the event a success!

The top 3 contestants in each grade are eligible to compete in the Terry McHugh Memorial Solo Piping Contest, taking place on April 21, 2018 in Park Ridge, IL, and have already been enrolled.

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