2014 bands now listed
The list of bands registered as members of the MWPBA for season 2014 is now available, along with a handy-dandy map of their locations.
2014 Regional Solos Final — orders of play now posted
The orders of play for the Final of the 2014 MWPBA Regional Solos — the McHugh Memorial Piping Championship and the Enright memorial Drumming Championship — are now posted. Saturday…
Entry is now open for all regular season Band and Solo contests
The Master Band and Solo Contest Entry forms are now available for entry to all MWPBA competitions for the 2014 regular season. Check out the list of all contests on…
CANCELLED – Hoffman Estates Celtic Fest band competition, March 22, 2014
The Hoffman Estates Celtic Fest contest on March 22 has been CANCELLED due to lack of entries. Celtic Fest is still going ahead – only the contest has been cancelled.…
2014 Regular Season contest details posted
The playing requirements for all 2014 MWPBA regular season contests and events are now published on the MWPBA Contests page, along with dates and entry deadlines. You will also find…
St Louis Regional Solos qualifier cancelled
The MWPBA St. Louis Regional Solo Contest scheduled for Saturday March 1, 2014 has been cancelled. We only had 4 entries all in different grades. We just cannot justify the…
Hoffman Estates Celtic Fest, Full Band and DM Competition, March 22, 2014
The Contests page now lists the upcoming Hoffman Estates Celtic Fest band contest on March 22, 2014. This is a FULL band contest for grades 2, 3, 4, 5. Grades…
MWPBA Summer School 2014
We are very pleased to announce the instructors for the MWPBA Summer School being held June 16-20 at Concordia University in River Forest, IL. The instructors are: Piping: Ken Eller,…
2014 Band Registration due Jan 31, Band Roster management now available online
Online forms are now available for management and submission of band competition rosters. Band rosters and RI forms must be submitted by March 31. Roster submissions and maintenance is all…
Scott McCann wins the 2013 Balmoral Classic
On November 9th, 2013, MWPBA member Scott McCann of Staunton, IL, played at the Balmoral Classic in Pittsburgh. Scott won the MSR and took 2nd in the Piobaireachd and was…