Scotia-Glenville Pipe Band
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The Scotia-Glenville Pipe Band is a grade four junior Pipe Band from Scotia, New York, that competes regionally and participates in community events. As a junior band, the members are between the ages of eight and eighteen. Scotia-Glenville is the only competing junior band in the Northeast. [1]
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[edit] Band History
The band was founded in 1989 as a part of the Scotia-Glenville School District. Initially, the band members were drawn from the school district and given elementary piping and drumming lessons as part of the school's Scottish Heritage; members gained experience by performing at community events. Since its inception, the band has broadened its pool of players and become a major part of the Northeast US piping community. Many of Scotia's members have gone on to join successful adult pipe bands; the band has also attracted internationally recognized musicians to the Capital District to hold band workshops. The band's musical directors are Maureen Connor, a professional piper and member of the Oran Mor Pipe Band, and Eric MacNeill, the Drum Sergeant of Oran Mor. [2]
[edit] 2006 and 2007 seasons
Over time, the size and skill level of the band has increased, and in 1999 it began to attend regional Pipe Band Competitions. The band has attracted players from New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine; as a result of its size the band now fields two competition bands and brings piping and drumming instructors from worldwide to train band members. The 2006 competition season was Scotia-Glenville's most successful so far, and the band was ranked as 2nd place overall champions in Grade Four by the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association. The band will travel to Scotland in summer 2007 to compete in the World Pipe Band Championships for its first time. They will compete in the Novice Juvenile category . [3]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.sgpipeband.com/About%20SGPB.html
- ^ http://www.sgpipeband.com/About%20SGPB.html, http://www.sgpipeband.com/FAQ.html
- ^ http://www.sgpipeband.com/
