BC Pipers' Annual Gathering Success!
The 2024 BCPA Annual Gathering (“the Indoor”) is the first big contest of the year for bands in BC, Washington and Oregon. Northwest Junior Pipe Band competed in the Grade 4 division against five other bands in the grade, including adult and juvenile pipe bands. The event is held Easter weekend and takes over an entire high school building in the Delta BC, near Vancouver.
NWJPB placed 1st in both MSR and Medley events, taking 1st overall, Best Drum Corps and the aggregate trophy for Grade 4. Way to go, team!
Results and photo gallery below ⬇
The Annual Gathering
Band Director Kevin Auld, Junior Pipe Major and Lead Drummer with the Grade 4 Aggregate Trophy (right) and Best Drum Corps trophy (left).
First held in 1932, the BCPA Annual Gathering is a grand kick-off to the piping and pipe band competitive season in the Pacific Northwest. Drawing players from BC, WA, OR and across north America, it is the milestone event with competitions available for beginners all the way up to gold medal level players.
The entire event is expertly run by the BC Pipers Association corps of volunteers, with solo competitions starting at 9am and band events running late into the evening. As always, huge thanks to the BCPA for their work bringing this event together.
BCPA Annual Gathering Solo Results:
Several members of the band competed in solo events and many brought home prizes, including aggregate trophies.
Congratulations, NWJPB soloists!
The band on stage at the BCPA Annual Gathering
Special Awards -
Most Promising Piper: Evan Markus
Grade 5 Piping Aggregate Trophy - Evan Markus
Grade 4 Piping Aggregate Trophy - Gavin Calder
Grade 4 Snare Drumming Aggregate Trophy - Jayce Edetsberger
Piping -
Grade 5 Slow Air: 1st place - Evan Markus
Grade 5 2/4 March: 2nd place - Evan Markus
More photos below ⬇
Grade 4 Piobaireachd: 2nd place - Gavin Syme
Grade 4 Piobaireachd: 5th place - Sean Underwood
Grade 4 Strathspey/Reel: 1st place - Gavin Calder
Grade 4 Strathspey/Reel: 2nd place - Sean Underwood
Grade 4 Strathspey/Reel: 4th place - Keelan Allen
Grade 4 2/4 March: 1st place - Gavin Calder
Grade 4 2/4 March: 5th place - Keelan Allen
Grade 4 2/4 March: 6th place - Gavin Syme
Grade 3 Piobaireachd: 4th place - Adi Moss-Sheth
Grade 3 Strathspey/Reel: 2nd place - Adi Moss-Sheth
Grade 3 2/4 March: 2nd place - Adi Moss-Sheth
Drumming -
Grade 4 snare 2/4 March: 1st place - Jayce Edetsberger
Grade 4 snare 2/4 March: 6th place - Sam Lawler
Grade 4 snare 6/8 March: 1st place - Jayce Edetsberger
Grade 3 snare 2/4 March: 2nd place - Max Fenwick
Grade 3 snare 6/8 March: 2nd place - Max Fenwick
Novice tenor 2/4 March: 2nd place - Sierra Ferrell
