Redding Bagpipe Competition
Grade 1 - 4 Live, In Person, Competition
Open / Pro will be an online only event
Saturday & Sunday March 4&5, 2023 09:00 A.M.
CEILIDH To Follow Competition on Saturday - 4:30 P.M.
Registration is not Open!
Days until the Games!
MASKS ARE REQUIRED, AT ALL TIMES, FOR THIS EVENT (REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS)- EXCEPT WHILE ACTIVELY PLAYING!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION
Event Information
Saturday & Sunday March 4&5, 2023
Check In at 8:30 A.M.
Event Begins at 9:00 A.M.
GRADE 4
Play one 2/4 March
Play one Slow Air
Play one 6/8 March
Play the Ground and First Variation of a Piobaireachd of your choice.
GRADE 3
Play one 2/4 March
Play a Strathspey and a Reel
Play one 6/8 March
Play one full Piobaireachd of your choice.
GRADE 2
Play one MSR
Play A Hornpipe & Jig
Play one 6/8 March
Submit two Play the selected full Piobaireachd
GRADE 1
Play one MSR
Play A Hornpipe & Jig
Play one 6/8 March
Submit two & play the selected full Piobaireachd (Judge will select a Piobaireachd from your Submitted List of Tunes).
OPEN / PRO - This will be an online only event!
Play one MSR
Play A Hornpipe & Jig
Play two 6/8 March's
Submit a Recording of a full Piobaireachd (Judge will select a Piobaireachd from your Submitted List of Tunes) .
(Judges will choose tunes two days before the competition).
PRIZE MONEY FOR OPEN / PROFESSIONAL
1st Place $150 in Each Event
2nd Place $100 in Each Event
3rd Place $50 in Each Event
Ceilidh to follow live competition on Saturday! 4:30 P.M.
The Professional Grade Medley performances will be presented at the Cèilidh and everyone is requested to attend and vote on the best performance. This will be for a separate People's Choice award for the contestants.
The Professional's Medley chosen by "The People's Choice" will be awarded $100
Northern Branch of WUSPBA - Sanctioned Event
This event is sanctioned by the Northern Branch of WUSPBA (Western United States Pipe Band Assoc.).
EVENT TIMES and ORDER OF PLAY
The Event starts at 9:00 A.M. The order of play will follow WUSPBA rules by registration and the discretion of the judges.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Monty Messenger (530) 408-8254
Sponsors:
Saint Florian Piper's Society
Saint Andrew's Society of San Francisco
Siskiyou Pipers
The City of Sacramento Pipe Band