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Welcome to the MidWest
Pipe Band Association
website, your online
resource for information on
piping in the heart of the
USA! The pages herein have
been developed to keep you
up to speed on news and
events effecting the bagpipe
communities of
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,
South Dakota, Texas, and
Wisconsin.
Massed
Band musical arrangements
used by the MidWest Pipe
Band Association can be
found
here
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Chicago Mini Band Competition,
April 5, 2008
COMPLETE &
OFFICIAL results HERE
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BAND MERGER
IN SAINT LOUIS! Invera'an Pipe Band and
Saint Louis Caledonian Pipe
Band have voted to merge and keep the name
Saint Louis Caledonian Pipe Band. This is
the third name change for Invera'an which began
in 1972 as Meeting of the Waters Pipe Band.
SLCPB began in June 2007. Pipe Major John Haack
and Drum Major Charlie Cablish are the musical
leaders of the band. Laurie Hartung is Business
Manager. The band's mission is to make great
music, have fun, and offer free instruction in
piping and drumming. Expect to see Saint Louis
Caledonian Pipe Band competing at the
Springfield and Saint Louis games this year. For
information on the band, call 314-239-5422 or
visit the web site at
http://slcaledonian@googlepages.com.
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NEW 6/8
Contest :: There will be a
separate contest
for 6/8 march
for pipers.
Entry
requirements
will be the same
as the 2/4 march
contest. So, if
you enter 3
tunes for the
2/4 march , then
you have to have
3 tunes to pick
from for the 6/8
march. All
tunes have to be
at least 4 parts
of one tune.
Grade 4 one tune
- Grade 3 one
tune - Grade 2
one tune -Grade
1 two tunes
Professional 3
tunes.
Additional
details
forthcoming.
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The
2007
MWPBA Champion
Supreme winners
can be found
here.
UPDATED
26 December 2007
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2007 Music
Board Report ::
The first
Adjudicator
Testing Seminar
is scheduled for
November 10th
for Piping Light
Music and Bands
and Drumming.
Testing will
take place early
in 2008.
Read more here.
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