Category: Young Pipers Championship

Young Piper's Championship

2/12/2018

Everyone arrived on time for this year’s thoroughly enjoyable Young Piper’s Championship, despite the snowy weather. All of the pipers were excited to get started and proceeded to impress us with the high quality of their playing.

Ian K. MacDonald, our esteemed judge for the event, told all six entrants that they had done a good job.

The audience certainly enjoyed them and an added bonus was that we had a couple come to hear the event who were not part of the family or friends’ group, but who had read about the event on the website and thought it sounded interesting.

Appreciation is extended to Calvin Gordon who stepped up and assisted us as Steward for the day.

This was a nice reminder that everyone is welcome to attend all events and if you don’t know many people when you arrive, you will by the time you leave!

The results of the competition are as follows:

The winner of The Gaelic Society of Toronto Grade 3/4
Scott MacAulay Memorial Trophy and first place in his division:
Caleb Macpherson, Oshawa

The winner of The Gaelic Society of Toronto Grade 1/2
Captain Iain Macdonald Memorial Trophy
1st place - Colin Johnstone, Aurora
2nd place - Kayleigh Johnstone, Aurora
3rd place - Liam MacDonald, Wellesley
4th place - Michael Malish, Oshawa
5th place - Rachel Gordon, Toronto

On behalf of the Toronto Gaelic Society, Congratulations everyone on a job well done. We look forward to seeing you all again next year.

Moira Billard
Events Coordinator

Farpais Phìobaireachd Òigridh / Young Pipers Championship - Saturday February 10, 2018

2/7/2018

Farpais Phìobaireachd Òigridh / Young Pipers Championship - Saturday February 10, 2018

Comunn Gàidhlig Thoronto / The Gaelic Society of Toronto is pleased to be hosting our annual Young Pipers Championship . The Championship  is open to all Pipers 21 years and under and according to Grade.

Date:    Saturday February 10, 2018
Time: 1:00 p.m. - Doors open for Pipers to sign in and warm up
   2:00 - 5:30 p.m. - Competition begins. Social time to follow
Location: The Seargeants' Mess - 48th Highlanders of Canada - Moss Park Armoury
130 Queen St. E., Toronto ON Canada
Cost: $20 per Piper (plus $1.25 processing fee - includes 2 spectator tickets); $5 per additional ticket at the door

Would you like to help spread the word for this event? Download a poster here!

Registration is now closed.

REGISTRATION DETAILS
1. Please review the details below carefully!
2. Fill out the form here.
3. Pay registration fee at the link at the top of this page.
If any questions or assistance required, please contact us at gaelictoronto@gmail.com

Order of play :

Event 1:
1. Colin Johnstone
2. Michael Malish
3. Rachel Gordon
4. Liam MacDonald
5. Kayleigh Johnstone

Event 2:
1. Caleb Macpherson

Judge:   Ian K. MacDonald - Toronto Police Pipe Band
Steward:  Rick Culver
1:00 p.m. - Doors open
2:00 p.m. - Judging commences

Awards & Requirements

A' Chiad Fharpais / Event One: The Gaelic Society of Toronto Captain Iain Macdonald Memorial Trophy

Category: "Medley of Tunes" (must include one Gaelic Air)
Open to pipers in either grades 1 or 2 (and 21 years of age or younger as of April 1 2017
All competitors to perform a 3 to 5 minute medley of bagpipe music of their choice; the selection of tunes must include one slow air from the list of tunes posted below.
Gaelic Society of Toronto Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in this category.

An Dàrna Farpais /Event Two: The Scott MacAulay Memorial Trophy

Category: "Gaelic Air"
Open to pipers in either grades 3 or 4 (and 16 years of age or younger as of April 1, 2017.
All competitors to submit one slow air and play once through, selected from the list of tunes posted below.
Gaelic Society of Toronto Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th in this category.

List of Tunes
An Eala Bhàn (The White Swan) – Composer: Donald MacDonald of Coruna

Bu deònach leam tilleadh (I would willingly return) – Composer: Hugh F MacKenzie
Chì mi na mórbheanna (The Mist-covered Mountains) - Composer: John Cameron
Chi Mi'n Toman (I see the hillock) – Traditional
Gruagach òg an fhuilt bhàin (The Fair Maid of Barra) – Composer: John Campbell
Leaving Barra - Composer: Michael "Bronni" MacKinnon
Leaving Lochbosidale – Composer: John Wilson, Edinburgh/Toronto
Leaving Rhu Vaternish – Traditional
Leaving St Kilda – Composer: Willie Ross
Loch Raineach (Loch Rannoch) – Composer: John Wilson, Edinburgh/Toronto
Loch Monar – Composer: Willie Ross
Máire Bhán Óg (Mary,Young and Fair) – Melody attributed: Duncan Ban Macintyre, Argyll
Mo Dhachaigh (My Home) - Traditional
Muile nam Mor-bheanna (Mull of the Mountains) – Composer: Duncan Livingstone, Crogan, Isle of Mull
Sine Bhan (Fair Jean) – Composed Duncan Johnson (Islay)
The Eastern Townships - Composer: Michael Grey
Tog Orm Mo Phìob (Lament for Ruairidh Mòr) - Composer: Patrick Mor MacCrimmon

Preparation tip: While many of the tunes on the Gaelic air list are originally songs or pipe versions of the songs, suggest that parts be repeated as is the convention in Highland piping .. .particularly as this is a competition and invariably a well played air with parts not repeated (as might go the song) will not prevail over a equally well-played pipe rendition where the parts are repeated. So: repeat the parts.

2017 Winners - Event One:
1. Gavin Mackay - The Gaelic Society of Toronto Captain Iain Macdonald Memorial Trophy
2. Colin Johnstone
3. Mark McLennan

2017 Winners - Event Two:
1. Harrison Little - The Scott MacAulay Memorial Trophy
2. Rachel Gordon
3. Michael Malish
4. Matthew Parsons

Young Pipers Championship

4/1/2017

Our 2nd Annual Young Pipers Championship was held at Moss Park Armoury Sergeant’s Mess on April 1st. Our Adjudicator was Peter Aumonier of the 78th Fraser Highlanders, who did a fine job on our behalf by all accounts and had a good rapport with the competitors. Congratulations to all the young Pipers who participated. All Pipers were presented with a copy of the book “Gaelic Names of Pipe Tunes” courtesy of author Colin Blyth, Past Chieftain of the Gaelic Society.

Prizes awarded as follows:

2017 Farpais Phìobaireachd Òigridh / 2017 Young Pipers Championship

3/1/2017

Congratulations to all participants - Prize winners in each competition posted below

Comunn Gàidhlig Thoronto / The Gaelic Society of Toronto is pleased to host our annual Young Pipers Championship in the spring of 2017. The Championship is open to all Pipers 21 years and under and according to Grade.

Young Pipers Championship 2015 Results

10/25/2015

Comunn Gàidhlig Thoronto / The Gaelic Society of Toronto was pleased to sponsor a Young Pipers Championship October 24, 2015.

The Gaelic Society of Toronto would like to thank our piping judges, Bill Livingstone and Michael Grey, for sharing their motivational and inspirational talents with the twenty competitors who came from across Ontario and with all present.

Their invaluable contributions greatly added to the tremendous success of the Young Pipers’ Championship. We sincerely appreciate the time they spent with us. The success of this Young Pipers’ Championship would not have been possible without the commitment and effort of our judges and competitors.

Young Piper's Championship

Farpais Phìobaireachd Òigridh / Young Pipers Championship - Saturday February 10, 2018

Young Pipers Championship

2017 Farpais Phìobaireachd Òigridh / 2017 Young Pipers Championship

Young Pipers Championship 2015 Results

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