
Amateur Piobaireachd Contest
Online contest for 2022
Piobaireachd is the classical music of the bagpipe. Since 2018, the Ottawa Branch has held an annual piobaireachd contest for amateur pipers.
Categories
Senior Piobaireachd
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Requirements: One (1) full piobaireachd – own choice
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Grade 1 Light Music equivalent
Intermediate Piobaireachd
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Requirements: One (1) full piobaireachd – own choice
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Grade 2 Light Music equivalent
Junior Piobaireachd
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Requirements: One (1) full piobaireachd – own choice
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Grade 3 Light Music equivalent
Novice Piobaireachd
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Requirements: One (1) piobaireachd and play only the ground and the next two passages - own choice
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Grade 4 / 5 Light Music equivalent
Pipe Major George D. Buchanan Memorial Trophy
The P/M George D. Buchanan Memorial Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Senior category. This trophy was donated by Donald Buchanan in memory of his late father, who was a leading member of the Branch in its early days, and a proponent of piobaireachd and its importance for the musical development of pipers.

Results 2022
Novice
1. Douglas Oneschuk
Junior
1. Ron Graham
2. Robert Miller
3. Allan Kerr
Intermediate
1. Jean-Sébastien Gamache
2. Greg Joseph
3. Sean Burgess
4. Ray Flanagan
5. Colum Faris
6. Clare Grant
Advanced
1. Kenneth Garson
2. Mitchell Arnold
3. Andrea Jones