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Oct 18, 20152 min read
Solo Tenor Grade Structure Changes
For 2016, the tenor drumming solo competition categories will be changed from novice, amateur, and professional to grades five through...
Oct 18, 20151 min read
2015 Solo Champion Supreme Biographies
Biographies for a number of our 2015 Champions Supreme are now available at http://ppbso.org/solo-champion-supreme-biographies-2015/.
Aug 8, 20152 min read
Ed Neigh, 1945 – 2015 – Update
It is with a heavy heart and the deepest sorrow that the PPBSO adds its thoughts to the multitude of voices in noting the passing of...
Jul 27, 20152 min read
“Great Beginnings” Teaching Symposium Coming This Fall
Save the date! Sunday October 4th will see the first Teaching Symposium to be run by the PPBSO in many years. The event will focus on how...
Jul 27, 20151 min read
Grade 5 Band Meeting for Maxville
The band meeting for the grade 5 bands for Maxville will be held on Friday, July 31st at 11:00.
Jun 30, 20151 min read
Kincardine Band Meeting
The mandatory Band Meeting for the Kincardine Scottish Festival will take place at 10:00 instead of the standard time of 11:00.
Apr 15, 20151 min read
2015 Band Passes
PPBSO Band Passes are now being mailed to bands. Please consult the list of mailed passes to see when your band’s passes were mailed....
Mar 12, 20151 min read
Highlands of Durham Games Added to the 2015 Season
It is with great pleasure that the Board can announce the addition of the Highlands of Durham Games in Uxbridge to our 2015 competition...
Mar 3, 20152 min read
Recordings for Solo Drummers
Have you ever struggled to find a piper for your solos? Have you ever picked a tune for your solos that the pipers you had in mind...
Nov 10, 20141 min read
2014 George Sherriff Memorial
The 19th Annual George Sherriff Memorial runs this Saturday, November 15, 2014 at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Hamilton. The contest...
Oct 20, 20141 min read
The PPBSO Announces Band Upgrades for 2015
On the advice of the Music Committee, the Board of Directors has approved the following grade changes for bands for the 2015 competition...
Sep 30, 20141 min read
2014 PPBSO Highland Gala
The Society will be holding its Annual “Highland Gala” on November 8th 2014. This is an opportunity to celebrate our Champion Supreme...
Sep 16, 20141 min read
Grade 4 2015 Mini-MSR Requirements Meeting
PPBSO Music Committee members have heard concerns from Grade 4 bands regarding the selection of appropriate music for the Mini-MSR which...
Aug 13, 20141 min read
Grade 4 Mini-MSR Requirements for 2015
At the 2013 Annual General Meeting, a motion was approved to replace the grade 4 band March Medley requirement with a “mini-MSR”. Working...
Jul 28, 20141 min read
p|d “inside the circle”
At the recent Cambridge Highland Games, home to the Canadian Pipe Band Chanpionships, pipes|drums Magazine (www.pipesdrums.com) recorded...
Jul 18, 20141 min read
PPBSO AGM and GALA 2014
The Annual General Meeting of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario, will be held November 8, 2014 at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon...
Jul 17, 20141 min read
Maxville 2014 Grade 5 Band Meeting
The Grade 5 Band Meeting will take place on Friday August 1, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the PPBSO Steward’s tent.
Jul 17, 20141 min read
Maxville 2014 Solo Contests
All Amateur events, accept Bass/Tenor and Drum Major take place on Friday August 1, 2014 starting at 8:15 a.m. All Professional events,...
Jul 8, 20142 min read
78<sup>th</sup> Frasers take Kincardine.
The 78th Fraser Highlanders marching off at Kincardine. The 78th Frasers completed the natural hat-trick by taking the Grade 1 Medley...
Jun 30, 20141 min read
Kincardine Band Meeting Time
The mandatory band meeting at Kincardine will take place at 10:00 AM instead of the usual 11:00 AM.
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