Watt, Chisholm win McLennan, MacDonald

San Diego – October 15-16, 2004 – Robert Watt of Northern Ireland was the overall winner of the 2004 G.S McLennan Invitation Piping Competition after gaining a first and second prize in the contest, which pits players from around the world against each other in two events.

Piobaireachd
1st Jori Chisholm, Seattle, “Beloved Scotland”
2nd Robert Watt, Londonderry, “His Father’s Lament for Donald MacKenzie”
3rd Marion Horsburgh, Wellington, New Zealand, “Mary’s Praise”

MMSSRR
1st Robert Watt
2nd Ian Whitelaw, Redondo Beach, California
3rd Kenneth Sutherland, Menlo Park, California

Also competing but not in the prizes was Roderick MacLean of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The previous day the Pipe-Major Angus MacDonald Western Regional Championship was held. Jori Chisholm, the overall winner of the professional event, qualifies for the United States Piping Foundation competition in June.

Professional
Piobaireachd
1st Jori Chisholm
2nd Robert Watt
3rd Ian Whitelaw

MSR
1st Jori Chisholm
2nd Ian Whitelaw
3rd Robert Watt

Grade 1 Amateur
Piobaireachd
1st Paul Langan, Los Alamos, New Mexico
2nd Larry Samuels, San Diego
3rd Ross Naismith, California

MSR
1st Cyrus Luciano, California
2nd Ross Naismith
3rd Larry Samuels

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