SFU and Triumph Street split at BC Indoor

Surrey, British Columbia – April 3-4, 2015 – The British Columbia Pipers Society’s Annual Gathering at the Clayton Heights Secondary School, and Dowco Triumph Street and Simon Fraser University each took a first in the Grade 1 band competitions. Jamie Troy won the MacCrimmon Cairn Piobaireachd event in the Professional grade, and Alastair Lee won the MSR and the Jig events, and took the aggregate prize. There was some controversy following the prize-giving when the Grade 1 band MSR result was not announced.

Medley
1st Simon Fraser University (1,1,1,1)
2nd Dowco Triumph Street (2,2,2,2)

MSR
1st Dowco Triumph Street (1,2,2,1) (EnsPref)
2nd Simon Fraser University (2,1,1,2)

Grade 2 (one played)
1st Robert Malcolm Memorial 2

Grade 3 (three competed)
1st Greighlan Crossing
2nd Columbia Regional
3rd Robert Malcolm Memorial 3

Grade 4 (three competed)
1st Keith Highlanders
2nd Northwest Junior
3rd White Spot

Grade 5 (two competed)
1st Robert Malcolm Memorial 5
2nd Fraser Valley Pipe Band

Judges for all band events: Colin MacLellan, Ian K. MacDonald (piping); Blair Brown (drumming); Rene Cusson (ensemble)