Summer 2012, take yourself to the
next level. Learn from the
masters.
Immerse
yourself for a week on one of
six
beautiful campuses with some of the
best
pipers and pipe band drummers in the world.
Receive intensive personal instruction in
multiple
small
classes (5 students or less) at
all
levels, beginning to advanced, for individuals
and pipe bands, on the Great Highland pipes,
smallpipes, Scottish snare, tenor drum, and
bass drum. Plus workshops, music sessions,
presentations on choice piping and drumming
topics, and friendships that can last a
lifetime. Balmoral students have the option of
taking the EUSPBA's PCP (Progressive
Certification Program) course and examination
for certification at various skill levels.
We are pleased to announce 2012 instructors:
John Wilson, Scot Walker, Willie McCallum, Donald McBride, James MacColl,
Richmond Johnston, George Balderose,
and
Brian Donaldson, Principal Instructor
(Highland bagpipes),
Gordon Bell, Michael Eagle, Ian Gibson, Hunter Gullickson,
and
Andrew Hoinacki
(snare, bass and tenor drum) to our family of
outstanding
instructors
and our 2012
schedule.
Download
our 2012 brochure.
The
Balmoral Schools are run the way piping schools
should be run.
Iain
McLellan, P/M 12-time World Champion
Strathclyde Police Pipe Band
See the winners of the 2011 Balmoral Classic
Class photo above - 2011 East Stroudsburg Session
Balmoral is a registered service mark of Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization established in 1979 and sponsor of The Balmoral Classic .
Support for Balmoral School and The Balmoral Classic is made possible, in part, by grants from The Heinz Endowments,
RK Mellon Family Foundation, Sage Foundation, Clan Donald Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh Firefighters Memorial Pipe Band, and St. Andrew's Society of Pittsburgh. Additional support is provided by Hendersons Pipe & Drum Supplies, Inveran Bagpipe Makers, MacLellan Bagpipes, McCallum Bagpipes, Meade Custom Drumming Supplies, Pipers Cove, Pipers' Choice,
Sandy St. James, Scott's Highland Services, and many other businesses, organizations, and individuals.
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