The Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of their policies, educational policies, scholarships, and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.
Admissions Policy
Piping and drumming students of all ages are accepted to the Balmoral School. We do accept students under 18 years of age who are self-directed and require little supervision. Adult chaperones are assigned to students under 18. Students 12 years of age and under must be accompanied by a parent or a designated adult. All applicants must sign and abide by the honor code pledge found on the registration form.
Balmoral School
Board of Directors
Mark Thomas, Chairman
Vice President, EVA Dimensions
Robert C. Galbraith, Vice Chairman
Former High Commissioner, Clan Donald USA
William R. Shipley, Treasurer
Chief Administrative Officer, McKinley Carter Wealth Services
George Balderose, Secretary
Executive Director and piping instructor,
Balmoral School
William F. Askin, Esq.
Juris Doctor
Richmond Johnston
Piping instructor/on-site administrator, Balmoral
School
Allan MacDougall
Owner, Schofield and MacDougall
David Murdoch
Attorney, K & L Gates
Emerson Ray
Westinghouse Project Manager (retired)
Ray Speicher
Consultant, Target Acquisition, LLC
Eric Stein
Chairman, Metro Cup
P/M Saffron Kilts PB
Balmoral School
Advisory Board
Gordon Bell
Drumming instructor; Eastern US Scottish Snare Drumming Champion
Bruce Bickel
Senior Vice President, PNC Wealth Management
Susan Blackman
Former Executive Director, Greater Pittsburgh
Arts Council
Mike Cusack
First American to win the Gold Medal in
Scotland
Pipe Major four times of Junior World Champion Pipe
Band
Headmaster, St. Thomas’ Episcopal School,
Texas
Brian Donaldson
Former Pipe Major, 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards
Multi-Gold Medalist
Instructor (22 years), Army School of Bagpipe & Highland Drumming, Edinburgh, Scotland
Bagpipe maker, Inveran Bagpipes
Jonathan Phipps King
President, Equity Guidance, Inc.
James Lamb
Executive Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honorary Irish Consul, Pittsburgh
Thomas Murphy
Former Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lyric Todkill
Pipe Major of the 2006 Junior World Champion
St. Thomas’ Episcopal School, Houston, Texas
Terry Tully
Pipe Major of St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band, Dublin, Ireland, the 2010 Grade One World Champion Pipe Band
John Wilson
Piper, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders,
Gold Medalist
Pipe Sergeant of the eight-times World Champion
Strathclyde Police Pipe Band
Host of “Pipeline” Internet program
Balmoral School
Administration
George Balderose
Executive Director
Leslie Clark
Associate Director
Deborah Corll
Marketing and Development Director