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For over eighty-seven years, the B.C. Pipers' Association has fostered a world-class environment for the development of pipers, drummers, and pipe bands in British Columbia.
Our events, activities and programs include:- Competitions, recitals, and concerts.
- Support for music instruction and Highland Games
- Piping and drumming events to support fundraising for charitable causes
- Seminars and clinics advancing the art of piping and drumming
Members of our Association have won twelve (!) World Pipe Band Championships, and many Gold and Silver medals in Scotland.
Your gift will advance these programs for young pipers and drummers and continue enhancing their development into world-class musicians.
Donations may be made through the form below. Alternately, donations can be sent by mail to:
British Columbia Pipers' Association
c/o 2962 Parana place
Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 8A8
The B.C. Pipers' Association is a Registered Charity with the Canada Revenue Agency (Registration No. 889778197RR0001).
Any donations over $20 (CAD) made to the B.C. Pipers' Association are eligible for a charitable tax receipt.
Also, there is an additional 25% tax credit for Canadian first time donors after March 20, 2013. See the details of this special tax credit here
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Brittany Angeltvedt Memorial Fund
The Brittany Angeltvedt Memorial Fund has been established in memory of Brittany Angeltvedt, two-time World Pipe Band Champion with the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band and four-time winner of the BCPA Grand Aggregate Award for Open Tenor Drumming.
The fund is intended to support tuition bursaries for tenor drumming education and travel bursaries for tenor drummers to compete at international tenor drumming championship events.
Boney Music Memorial Fund
The Boney Music Memorial Fund has been established to support, promote and advance piping activities and events that were dear to Andrew Bonar.
It is intended for activities and events that involve advancement of young skilled pipers in traditional and creative competition environments, using piping to advance charitable causes, and to encourage piping performances to support the broad range of traditional and contemporary highland dances.
Examples include but are not limited to
- The Boney Music Memorial Invitational, a piping competition featuring the top Open pipers in the BC Pipers' Association Grand Aggregate standings to raise monies for brain cancer research for the BC Cancer Foundation
- The Competing Pipers' Association (CPA) B Grade and C Grade Piobaireachd events at the BCPA Annual Gathering, to enable young Open pipers to build their competitive CPA recognized track records at competitions in the BCPA region and in North America
- Encouraging pipers to learn the art of playing for highland dances and to encourage regular performances for highland dancing competitions
BCPA Tuition Scholarships
The purpose of the BCPA Tuition Bursaries is to provide direct support to a piper, drummer, or drum major to advance their playing skills at a piping/drumming summer/winter school or through a defined program of regular solo or band instruction. All funds donated for the BCPA Tuition scholarships will assist promising students in the arts of bagpiping and drumming.
Neil O Stubborfield Piobaireachd Bursary
The Neil O. Stubberfield Piobaireachd Bursaries are in memory of Neil Stubberfield, a long time member of the Piobaireachd Club and a BCPA benefactor.
The purpose of the Neil O. Stubberfield Piobaireachd Bursaries is to financially assist active pipers and active adjudicators to advance their understanding or performance of piobaireachd, including support to compete at national or international piobaireachd competitions or support to study under internationally recognized piobaireachd master players.