EDPB NEWS .. July 2010 Competition Results Ogden, Red Deer and Fort Edmonton Highland Games are now on our Results page. See Schedule for updates to our 2010 season. April 2010 EDMONTON HIGHLAND ARTS FESTIVAL A HUGE SUCCESS The 2010 Edmonton Highland Arts Festival, sponsored by the Edmonton and District Pipe Band, concluded with an amazing concert by the six-time World Champion SFU Pipe Band on April 11, 2010 at the Winspear Centre. The weekend started off with a reception on Friday evening, when pipe band enthusiasts from around North America rolled into Edmonton to get ready for the weekend. Saturday started off with a great workshop program of over 40 different piping and drumming sessions led by members of SFU, which were attended by about 200 participants. After the day of workshops, a sold-out ceilidh was held, where 400 attendees were treated to a performance by SFU - a sneak peek for the concert to come the next day. The weekend finished off with the amazing Affirmation Concert, where over 1200 concert goers were treated to the best the pipe band world has to offer. And no one went away disappointed! The Edmonton and District Pipe Band would like to thank SFU for sharing their time, commitment, and great talent with us. We would also like to thank our sponsors and many volunteers, and most importantly we would like to thank the pipe band enthusiasts from around the continent who came to Edmonton to share a special weekend with us.   January 2010 The Cragvore Music Society and Edmonton and District Pipe Band are pleased to announce the Edmonton Highland Arts Festival 2010 featuring Six-Time World Pipe Band Champions, Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. Click HERE to visit the Festival Web site. An Open invitation to the Edmonton Highland Arts Festival from SFU On behalf of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, Cragvore Music Society and Edmonton and District Pipe Band, I would like to invite your band to attend our AFFIRMATION Concert April 11, 2010 in Edmonton Alberta. This will be a full weekend of pipe music, instruction and entertainment. We are pleased to present this concert in Edmonton. There will be an informal reception on Friday, April 9, 2010 after the band arrives. It will be a chance to pick up your workshop packages, meet some SFU members, hear some pipe music and visit with friends. Details for the reception can be found at www.edpb.ca. On Saturday, April 10, 2010, there will be piping, drumming and band workshops, led by members of SFU. These workshops are for all ages and all levels. If you want to work on light music, ensemble, or solo playing, you will find a class that fits your needs. SFU has conducted workshops of this type in the past and we are excited about being able to present this format for the first time on the Prairies. I hope as many of your players as possible can attend. Registration and payment forms can be found at www.edpb.ca. The Edmonton and District Pipe Band is organizing a ceilidh for Saturday evening, April 10, 2010. I hope you will be able to attend this pre-concert event. Ceilidh impromptu playing is open to anyone who wishes to get up and play. The final event of this weekend will be our AFFIRMATION concert. The band recently performed this concert in Glasgow prior to winning its Sixth World Championship in August 2009. We are tremendously excited about bringing this concert to Edmonton for your enjoyment. In addition, I understand that on April 10, the Northern Canadian Highland Dance Championship will be held in Edmonton. Winning dancers will be invited to perform on stage with Simon Fraser University during the concert. In closing, I will say that this is going to be a fantastic weekend of highland music for everyone. Players, old and new, will have an opportunity to receive instruction from some of the most accomplished pipers and drummers in the world. The ceilidh and concert will be a showcase of talent in which local players will also have a chance to shine. I look forward to seeing many of you in Edmonton. Yours truly, Terry Lee, Pipe Major Simon Fraser University Pipe Band   news | about us | roster | schedule | results | hire the band | join the band donate | sponsors | photos | video | merchandise | archives | links | contact   Copyright © 2002-2010 Edmonton & District Pipe Band, all rights reserved