Alexander placed 2nd in the MSR and 3rd in the Piobaireachd event at the US Junior Solo Bagpiping Championships in Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday November 13th for an overall result of 2nd place as reported
here in the Bob Dunsire forums and
here on Pipes|Drums. Alexander brings home a set of kitchen pipes, a set of Piobaireachd CDs, and a week-long scholarship to a Balmoral School of Piping and Drumming in the upcoming year. The overall event placings were very exciting for
Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band members with Amber Stone winning 2nd in drumming, Joe Stewart first overall in piping on Piobaireachd preference (A tie for 1st place with Alexander), Alexander 2nd, and Marshall German 3rd in piping. Aaron Stone placed 4th in Piobaireachd and 6th in the MSR. Thirteen pipers 18 and under from all over the United States were invited and Alexander is very pleased to have tied for first overall in points.
Alexander did not place in the overall standings in Hamilton, Ontario at the
George Sherriff Memorial Amateur Invitational competition on Saturday November 20th, but placed 6th in the 6/8 March competition. His band-mate Marshall German placed 5th overall.
Alexander also played pipes for his brother Morgan at
Winter Storm, the biggest amateur drumming and pro piping competition in the US in January. Morgan placed 2nd in amateur Bass drumming, from a field of 12 total amateur bass drummers who registered. There were no competitions for amateur piping, but the events and the workshops made for an exciting weekend in Kansas City, MO.
