HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay officially opened the National Piping centre on 28th January 1998. Since then it has gone from strength to strength, with new initiaitives and projects being introduced throughout the years.
So as part of the celebrations marking the 10th anniversary since the official opening, the National Piping Centre is holding a composing competition and is now inviting entries.
The call is for a four-part 6/8 march for the Great Highland Bagpipe. Multiple entries should be sent seperately, one entry per envelope. The submitted manuscript should have no other information marked on it. It should be accompanied by a letter from the composer on a seperate page and a SAE so receipt of entry can be acknowledged.
Entries will be judged a committee of NPC teachers chaired by Roddy MacLeod MBE. Judges will not have access to the composers details until all tunes have been judged.
Entires close on 1st July and the winning tune will be annouced 21st July. First prize is £500 for the composer and it is anticiapted that the winning tune will be played by the NYPBoS as part of their Piping Live! concert on 11th August.
Entries should be sent to: Robert Churchill, The National Piping Centre, 30-34 McPhater Street, Glasgow, G4 0HW
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