City of Rockford Pipe Band
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
|
|
 |
|
| Location | Rockford, Illinois
|
|---|---|
| Grade | 3, 5
|
| Pipe Major | Bob Gough
|
| D. Sergeant | Steve Schultz
|
| Tartan | Black Stewart
|
| Notable Honours | MWPBA Champion Supreme: 2003, 2006
|
| Website | www.cityofrockfordpipeband.com |
The City of Rockford Pipe Band (USA) was founded in January of 2000 and made its performance debut on Saint Patrick's Day just three months later.
Since that first appearance the band has been active in Highland Games competitions, stage performances, parades, memorials, festivals, charitable events and fund raisers, as well as providing pipers for weddings, funerals and special occasions.
The band is affiliated with competitive Highland Dancers (Highland Dance) and often appears combining Highland Music and Dance.
In 2003, the City of Rockford Pipe Band earned the title of MWPBA Champion Supreme Pipe Band (Grade 5) by placing 1st in both the Midwest (Springfield, Illinois) and Regional (Oberlin, Ohio) Championships. In 2006 the band captured the MWPBA Champion Supreme designation (Grade 4) and received its 5th consecutive Rockford Area Music Industry Award (RAMI) in the World Music category, and is slated for induction into the "RAMI Hall of Fame" in 2007.
Members hail from Rockford, Illinois and the surrounding area, the majority of which are graduates of the City of Rockford Pipe Band School of Piping and Drumming through Rock Valley College.
As of 2006 the band fields both Grade 5 and Grade 3 competition units.
The City of Rockford Pipe Band is committed to making the tradition of Highland Music and Dance highly visible in the Rockford community, the greater Illinois/Wisconsin region, the USA and abroad.
