Professional Piping Recital
Performances by outstanding former winners of Nicol-Brown events: Robbie Beaton, Eric Ouellette, and Glenn Brown. A benefit for the Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational Contest.
Free Admission! (Donations gladly accepted).
10 N. Main Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
www.standrewsalbany.org
The 25th Nicol-Brown Contest
2007 Results
Elite invitational piping contest for Amateur pipers, and reunion for former competitors and judges.
The judges for 2007 were John Wilson and Nancy Tunnicliffe.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church10 N. Main Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
www.standrewsalbany.org
Barb McCarthy: 518-632-5982
email: IRISHIZ9@aol.com
Master Class
Nicol-Brown competitors took instruction from the judges, and the public was invited to observe the master class, organized by Maureen Connor. Admission was free, but donations to the Nicol-Brown are welcome at any time.
Celtic Hall329 Columbia Turnpike
East Greenbush, NY
Set Tunes Workshop
Gold and Silver Medal tunes for 2008, taught by John Wilson in a seminar appropriate for judges and advanced pipers. Free Admission, but donations to the Nicol-Brown are always welcome.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church10 N. Main Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
www.standrewsalbany.org
Pipe Band Clinic
John Wilson worked with the Scotia-Glenville Pipe Band. The public was invited to sit in and listen to his comments on improving a band’s performance. John Wilson is one of the world’s leading authorities on pipe band instruction, having spent many years with Strathclyde Police.
Celtic Hall, E. Greenbush329 Columbia Turnpike
Rensselaer, NY 12144