Very Tentative 2022 Weekend Schedule
Friday, January 14, 2022
3:00-5:00 pm: Zoom Class: Maintenance tips from our favorite pipemakers
Scottish smallpipe and Uilleann pipes Maintenance tips with Brian Bigley, Nate Banton and Robert Felsburg
YouTube Repertoire Explorations
7:30- 9:00 pm: French, English, and Irish Pipes Showcase Concert
9:30-11: Pipers Round Robin
An “Open Mike” / Show & Tell Introduction and play along session. BYOB
Saturday, January 15, 2022
9:00-9:30 am: Zoom Greet and tech session
10:00-12:00 am: Class 1 Zoom Sessions
Uilleann Pipe Foundations (Jerry)
Exploring Pibroch and getting back to it's Roots (Allan MacDonald )
Optimal practice strategies for Northumbrian smallpipes (Dick Hensold)
Celtic traditions from France and Spain (Rosalind Buda)
12:00-2:00 pm: Lunch Break
2:00-4:00 pm:Class 2 Zoom Sessions
Rhythm is King! Dancing with your Regulators (Brian Bigley) CANCELLED
Exploring the Patrick MacDonald Collection (1784) (Nick Hudson)
Exploration of Central French Repertoire (Nicolas Gerardin)
4:00-6:00 pm: Mini Classes & Repertoire Workshop time
6:00-7:00 pm: Dinner Break
7:30-9:30 pm: Scottish Pipes Showcase Concert
Sunday, January 16, 2022
10:00-12:00 am: Class 3
Making your Drones Sing (Brian Bigley) CANCELLED
Light Music for the Scottish Smallpipes (Alan MacDonald )
Traditional vs. Historical playing styles (Dick Hensold)
Scottish and Irish 9/8 Jigs (Nick Hudson) CANCELLED
Contemporary Music from France and Quebec (Nicolas Gerardin)
12:00-2:00 pm: Lunch Break
2:00-4:00 pm: Class 4
Treasures from the O'Farrell Collection (Jerry O'Sullivan) CANCELLED
Micro-Improvisation Techniques for Traditional Music (Nicholas Hudson)
Time Traveler's repertoire (Rosalind Buda)
CANCELLED Classes are due to low numbers... Apply early for your classes please!