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Nick Hudson Live Seminar and Recital after the Terry McHugh contest

Nick Hudson will be conducting an in-person seminar in the afternoon of the Terry McHugh Memorial amateur piping contest on March 29.

Doors open at 10:00 a.m.

The amateur solo piping contests start at 11:30 a.m., with awards given out at 2:15 p.m.

The seminar will begin at 2:30 p.m.

Nick will also be giving a solo bagpipe recital, which starts at 3:30 p.m.

This should be a great day of piping competition, instruction, and entertainment. There is no fee or registration for the Seminar nor the Recital.

Here is the complete schedule of the events.

Hopefully we'll see you there!

2025 Education Series Seminar - Bob Worrall, Tue March 18

The 2025 MWPBA Education Seminars continue on Tuesday March 18 at 7:00pm Central Time, with a session hosted by Bob Worrall on "How to improve your band's ensemble performance".

As usual, no sign-up is necessary. The Zoom Link will be posted a day or two before on the MWPBA email mailing list and the MWPBA Facebook group, and right here on mwpba.org. All you have to do is join the Zoom Call to attend the seminar.

There is no fee for this and it is open to all members and non-members alike.

2025 Education Series Seminar - Nick Hudson, Tue Feb 18

We are delighted to announce the first of our 2025 MWPBA Education Seminars, on Tuesday February 18 at 7:00pm Central Time.

Our first presenter is Gold Medal and Clasp Winner Nick Hudson. The topic is "How To Prepare For An Upcoming Solo Contest". Nick will be speaking on ways to better prepare for a solo contest leading up to the event as well as on the day of.

This year no sign up is necessary. We will send out the Zoom Link a day or two before on the MWPBA email mailing list and the MWPBA Facebook group, and right here on mwpba.org. All you have to do is join the Zoom Call to attend the seminar.

There is no fee for this and it is open to all members and non-members alike. If you are not yet a member of the MWPBA, do please consider joining us as an individual member or supporting member, to support our mission of furthering the development of the art of piping and drumming throughout the midwest.

Put this on your calendars and we will see you there.

If you are new to the MWPBA Seminar Series, you can check out our back-issues here.

Entry now open for all 2025 contests

All entry forms are now posted for all MWPBA regular season 2025 Band, Quartet, and Solo contests. Full details of each contest is detailed here.

Check out the CONTESTS menu on the home page for the entry forms.

Entry is also open for the McHugh and Swinton solos.

Contest Rules updated for 2025

The MWPBA Contest Rules and Regulations have been updated for season 2025, available here.

The rules changes for 2025 (as agreed at the 2024 AGM) are:

Champion Supreme Drum Corps trophies will also be awarded for each grade
The Drum Major contest will now be at offered at full Champion Supreme events only
The Group Tenor event is no longer offered