Video: 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) take Georgetown

Georgetown, Ontario – June 13, 2015 – 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) opened the PPBSO band season with a win at the Georgetown Highland Games in warm and sunny weather. Placings from the Grade 1 judges were scattered. The competition marked the debut in Ontario of the “mini-MSR” event for Grade 4 bands, in which they play four parts of each type of tune, but can use two parts of any tune type. Andrea Boyd was the Professional Piper of the Day and Zack Miller took home the Professional Drummer of the Day prize. A sizable crowd gathered for the always-popular competition in the town, about 40 minutes by car northwest of the city of Toronto.

Grade 1 (medley, five competed)
1st 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) (2,1,3,1)
2nd 78th Fraser Highlanders (3,5,1,3)
3rd Ottawa Police (ens.pref.) (5,2,4,2)
4th Toronto Police (1,3,5,4)
5th Peel Regional Police (4,4,2,5)
Drumming: 78th Fraser Highlanders
Judges: Ken Eller, Eddie Gorman (piping); Jim Sim (drumming); Michael Grey (ensemble)

High-definition video from the Grade 1 competition follows below. Due to a technical problem, the video of the Peel Regional Police was interrupted. We apologize for the inconsistency.

Grade 2 (MSR, two competed)
1st Paris Port Dover
2nd Great Lakes
Drumming: Great Lakes
Judges: Ken Eller, Eddie Gorman (piping); Jim Sim (drumming); Michael Grey (ensemble)

Grade 3 (medley, six competed)
1st Windsor Police
2nd Toronto Police
3rd Hamilton Police
Drumming: Windsor Police
Judges: Lynda Mackay, Charlie MacDonald (piping); Brian McCue (drumming); Bob Worrall (ensemble)

Grade 4 (mini-MSR, five competed)
1st Guelph
2nd Paris Port Dover
3rd Hamilton Police
Drumming: Hamilton Police
Judges: Lynda Mackay, Charlie MacDonald (piping); Brian McCue (drumming); Bob Worrall (ensemble)

Grade 5 (march medley, 13 competed)
1st Niagara Police
2nd Barrie
3rd White Heather
Drumming: Barrie
Judges: Ken Eller, Eddie Gorman (piping); Jim Sim (drumming); Michael Grey (ensemble)