Grade 2 videos from the 2023 North American Championships
We’re pleased to bring everyone all 10 performances from the five-band Grade 2 competition at the 2023 North American Pipe Band Championships at the Glengarry Highland Games at Maxville, Ontario.
Conditions were picture-perfect, and the main arena was buzzing with excitement as the organizers, for possibly the first time ever, managed to put the four marquee events in the same circle, allowing the crowd to enjoy every performance.
[Grade 1 videos from the 2023 North American Championships]
We hope you enjoy these videos, and if you don’t already, please consider subscribing or donating to the nonprofit pipes|drums so we can keep items like this coming to you. (We’re also 100% independent and don’t have an association or business bankrolling us or influencing our content.)
The videos are in the order that each band came out in each event. The overall prize list:
- 1st Peel Regional Police Pipe Band
- 2nd Ottawa Highlanders
- 3rd Toronto Police Pipe Band
- 4th St. Andrew’s College Association
- 5th Ottawa Police Service Pipe Band
Grade 2 Medleys
(submit one 4- to 7-minute selection)
Grade 2 MSRs
(submit two, each tune a minimum of four parts and no maximum)
What did you think of the performances and the results? Express your opinions using our Comments feature below.
Lets just call it what it is, the Grade 2 Canadian Pipe Band Championships. Pretty sad when no U.S. Grade 2 bands competed. Dare I say, the Midwest Pipe Band Championships held in Chicago mid-June had a better representation of bands throughout the grades.