Piping/Drumming Workshop This Month!

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1 NEWS FROM THE NORTHWEST PIPING, DRUMMING, & CELTIC SCENE! Volume 29, February 2013 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Piping/Drumming Workshop This Month!... 1 Piping Workshop Registration Form... 2 Piping Workshop Information... 2 René Cusson Featured Performer & Piping Workshop Instructor... 3 Rob McKendrick Featured Performer & Drum Workshop Instructor... 3 Drumming Workshop Registration Form... 4 Drumming Workshop Information... 4 Jon Moritz Local Hero for February... 5 New Shilling Featured Musical Group for February... 5 Rules Determining Final Competition Results... 6 Pipe Drum Competition Results for January... 6 January OPS Meeting Recap Competition Calendar... 8 February Events Calendar*... 8 OPS Membership & Competition Registration... 9 ABOUT OPS Support Your Local Piper/Drummer! FIND US ON THE WEB Piping/Drumming Workshop This Month! PIPES RENÉ CUSSON WORKSHOP 1: (8:30-10:30) is planned for less experienced players. The focus will be on key things a player at this level needs to know. You will be challenged to participate in questions and answers about dos and don ts about how to improve finger work, and general understanding of the basic tune types. Bring your chanters and favorite exercises. WORKSHOP 2: (10:30-12:30) will focus on key things every player who is established on the DRUMS ROD MCKENDRICK SESSION 1: (9:00-12:00) is for less experienced drummers: Grades 5, 4 and beginners. Drummers from the morning session are encouraged to remain and observe the afternoon session for no additional cost. Midsection players are also encouraged to attend. SESSION 2: (1:00-4:00) is for Grades 3, 2 and 1. Some ensemble work will be taught as well with the pipers being taught by Rene Cusson, Lunch is available on site for $5 continued on page 2 continued on page 4 February Meeting Details Date: February 16, Location: Times: Oregon Pipers Society at VFW Hall, 837 SE Mill, Portland 8:30 a.m. Piping Workshop 9:00 a.m. Drum Workshop (see pages 2 & 4) 7:30 p.m. Entertainment Program NO COMPETITION Entry Fee: $5 for OPS Members $8 for non-members Membership Dues:* $25 for Individual $40 for Family $20 maximum entrance/competition fee per family membership per month *Children under 12 are free with adult admission.

2 Page 2 OPS NEWS Piping Workshop Registration Form The workshop starts at 8:30 am and ends at 4:00pm. Individual workshop times are noted in the form below. Date: February 16, 2013 Location: VFW Hall, 825 SE Mill St., Portland WORKSHOP COSTS ARE NOTED BELOW Name: Phone: I am registering for: WORKSHOP 1 (chanter) 8:30 am to 10:30 am $40 WORKSHOP 2 (lower grades adult, 5, & 4) 10:30 am to 12:30 pm $55 WORKSHOP 3 (upper grades 3, 2, & 1) 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm $55 Please Note: Those attending Workshop 1 are expected to bring a practice chanter, and Workshops 2 & 3 should bring pipes and practice chanter! There will be some handouts, but bring a pen and a notebook to make your own notes. Much will be covered, and you may wish to make special note of specific techniques or ideas that you hear. Please make your check payable to OPS, and mail it to the following address: Michael Johnston 2013 Workshop Oregon Pipers Society 7160 SW Ventura Drive Tigard, OR Piping Workshop Information - continued from page 1 pipes needs to know about improving finger technique, maintaining and tuning the pipes at this level, performance - solo, band, competitive, and entertainment (folk music, busking, general entertainment planning set lists, setting up the instrument, etc.), and piping. This workshop can focus on all of these areas equally or on those of greatest interest. For competitive pipers and bands, the judging perspective could be included. Have pipes and practice chanter at the ready. WORKSHOP 3 (1:30-4:00) will take things covered in the previous workshop to a higher level. Although we may wish to narrow them down a bit, suggested areas for exploration and discussion are: What is musicality? This will look at what different types of listeners consider musical, and learning to prepare well for your intended audience judge, peers, folkies, pub-goers and inexperienced listeners. Advanced tuning techniques based on what top solo players and bands are currently doing around the world. What is expected of fingers, blowing and the instrument at higher levels - discussing possible ways of achieving it. We will look at what is considered current good practice. If sufficient interest, we could touch on current thinking about ensemble in pipe bands. How do you plan for a successful year? This will include goal setting and how to plan your year. This could focus on solo, band or both. In workshop 3 we can focus on solo or band playing, or a bit of each. We could look at how most techniques used for solo work can be used or adapted for band work. Pipes or practice chanter may be needed. Please Note: The instructors will be performing after the workshop at the OPS meeting at 7:30 pm that evening.

3 OPS NEWS Page 3 René Cusson Featured Performer & Piping Workshop Instructor A school teacher by profession, René (R P F) Cusson from Nanaimo, BC, on Vancouver Island, is in regular and popular demand as a piping teacher, recitalist, adjudicator, dance piper, and composer. René is one of the most widely travelled judges in North America which gives him a current and broad view of solo and band playing and tricks of the trade, at all levels. At present, René is piping with the Grade 2 City of Regina Pipe Band. He has many years of experience in teaching, organizing and heading piping workshops throughout Canada and the USA. In addition to teaching music on Vancouver Island, he travels extensively to teach bands and give workshops throughout North America. As a student of Jamie Troy Sr., René was a founding member of the City of Victoria Pipe Band. He is also an alumnus of the Simon Fraser University Band. René is also a folk musician who sings, plays, whistles, and pipes. René has performed with a variety of other musicians including renowned fiddler, Wendy MacIsaac and Beolach, The Cottars, folk icon, Eileen McGann, and the Cape Breton supergroup The Barra Mac- Neils. René had the good fortune to participate as a musician on Eileen McGann's Junonominated, 2002 album, Beyond the Storm. Currently, René is perhaps best known for his compositions. The first of many to gain international acclaim from the piping and Celtic music community was Bruce Gandy's Farewell to the Iron Horse (Gandy, Book 1). This has been one of the most popular 6/8 marches since it was published in 1989, widely recorded by pipe bands, soloists, and Celtic groups. Whether at the the World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland or a gathering in South Africa or New Zealand, its unmistakable, haunting, powerful phrases captivate listeners. While many of his tunes are published in books written by other noteworthy pipers, such as Robert Worrall, Bruce Gandy, Robert MacNeil and Colin Magee, René is working on a collection of his own tunes. Throughout 2013 he will be focusing on these projects, as well as beginning recording projects in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The majority of René's background in Ceol Mor has come from Piobaireachd Society Past- President, Andrew Wright. René has also been fortunate to receive instruction in big and light music from Donald MacLeod, Robert G. Hardie, Donald Morrison, John Wilson, Sir James Campbell of Kilberry and Evan Macrae, amongst others. He credits Jamie Troy Sr. with the musical and philosophical underpinnings of his knowledge of pipe music, playing technique and sound production. In his competitive career, René has won several prizes for big and little music. He enjoys passing on his playing and composition skills to students of the craft. See page 3 for details about the piping workshop and for a workshop registration form. Rob McKendrick Featured Performer & Drum Workshop Instructor Rob s music education includes a Bachelor s degree in Music from Portland State University, and he is a graduate of the Percussion Institute of Technology. He has had nearly 40 years pipe band playing and teaching experience. He is a former member of the renowned City of Victoria Pipe Band (Grade 1) drum corps. He developed and presented the inaugural drumming program of the Coeur d Alene Summer School of Piping & Drumming, and has been on the teaching faculty there for over 15 years. Rob is an active session musician, arranger, and clinician. Happy Valentine s Day!

4 Page 4 OPS NEWS Drumming Workshop Registration Form The workshop starts at 9:00am and ends at 4:00pm. Session times are noted in the form below. Date: February 16, 2013 Location: VFW Hall, 825 SE Mill St., Portland WORKSHOP COST: $40.00/session Name: Phone: Instrument: Side Drum Tenor Bass Experience and/or Grade: # years playing Pad Grade 4 Grade 2 Grade 5 Grade 3 Grade 1 Registering for: SESSION 1 (9:00am 12:00pm) SESSION 2 (1:00pm 4:00pm) What would you like to learn at the OPS drumming workshop? Please Note: Drummers are expected to bring sticks or mallets, a practice pad, a notepad with pen or pencil, and drums with harnesses if available. Some loaners will be available for new students. Submit registration form with payment. Checks should be made payable to OPS, and sent to: Michael Johnston Workshop Oregon Pipers' Society, 7160 SW Ventura Drive, Tigard, OR Registration can also be submitted via by providing the above information to: oregon.pipers@gmail.com, and paying at the workshop. Advance registration is requested but not required. Contact OPS at the above address with any questions. Drumming Workshop Information - continued from page 1 for those who wish to remain for both sessions. Please Note: the instructors will perform after the workshop that evening at the OPS meeting at 7:30 pm.

5 OPS NEWS Page 5 New Shilling Featured Musical Group for February Rob Barrick, Peter Yeates, Ken Larson, and Eddie Parente (from left to right) are the members of New Shilling, and they are four of the most soughtafter Celtic musicians in the Pacific Northwest. Known for their inventive, fun, and exceptional musicianship, all the members played in the fondly-recalled Full Shilling, and have played together in various combinations over the years. New Shilling has recorded two albums together. Rob Barrick moved from Canada to Portland in 1983 and played in several bands before collaborating with Peter, Ken, & Eddie in New Shilling. In addition to the numerous CDs he has recorded as part of these bands and his many guest recording spots, Rob has also recorded several solo CDs of popular pipe tunes, including one called The Standards. Jon Moritz Local Hero for February Jon Moritz has been piping since He is largely self-taught and is legally blind. Jon works from memory and has so many tunes trapped in his head that he is always going over them no matter where he is or what he is doing. He enjoys piping with Kell's Irish Pipes and Drums, the Patriot Guard Riders, and the 79th New York Volunteers (a Civil War Reenactment organization). As a piper for the Patriot Guard Riders, Jon volunteers his services to pipe for the Fallen Warriors who have died either in service for the Armed - continued on page 6 He is an approved adjudicator through the BCPA, is frequently in demand for dance competitions, and runs recording studio Barbarrick Music. Peter Yeates is a veteran singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Dublin Ireland, and he once toured as an opening act for the "Kingston Trio" and the "Limelighters". Peter has toured the United States and Canada extensively and has also performed in many venues throughout Europe, Mexico, and Asia. He was a featured artist on National Public Radio's Mountain Stage, has recorded 10 albums (three of which are solo), and several of his compositions have been recorded by other artists. Ken Larson, who moved to Oregon from Minnesota in the 1990s, began playing bodhrán in the early 1980s in Minnesota. He played there for 10 years with Gallowglass Irish Trio as lead singer & bodhrán player. One of the most sought-after bodhrán players in the Northwest because of his inventive and unique playing style, Ken has performed and recorded with some of the premier Celtic groups in the Portland area, as well as recording with many other groups and artists. Eddie Parente, originally from New Jersey, is an international composer and performer of many styles of music from Mexican Mariachi, Classical Indian, Folk, & Irish Traditional music to Swing, Classical, Jazz, and Celtic Rock music. Among the many albums he has recorded in guest spots, as band member, and as solo artist is a hit Folk album, original Swing music CDs, original and contemporary Celtic music CDs, Jazz CDs, and even multiple CDs with a Folk orchestra. Here at home, Eddie has played with the Portland State University Symphony Orchestra, has been Principle Violinist with the Cascade Symphony Orchestra, and is a member of multiple Jazz, Celtic, Swing, Country, and Celtic bands. For complete information about New Shilling and its CDs, or for complete information about individual band members and their recordings, view the New Shilling web site and band member pages at:

6 Page 6 OPS NEWS Pipe Drum Competition Results for January Congratulations to all competitors! PIPING GRADE COMPETITION PIECE 1 ST PLACE 2 ND PLACE 3 RD PLACE Chanter (0)* Slow Aire Adult (1) 2/4 March Jayne Ferlitsch Grade 5 (8) Slow Aire James Harrod Jack Kelley Steve Hughes Grade 4 (2) 4/4 March Jennifer Campbell Rick Campbell Grade 3 (4) Piobaireachd Elizabeth Cameron Ralph Drew Grade 2 (0) MSR (Submit 2 of each) Grade 1 (1) Jig Matt Rucker (Exhibition) (Submit 2 play it 2x) DRUMMING GRADE COMPETITION PIECE 1 ST PLACE 2 ND PLACE 3 RD PLACE Grade 5 (Side) (0) 4/4 March (4 Parts) Grade 4 (Side) (0) 2/4 March (4 Parts) Grade 3 (Side) (0) 2/4 March (4 Parts) Grade 2 (Side) (0) Hornpipe & Jig Grade 1 (Side) (0) MSR Tenor All Grades (0) 2/4 March (4 Parts) * Indicates number of competitors. No drummers this month. Rules Determining Final Competition Results Although the Oregon Pipers Society competitions are not BCPA sanctioned, where possible, we structure our competitions per their guidelines and we follow BCPA rules regarding determination of final competition results. For questions, contact the OPS Competition Officer. The following information paraphrases BCPA rule 6.5.1*. Except for Chanter or Pad (in which up to six are awarded), prizes will be awarded based on the number of competitors in each grade. * See full BCPA rules. If there are fewer than 3 competitors, only one place will be awarded. If there are 3 competitors, then two places will be awarded. If there are between 4 10 competitors, then, three places will be awarded. If there are between competitors, then four places will be awarded. If there are between competitors, then five places will be awarded. For Adult grade (ages 21 & over), six places will be awarded. Jon Moritz February Local Hero - continued from page 5 Forces or veterans of the same. The 79th NYV is an organization of the Cameron Highlanders of the Northwest (a 501.c.3 nonprofit organization) reenacting the "Old Men" of a New York regiment of the Union Army whose members were mostly Scottish immigrants. The unit was fashioned after the Highland regiments of the British Army, and they wear the Cameron of Erracht tartan when in uniform. The Cameron Highlanders of the Northwest involves youth and adults who are interested in honoring their Scottish heritage. Jon also has a son, Matthew, who is a piper (taught by Jon) and who has served in the United States Marine Corps. Jon s grandchildren are all chomping at the bit for their turn to learn the pipes!

7 OPS NEWS Page 7 January OPS Meeting Recap Gordon Conn may be a man of few words (he said he tends to not like the sound of [his] own voice ), giving us little quotable info for this story, but his playing is all that and more! Highland Dance competitors are permitted to combine steps from several different National and Highland dances into a personal sequence having meaning to the dancer. It was beautiful, skillful, and amazing to watch! Gordon played numerous jigs and marches, among which were Arthur Bignold of Lochrosque, and Pretty Mary. He also played a couple Breton pieces that were lively and inventive (one had a phrase that changed each time he played it through), a Galician tune, a slow aire, and lastly, the very famous bagpipe version of the song, Thunderstruck. As we have come to expect from SFU pipers, his performance was fantastic! Photo 3: Libby Patterson Libby Patterson was our Local Hero this month, and together with our guest group of Portland Highland Dancers, performed a few solo dances one in particular that stood out for me, and that was her solo choreography dance where Photo 2: OPS Competitors Photo 1: Portland Highland Dances The Portland Highland dancers as individuals and as a group performed a number of dances, many of which were visually strong and stunning, and all, of course, were very entertaining. We were lucky to have them! We were treated to a performance of both Highland and National dances. A few among those performed were the Ghillie Chalum, the Seann Triubhas, and the Sailor s Hornpipe. The Ghillie Chalum, or Sword Dance, performed by the two youngest dancers, tells the story that before a battle, opposing sides would dance around two crossed swords. A dancer touching a blade meant that his/her army would lose the coming battle. In the Seann Triubhas, or Shedding of the Trousers, the dancer mimics Scotsmen kicking off the hated trousers they were made to wear by the English, and their joyful dancing once back in a kilt. The Sailor s Hornpipe, depicting the sailor at work, was a very powerful and unforgettable performance by the only male dancer in the group! View the evening s photos on our Picasa album, and watch the piping & dancing performances on our OPSINPDXVIDEOS YouTube channel!

8 OPS NEWS OPS NEWS Page 8 A performance where Page Competition Calendar PIPING Oct 20 Nov 17 Dec 15 JAN 19 Feb 16 Mar 23 Apr 20 Chanter Slow Aire 2/4 March Any Tune SLOW AIRE WORKSHOP ONLY NO COMPETITION Adult 2/4 March Slow Aire 2/4 MARCH 4/4 March 2/4 March Any Tune Strathspey & Reel Grade 5 Slow Aire 2/4 March SLOW AIRE 2/4 March Grade 4 2/4 March Piobaireachd (Ground + 1st) 4/4 MARCH 2/4 March Grade 3 2/4 March Strathspey & Reel 9/8 or 12/8 March PIOBAIREACHD MSR Jig Grade 2 Grade 1 MSR (submit 2 Marches) Piobaireachd (submit 2) Piobareachd Hornpipe & Jig (submit 2 of each) Jig (submit 2) MSR (submit 2 of each) MSR (submit 2 of each) JIG (submit 2 - tune to be played twice) Piobaireachd (submit 2) 4-6 Minute Medley Strathspey & Reel Hornpipe Piobaireachd (submit 3) DRUMMING Oct 20 Nov 17 Dec 15 JAN 19 Feb 16 Mar 23 Apr 20 Grade 5 (Pad) Grade 4 (Side) Grade 3 (Side) Any March (massed bands 4 parts) 2/4 March 2/4 March 2/4 March 4/4 March MSR 4/4 MARCH 2/4 MARCH 2/4 MARCH WORKSHOP ONLY NO COMPETITION 3/4 March Any March 4/4 March Grade 2 (Side) MSR Hornpipe & Jig MSR HORNPIPE & JIG MSR Hornpipe & Jig Grade 1 (Side) MSR Hornpipe & Jig Drum Solo MSR Hornpipe & Jig Drum Solo Tenor (All Grades) 2/4 March 4/4 March 2/4 MARCH MSR 4/4 March February Events Calendar* EVENT DATE EVENT DESCRIPTION EVENT TIME Fri Feb 1 Tualatin - 1st Friday Ceili Mor (Irish) 7:30pm 11:00pm Sat Feb 2 Irish Sean-Nos/Set Dance (Live music) - Performance Works - Northwest 4625 SE 67th Ave (recurs every Saturday) 11:00am 1:00pm Mon Feb 4 Portland Irish Ceili Weekly Dance Class - Arciform Bldg, 4231 N. Interstate Sidmore (recurs every Monday) 7:00pm 9:00pm Tue Feb 5 Newberg - Irish Ceili Weekly Dance Class North Springbrook Road, Newberg (recurs every Tuesday) 7:00pm 9:00pm Thu Feb 7 Tualatin Irish Ceili Weekly Dance Class - Winona Grange # Southwest Seneca Street, Tualatin, OR (recurs every Thursday) 7:00pm 9:00pm Fri Feb 15 3rd Friday Ceili Mor (Portland Ceili Society - Irish) - PPAA 618 SE Alder 7:30pm 11:30pm Sat Feb 16 PIPING Workshop - NO COMPETITION - The VFW Hall 825 Southeast Mill Street Portland, OR DRUM Workshops - NO COMPETITION - The VFW Hall 825 Southeast Mill Street Portland, OR OPS Evening Performance - VFW Hall 825 Southeast Mill Street Portland, OR 8:30AM 4:00PM 9:00AM 4:00PM 7:30pm 9:00pm *See our online calendar at for event details)

9 OPS NEWS Page 9 OPS Membership & Competition Registration OPS MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION FORM Name: Family Members: Address: Day Phone: City: State Zip Evening Phone Dues for 2012/2013 Season Individual ($25.00) $ Family ($40.00) $ Additional Donation (Thank You!) $ Your Individual OPS membership covers one adult for one season (October - April). Your Family OPS Membership covers two adults and their children for one season (October - April). Contact the membership coordinator at: io Mail check (payable to OPS) and this membership registration form to: OPS Membership 7160 AW Ventura Dr. Tigard, OR Total Enclosed $ Your OPS membership dues and additional donation are tax deductible and help to pay for piping and drumming scholarships, performances, workshops, and hall rental. OPS COMPETITION REGISTRATION FORM Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Day Phone: Evening Phone: CHECK ONE: GRADE PIPER DRUMMER October 20 th $ November 17 th $ December 15 th $ January 19 th $ Chanter/ Pad Adult MAIL-IN ENTRIES Registration fee is $5.00 per event for OPS members and $8.00 per event for non-members. Mail-in registration may be submitted for the entire season or for selected event dates. Order of play will be determined by order of entry receipt dates, giving advantage to those who pre-register versus competition day entries. Payment must accompany registration, and there are no refunds for no-shows. Registration fee is $5.00 per event for OPS members and $8.00 per event for non-members. Check-in time for competition is 4:00pm! Entries will be accepted until the check-in deadline on the day of the event. For more information, please contact the membership coordinator at: competition@oregonpiperssociety.org March 23 rd $ Mail check (payable to OPS) and this competition registration form to: April 20 th $ TOTAL ENCLOSED $ OPS Competition 7160 SW Ventura Drive Tigard, OR PLEASE NOTE: Photos/videos may be taken at OPS events and used in the newsletter and/or web site(s) unless we are specifically asked not to do so. Competitions will not be recorded by OPS volunteers. Your OPS membership dues and additional donation are tax deductible and help to pay for piping and drumming scholarships, performances, workshops, and hall rental.

10 Page 10 OPS NEWS OREGON PIPERS SOCIETY 7160 SW Ventura Dr. Tigard, OR or Serving the Oregon Piping Community for 25 Years! OPS VOLUNTEERS OPS VOLUNTEERS Stephanie Matt Bleigh-Cory Bancroft Competition Newsletter Editor, Steward, OPS Book Blog Bands Developer, OPS Content Editor, Newsletter & OPS Blog Matt Bleigh-Cory Newsletter Writer, Develop Editor, Contact OPS Blog Developer, Database OPS Content Editor, Newsletter Eila Chisholm & OPS Blog Writer, Develop Contact Database Emcee Eila Chisholm Emcee Jennifer Campbell Book Featured Performers & Jennifer Piping Judges, Campbell Facebook, Book Newsletter Featured Proofreader Performers & Piping Judges, Facebook, Newsletter Laura Devlin Proofreader Admission, Open Hall, & Laura Competition Devlin Organizer Admission, Open Hall, & Competition Jimmy Harrod Organizer Book Local Heroes, Newsletter Jimmy Harrod Helper Book Local Heroes, Newsletter Michael Helper Johnston Admission, Michael Johnston Book Piping Workshop Admission, Instructor, Book Piping VFW Liason, Workshop Original Instructor, Web-Site, VFW Bookkeeping, Liason, Original Membership, Web-Site, & Bookkeeping, List Membership, & List Kevin Kelley Admission, Kevin Kelley Open Hall, Book Judges Admission, & Workshop Open Hall, Instructor Book for Judges Drumming, & Workshop Competition Instructor Organizer for Drumming, Competition Organizer Paul King Competition Paul King Steward Competition Steward ABOUT OPS 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the Oregon Pipers' Society, and we are proud to have served the piping community all these years! We are an organized, voluntary association of people who share a love of Celtic piping, music, and dance, and our mission is not only to provide a venue where they may be shared, but also to provide a place where players can get competition practice to help improve their playing levels and skills. To advance that mission, we select monthly Local Heroes whose efforts to excel in their chosen area deserve our recognition, and we provide several scholarship gifts each year to piping and drumming players to help further develop their talents. OuOPS Membership & Competition Registration monthly meetings that provide opportunities for: 1) social interaction with others who also have a deep interest in Celtic traditions and music; 2) BCPA-standard competitions that challenge beginning and experienced pipers and drummers alike; and 3) musical entertainment that ranges from Professional grade piping to Celtic bands, folk singers, pipe bands, and dance troupes from both Scottish and Irish traditions We meet each month for competition and entertainment at The VFW Hall 825 Southeast Mill Street Portland, OR As a non-profit, mutual benefit corporation, we welcome the donations that help make our continuing mission possible. Please come and join us at our gatherings to support pipers and drummers, meet new friends, and enjoy an evening of great entertainment! Support Your Local Piper/Drummer! Thank you for your support of OPS and its scholarship recipients! OPS needs your help to get donations for the scholarship fund and to support the changes in our competition and membership fees. You can help by going out into the community and asking local businesses to donate to the OPS scholarship fund. All donations are tax deductible! The Oregon Pipers Society awarded 3 OPS and 3 PHGA scholarships last season. Pipers and drummers wanting to improve their chances for a scholarship should know that your name goes into the drawing pool once for each time you compete during the season! We would like to be able to give out at least 4 OPS scholarships for ABOUT OPS, plus the PHGA scholarships, so why not set an example like the Portland Highland Games Association, and show your support to the Pacific Northwest piping and Celtic community by giving generously to pipers and drummers young and old!