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Highland Bagpiping
Scottish-style Snare Drumming
Highland Dancing
Island Step Dancing

n Study with experts
n All levels of ability
n Custom-study packages
n Surrounded by breathtaking landscape
n Come any time of year

The College of Piping Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor
619 Water Street East General of Canada, is Patron of The College of Piping and Celtic
Summerside, Prince Edward Island Performing Arts of Canada.
Canada C1N 4H8
Tel 1.902.436.5377
Toll Free 1.877.BAG.PIPE
Fax 1.902.436.4930

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index 4 Summerside Highland Gathering
Event in the Tent 16
Message From The Executive Director 6
Introduction: 8 Highland Storm 17
Who We Are & What We Stand For 10
Highland Bagpiping 12 Our Friends and Supporters 18
Scottish-style Snare Drumming 14
Highland Dancing Ways to Support The College of Piping 22
Island Step Dancing
What Our Friends Had to Say 24

What Students and Parents Said 27

A Retrospective 28

Preserving a Celtic Legacy 30

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photography

John Sylvester

Pages 1, 6-8, 9 (top), 10 (bottom), 11-13, 14 (top),
15, 18-23, 27 (top), 28, 29, and 32

Doug & Tori Hall

Page 2 (left)

Sgt. Éric Jolin

Page 2 (right)

text

Faye Pound

graphic design

Saltwater Communications Inc.

This Runic design is on the hallmarked
British sterling silver chanter sole (bottom
end) of a circa 1900 set of bagpipes
handcrafted by John Center and owned by
College of Piping alumni, Andrew Hayes.

ecw“naWhfnvrfeeiilrreoceonprnpudeomealryotseiepnisalttheiv.”e, Message From to enable Americans who believe in The College of Piping
The Executive Director based in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, to
Scott MacAulay, Executive Director make donations in US dollars which are exempt from fed-
of The College of Piping Established in 1990, The College of Piping and Celtic Per- eral income tax under section 501(c)(3)of the US Internal
and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada forming Arts of Canada Inc., has developed a world-class Revenue Code.
reputation as an international school of excellence in High- As The College of Piping continues to grow and evolve it
land bagpiping, Scottish-style snare drumming, Highland will continue to rely on both maintaining existing support
dancing and Island step dancing. and securing new-found support. It will achieve this by be-
Students now come from across Canada and as far away as ing true to its mission and through listening and acting in
New Zealand, Australia, Kuwait, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sin- the best interest of its constituents. A lot of responsibility
gapore, Germany, the United States of America and, yes, goes with accepting support and The College of Piping is
even Scotland. prepared to live up to that responsibility.
Individuals and pipe bands under the direction of College
faculty are consistent winners in local, national and interna- Scott MacAulay
tional competitions. Executive Director
The instructors at The College of Piping have all been se- The College of Piping
lected for their outstanding abilities as both educators and and Celtic Performing Arts
performers. They all have a passion for teaching and strive to
ignite that passion in the hearts and souls of their students. of Canada Inc.
The faculty, staff, volunteers, board of directors and manage-
ment team of The College of Piping have worked very hard Several years ago the University of Prince Edward Island
in building the name and reputation of the institution. formed a partnership with The College of Piping to offer a
Tremendous support has been realized by The College Bachelor of Arts with a major in music and a specialization
through the community, corporations, departments of gov- in the Great Highland Bagpipe. This is the only degree pro-
ernment, private individuals and foundations. gram for piping in Canada and one of three in the world.
Since its inception in 1990, The College of Piping has been Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania and the Royal
a non-profit organization and a registered Canadian char- Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland
ity. (#12413 8520 RR0001) are the other teaching institutions.
More recently, Friends of The College of Piping, Summerside
was founded as a vital U.S.-based network for The College’s CCD“Tare.hnlctJeaiiumcdClaPtSoeuimlsrlrfecioegtohreomm,ofVimfneiPcgxieticAptPeeirrndletlgssetiooadnnfeacndet,.”
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Friends of The College of Piping, Summerside was established The College of Piping, Summerside

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Hong Kong, Hiroshima, Perth, Christchurch, portugese
New Plymouth, Rongerik, Whitehorse, Gajdar
Yellowknife, Vancouver, Seattle, Edmonton, czech
Calgary, Medicine Hat, Reno, San Francisco, Tsambounieris
Los Angeles, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Butte, greek
Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Gaidar
Denver, Cheyenne, Minneapolis, Rochester, russian
Wichita, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Duda
Shreveport, Des Moines, Springfield, Chicago, polish
Fort Wayne, Cincinnati, Sault St. Marie,
Detroit, Atlanta, Macon, Tallahassee, “ATDhllersw.oCLhoooonlrlcfneeogeeemlGwwaeireldltloicneorme.” new zealand
Augusta, Charleston, Miami, Tampa, united kingdom
Dunedin, Fort Myers, Savannah, Wilmington,
Cape Hatteras, Norfolk, Washington, D.C.,
Baltimore, Columbus, Toronto, North Bay,
Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Syracuse,
Boston, Long Island, Providence, Portland,
Saint John, Lunenburg, Halifax, Summerside,
Charlottetown, Sydney, Bermuda,
Cornerbrook, St. John’s, Gander, Montreal,
Quebec City, Ottawa, Portland, Camden,
Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Dortmund,
Stockholm, London, Kuwait and Amravati.

Introduction: In the late 1770s, Scottish settlers were landing on the
Who We Are & beaches of Prince Edward Island looking for a better
What We Stand For life and more opportunities for their children. With
little but their Gaelic, their stories and rich musical
The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of traditions, they built their lives over again by cutting
Canada has been actively preserving and promoting down trees for farm fields, building ships for trading
Celtic culture and heritage by offering instruction in and raising their families. They were joined by thou-
the traditional Celtic disciplines since it was estab- sands of displaced Irish in the decades to come. It’s that
lished in Summerside, Prince Edward Island in 1990. Celtic spirit that gave a rich storytelling, dancing and
It operates as a non-profit organization and is a regis- musical tradition for most Prince Edward Islanders.
tered Canadian charity (12413 8520 RR 0001). Mailboxes along our shoreline roads still reflect the
The College is the only year-round institution of its shipping lists of immigrants to Prince Edward Island
kind in North America and is affiliated with the Col- from the late 1770s to the mid-1850s when Scottish
lege of Piping in Glasgow, Scotland. Seamus MacNeill, and Irish came to PEI in record numbers because
founder of Glasgow’s College of Piping, gave his of the Highland Clearances and the Irish Troubles.
blessing to this new Canadian venture and, on the The Island has been described as the most Celtic of
strength of his faith in Scott MacAulay, allowed the all states and provinces in North America because of
use of the name College of Piping. this tide of immigration. Because 70% of our popula-
There is a strong fit for The College of Piping in Prince tion claims Scottish and Irish roots, Prince Edward
Edward Island where 45% of people have their origins Island is the most appropriate place for an educa-
in Scotland and 25% of Islanders are descended from tional institution such as The College of Piping and
settlers who came out of Ireland. Islanders have a Celtic Performing Arts of Canada.
strong sense of identity and their pride in their Celtic The College is an anchor for tourism on Prince Ed-
roots generates tremendous support for an institution ward Island and has won many accolades for being an
that preserves and promotes Celtic performing arts. authentic, first-rate entertainment venue inspiring the
cultural tourist with dance and music. The Summerside
Highland Gathering and Event in the Tent excites the

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only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

Jessica vanOuwerkerk 6

visitor to Prince Edward Island with a genuine experi- solo piper and clinician came the foundation for
ence of Celtic culture from the pipe band competitions growth. MacAulay had just gotten the teaching bug
to the tiny dancers. and was in high demand when the piping world saw
People take away an understanding of the vitality of this talent.
our culture and heritage and the importance of its Today, The College of Piping is a premiere cultural
preservation. We do not seek to preserve something tourism destination for the summer season on Prince
of bricks and mortar – ours is a living, breathing heri- Edward Island attracting a lion’s share of travelers to
tage of bagpipes, drums and dance. their Celtic Festival concert series, Highland Storm.
Anthropologist Margaret Meade once said, “Never A 600-seat outdoor amphitheatre dedicated to Mary
doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed Ellen Burns is the venue where students of Highland
citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only dancing, Island step dancing, drumming and piping
thing that ever has.” The College of Piping grew out take their talents to a real stage in front of a live au-
of a small group of committed people. In the mid- dience with other Island talent and faculty rounding
1980s, a local committee bought a two-bedroom out the cast. Highland Storm is the culmination of
bungalow on Water Street in Summerside and re- talent and practice for students and hundreds of vol-
vived a pipe band association. Volunteers taught pip- unteer hours from parents and people dedicated to
ing, drumming and dancing part-time, but as time the Celtic arts. They do it for their children and for
went on they knew to be successful, they needed full- their love of music and dance.
time teachers for year-round instruction.

Don Groom was the piping instructor for the pipe Celt is a word derived from Keltoi, a Greek word
band that folded in 1969. “Some of us got involved in used by Greek and Roman writers to describe a
the mid-1980s in starting another band in association people of part of Europe with similar linguistic and
with the Prince County Caledonia Club – an orga- social characteristics. Heroditus used this word in
nization that held an annual dinner on St. Andrew’s the 5th century B.C. In modern times it describes
Day. All the instruments, uniforms and equipment the people of Britanny, Ireland, Wales, Isle of
were here from the 1960s and that gave us a little
impetus to get the Caledonia Pipe Band going,” said Man, Cornwall and Scotland.
Groom.
Hiring Scott MacAulay in February 1990, was the be- Gaelic is one of the four languages of the Celts.
ginning of what was to become The College of Piping. Gaels or Gaelic speakers had a song for most
With his solid credentials as a leading international occasions; òrain talaidhean, or lullabies put
children to sleep, òrain bhleoghainn were milking
songs and there were songs for milling cloth and

puirt-á-beul or mouth music for step dancing.

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Competitive piping originated when the first Highland Beginner – Age 8 and up Highland
Games were held for clans to compete in feats of physi- Students begin a curriculum laid down by the Piping Bagpiping
cal strength. The British Army developed standard & Drumming Qualifications Board. Beginners start on
methods for teaching piping when they introduced pipe a practice chanter to study – Kara O’Halloran
bands into Highland regiments in the late 1850s. The n finger posture and scales Nick vanOuwerkerk
army is given credit for the survival of the bagpipes in n grace notes and simple tunes
modern times by using their music to stir soldiers into n basic music theory and piobaireachd movements
action during warfare just as it was in ancient times.
Intermediate – Grade 5 to Grade 3
The College has a full range of choices for students of At this level pipers learn –
any age and piping ability. n to write music
n Weekly Lessons – in Summerside and n canntaireachd
Charlottetown for individuals or groups n prescribed piobaireachd tunes and techniques
n Custom-Study Packages – for a person or group
wanting private instruction Advanced – Grade 2 to Open Professional
n Pipe Band Workshops – to thoroughly assess needs Pipers in this level –
for the competition season n complete facility of piobaireachd and
n Internships – for serious students who want canntaireachd
long-term, intensive study n write harmony and advanced composing
n Workshops – for adult students who need techniques
off-season immersion courses to upgrade n learn to run a productive pipe band practice
n Summer School – a day-program for all ages and and stagecraft
skill levels
n Bagpipe Refurbishing Service – provides collegeofpiping.com
adjustments for optimal sound

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Scottish-Style In the early 20th century, solo competitions for snare, Beginner – Age 8 and up
Snare bass and flourishing tenor drumming began at High- Students begin a curriculum laid down by the Piping
Drumming land Games. The Swiss Army in the mid-1930s began & Drumming Qualifications Board. Beginners start
a new monolinear notation for drumming; right or left on a practice drum pad to study –
hand beats are distinguished by their placement above n proper hand technique and basic tuning methods
(right hand) and below (left hand) the line in notation. n body positioning for wrists, hands and arms
Jimmy Catherwood carried this Swiss technique to n 24 basic rudiments including strokes, flams, drags,
Scotland in the early 1950s. open and closed rolls, roll structure, triplets and
paradiddles
The drum is the oldest musical instrument next to the n after 6 months to a year, drummers learn simple
voice and was widely used by armies in ancient civili- band scores
zations. Drummers played an important part in battle n students advance to play a snare drum
by signaling a commanding officer’s instruction for his
troops to advance or retreat. Modern drumming styles Intermediate – By skill
evolved with the arrival of civilian pipe bands that At this level drummers learn –
played primarily for the public. n advanced rudiments, drum tuning and drum
scores for strathspeys, jigs, reels, hornpipes,
The College offers a full range of choices for students of marches and drum salutes for Grade 5 to
any age or drumming ability: Grade 3 levels
n Weekly Lessons – in Summerside and
Charlottetown for groups or individuals Advanced – By skill
n Custom-Study Packages – for a person or group Drummers at this level learn –
wanting private instruction n composition of scores for bands and solos
n Pipe Band Workshops – to thoroughly assess n advanced tuning techniques
needs for the competition season n drummers study Grade 2 to Open Professional
n Internships – for serious students who want level advanced scores
long-term, intensive study n how to lead and teach a drum corps
n Workshops – for adult students who need
off-season immersion courses to upgrade
n Summer School – provides a day-program for collegeofpiping.com
all ages and skill levels
n Drum Refurbishing Service for small repairs
to improve performance and sound

Jeremy White and Ashley Brockway 10

Jeremy White, drumming instructor

Jessica Groom, Charlotte Taylor and Katie Ramsay

Highland dancing evolved over many centuries of clan Beginner – Age 4 and up Highland
life and was originally performed exclusively by men. n basic movements and steps of principal dances Dancing
Legend maintains that Queen Margaret of Scotland n exercises for muscle conditioning and stamina
introduced Norman dancing at the Scottish court in n performance at the Christmas Recital and
the 11th century and that influence explains why the at the end of the school year
basic positions are the same for ballet and Highland n dancers can enter competitions
dance. Competitions became very popular in Scot-
land in the nineteenth century; women began enter- Intermediate – Age 8 to 16
ing competition about 1900 and outnumbered male n focus on more graceful presentation and
dancers within twenty years. building more strength and endurance
Highland dancing is characterized by a turned out n dancers are ready for public performance
position of the feet and knees with toes of the working and increased level of competition
foot pointed while the supporting foot has only the
ball of the foot on the floor. Dancers are in constant Advanced / Premier – Age 15 to 25 and up
motion by hopping, springing and leaping. Highland Highland dancers reach their prime in their late
Fling, Sword Dance, Seann Triubhas and Reel are the teens when physical development and artistic
four Highland dances that, with National dances of maturity come together after years of intense study.
the Victorian era, make up the dances you see at a n final stages of instruction with involvement
Highland Games. in competitions and public performances

Highland dancing is taught at The College of Piping n many dancers join The College’s Dance
according to the standards of the Scottish Official Company to be part of a professional
Board of Highland Dancing, the world-wide govern- performance group
ing body for instruction. Some of the main princi-
pals of Highland dancing involve timing and proper collegeofpiping.com
execution of foot, head, arm and hand movements.
Interpretation is cultivated with the study of graceful
motion and deportment, the central characteristics of
Highland dance.

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Island Like other forms of step dance across Canada, Island Beginner – Age 4 to 7
step step dancing is a fusion of dance styles brought over Girls and boys begin working on –
by settlers from Scotland and Ireland. Scottish step n balance, rhythm and keeping time with the music
dancing dancing gradually disappeared in Scotland but sur- n basic musical forms and dance patterns
vives in Cape Breton. Irish step dancing emerged in
the early 1700s with reels, jigs and hornpipes. Reels Intermediate – Age 7 to 12
were danced primarily by women and featured ris- Step dancers at this level learn –
ing, sliding steps and shuffle and promenade move- n to combine movements and steps into
ments. The battering and rhythmical step dancing choreographed routines they must remember
we see today was originally danced by men to jigs during performances
and hornpipes. n main style forms, presentation and speed
n to dance in a group
When Scottish and Irish settlers came to Canada
they brought their dances with them and over time Advanced – Age 12 and up
there was a blending of styles with borrowed influ- Advanced dancers concentrate on perfecting their
ences from Highland dance and French step dance presentation skills by building strength, sharpness
to the vibrant, traditional Island step dance we see and clarity in their movements. They also learn –
today. n advanced syncopated rhythms and how to
interpret and express music
Island step dancing can be recognized by several n the lifelong challenge of creating their own
characteristics: steps and choreographing various dance
n Dancers move with upright backs and arms styles with different types of music
straight at their sides with occasional
swinging motions collegeofpiping.com
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clicking sound when the shoe strikes the
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n Footwork is moderately high off the floor;
higher than the Cape Breton style but lower
than an Irish step dance and without forward
kicks and knee lifts
n Island step dancing is a formally presented
step dance usually accompanied by fiddles,
accordions and the piano

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Colleen Taylor-McMillan, Island step dance teacher, Haylea & Claudia Campbell

Our Summer Season vendors, pipers, drummers, whistling, tickets, focus, cou-
pons, tuning up, signage, fencing, The College building,
The Summerside Highland Gathering and Event In pin wheels, stuffed shirts, velvet vests, ghillie brogues,
The Tent kicks off our summer-long Celtic Festival. pipes, wrinkled people, dancing ghillies, fingering, gifts,
On the last full weekend in June, people pour into sponsors, pageantry, step dancing, clans, sporrans, am-
Summerside for some serious fun. phitheatre dome, glengarries, hot dog buns, fiddling,
Highland Storm is a series of exciting evening performanc- hat badges, drones, bodhrans, hand clapping, kilt pins,
es by The College of Piping students, faculty and Island tin whistlers, sgian dubhs, crossed legs, golf shirts, bril-
talent. High-energy shows thrill up to 30,000 people ev- liance, real people, protocol, bumper stickers, pipe box-
ery summer who come for an authentic Celtic experience. es, bright colours, excellence, light breezes, short sleeves,
Highland Storm gives our students a stage and a full audi- informative displays, sightseers, strength, tempers, back
ence, the real training ground for aspiring performers. packs, splendor, organizing committee, challenges,
short skirts, moral support, gags, guide dogs, drum cas-
A Celebration of Ancient Traditions: es, festivities, passion, benches, encouragement, regalia,
The Summerside Highland Gathering finery, shuttles, uncles, hose, culture, smiling tourists,
water bottles, stone throws, bleachers, picnics, standing
How can we describe what serious entertainment such tall, red dresses, upbeat announcers, umbrellas, compost
as the Summerside Highland Gathering is like? Here’s bins, judging stations, games field, fish suppers, sound
how: virtually non-stop Celtic music, massed bands, stage, audiences, enthusiasm, awards, applause, singing,
Highland piping, entertainment, children’s activities, reunions, t-shirts, mace, low-
food, moms, Celtic things, young people, competitions, land pipes, crinolines, score
hearty laughs, dark sunglasses, warmth, smiles, tall peo- sheets, costumes, sandbox,
ple, kids, families, judges, hats, sun, barbeques, sausages, potato chips, crossed swords,
blow sticks, short people, cameras, tans, loud shorts, pointed feet, sailor’s hats,
medium people, flat sandals, long cabers, stages, tap- warm up suits, bows, tip-
ping toes, tents, balloons, trophies, volunteers, plugged pers, trees, hair buns, crossed
ears, security badges, twins, pomp, drums, joy, freezies, arms, long hair, opening acts,
salutes, snare drumming, twirling skirts, black purses, drum rolls, sun glasses, pas
Highland dancing, painted faces, kilts, drum major, de basques, concentration,
nonchalance, short hair, green grass, traumatic tears, swinging tenors, wee bairns,
tartan, opening ceremonies, record breaking hammer tilley hats, guitars, happiness,
throws, vip’s, fat men, skinny girls, honourary chieftain, banners, practice chanters,
hospitality, precision, cama-
raderie, jubilance, fun, and all
things Celtic.

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Highland Storm: Over 30,000 people come every summer to pack the ‘mThhuouesmstiacek’.es
The Force Of The Gaels Mary Ellen Burns Amphitheatre to learn about how
our ancestors came to Canada and started a new life
Our Celtic Festival runs all summer long with excit- while holding onto their ancestral roots. The pow-
ing evening performances of Highland Storm, a high- erful music of the pipes, drums and fiddles get your
energy show filled with dancing, music and song. It’s feet tapping and dancers’ feet flying in a glory of
an authentic Celtic experience of Highland dancing, dance! It’s a must-see cultural experience.
Island step dancing, piping and drumming that will Highland Storm runs every Tuesday, Wednesday and
stir your heart. Featuring a cast of 30 students, fac- Thursday night all summer long, starting at 7:30 pm.
ulty and Island talent, it’s a thrilling show of Celtic
performing arts.

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“WyeDoB&ueoentunhggiea.nf”Hgasecap,tlolr,irersepect The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada gratefully
acknowledges the generosity of our valued supporters at all giving levels.
Alli Walker studies piping with a
Dr. William (Bill) Barnett Scholarship “Leaving a Celtic legacy.”

o Chieftain’s Circle p o Fellow p Island Arts and Heritage
$1,000,000 and over $100,000 – $249,999 Stabilization Program
Island Tel – Aliant
o Pipe Major’s Circle p *Roger S. Burns Canadian Heritage
$500,000 – $999,999 E. Louise Morgan City of Summerside
Millennium Bureau of Canada
Atlantic Canada PEI Business Development o Patron p
Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Confederation Bridge – $25,000 – $49,999
Strait Crossing Inc.
Tourism PEI PEI Employment *Dr. Angus MacArthur
Development Agency McCain Foundation
o Benefactor p Kenneth & Grace Gillis
$250,000 – $499,999 o Gold Member p Blake & Kathleen Loo Craig
$50,000 – 99,999
Doug & Debbie Hall William & Nona
Wyatt Foundation Jonathan & Vanessa Morgan (Macdonald) Heaslip
Harry MacLauchlan, Amalgamated Dairies Limited
Human Resources Canada In Memoriam
(ADL )
Royal Bank Community Walter & Marion Riehl
Outreach Program – RBC
“The Guardian”
Department of Education,

Culture, Heritage &
Recreation, PEI Government
Nortel – Northern Telecom

*Note: In addition to contributions to date, Trust Agreements are in place for future gifts.
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o Donor p PEI Mutual Insurance o Partner p l“WliWifvineeiwwsntmebgoewnyamgbkeCwyiaegvhwkheaueeahtrt.;caa”htill
$10,000 – $24,999 Ron Joyce Foundation $5,000 – $9,999
Canada Games 1991 Charlotte Taylor began
*Forrest & Carol Baker Cooke Insurance Group dancing at The College
Loreena McKennitt Labatt’s Ltd. Myron & Lorna Taylor when she was 4 years old
Ben & Marilyn Taylor Canada Council for the Arts Stuart & Jill Cameron
Donald & Connie Groom
Senator M. Lorne Bonnell Communications Canada David & Danny Carmody
Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation “Journal Pioneer” Bill & Helen Callbeck –
Callbeck’s Home Hardware
Don & Marion MacKenzie Caledonian Foundation (USA)
Rick Tersteeg Air Canada Dr. William Barnett
David Marshall *D.R. & Moyra Morrison
Cavendish Farms
Norman & Patterson Webster Attractions Canada Carole Buchanan
Gayle & Paul Read Department of Foreign Dusan Kadlec
Affairs & International Trade
CIBC – Wood Gundy Estate of Alice S. Wilson
City of Charlottetown – DFAIT F.K. Morrow Foundation
Mark’s Work Wearhouse
Hertz Canada Quality Inn
Paderno “yhDwRoayivTootouehouh,sewwwaecorvhhaedehea.o”lnrttareye,tou Atlantic Turbines
Ratelle & Associates Ltd.
PEI Active Living Alliance Salt Water Communications Inc.
James MacKenzie Grant Seaman’s Beverages Ltd.

Penelope Munro CJRW Radio
Gerard & Susan MacPhee Enterprise PEI
Bev & Shirley Simpson M. F. Schurman Company Ltd.
Scott MacAulay
Oran Canada Tourism Summerside
R. Howard Webster Foundation

Merrill Lynch
Roy Thomson Hall

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$1,000 – $4,999 Hylcan Foundation Rev. Donald and Jean Mackay
Courtney Fitzgerald studies Wanda Crichton
drumming with a *Dr. Lorne Gardiner Small Fry
Doug and Debbie Hall Senator Archie & Rotary Club of Charlottetown Human Resources Canada
Excellence Scholarship Phelicia Johnstone Sobey Foundation Christopher MacKnight
East Prince Health
Canadian Museum Community of Wilmot Vaughan Groom
Association Sign Station Ron MacFarlane
Secretary of State Horace MacFarlane
Don Livingstone Sandy & Julie MacDonald
PEI Council of the Arts Jean I. Waters Derek & Nancy Key
Don MacDougall J. & A. Electric
Byron & Carol Murray Kendall Forbes
PEI Co-op Agreement Eastech PEI Dorothy Doolittle
Automatic Data Processing Consolidated Credit Union
Woodland Building Centre Atlas Mutual Funds
Jobs For Youth Source For Sports Callbeck’s Home Hardware–
Dr. Alan MacKinnon Rick Ozon
Dr. George & Jean Dewar Summerside Co-op APM Group
Baker Consulting Electronic Environments
Beryl Zarvie Pat Robertson
CAF America Equion Group
Jessom Foods Equipment Happy Harry PEI
C102 FM Duncan MacDonald Labatts Breweries PEI
Maritime Electric McQueen’s Bike & Travel Shop
Prince Edward Island Patrick & Carolyn Hartley Slemon Park Corporation
Preserve Company J.H. (Scottie) Campbell Testori Americas Corporation
Sun Life Assurance Co.
Jim & Mary Johnston P.B. Nicholson, In Memoriam Tim Hortons
Dr. Richard Feely Summerside Royal The Travel Store
Canadian Legion Tourism Industry Association of PEI
Vance Bridges Scotiabank Staff, Kensington
John & Judy Bragg Brothers Two Restaurant McLean Foundation
Donald & Florence Deacon Summerside Regional
Dr. Ian MacDonald
Development Corporation
Wayne Poirier Diana Weatherall
Jean Walker
Nancy L. Key Law Corp.

The greatest legacy we can give our children is the gift of roots and wings.
If we give our children roots they will know where they came from. If we
give them wings, they will have the confidence to achieve their dreams.

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Rhoderick MacCorquodale Brunswick Transport
Transcontinental Printing Advance Rentals MacLauchlan Scholarship
Henry Purdy CanJet
Jim Watt Sheri Lee McKenna AVCO Financial Services
Clan MacArthur
Ferguson’s Funeral Home Grant Thornton Society of Canada
Professional Consultants Maynard Schurman
MacAusland’s Woolen Mills Debbie Gamble-Arsenault Kinkora Fire Department
Dr. Paul & Katherine Schaefer Loyalist Inn
Belle Ramsay PEI Company Store
Ken A. Chilton Prince County Trophy Garden Province Realtors
Princess M. Rose I.O.D.E. Brian & Carolyn Fremlin
Island Travel Summerside Police Pipes & Drums
Dr. Terry Cochran Don Maxwell
Vogue Optical Irving Mitton
Danny Gosse Money Concepts Mike Nicholson
Sheldon & Isabel Cameron Fitzgerald & Snow Sharon O’Halloran
Humpty Dumpty John Sautor
Emily Durant Donna MacArthur Sister Mary Deighan
Drake Truck Bodies PEI Bag Company
D. Alex MacDonald Ford Lincoln Joseph Pope Isabelle Wardlow
PEI Police Association Mike Schurman Clarke Auto Centre Ltd.
Michael Gaudet Dooley’s Summerside
Earl Banks Nancy Collins Bakin’ Donuts
Scott Grady S. & Mrs. D.J. Thom United Distillers Canada
Ken Moase Good Electric HMS Office Supplies
Trueman & Isabelle Pate Delcom Consultants Kelly’s Flower Shoppe
Gloria Smith Wade S. MacConnell Groom Family
James Smith Angus Orford Summerside Chrysler Dodge
Betty Acorn David A. Scales Island Petroleum
Burnett & Struth Elmer MacCaull
Graphic Communications Henry Scales Margaret and Malcolm
Stephen D. G. McKnight Law Corp. John & Barbara Scales MacFarlane
John W. Maynard Law Corp. Bernard McCabe
Nora Scales William Wedlock
Joan Stunden Arsenault & McSweeney
Town & Country Interiors Chartered Accountants
Willowgreen Farms Summerside Motel
Sign Magic Nancy’s Very Own Foundation
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a Wwtpoioptfehrwtorhpdoepeorrcriknooriaogcgmtnrleiofsitistossei.onleyn Ways to Support Friends of The College of Piping, Summerside
The College of Piping is an American-based charity providing an avenue
Jessica vanOuwerkerk
studies piping with a Your tax-deductible contribution to The College of for College of Piping alumni and supporters who are
Margaret MacAulay Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada will help American tax payers. For our friends and supporters who
Scholarship educate the next generation of the world’s leading pipers, are residents of the United States, Friends of the College of
drummers and dancers. Every gift counts! Piping, Summerside provides a voice for donors who wish
n The College of Piping was established in 1990 to contribute to educational programming for Celtic music,
as a non-profit organization and a registered song and dance. Americans who believe in preserving
Canadian charity (12413 8520 RR 0001) Celtic heritage now have the option of making donations
n A supporting charity in the United States called in US dollars which are exempt from federal income tax
“Friends of The College of Piping, Summerside” under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
is registered under the Internal Revenue Code Friends of The College of Piping, Summerside is a group
Section 501 (c) (3) and has a Non-Private committed to volunteering their time and talents in
Foundation Status under Code Section 509 (a). promoting quality educational programming in Celtic
n Gifts may be restricted or directed towards a performing arts. There is no staff for their operation,
discipline or a special project. so volunteers take on all roles with the goal of having
n Gifts of any amount are needed and 100% of donations contributed for educational purposes.
appreciated, so become a part of The College of Tax-efficient charitable giving is a priority in the 21st
Piping community today by your contribution. century. Friends of The College of Piping, Sumemrside has
flourished because its founders anticipated a growing need
In order to achieve its goal of inspiring excellence in to encourage fundraising campaigns based on tax-efficient
Celtic performing arts through quality educational pro- fundraising to preserve access to quality education.
gramming, The College of Piping relies on corporate To contribute to
and individual sponsors and donors. Only 20% of yearly Friends of The College of Piping, Summerside
revenues are generated through tuition, so we need your please contact:
help to continue to preserve our heritage of Celtic per- Jack Gillies, Treasurer
forming arts. Friends of The College of Piping, Summerside
200 Keller Avenue
When you support The College of Piping, you support Kenmore, New York
the preservation of a living, breathing tradition of Celtic USA 14217
performing arts. It’s not dusty, it’s not boring and it’s not Tel. 716-876-4202
behind a rope in a museum! We preserve the cultural Email: [email protected]
heritage of our ancestors with swirling skirts and flying To donate online, go to www.friendsofthecollege.com
feet, rolling drums and thrilling pipes.

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lege of Piping to recognize its valued supporters. substantial gift that may otherwise be beyond a
Planned Giving or gift planning is designed to donor’s ability. An insurance policy can be inde-
maximize the tax and other financial benefits to pendent of a will and does not deplete the donor’s
you, the donor, by enabling you to lower your estate or deprive heirs. In establishing a new
tax bracket and reduce tax liability. Wills, life policy, or transferring an existing one, there are
insurance, bequests for an endowment fund and immediate charitable tax benefits to the donor if
gifts of cash, securities and real estate are some The College of Piping is made both the benefi-
ways of contributing. ciary and registered owner.
Ask your financial planner what option works best Charitable Remainder Trusts are a trust
for you. fund established with cash or securities that make
an annual gift of the interest derived from the
Ways to Give to principal. The principal is re-invested annually
The College of Piping with a trust company to live in perpetuity as a
legacy of the donor’s contribution.
Endowment Fund creates long-term, stable Gifts In-Kind or Real Estate are a unique
funding. A maximum of 90% of yearly interest method of giving. For in-kind gifts, the amount
will be used as required while the principal is re- of a charitable contribution is the fair market val-
invested each year to live in perpetuity as a legacy ue of a property at the time of it being donated.
of your contribution. A gift in-kind includes such things as tangible
Bequest by a Will is an easy and effective way property, depreciable property and personal-use
to help talented young people get an education property. In-kind gifts do not include a gift of
in the Celtic arts. Wills are revocable and may be services.
changed if life circumstances change. Bequests
in a will may be specific, general, contingent, re- Go to www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/charities/donors for
siduary, unrestricted, restricted, memorial or en- information on how giving to registered charities
dowed. Ask your financial advisor to guide you can reduce your income tax.
in your decision.

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Hon. Mr. Justice Benjamin B. Taylor What Our Students Said ... Vanessa and Jonathan Morgan
“My family and I have spent 18 years with The College. Debbie and Doug Hall
We’ve made friends, traveled, celebrated College successes “I was a rock’n roller till I heard a bagpipe play. The sound
in competition, and helped stage some great events. My just blew me away. It was like I was suddenly hot-wired
daughters have a love of Celtic music and dance they will into a distant, ancient culture.”
keep for a lifetime.”
International Student Matthew Hirsch
Vanessa and Jonathan Morgan from Sonora, California
“Our mother, Louise Morgan, was one of the early support-
ers of The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of “Music has always been in my blood, but drumming is my
Canada. She would have been delighted to see it grow from passion! It has given me great friends, permitted me to
its humble beginnings to a world-class organization. It is a travel and taught me what it really means to be part of a
credit to all those involved that this internationally presti- team.”
gious institution has never lost its ‘down-home’ Island feel.
We are pleased to continue the support from the Morgan Sam Ramsay, North American Champion at 15
family as The College builds its secure financial future.” “I began my piping career as a student with The College of
Piping in 1991. I was told that piping could be my “ticket
Doug and Debbie Hall to the world”, and with the excellent instruction I received
“… The College has a real heart and soul.” many opportunities were made available to me to travel
“My wife, Debbie and I went to a College of Piping con- and perform while I pursued my love of the Great High-
cert featuring the faculty and students. We were struck by land Bagpipe and the Celtic performing arts. Now, as a
the fact that The College has a real heart and soul. There teacher for The College of Piping, I want to share that pas-
was a very real sense of them being genuine and their au- sion with my students, and help them discover their own
thenticity came across in the performance. We felt that if opportunities, their “ticket to the world.”
The College of Piping was responsible for creating such a
wonderful atmosphere for learning and performing that Piping instructor Matthew MacLaine
we should financially support them with their mission.” “I would like to become the top bagpiper in the world and
I feel that studying at The College of Piping in Summer-
You have met some of The College of Piping’s supporters who side gives me the best chance of achieving that goal.”
speak in praise of our work to preserve the Celtic arts – they
back their words with a financial commitment to our future. International student James Beaumont
Join them today with a gift to support The College of Piping From Bo’ness, Scotland
and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada. First recipient of the
Thank you.
Harry MacLauchlan Memorial Scholarship

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Loreena McKennitt started supporting The College
of Piping in 2004 by pledging multiple-year
funding to help promote education in Celtic per-
forming arts. Loreena McKennitt is an icon in the
field of Celtic music. She is a Canadian who is
an internationally renowned recording artist hav-
ing sold over 14,000,000 albums world-wide.
Recognized for her luxuriant vocals and ornate
instrumentation, Ms. McKennitt ranks among the
world’s top Celtic performers and she has huge
audiences in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil,
France, Italy and Greece. Through a communi-
qué from Loreena’s foundation office, she indi-
cated that she is delighted to partner with The
College of Piping because of its unique program-
ming, local community involvement and interna-
tional appeal.

What Our Students Said …

Matthew Hirsch, 19 year-old
piping student from California
“I must say that I learned more in 9 months at The Col-
lege than I would have learned in 2 years back home. Be-
ing here was an experience that will remain with me for
the rest of my life, and I will never be able to thank The
College of Piping enough.”

Nick vanOuwerkerk What Some Parents Said … Jennifer Carson is an Island step dancing
teacher at The College of Piping and Celtic
“When I was 12, my uncle Dale Williams played the pipes Scottish Gold Medalist Piper Tom Speirs Performing Arts in Summerside and these
for me and told me all about how cool it was to play them. “I’m sending you the boy. Send me back the man.” are her old and well-worn step dancing
But it was when my great uncle, Bill Bears came to PEI for Instructions of Tom Speirs of Edinburgh, Scotland to Scott shoes. Black tape holds the left shoe
a visit that motivation to play the Great Highland Bag- MacAulay on sending his son, Gregor to study for a year at together around the widest part of the foot
pipes really got rolling. Bill told me he was going to leave The College of Piping, Summerside. and the metal tap/contacts below the toes
me his Henderson bagpipes that were made in Scotland are worn completely off in one section.
in 1892! Susan Rodgers, mother of drumming student On the right shoe one of the screws is
I thought I better get my act in gear and work hard at it “From a timid child who was afraid to go on stage, to a danced right out of the toe contact. It took
if he was going to give me those pipes. Uncle Bill passed confident, well-adjusted Grade Ten student who excels in thousands of hours of dancing to make a
away about 4 years ago and he did leave me his pipes. Now public performance, my son, Christopher has benefited pair like this!
I’m the fifth owner.” enormously from The College of Piping. He is now look-
Nick vanOuwerkerk is the 2006 Atlantic Canadian Cham- ing forward to a career in music and the choice of where he
pion Supreme for Senior Amateur Piping, winner of the lives will depend on the availability of a good pipe band.”
Silver Medal at the Piobaireachd Challenge in Antigonish, Christopher Rodgers won Atlantic Canadian Champion
N.S. for 2006 and the 2001 Grade 2 Champion for piping Supreme in 2006 for Grade 3 Solo Drumming.
at the Dunedin Highland Games in Florida.
roll“eIbrwatagislplaiIprhoeecaprklda’yan.”

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A Retrospective n The Celtic Christmas recording impressed the Director
of Programming of Roy Thomson Hall, the top
Our Events performance venue in Toronto, shortly after its release
and Scott MacAulay became the executive producer of a
n Washington-based American Bus Association named stage show entitled Celtic Christmas. The show sold
The College of Piping to their Top 100 Events in out the 2800 seat theatre for three straight nights over
North America list for 5 years in 10 two seasons, featuring the best of Canada’s Celtic scene
n College of Piping’s Celtic Festival named Prince joining The College of Piping faculty on stage. The cast
Edward Island’s Top Festival for 2003 by a non-profit included the Rankin Sisters, Barra MacNeills, Patricia
federation of event organizations called Festivals and Murray, John Allan Cameron, the Scottish Dance
Events PEI Company of Canada. The shows were hosted by
n Won the Stirling Castle Award for Preservation of Michael Burgess and Mary Jane Lammond.
Celtic Culture by Dunedin Highland Games in Florida
n Coverage in media:
Front page article in Wall Street Journal Our People
Front page article in Boston Globe
Major feature in Toronto’s Globe and Mail n Piper Ian Speirs, Gold medallist piper from Scotland
Major feature in travel section of Denver Post trained at The College in the 1990s and was part of the
Piping Today wrote a feature The College That Put Pipe Band in 1994 and the Pipe Major for 1995
P.E.I. on the Piping Map n Michael Linkletter – North American Amateur Piping
n Created a PEI Dress Tartan in 1992 that may be properly Champion in 1994 and Harvard Ph.D. graduate in
worn by any Islander Celtic Languages and Literature, 2006
n Performed at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World, n Piper John MacPhee – Youth Television’s choice for
Florida in 2003 Canada’s “Top Young Instrumentalist of the Year”
for 1998

n Attractions Canada, the national tourism booster n Piper Nick vanOuwerkerk, 2006 Atlantic Champion
Supreme in Senior Amateur piping
awarded The College of Piping’s Celtic Festival as the
top cultural event on PEI and the event of national or n Drummer Sam Ramsay, 2006 North American
international interest for 2002 Champion, Grade 2 Hornpipe and Jig
n 1994 College of Piping Pipe Band won the North
American Championship for Grade 3 n Piper John MacPhee, 1997 overall winner of the Nicol-
Brown Invitational Chalice
n 1995 College of Piping Pipe Band won the North
American Championship for Grade 3 again with nearly n Matt MacIsaac, 1997 Silver Medal winner at Oban and
all new people from 1994 the top under-18 player at Cowal, Scotland for MSR
n 2006 College of Piping Pipe Band won North and piobaireachd
American Championship for Grade 4
n Recordings –Ancestral Voices, 1991 n Patricia Murray, Silver Pendant winner for Gaelic
singing, National Mod, Inverness, Scotland, 1997

–Ancestral Voices Across the Sea, 1993
–Ancestral Voices Celtic Christmas, 1995
–College of Piping Sessions, 2003
–Highland Storm Soundtrack, 2006
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Jessica vanOuwerkerk

Alli Walker, Jessica vanOuwerkerk and Kara O’Halloran

wTwpPftruerhflhitCPaeorletrealifisuirlaanaopebCenrnadrdriieecnsnmvoacepriacigdglternemileuarieags–rgsoi.gtlrsonotitooennnwgurfuuoggsahrrnfaoaoldul r Preserving a Celtic Legacy across the United States and yes, even Scotland. We
owe a great deal of thanks to people who believed in
With the leadership and artistic vision of Scott us and supported us in our formative period.
MacAulay, The College of Piping is meeting the In recent years, technology has provided unique op-
challenges of providing a centre of excellence for portunities to expand The College of Piping to a
performing arts in Canada. Every year, The College world market through offering instruction by video
sets a standard as a premiere cultural destination in conferencing. Just as the cassette tape changed the
Atlantic Canada and distinguishes itself as a leader way pipers learned their tunes, so will emerging tech-
in educating young people. nologies change and advance the teaching of piping,
drumming and dance with distance learning.
We engage, inspire and respect students and build a Your support is inspiring us to make The College of
positive environment where they can flourish. Please Piping a centre for cultural excellence. The Island
do your part by joining us in this creative vision for community has always shown strong commitment for
preserving a living, breathing heritage of Celtic per- our mission of quality educational programming to
forming arts. preserve our heritage. We are building for our future
so that more special events and educational opportu-
With your support, The College of Piping and Celtic nities are there for your children and grandchildren.
Performing Arts of Canada will continue to: We will continue to need your help to make this hap-
n Train and develop top students of Celtic pen. Good people care about important causes. You
performing arts have our thanks.
n Preserve our legacy of cultural heritage
n Ignite a passion for the arts in children and
community
n Build for a future with more special events
and educational opportunities

Scott MacAulay looks back–

When we started, The College of Piping was a two-
bedroom bungalow on a lot of about 85 X 300 feet.
Now we have a multi-million dollar facility on 12
acres of land on Water Street in Summerside, one
of the busiest streets on the Island with students
coming from as far away as Germany, Singapore, all

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Loreena McKennitt MU S I C IA N S P R E S ENT E D BY THE COLLEG E OF P I P I N G Hamish Moore will last“toAfewonvroeeerrnvlyddetrhbw.”iunGiltglamceinolimucthPseeirocvaernbd love
Great Big Sea Danu
Blue Rodeo A Proud Moment.
Los Lobos The Brigadoons The College of Piping Pipe Band after winning a North American Championship a third time.
Richard Wood
Irish Descendants Celtic Tide/ The College of Piping 2006 Pipe Band, North American Champions
John Allan Cameron Chaisson Family
Fiddlers’ Sons Front row from left: Erin Mundy, snare drum; Calvin Gallant, tenor drum; Ashley Brockway, snare;
Sons of Gael Ashley LeClair, bass drum; Courtney Fitzgerald, snare; Sam Ramsay, snare; Jessica vanOuwerkerk;
Evans and Doherty Acadillac
Hold the Haggis Nick vanOuwerkerk; Kristin O’Halloran, piper; Kara O’Halloran, piper
Dave MacIsaac Battlefield Band
Jerry Holland Back row from left: Scott MacAulay, Executive Director; Duncan Allison, piper; Ben Schurman, piper;
Patricia Murray Kim Vincent Chris Rodgers, snare; Jeremy White, Lead Drummer; James Beaumont, Pipe Major; Nyall Savidant, piper;
Sons of Maxwell Brad Fremlin
Dennis Ryan Howie MacDonald Jonathan Gallant, snare; Stewart Rogers, piper; Alli Walker, piper; John McIntyre, piper
Michael Burgess Allan Rankin
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Leahy Bonnie LeClair
Mary Jane Lammond Gordon Belsher
Malcolm Stanley
Ruth Sutherland
Ann Bourne Jim Smith
Christine Primrose
Rita and Mary Rankin Allison Kinnaird
Ardyth and Jennifer Eilidh MacKenzie

Lennie Gallant Andrew White
Laura Smith Boys In The Kitchen
Flying Tide
Rawlin’s Cross Nathan Wiley
Barra MacNeils Macaroon
The Rankin Family
Gene MacLellan George Canyon
John Ferguson Charlie Major
Gordie Sampson In-Flight Safety
Uisce Beatha Rattle Snakin’ Daddies
Cherish the Ladies Cynthia MacLeod
Slainte Mhath Kendra MacGillivray
Scatter the Mud Troy MacGillivray
Urban Carmicheal Don Harron
Clandestine Catherine MacKinnon

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Preserving Our Cultural Heritage

Inspiring excellence in Celtic performing arts through quality educational programming.
www.collegeofpiping.com