The Oregon
Pipers Society is pleased to host a piping and drumming workshop on February 15, 2014. We have two
outstanding instructors and look forward to an informative and enjoyable
workshop! Jack Lee and Blair Brown will also be performing at OPS in the
evening.
Jack Lee – Piping Instructor
For 30
years, Jack has been regarded as one of the world’s leading pipers. His
accomplishments as a solo piper, pipe band leader and teacher cause him to be
in great demand as a performer and teacher throughout the world.
Jack is the
Pipe Sergeant and co-founder of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. In 2009,
the band won its 6th World Championship. The band has been an extremely
consistent prizewinner at the World Championships during the past 30 years,
having won either 1st or 2nd on fifteen occasions. The band has recorded 11 CDs
and 2 videos, including CDs at New York’s Carnegie Hall and the magnificent
Sydney Opera House. Their youth band (Robert Malcolm Memorial) has won the
World Juvenile Championships on four occasions.
Jack is
ranked among the world's most accomplished pipers, having won the Gold Medal, Clasp
(twice), and Silver Star (four times) at Inverness. As well as the Gold Medal and
Senior Piobaireachd at Oban. Jack as also won the Bratach Gorm (twice) in
London, and the Piobaireachd event at the Glenfiddich Championship in Scotland
(four times). Jack has been the winner of the B.C. Pipers’ Association Annual
Gathering 17 times.
As a teacher
Jack dedicates many hours per week to private instruction at home and online
around the world. Several of Jack’s students have gone on to win major solo
prizes in Scotland. Learn more about Jack Lee at LeeAndSonsBagpipes.com
Blair Brown – Drumming Instructor
Blair is one
of the top solo drummers in the world and is a consistent prize winner at the
World Solo Drumming Championship, where he just took 2nd place this Fall. As
well as a 2-time World Pipe Band Champion with the Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band.
Blair
previously drummed with the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band in Canada, as
well as Peel Regional Police, 78th Fraser Highlanders, Milton Optimists, and
Macdonald Caledonia. Blair is the drumming director at the St. Thomas Episcopal
School in Houston, Texas, and returned to Shotts in 2013, having previously
played with the band from 2002-2007.
Blair is
currently residing in Portland as his wife is attending OHSU. He is accepting
students at this time.
Join us on February 15, 2014. Get the workshop form here.
Email Colin MacKenzie with any questions.
