Address
1414 Pennsylvania Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Website
www.bagpiping.org
Description
Balmoral School of Piping and Drumming is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded and maintained in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the school conducts one and two week-long sessions in bagpipe music at college campuses throughout the US each summer, bringing together world-champion Highland piping and drumming instructors for students beginning through advanced. Balmoral School sponsors The Balmoral Classic, an annual celebration of bagpiping in the US featuring bagpiping workshops, concerts and the US Junior Solo Bagpiping Championship, the only national solo competition in the US for pipers 18 years of age and under. It is the Balmoral School's mission "to raise the standard and promote the appreciation of bagpipe music in the USA by providing world class instruction, cultivating excellence in youth, presenting innovative musical events, and fostering tradition."
Category
Arts & Culture, Education – Other