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For Immediate Release / December 23, 2004
Contact information:
Jeff Kruske, President MHAF, 8000 Foster Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66204; phone 913.909.0924; jeff@mhaf.org
Kansas City, Missouri - Draw made for Winter Storm “Gold Medal”
Weekend Competitions
Over 100 pipers and drummers to compete in contests
Held each January, the Midwest Highland Arts Fund contests attract an international field of amateur and professional competitors. From what appear to be the richest contests in the piping and drumming world, 101 competitors are scheduled to play for over USD$10,000 in cash and prizes. All contests are held Friday, January 14, 2005 at the Marriott - Country Club Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri.
MHAF & MidWest Pipe Band Association U.S. Silver Medal Piobaireachd Competition, Presented by Newcastle Brown Ale.
Order of play:
| Graham Mulholland |
Traverse City, Michigan |
| James Cuthill |
Idaho Springs, Colorado |
| Robert Boyd |
Morgan Hill, California |
| Brian J. McKenzie |
Olympia, Washington |
| Reil Becker |
Broomfield, Colorado |
| Matt Pantaleoni |
St. Louis, Missouri |
| Lynda Mackay |
Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
| Lyric Todkill |
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania |
| James Beaumont |
Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
| Nick VanOuwerkerk |
Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
| Mary Wallace |
Richmond, Virginia |
| Andrew Douglas |
Marietta, New York |
| Peter Skae |
Stony Point, New York |
| Cyrus Luciano |
Reno, Nevada |
| Adrian Melvin |
Hinsdale, Illinois |
| Sarah Glass |
Los Angeles, California |
| Mark Elliott |
Sophia, North Carolina |
| Andrew Lee |
Surrey, British Columbia |
| Doug MacRae |
London, Ontario |
| David McNally |
Overland Park, Kansas |
| Tyrone Heade |
Seattle, Washington |
| Andrew Trimble |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Andrew Duncan |
Dearborn Heights, Michigan |
| Daniel Carr |
Owen Sound, Canada |
| Andrew Hayes |
Slingerlands, New York |
| Jerry Finegan |
East Point, Georgia |
| Ashleigh Weeden |
Ariss, Ontario |
| John Sutherland |
Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Iain McKee |
Overland Park, Kansas |
| Ross Naismith |
San Diego, California |
| Gord Perry |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Thomas McKee |
Overland Park, Kansas |
| Paul Langan |
Los Alamos, New Mexico |
| Scott McCawley |
Park Forest, Illinois |
| Jeremy Freeman |
Houston, Texas |
| Laura Neville |
Pemberton, New Jersey |
| Daniel Cole |
Schenectady, New York |
| Micah Babinski |
Mercer Island, Washington |
The event will be judged by John Cairns, London, Ontario, Stuart Liddell, Inveraray, Scotland, and Willie McCallum, Bearsden, Scotland.
Inaugural TyFry - MHAF Gold Medal and Amateur Tenor Drumming Championships, Presented by Premier Percussion.
List of Competitors:
Amateur Events
| Kathy Benzing |
Shawnee, Kansas |
| Michele Curtis |
Hamilton, Ontario |
| Laura Doll |
Louisville, Kentucky |
| Casey Freeman |
Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Katherine Luntsford |
Berthoud, Colorado |
| Jessica Reedy |
Clearwater, Florida |
| Allison Sandlin |
Portage, Indiana |
| Kelli Stanfield |
Overland Park, Kansas |
| Caroline Taylor |
Bay Village, Ohio |
| Beth Turley |
Lincoln, Illinois |
| Karissa Whiting |
Cheektowaga, New York |
Gold Medal:
| Brittany Angeltvedt |
Langley, British Columbia |
| Lauren Bonnett |
Kincardine, Ontario |
| Samuel Dean |
Norwich, Connecticut |
| Dianne Duncan |
Palermo, New Jersey |
| Jason Evert |
Houston, Texas |
| Annie Head |
Bellingham, Washington |
| Jonathan Hyde |
Houston, Texas |
| Nick LaGrasta |
Bellaire, Texas |
| Tim Marchand |
Dunedin, Florida |
| Michael O’Neil |
Sacramento, California |
| Arthur Peters |
San Dimas, California |
| Fiona Rae |
Montrose, Scotland |
| Simone Reid |
Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Owen Sehon |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Kevin Shannon |
Port Jefferson, New York |
| Jamieson Stewart |
Hanover Park, Illinois |
| Kristin Tillery |
West Covina, California |
The events will be judged by Tyler Fry, Houston, Texas, and Scott Currie and Norman “Haggis” MacLeod of Glasgow, Scotland.
Tone Czar Bagpipes - MHAF North American Gold Medal and Amateur Drumming Championships, Presented by Premier Percussion, & Sponsored by Icelandair.
List of Competitors:
Amateur Events:
| Derek Cooper |
Warminster, Pennsylvania |
| Doug Dixon |
Coventry, Connecticut |
| Dan Johnson |
Louisville, Kentucky |
| Mitch Mackay |
Hanover, Ontario |
| John McClamrock |
Baltimore, Maryland |
| Meredith McLeod |
Portage, Indiana |
| Mike Murphy |
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina |
| William Peterson |
Crest Hill, Illinois |
| Alex Rollings |
Mattoon, Illinois |
| Heather Stavropoulos |
Westville, Indiana |
| Steve Sutherland |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Anthony Todero |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Alex Wright |
Lorain, Ohio |
| Tyler Young |
Montgomery, Alabama |
Gold Medal:
| Blair Brown |
Milton, Ontario |
| Graham Brown |
Milton, Ontario |
| Alexander Douglas |
Marietta, New York |
| Scott Fletcher |
South Easton, Massachusetts |
| Eli Fugate |
Encinitas, California |
| Andrew Hoinacki |
Anaheim, California |
| Jake Joergensen |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Eric MacNeill |
Vestal, New York |
| Grant Maxwell |
Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| Sandy McKail |
Hamilton, Ontario |
| Duncan McPherson |
Sacramento, California |
| Steven McWhirter |
Antrim, Northern Ireland |
The events will be judged by John Fisher, Vancouver, British Columbia, and Jim Kilpatrick and Barry Wilson of Glasgow, Scotland.
Kansas City St. Andrew Society – MHAF U.S. Gold Medal Piobaireachd Competition.
Order of play:
| Ken Sutherland |
Menlo Park, California |
| Peter Aumonier |
Oakville, Ontario |
| Ann Gray |
Calgary, Alberta |
| Andrew Hayes |
Nepean, Ontario |
| Colin Gemmell |
Lacey, Washington |
| Andrew Rogers |
Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Ed Neigh |
Waterloo, Ontario |
| Neil Macpherson |
Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| Glenn Brown |
Milton, Ontario |
The event will be judged by Mike Cusack, Houston, Texas, Alasdair Gillies, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Andrew Wright, Dunblane, Scotland.The winners of the Gold Medal Piobaireachd, Silver Medal Piobaireachd, Gold Medal Snare, and Gold Medal Tenor events will be invited to perform at Winter Storm: The Pipes & Drums Concert, Saturday, January 15, 2005.
The contests and concert are part of the fourth annual Winter Storm Weekend, and presented by Midwest Highland Arts Fund. Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in 2001, MHAF promotes the Scottish Highland performing arts, primarily through workshops, concerts, and competitions. The Fund is a national leader in Highland Arts instruction.
For more information, please visit the MHAF website at http://winterstorm.net/, or call the Winter Storm toll-free hotline at 866-524-PIPE.
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