USPF Professional Championships - June 19, 2010
Amy du Pont Music Building, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
The two adjudicators are:
Malcolm McRae - Currumbin, Australia
William Livingstone - Whitby, Ontario
Qualification: The Professional competition is open to the most recent overall winners of the
following
regional qualifying Professional events:
The Colonial Highland Gathering, Newark, DE
Stone Mountain Highland Games, Atlanta, GA
New Hampshire Highland Games, Concord, NH
Ligonier Highland Games, Ligonier, PA
P/M Angus MacDonald Competition, San Diego, CA
Arkansas Scottish Festival, Batesville, AR
Ohio Scottish Games, Lyndhurst, OH
The Capitol District Scottish Games, Altamont, NY
In addition, all former winners of the Gold or Silver Medal competitions at the Argyllshire Gathering
and the Northern Meeting, and all former winners of the Piobaireachd Society Gold Medal in Canada, are
qualified to compete. Questions about eligibility? Contact Us.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
8:00am Tuning Rooms will open.
9:00am Professional Piobaireachd Competitions
will commence in
Anthony J. Lewis Recital Hall.
2:00pm March, Strathspey and Reel will commence
after lunch break.
You will receive your tune selections and order of play, one to two weeks prior to the
competition date. In order that this may be accomplished in a timely
manner the entry deadline for all competitions is MAY 8, 2010.
USPF Professional Piobaireachd Competition
The Silver Quaich is presented by the St. Andrews Society of Philadelphia.
The winner receives a silver replica for retention. Each contestant will submit
six (6) Piobaireachd selections, one of which will be selected by the
judges. Prize money will be: 1st - $1000; 2nd - $800; 3rd - $600; 4th $400; & 5th - $200.
USPF Professional March, Strathspey, and Reel Competition
The Challenge Charger is presented by the St. Andrew's Society of Baltimore. The
winner receives a silver replica for retention. Each contestant will submit six (6)
competition Marches, six (6) competition Strathspeys, and six (6)
competition Reels. The judges' selection is played twice over as a
continuous set. Prize money will be: 1st - $1000; 2nd - $800; 3rd - $600; 4th $400; & 5th - $200.
The competitor with the highest point accumulation from both competitions may qualify for the
Glenfiddich Piping Championship, next October at
Blair Castle, Scotland, subject to approval by the
Glenfiddich organizers and the USPF judges' opinions. The round-trip air-fare to Scotland will be provided by
the USPF. The overall winner also receives the USPF Silver Buckle. In the event of a tie, the overall
winner is determined with a piobaireachd preference.
Points are computed on the basis of:
| 1st |
5 |
| 2nd |
4 |
| 3rd |
3 |
| 4th |
2 |
| 5th |
1 |
CLOSING DATE FOR ALL ENTRIES IS MAY 8, 2010
Entries WILL NOT be processed unless all information is fully completed as
requested on the entry form.
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