Dear Scandinavian and Northern European Pipe Bands,
On behalf of the Heather Pipes & Drums of Copenhagen as the organizing band, we would like to invite you all to participate in this year’s Scandinavian Championships on May 22-23, 2010 which will take place in Hvidovre (near Copenhagen).
Registration for competitors and participants in the Saturday night party is now open at
http://www.heather.dk/sm2010_samlettilmelding.asp and will close on May 1, 2010.
A more comprehensive invitation with additional information on competition venue, Saturday night party, and accommodation options is attached in pdf-format.
If you can't see the invitation, please go to
www.heather.dk. There is a link on the front page.
We would particularly like to bring your attention to the Open Concert Band Competition, a new competition we have decided to introduce this year. The rules are quite simple: Each band can freely select what they wish to play and in which manner they want to march (maybe even make a small tattoo ?) or wish to stand in circle or concert formation. The only limitation is that each band is allowed a maximum of 7 minutes playing time.
Finally, we would like to take the opportunity to encourage everyone to attend this social event, whether as a band, as a solo competitor, or as a spectator. In particular, we hope a lot of the “newer” bands in the Scandinavian and Norther European pipe band scene will use this occasion to meet old and make new piping and drumming friends throughout the weekend.
