Please click on the links below to download the order of play for Saturday 2nd March, CLASP in-person competition. This competition will be held at The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Glasgow.
The Starting time for the Light Music is 9.30am and here is the link to the order of play March NPC Light Music Order
The starting time for the Piobaireachd event is 10am and here is the link to the order of play March NPC Piob Order
Good luck to all competitors!
The full results of this competition can be found on bagpipe.news link below:
https://bagpipe.news/2024/02/22/results-from-the-clasp-live-online-competition-february-2024/
Please click on the link below to see the order of play for both the Piobaireachd and Light Music events. Please note that both Light Music and Piobaireachd events will run at the same time and both will start at 9.30am sharp. Please note that the venue is NPC OTAGO STREET (NOT McPhater Street)
CLASP 2024 Dates January NPC Otago Street CLASP competition Draw
Competitor's tune selection (by the judges) and list of competitors in each grade and event. Please scroll along the labelled tabs to see all Piobaireachd and Light Music grades - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ojvroJtolg2We3KQ1cyPVnu763ehsyiiNmMvdT4OGj0/edit?usp=sharing
Competitor Order of Play - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1opH6lneFSBf0gGdJPvQWzdvapYPjnqap5E8O2ea6_Oc/edit?usp=sharing
CLASP offer two Set Tune lists, each with six tunes. List 1, will be used for Grade 1 and Grade 2 Piobaireachd competitors and List 2 will be for Grade 3/4 Piobaireachd competitors.
Grade 1 competitors will submit three Piobaireachds. Two tunes from list 1 and one tune of their own choice.
Grade 2 competitors will submit two Piobaireachds. One tune from List 1 and one tune from list 2.
Grade 3 competitors (and any Grade 4 pipers who play up in Grade 3 in-person competitions) will submit one Piobaireachd, which must be selected from list 2.
Please note, there will be some competitions exempt from the set tune list.
These competitions are:
You can submit your own choice tunes at these competitions listed above (that can be tunes from the set tune list if you wish)
Here is The CLASP Set Tune List for 2025/2026
List 1
1. The Battle of Waternish (Amach) - Piob. Society Book 2/Kilberry Book
2. The Glen is Mine (Standard)
Kilberry Book/PS 6
3. Grain in Hides and Corn in Sacks (Amach) Kilberry Book
4. Catherine's Lament (Standard) - Piob Society Book 2/Kilberry Book
5. Ceol Na Mara (J MacKenzie) (Breabach) - The Piobaireachd Society 20th Century Compositions (See tune notes at bottom of page)
6. The Sound of the Sea (D MacLeod) (Fosgailte) -Donald MacLeod's Collection of Piobaireachd
List 2
1. Salute to Donald (Standard) - Piob. Society book 8/Kilberry Book
2 The Duke of Atholl's Salute (Fosgailte) - Piob. Society book 14
3. Lady Anapool's Lament (Amach) Piob. Society book 9
4 The Marquis of Argyll's Salute (Breabach) - Piob. Society book 10
5 Salute to the 51st Highland Division (Niall Mathieson composer) (Amach) Link to the tune - https://bagpipe.news/2020/07/08/salute-to-the-51st-highland-division-a-new-tune-from-niall-matheson-cpa-online-results-c-grade/
6. Skye, Mount Vernon, Washington (Bruce Gandy composer) (Breabach) Link to the Ground - https://fb.watch/mBU-zTsjIt/
*Tune Notes:
1. There is a note error in Ceol na Mara Taorluath Variation. This mistake is covered in the errata sheet.
2. The tune, 'Skye, Mount Vernon, Washington' which was composed by Bruce Gandy is not published currently. However, Bruce will provide music for this tune in the next few days.
Click the first link below to see the results and pictures from CLASP Grade 1 & 2 competitions: https://bagpipe.news/2023/08/17/clasp-grade-1-and-2-solo-piping-results-from-piping-live/
Click the link below to see the results and pictures from CLASP Grade 3/4 competition: https://bagpipe.news/2023/08/22/clasp-grade-3-4-solo-piping-results-from-piping-live/
