City of Dunedin Pipe Band (New Zealand)

City of Dunedin Pipe Band (New Zealand)
City of Dunedin Pipe Band
Established 1898
Location Dunedin, New Zealand
Grade 1
Tartan Gordon
Notable Honours 2003, 2007, 2008 New Zealand Grade Two Champions. Promoted to Grade One 2008
Website www.dunedinpipeband.org.nz

The City of Dunedin Pipe Band is a competitive pipe band, based in Dunedin, New Zealand. The band is led by Pipe Major Geoff Hallberg and Drum Sergeant Adam Alexander and wears the Gordon Tartan. The band currently has 16 pipers, 6 sides, 3 tenors and a bass drummer. The Organisation also sports a competitive Grade 4 band, a Juvenile Band, and members from the band tutor the John McGlashan College Pipe Band, 2 time New Zealand Juvenile Champions, and the 2005 South Pacific Juvenile Pipe Band Champions

The Band has won the Grade 2 New Zealand Championships 3 times in the last 8 years - 2003, 2007 and again in 2008. The Band was promoted for its success to Grade 1.[1] It intended to play in Grade 2 at the 2008 World Pipe Band Championships, however because of the regrading, could not do so. The Band plans to go again in 2010 and play in Grade 1.

Results

2003 - 1st Overall Grade 2 (NZ) [1]

2004 - 6th MSR, 5th Medley, 5th Overall Grade 2 (NZ)[1]

2005 - 4th MSR, 5th Medley, 5th Overall Grade 2 (NZ)[1]

2006 - 5th MSR, 2nd= Medley, 3rd Overall Grade 2 (NZ)[1]

2007 - 1st MSR, 2nd Medley, 1st Overall Grade 2 (NZ)[1]

2008 - 1st MSR, 1st Medley, 1st Overall Grade 2 (NZ)[1]

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