{"id":1990,"date":"2026-02-24T15:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scotstest.com\/dev\/highlandgames.com\/?page_id=1990"},"modified":"2026-04-30T00:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:20:46","slug":"pipes-drums","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scotstest.com\/dev\/highlandgames.com\/pipes-drums\/","title":{"rendered":"Pipes and Drums"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1990\" class=\"elementor elementor-1990\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e39fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9e39fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ffdd00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ffdd00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 Pipe &amp; Drum Competition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cc68c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19cc68c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scotstest.com\/dev\/highlandgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Opening-Ceremony-St-Andrews-Band-scaled-rnf1ibuexoa575wizstkfhqa622k78zetydenuhce2.jpg\" title=\"Opening-Ceremony-St-Andrews-Band\" alt=\"Opening-Ceremony-St-Andrews-Band\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a7499 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53a7499\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c928d32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c928d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Although every nation in Asia and Europe can claim a bagpipe in its lore, today it is most closely associated with Scottish music. It has become an important part of modern military pageantry in many nations from India to Britain, Palestine to the USA. The bagpipe is restricted to a mere nine notes, but its music is varied by extraordinary technical execution \u2013 from solo pipers to several hundred pipers in massed bands.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During our Games, solo pipers and drummers will compete during the morning, and pipe bands from as far as Florida and Ontario are expected.\u00a0 Do not miss the Drum Major competition, a drill test of marching, signaling commands, and handling the mace.\u00a0 Massed Bands will parade at the Opening Ceremonies on the Main Field at 11:30 am and again at the Closing Ceremonies at 5:30 pm.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pipe and Drum Schedule, Saturday, August 1, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>8:30 am<\/strong> \u2013 Individual Piping and Drumming Competition<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>11:30 am<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>WELCOMING CEREMONIES<\/strong> including Parade of Clans followed by Massed Bands on Main featuring \u201cAmazing Grace\u201d<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2:00 pm<\/strong> \u2013 Pipe Band Competition, Grade 4, and 5 on Main Field<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>5:30 pm<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>CLOSING CEREMONIES<\/strong> including Massed Bands, Individual Piping and Drumming, and Band Trophy Presentation on Main Field<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6455089 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6455089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/st-andrews-society-of-detroit-2026-highland-games-tickets-tickets-1987691618137?aff=oddtdtcreator%20\" 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