2024 CONTESTS – 276 ENTRIES – ORDER OF PLAY ANNOUNCED

Kansas City, Missouri – The Midwest Highland Arts Fund (MHAF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the contestants and order of play for the January 2024 Winter Storm solo piping and drumming contests, to be held over two days. There are 276 total entries.

Thursday, January 11, 2024, will be devoted to amateur piping and drumming contests, and the Gold Medal Snare Drumming Qualifier
Friday, January 12, 2024 will be devoted to professional piping and drumming contests.

The Winter Storm piping and drumming workshop, concert, and Winter Steam are scheduled for January 13 and 14, 2024.

Many of the contests, the awards ceremony, and the concert will be live-streamed.

See Winter Storm 2024 Schedule of Events for information on contest start times and venues.

(Order of play is subject to change)

North American Amateur Piobaireachd Championship Grade 1 
Adjudicators: Andrew Douglas, Stuart Liddell

Evan Burlew
Duncan Winters
Abby Long
Thompson McConnell
Alex Burlew
Olivia Corcoran
Thomas Stapleton
Colin Forrest
Adam Blaine
Joe Votta
Jack Martin
William Shropshire
Erik Abbott
Malachi Johannsen
Christopher Johnson
Ben Elliot
Canaan Strobel
Jennifer Westphal

 

North American Amateur Piobaireachd Championship Grade 2
Adjudicators: Callum Beaumont, Jack Lee

Matthew Davis
Evan Jamieson
James Piccione
Noah Schnee
Tyler Johnson
Brandon Ward
Grace Barnes
John Hughes
Allison Jackson
Agustin Arguelles
Michael Saxer
Mihir Zambre
Bridget Englebretson
Bryan Crable
Colin Swett
Luke Ashton
Kim Greeley
John Bertino

 

North American Amateur Piobaireachd Championship Grade 3
Adjudicators: Matt MacIsaac, Willie McCallum

Hilliard Drew Galloway
Andra Stoller
Eddie Selden
Melanie Brown
Heather Dunn
Courtney Schnee
Alexander Kinkade
Logan Gorsuch
Michael Swan
Nathan Jackson
Olivia Boydstun
Alex Pavlovic
Joseph Gallagher
Gracelyn Stoller
Amy Howard
George Smith
Cliff Ermatinger
Andrew Zhao

 

North American Amateur Ceol Beag Championship Grade 1
Adjudicators: Roddy MacLeod, Richard Parkes

Duncan Winters
Christopher Johnson
Jennifer Westphal
Abby Long
Joe Votta
Ben Elliot
Connor Eckert
Malachi Johannsen
Alex Burlew
Stevie Hyde
Emily Trimpey
Erik Abbott
William Shropshire
Jack Martin
Colin Forrest
Adam Blaine
Thompson McConnell
Olivia Corcoran
Thomas Stapleton
Brennan Foley
Liam Horne
Evan Burlew
Canaan Strobel

 

North American Amateur Ceol Beag Championship Grade 2
Adjudicators: Jack Lee, Roddy MacDonald

Allison Jackson
Michael Saxer
Brandon Ward
John Bertino
Kim Greeley
Agustin Arguelles
Matthew Davis
Mihir Zambre
Bryan Crable
Ian Minnear
Tyler Johnson
Grace Barnes
Daelen McCumber
Christopher Spagnolo
Ethan Wang
Bridget Englebretson
Evan Jamieson
James Piccione
Tak Tang
Luke Ashton
Noah Schnee
Colin Swett
John Hughes

 

North American Amateur Ceol Beag Championship Grade 3
Adjudicators: Terry Lee, Bob Worrall

Matt Turley
Mark Pennings
Alex Pavlovic
Melanie Brown
George Smith
Nathan Jackson
Casey Buchanan-Smith
Amy Howard
Alexander Kinkade
James Douglas
Joseph Gallagher
Andrew Zhao
Olivia Boydstun
Gracelyn Stoller
Michael Swan
Logan Gorsuch
Courtney Schnee
Andra Stoller
Steve Coontz
Hunter Nichols
Eddie Selden
Heather Dunn

 

North American Amateur Snare Drumming Championship Grade 1
Adjudicators: Hugh Cameron, Reid Maxwell

Alexandrea Bieschke
Rita DeNobriga
Brian Provencher
Mike Postma
Antonio Amram
Raymond Marshall
Michael O’Rourke
Justin Maitlen
Tyler Boydstun
Cameron MacDonald
Matt Biggs
Nicholas Bowden

 

North American Amateur Snare Drumming Championship Grade 2
Adjudicators: Reid Maxwell, Steven McWhirter

Jessica Frye
Henry Bautz
Eric Légère
Jonathan Giles

 

North American Amateur Snare Drumming Championship Grade 3
Adjudicators: Hugh Cameron, Stephen Creighton

Allie DeLonay
Kyle Womelduff
Kevin Dill
Chris Hugie
Elisha Jimenez
Tate Mauzy
Andrew Postma
Samuel Giles
Christian Hirschey

 

Amateur Tenor Drumming Championship
Adjudicators: Andrew Elliott, Christina Henry, Simon Hodgett

Kathleen Lopez
Alexander Kuldell
Carolin Stonier
Allie DeLonay
Danylo Platzer
Lindsay MacGregor
Kieran Underwood
Jacob Kujath
Allison Hildebrand
Victoria Crowe
Jessie Harrell
Mitchell Olding
Caitlyn Skinner

 

Amateur Bass Drumming Championship
Adjudicators: Andrew Elliott, Christina Henry, Simon Hodgett

Gale Walker
Lindsay MacGregor
Christina Duncan
Mary Thrasher
Dan Ross
John Bertino
Andrew Bautz

 

North American Gold Medal Snare Drumming Championship – Qualifying Round
Adjudicators: Hugh Cameron, Stephen Creighton, Steven McWhirter

Derek Cooper
Sebastian Arguelles
Alexander Kuldell
Eric McCoy
Graham Brown
Blair Brown
Eli Fugate
Cameron Mckail
Robert B. Graham Jr.
Grant Maxwell
Nicholas Moore

 

Gold Medal Tenor Drumming Championship
Adjudicators: Andrew Elliott, Christina Henry, Simon Hodgett

Whitney Glenn
Danielle Cooper
Seton Helwig
Sam Johnson
Kathryn Byzewski

 

Gold Medal Bass Drumming Championship
Adjudicators: Andrew Elliott, Christina Henry, Simon Hodgett

Eric Légère
Matt Bellia
Maddison Sprague
Danielle Cooper
Chris Ross
Tangerine Hill
Alexander Kuldell
Reagan Jones
Allison North

 

United States Gold Medal Piobaireachd Championship
Adjudicators:  Stuart Liddell, Bob Worrall, Callum Beaumont

Edward McIlwaine
Nick Hudson
Alastair Lee
Andrew Lewis
Andrew Donlon
Ben McClamrock
Derek Midgley
Ian K. MacDonald
Ryan Murray
Andrew Carlisle
Michael Rogers
Zephan Knichel
Kenneth Sutherland

 

North American Gold Medal Ceol Beag
Adjudicators:  Stuart Liddell, Roddy MacDonald, Matt MacIsaac

Ian K. MacDonald
Andrew Carlisle
Ben McClamrock
Jack Williamson
Alastair Lee
Austin Diepenhorst
Andrew Donlon
Peter Skae
Eric Ouellette
Craig Muirhead
Joe Biggs
Derek Midgley
Nick Hudson
Matt Wilson

 

North American Silver Medal Ceol Beag Championship
Adjudicators: Terry Lee, Roddy MacLeod, Richard Parkes

Alastair Murray
Joseph Stewart
Mark Elliott
Mary Wallace
James Cuthill
Joseph Horwath
Michael Rogers
Zephan Knichel
Kevin Darmadi
Dan Lyden
Andrew Lewis
Tyler Destremps
Avens Ridgeway
Katie Buckland
Hugh Dowell
Justin Howland
Mike Allegretti
Ryan Murray
Alan Clark
Sean Patrick Regan
Stanton Man
Tony Adkins
Edward McIlwaine
Kayleigh Johnstone
Bobby Durning
Mason Parsons
Cameron Bonar
Thomas Cangelosi

 

U.S. Silver Medal Piobaireachd
Adjudicators: Jori Chisholm, Andrew Douglas, Fred Morrison

Dan Lyden
Thomas Cangelosi
Avens Ridgeway
Bobby Durning
Alan Clark
Tony Adkins
Stanton Man
Kayleigh Johnstone
Cameron Bonar
Mason Parsons
Katie Buckland
Austin Diephenhorst
Joseph Stewart
Justin Howland
Joe Biggs
Craig Muirhead
Alastair Murray
David McNally
Kevin Darmadi
Sean Patrick Regan
Tyler Destremps
Mark Elliott
Mary Wallace
Hugh Dowell
Mike Allegretti
Peter Skae
Jack Williamson