About Us
The Alberta Society of Pipers & Drummers is a non-profit organization which:
- Fosters and preserves bagpipe music and pipe band drumming in Alberta;
- Encourages the study, practice and rendition of bagpipe music and pipe band drumming in all its forms and with particular attention to the development of young players;
- Promotes understanding among the general public of the cultural significance of bagpipe music and pipe band drumming;
- Promotes public interest in bagpipe music and pipe band drumming by researching, recording, and distributing information about the music;
- Hold piping competitions for assessing and rewarding individual and group progress in the attainment of piping and drumming skills; and
- Support kindred societies or groups organized for the purpose of promoting bagpipe music and pipe band drumming.