Need more convincing to work with Andrew?
...Well, consider his
Credentials. Andrew's well-rounded bagpiping experience is paralleled by few in the world.
Tuition - Andrew has studied with the following muscians:
- Pipers:
- Major Influences:
- [1992 - ] Bruce Douglas - Andrew's father
- [1993 - ] Donald Lindsay - Silver Medalist, pupil of Bob Brown and Bob Nicol.
- [1997 - 2003] Jim McGillivray - Double Gold Medalist and Clasp Winner
- [1998 - 2007] Jack Lee - Double Gold Medalist and Clasp Winner
- [2002 - 2007] Terry Lee - P/M of 5-time world champion SFU Pipe Band
- [2002 - 2007] Alan Bevan - Gold Medallist
- Other significant influences:
- Angus McColl - Clasp winner
- Jack Taylor - Gold Medalist and President of the Piobaireachd Society
- Andrew Wright - Gold Medalist and former President of the Piobaireachd Society
- Willie MacCallum - Clasp winner
- Alasdair Gillies - Clasp and Silver Star winner
- Other Musicians
- Owen Underhill - Canadian composer
- Barry Truax - Canadian Electro-acoustic composer
- David McIntyre - Canadian composer
General Performance experience - Some highlights of Andrew's performances include:
- 2000 - Performance for Sir Edmund Hillary, during his visit to St. Andrew's College
- 2002 - Performance on the Japanese TV show "Nodo-jiman," during its filming in Vancouver, BC
- 2002 - Performance for Hillary Weston - Governor General of Ontario
- With the SFU Pipe Band:
- 2002 - 2008 - Seven performances at the World Pipe Band Championships
- 2002 - performance at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
- 2002 - performance at the Vogue Theatre, Vancouver
- 2003 - performance at Massey Hall, Toronto
Solo Competitive Piping Accolades (highlights):
- 2004 - Winner of the MacGreggor Memorial Competition, Oban Scotland
- 2005 - 2007 - Two 3rd place and three 4th place finishes in the Silver Medal Piobaireachd competitions in Oban and Inverness Scotland.
- 2001 - Upgraded to professional grade (age 16)
- 1999 - Under 16 Slow Air/Jig winner, the London Contest. Runner up in under 18 MSR contest.
- 1998 - Winner of the Nicol Brown Chalice Competition, Connecticut.
Pipe Band Accolades:
- 2002 - 2007 - Participated in four runner-up performances in the Grade 1 World Pipe Band Championships (with SFU Pipe Band)
- 2008 Led the Oran Mor Pipe Band to a 4th place finish in Grade 2 World Championships
General Timeline:
- September 24th, 1984
- Andrew is born in Syracuse, New York
- 1992
- Andrew begins learning the pipes with his father, Bruce Douglas
- 1993
- 1994
- Andrew wins in his first Pipe Band Competition with the Mohawk Valley Frasers
- In the fall, Andrew joins the Oran Mor Pipe Band
- 1997
- In addition to Lessons with Donald, Andrew begins tuition with 2-time Clasp winner Jim McGillivray.
- 1998
- Andrew begins attending St. Andrew's College (preperatory high school) in Aurora, Ontario, where he would study piping with Jim McGillivray for 5 years
- Andrew wins the prestigious Nicol-Brown Chalice competition, a North American Invitational Amateur piping contest
- 1999
- Andrew wins the under 16 Slow-air/Jig contest at the London competition, and takes 2nd in the under 18 MSR.
- 2000
- Andrew plays for Sir Edmund Hillary, during his visit to St. Andrew's College.
- 2002
- Andrew joins the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Pipe Band. Would stay with the band until December 2007
- Andrew takes part in SFU's 2nd place finish at the World Pipe Band Championships
- Andrew performs for Hillary Weston, Ontario's Governor General
- Andrew performs on "Nodo-jiman," a Japanese game show filmed in Vancouver, BC
- 2003
- Andrew commences his BA of Fine Arts at Simon Fraser University
- Andrew takes part in SFU's 3rd place finish at the World Championships
- 2004
- Andrew wins the MacGreggor Memorial competition for under 22 piobaireachd players. This earns him an invite to the Silver Medal competition.
- Andrew takes part in SFU's 3rd place finish at the World Championships
- 2005
- Andrew takes a third and fourth prize at the Silver Medal competitions for piobaireachd at Oban and Inverness, respectively.
- Andrew takes part in SFU's recording project "On Home Ground," which included several of his compositions (including the Hourglass Suite). He also takes part in a 3rd place finish at the World Championships.
- Andrew releases his first CD - "Expression"
- 2006
- Andrew takes a third place in the Silver Medal piobaireachd competition in Oban, Scotland
- Andrew takes part in SFU's 2nd place finish at the World Championships
- Andrew releases his second CD - "Cill Chriosd"
- 2007
- Andrew takes two 4th places at the Oban and Inverness Silver Medal competitions for piobaireachd
- Andrew takes part in SFU's 2nd place finish at the World Pipe Band Championships
- Andrew completes his B.A. of Fine Arts at Simon Fraser University.
- 2008
- Andrew rejoins the Oran Mor Pipe Band, first as its Pipe Seargent, then as its Pipe Major (this occurred in April)
- Andrew leads the band to a 4th place finish in Grade 2 at the World Pipe Band Championships
- Andrew establishes the Piper's DoJo, a piping school in Albany, NY.
