Swiss Midland Pipe Band

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Swiss Midland Pipe Band
Founded 1997
place Zofingen , Switzerland
Grade 4B
Pipe major Roger Mueller
Drum sergeant Dominique Gisin
Tartan MacLachlan
special honors Swiss champion 2004, 2009
Website www.smpb.ch

The Swiss Midland Pipe Band is a Scottish pipe band from Zofingen in Switzerland . It is named after the large Mittelland landscape in which Zofingen is located. The band is a member of the Pipe Band Association of Switzerland (PBAS). Pipe major is Roger Müller and the leading drummer is Dominique Gisin.

history

The Swiss Midland Pipe Band was founded in 1997 in Zofingen with the aim of taking part in competitions, especially in Scotland. In the following years the band took part twice in the Scottish Pipe Band Championships in Dumbarton . After that, the national Swiss championships became the focus for the band. Here she was able to achieve the title of Swiss Champion in 2004 and 2009.

Pipe majors

  • Roger Müller (since 2019)
  • Bernhard Roth (2018-2019)
  • Stephanie Mattle (2009-2018)
  • Thomas Müller (1997-2009)

Placements

2019

  • August 31: Swiss Pipe Band Championships Abtwil (CH) - 3rd place

2017

  • July 8th: MSR BAG Competition in Angelbachtal (D) - 4th place
  • July 8th: MAP March BAG Competition in Angelbachtal (D) - 4th place
  • May 6th: MSR BAG Competition Peine Highland Games (D) - 4th place
  • May 6th: MAP March BAG Competition Peine Highlandgames (D) - 6th place
  • January 21: MAP Quintet BAG Winter Competition Bremen (D) - 3rd place

2016

  • August 13: World Pipe Band Championships Qualifier (SCO) - 14th place
  • July 9: MAP March BAG Competition in Angelbachtal (D) - 6th place
  • May 8th: Swiss Pipe Band Championships Lucerne (CH) - 2nd place

2015

  • September 5th: Swiss Pipe Band Championships Abtwil (CH) - 2nd place
  • July 11th: MAP March BAG Competition in Angelbachtal (D) - 6th place

2014

  • May 3: Swiss Pipe Band Championships St. Ursen (CH) - 2nd place

2012

  • August 25: Swiss Bagpipe Championships Lucerne (CH) - 2nd place

2011

  • August 27th: Swiss Pipe Band Championships St. Ursen (CH) - 2nd place

2010

  • August 28: Swiss Pipe Band Championships St. Ursen (CH) - 2nd place
  • July 10: MAP March BAG Competition in Angelbachtal (D) - 3rd place

2009

  • August 30th: Swiss Pipe Band Championships St. Ursen (CH) - 1st place

2008

  • August 30th: Swiss Pipe Band Championships St. Ursen (CH) - 2nd place

2007

  • September 1st: Swiss Pipe Band Championships St. Ursen (CH) - 3rd place

2006

  • August 27th: Swiss Pipe Band Championships St. Ursen (CH) - 3rd place

2005

  • August 28th: ​​Swiss Pipe Band Championships St. Ursen (CH) - 3rd place

2004

  • August 22nd: Swiss Pipe Band Championships St. Ursen (CH) - 1st place
  • May 22nd: Scottish PB Championships in Dumbarton (SCO) - 12th place

2001

  • July 28: Scottish PB Championships in Dumbarton (SCO) - 13th place

Web links

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