Agnew-Harrison Recordings
Recordings from this year's Agnew-Harrison invitational are now available on our YouTube channel. If you'd like to see all recordings, you can find a playlist here.
Agnew-Harrison Results
Congratulations to Blair Brown as the overall winner of the 2025 Agnew-Harrison Drumming Invitational!
Full contest results
Professional
M/S/R
1. Blair Brown
2. Kyle Wardell
3. Robbie Graham
Professional
H/J
1. Blair Brown
2. Robbie Graham
3. Cameron McKail
Grade 1
Cameron MacDonald
Colin Humphrey
Rita DeNobriga
Grade 2
Cameron Redford
Walter Gammeter
Thomas Litherland
Grade 3
Devin Brode
Elisha Jimenez
Lillian Scott
Grade 4
Ryan Seigmiller
Duncan MacDougal
Alison Lynch
A big thank you to all our competitors and everyone who came out to support the event and help make this year a success!
February Amateur Judges
The judges for the February 22nd amateur competition have been confirmed!
Piping: Trisha Kirkwood
Snare: Craig Stewart
Bass & Tenor: Taylor Page
Amateur Solo Grades
As a branch of the PPBSO, we require players to register for our amateur competitions at their currently assigned PPBSO grade level. This ensures that competitions are fair and that the challenge of the grade is appropriate for the player. In that spirit, we will be verifying player grades with the parent body prior to competitions moving forward.
As a result, the closing date for registrations will shift. Registrations previously closed at noon on the Wednesday before a competition, but will now be moved to noon on the Tuesday before a competition. This gives us additional time to submit our contestant list.
For example, registration for the February 22nd competition will close on Tuesday the 18th at noon.
If any competitors have previously registered for a contest outside their assigned grade, please contact us so we can work with you to change your submission. If you are unclear about which solo grade you are in, it can be found in your online PPBSO member profile
January Registration Deadline
The deadline for our January 11th amateur contest is coming up! Registration will close on January 8th at noon so make sure to get your submissions in
Upcoming Events
Learn Faster, Perform Better Workshop
February 28 2026
March 14 2026
Amateur Competitions
January 17 2026
February 21 2026
March 21 2026
Agnew-Harrison Invitational
April 11 2026
Livingstone Invitational
May 9 2026
Pipers and Pipe Band Society of Ontario
The PPBSO — the Pipers’ and Pipe Band Society of Ontario — administers piping, drumming and pipe band contest at various highland games throughout Ontario. Several of these annual summer competitions have special designations, including the North American Championship, the Canadian Championship and the Ontario Championship.
The Niagara-Hamilton Branch is one of several local PPBSO branches throughout Ontario. We hold monthly meetings from October through April.
In addition to being a fun social gathering, our meetings provide opportunities to develop piping and drumming in our area.
We hold annual Amateur Competitions for amateur pipers and drummers.
We also hold the Livingstone Invitational, Agnew-Harrison Drumming Invitational, support the George Sherriff Memorial Invitational and The Highland Gala.