Macalester College Pipe Band Fall Concert!
Join us on the Macalester Campus for the Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games on Saturday July 18th 2026! https://mnscottishfair.org/
Congratulations to the Grade 3 band on winning Champion Supreme in the Midwest Pipe Band Association for the 2025 season, it is the bands 3rd year in a row! In the first year of champion supreme being awarded to drum corps, we are excited to announce that our drums corps won that award as well. The grade 5 band and grade 5 drum corps took 3rd place in their respective champion supreme categories.
In August of 2024 the Grade 3 Band competed at the European and World Pipe Band Championships. We placed 6th at the European Championships. The first time in 25 years a Midwest Pipe Band Association pipe band has placed at a Major Championship in Scotland!
The Macalester College Pipe Band is comprised of students, faculty, alumni, and community members, who are all dedicated to playing the bagpipes and drums at the highest level.
From concerts to competitions to parades and celebrations, the Macalester College Pipe Band prides itself on putting on a high quality, entertaining performance that will spark your Celtic spirit and leave you wanting more. The band partners with highland dancers and other special guests to bring you the best in traditional and contemporary Celtic music and dance.
Upcoming Events
2025
Fall Concert Sunday November 16th 2pm Mairs Concert Hall in the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center at Macalester College
2026
January 24th Burns Night
February 14th Solo and quartet competition in the Mac Music Dept
April 12 Mac Sunday at Westminster Church 10:30
April 18 Manitoba Scottish Festival
April 25 2pm Spring Concert
May 16th Commencement
June 6th Alumni Weekend performances
June 13th Chicago Highland Games
Learn to Play Bagpipes!
Bagpipe Lessons are available to all Macalester Students at no cost!
No experience necessary and beginners are highly encouraged to give it a try! This Fall semester all lessons will take place in person or n zoom if you prefer. Everyone begins lessons on a practice chanter, which is what you use to learn the fingerings. The practice chanter is pretty quiet and can be played in your dorm room or apartment without bothering the neighbors. To sign up for a time email [email protected]
Contact Us
Michael Breidenbach
Director of Piping
[email protected]
For information about:
- event details
- hiring the band or a solo piper
- learning the pipes or the drums
- joining the band