HOME ABOUT THE CONTEST PHOTO GALLERY CONTACT US 2021 EVENT 2021 PRIZE DONATIONS 2021 RESULTS 2016 Event Article Index 2016 Event Order Of Play All Pages Page 1 of 2 The 21st Annual GEORGE SHERRIFF MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL COMPETITION Saturday, November 19, 2016 St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church 70 James St. S., Hamilton, Ontario Here are the 2016 competitors and adjudicators, after the prizes. Master of Ceremonies - Michael Grey Adjudicators - Andrew Hayes (Ottawa, Ontario), Shaunna Hilder (British Columbia), and Donald MacPhee (Scotland). RESULTS OF THE 2016 EVENT Overall 1st Austin Diepenhorst 2nd Andrew Hutton 3rd Maeghan Bielski 4th Gavin Mackay 5th Sarah Simpson Piobaireachd 1st Austin Diepenhorst (Lament for the Viscount of Dundee) 2nd Maeghan Bielski (MacKay's Banner) 3rd Andrew Hutton (Battle of Waternish) 4th Sarah Simpson (MacCrimmon's Sweetheart) 5th Gavin Mackay (Catherine's Lament) March, Strathspey & Reel 1st Austin Diepenhorst (Major Manson at Clachantrushal, Highland Harry, and The Smith of Chilliechassie) 2nd Andrew Hutton (The Pap of Glencoe, The Piper's Bonnet, and The Man from Glengarry) 3rd Maeghan Bielski (Leaving Glenurquhart, Glentruin, and The Cockerel in the Creel) 4th Gavin Mackay (John MacDonald's Welcome to South Uist, Islay Ball, and Johnnie MacDonald's Reel) 5th Michael McLeod (Bonnie Ann, The Shepherd's Crook, and Lieutenant D.J.S. Murray) 6/8 March 1st Austin Diepenhorst (Duncan MacGillivray, Chief Steward and Leaving Port Askaig) 2nd Andrew Hutton (Miss Ishabel T. MacDonald and The High Island) 3rd Maeghan Bielski (Lord MacPherson and Captain Lumsden) 4th Christian Rhoads (Jean Mauchline and Captain Lumsden) 5th Gavin Mackay (Bruce Gandy's Farewell to the Iron Horse and The Judging was Bad) PERFORMERS FOR THE 2016 COMPETITION The 10 top Grade One Pipers from across Canada and the United States have been invited to this event. They are selected on the basis of the results from the 2016 competitive season. MAEGHAN BIELSKI - Middleboro, Massachusetts AUSTIN DIEPENHORST - San Diego, California ANDREW HUTTON – Brantford, Ontario TORI KILLORAN - Pitt Meadows, British Columbia ROGER HOLLAND-LYE – Coquitlam, British Columbia GAVIN MACKAY - Kitchener, Ontario MICHAEL MCLEOD - Greenwood, South Carolina CHRISTIAN RHOADS - St. Louis, Missouri ALEXANDER SETO – Aurora, Ontario SARAH SIMPSON - Cavendish, Prince Edward Island Order Of Play, Next Page Prev Next >> Attend "The Sherriff"! These exceptional young musicians need to be heard and appreciated, and you'll be supporting one of the premier events of its kind in the World! Many thanks to our sponsors! Copyright © 2016 George Sherriff Memorial Invitational. All Rights Reserved. Avonlea Communications