January 2008: The City of Chicago Pipe Band will be hosting a concert, Esprit de Corps, Live in Oak Park, IL on April 5th, 2008 at Grace Episcopal Church. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are available for $10 from cocpipeband@gmail.com. November 15th - COCPB Offers Free Band Workshops The piping instructors in the COCPB are pleased to offer free piping consultations to any interested pipe band in the Chicago area. We want to help your pipe corps gain new perspectives and ideas on the improvement and success of your competitive organization. Please take your chance to learn from some of the most enthusiastic and accomplished teachers in the Midwest. For more information, or to schedule a consultation for your band, contact Patrick Lynch by phone at 773-875-6812 or by e-mail at COCpipeband@gmail.com November 4th - MWPBA Annual Meeting: Congratulations COCPB for the upgrade to Grade II after winning 2006 MWPBA Grade III Champion Supreme. For more information, visit pipes|drums.com online magazine for the news article. Congratulations also to P/Sgt Pat Lynch, Jim Bush, & Chuck Reece for their solo champion supreme awards. Congratulations to P/Sgt Tristan Wilson for being elected to the MWPBA Advisory Board. The association is lucky to have such a talented and dedicated member at its service. September 23rd: The COCPB welcomes new lead drummer! Marty Boyle, former lead drummer of the Midlothian Scottish Pipe Band and the Chicago Metropolitan Pipe Band, has joined the ranks of the City of Chicago Pipe Band. Marty brings a level of success that is unmatched in the Midwest, having lead a band to a second place finish at the worlds. We are lucky to have Marty and we are very excited for the upcomming 2007 season! July 8th: COCPB finishes strong on their first trip to Canada! Watch the band place second out of fourteen here on YouTube.com. June 17th: City of Chicago takes home the prize at their hometown Chicago Highland Games! The first place performance can be seen here. June 3rd: 1st Place MSR, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. May 27th & 28th: 1st Place MSR, 2nd Place Medley at the US Open Pipe Band Championships in Alma! May 20th: 1st Place Grade III at Springfield Highland Games! Congratulations drummers on taking best drum corps! Check out the video here. April 8th: We took the pipes and drums to the 85th anniversary celebration of the Chicago Stockyard Kilty Band after winning Grade III mini-bands for the 2nd year in a row. Click here to see a video of us performing on YouTube.com. |
