Pipes & Drums for a Cause games(PDCG)
SUNDAY November 14, 2010
12pm to 5pm contest to start at 1pm sharp.
Come watch New England area's best Pipe and Drum bands perform and compete for charity and bragging rights for the next year. Bands from all across New England will set on Brockton to compete to be the best public safety band in the land. There will be food, fun, music, and a whole lot more.
News from South Eastern MA, Brockton. Save the date!! On Sunday November 14, in partnership with the Shaw’s conference center and Campanelli stadium, home of the Brockton Rox professional baseball, the Brockton Firefighters Pipes and Drums would like to invite you to the second annual pipes and drums for a cause games (PDCG). The plan for these games is quite simple. Public is invited to join us for this charity event at a cost of $10.00.There will be food door prizes and great spirits!!! Entrants (bands) will be required to play in a circle one march set for a time frame of 3 to 6 minutes and perform at the end of the evening in a massed band. Each band will pay a $150.00 entrance fee and pick a charity that is close and personal to your band. All entrants will be asked to help promote the event by sending out informational packets, selling tickets at $10.00 or just plain spreading the word. There will be a top four winners group and of those top four the prize money will be divided for the respective charities. First prize $1000, Second prize $800, third prize $500, fourth prize $200. All bands must have their charities named by November one (1st) for their charity to be eligible for prize money. We will be sending out more information in the coming days so please if you have any questions and are interested in taking part in a great cause contact us. bfpdbandmanager@comcast.ne |
Public is welcome so tell all your friends!
Tickets are now available for purchase in advance and at the door for the cost of $10.00.
Pipes & Drums for a Cause games
(PDCG)
COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS
Note: Rules and regulations are taken in part from the EUSPBA website for grade 5 at euspba.org.
General Rules:
Bands shall be made up of a minimum of five pipers, two snares, one bass drum, as per euspba rules for grade five. Bands will be allowed to enter more than one band. To enter satellite bands you will have to add the letters a, b, c, to the bands entering and all satellites will have to pay an entrance fee.
Bands entering will name a charity of their choosing. The top four winners will receive prize money in the form of a check for their respective charity in their name. All bands will receive a written acknowledgement for their band and charity. The monetary break down for each charity shall be as follows.
$1000. to first place
$800. to second place
$500. to third place
$200. to fourth place
Bands shall pay the $150.00 entrance fee and have their charity named by October 1 2009.
All bands are asked to participate in a massed band march following the competition. The PDCG committee’s suggested massed band tunes are,
Scotland the Brave, the Rowan Tree, Wings
Minstrel boy Wearing o’ the Green
Green Hills, Battles or’, Balmoral
Adjudication:
Adjudication will begin on the first tap of the drum rolls and end on the last note of your performance. The PSPDC committee will provide judges for these games.
The PSPDC games will be judged by two (2) piping judges, one (1) ensemble judge, and one (1) snare drumming judge.
Each band will be required to play one medley of 3 to 6 minutes in length. The Medley will be a selection of tunes of any length, type, tempo, and time signature.
Each band shall march into the circle by the tap. All bands will march by the tap when leaving the circle. EUSPBA style evaluation sheets will be provided to each judge prior to the start of the contest. Judges are asked to make the fullest use of the sheets provided in evaluating the competitors. Judges shall assign a numeric placing in the “placing” box for the first (1st) through sixth (6th) for all bands. Each sheet used by the judges must bear the judge's signature.
Promotions:
Members of the PDCG committee ask that all bands entering assist in some form of positive promotion for these games, i.e. sending out flyers, posters and ticket sales. The committee will provide all promotion materials. Tickets for the general public are available at the cost of ten ($10) dollars. There will be advanced tickets available as well as at the door sales.
All proceeds will be going to charity.
The Brockton Firefighters Pipes & Drums is a not for profit 501 (c) (3) organization. If you are interested in making a donation to the PDCG please forward it to BFFPD p.o.box 4141 Brockton MA 02301 c/o PDCG.
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