Chicago Highlanders Pipe Band
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The Chicago Highlanders Pipe Band is a pipe band
founded in 1921 in Chicago
, Illinois
by Robert Sim. Robert Sim later went on to be Pipe Major
of the Chicago Stockyard Kilty Band
.
The band currently practices at Bethel Lutheran Church in the village of Palatine
, Illinois
, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. every Thursday night of the week throughout the year. In keeping with the tradition set forth by past members of the Chicago Highlanders, the band dedicates the first half-hour of their practice time to teaching students.
In addition to performing throughout the year at parades, festivals, and private engagements, the band currently competes in Grade 4 as a member of the Midwest Pipe Band Association
.
The band has also played for President John F. Kennedy during one of his stops in Chicago during his 1960 presidential campaign.
Pipe band
A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. The term used by military pipe bands, pipes and drums, is also common....
founded in 1921 in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
by Robert Sim. Robert Sim later went on to be Pipe Major
Pipe Major
The Pipe Major is the director of bagpipe music in a Scottish or Irish pipe band. Like Drum Major, the position of Pipe Major is derived from British Army traditions. During the early twentieth century, the term Sergeant Piper was used for the role in place of "Pipe Major".Civillian and military...
of the Chicago Stockyard Kilty Band
Chicago Stockyard Kilty Band
The Chicago Stockyard Kilty Band is a pipe band established in 1921 in Chicago, Illinois by brothers Robert and James Sim, emigrants from Aberdeen, Scotland and veterans of the World War I...
.
The band currently practices at Bethel Lutheran Church in the village of Palatine
Palatine
A palatine or palatinus is a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman times...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. every Thursday night of the week throughout the year. In keeping with the tradition set forth by past members of the Chicago Highlanders, the band dedicates the first half-hour of their practice time to teaching students.
In addition to performing throughout the year at parades, festivals, and private engagements, the band currently competes in Grade 4 as a member of the Midwest Pipe Band Association
Midwest Pipe Band Association
The Midwest Pipe Band Association is an association of pipe bands in the Midwestern United States. Within its area of jurisdiction, the association includes over forty pipe bands, offers band, solo piping and drumming, and drum major competitions with sanctioned judges, and is responsible for...
.
History
The band played for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip when they visited Chicago for its International Trade Fair on July 6, 1959, and were part of the official reception along with the 2nd U.S. Marine Division Band.The band has also played for President John F. Kennedy during one of his stops in Chicago during his 1960 presidential campaign.