 Piper Dirk in Leipzig Germany The Mühl Pipeband won : Grade 2 - MSR & Madley Grade 3a - MSR & Madley and Open Grade |
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Piper Dirk Otten has over 16 years experience in playing the Bagpipes. His musical career began in the ‘Mac Kenzie’s Pipe Band in Ghent (Belgium) in 1994 afther 6 months of hard work his first set of pipes were purchased, he performaned as a ‘Solo Piper’ in the Tattoo at the historical ‘St.Baafsplein’ in 1994. Played for 6 months in the Red Hackle Pipe Band. In 1996, a small group that wanted to go in competition was launched,,that became ‘the Fleming Pipe Band’, and was situated in Ghent. In 1997 Dirk became Pipe-Major of the Fleming PipeBand. Within three years, the Band was eager to learn and growed into a well-know Band that performed well at competitions, ceremonies, Scottish fairs, weddings, funerals, whiskey-tasting, School parties, Openings etc… In 1998, Dirk became also a playing member of the ‘Antwerp & District Pipe Band’ (Belg) and Mühl Pipes & Drums.(Belg) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In 2001 The Fleming Pipe Band prepared to compete, "what know one expected" on the Saturday 8 September 2003 "and for the first time" The Fleming Pipe Band became 7nd out of 27 bands in the European Championships in Grade 4. Dirk Otten was the FIRST Pipe-Major in the Province East-Flanders, Belgium, that brought a Pipe Band that Far and was rewarded with... - - - - A globe with The Fleming Pipe Band in miniatuur - - - - - It was time to do some other things in live, and Dirk moved to another continent. The Fleming Pipe Band is operating now in Grade 5 and moved from East to West, and became a Pipe Band that is "specialised" in remembering Flanders Fields. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1998 - 3rd place in Grade 3A at the Cowal Games in Dunoon (Scotl) 1999 - 2nd place in Grade 3A in Pipe Band Championships Alden Biesen (Belg) 2000 - 3rd place in Grade 3A at the British Championships, Ashbourne (Uk) 2001 - 1st place Grade 3A in Colchester (Essex –Uk) - 1st in Grade 2 and 3A in Leipzig Pipe Band Competition (Germany) 2002 - 1st place in Grade 2 and 2nd in grade 3A Continental PB Championships (NL) - 2nd place in Grade 3A at the Cowel Games, Dunoon (Scotl) - 1st place Open Grade - 2nd place Grade 2 & 3A in Pipe Band Championships Alden Biesen (Belg) R e m e m b e r i n g s - C o m m e m o r a t i o n s Belgium para's killed in Ruanda (solo piper) Ieper Gate West-Flanders World War I - II ( solo piper ) Passendale West-Flanders World War I - II ( solo piper ) Ghent East-Flanders World War II ( Dampoort ) family member Dirk's mother side. Landing @ Normandië 6 Juni 1944 - Omaha Beach ( solo piper ) " The Pipers Memorial " Longueval - Somme / ( participant piper ) ... pict..below... * ....and much more.... Events : Concert youth ensemble + recording CD ( Tielt Belg) Concert youth ensemble, conductor Peter Valck ( Wakken Belg) Concert youth ensemble Tielt in South-Tyrol ( Italy ) Concert with Conductor Jürgen De Smet and Choir "pipers special act" ( Munte Belg) Piping Concert Antwerp & District + recording CD ( Antwerp Belg) Millenium Parade with approximately 7600 Piper Edingburgh ( Scotland ) Belgium TeleVision - VRT program Hoe Zo - Pipe Band PipeMajor Dirk
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