'He has enjoyed tremendously his time in the role which has been a real honour. 'Pipe Major Potter is stepping down as the Queen’s Piper next month,' confirmed a spokeswoman for the army. Now the current Queen will have to get to know her next piper in a whirl and a skirl. Queen Victoria was so close to William Ross, who served as her piper for 37 years, that she grieved long after his death. She first heard bagpipe music in 1842, when she and Prince Albert visited the Highlands for the first time Again, before you hire any bagpiper, you should verify that they can actually play.Where it all started: The history of the post dates back to Queen Victoria's reign. You can see me playing the small pipes on the Video Page. If you are doing a viewing and would like bagpipes there, I play a set of small pipes that are quieter in sound and are background music that can be played inside. In that case, I will play before and after the church ceremony. There are also situations where there is no cemetery service. My goal is to give you as much music as I can before departing for the cemetery.
If you’d like music at the church, I will play as you are coming out of church until the casket is in the hearse and maybe a little longer. I play until the last person has placed their flower on the casket, paid their final respects and walks away from the casket. After the religious ceremony, the military honors (if any) and the Funeral Director announcements, I usually play Amazing Grace followed by a postlude. I will play until the casket is in place at the grave. In most cases, I will play as your Cortege arrives in the Cemetery. I believe that it is important for the family to know exactly what I am going to do for them at this time, so that they know what to expect. Most of the funerals that I play are at a cemetery. I have lots of video on the video page for you to watch. I wouldn’t hire any bagpiper whom you haven’t seen perform either in person or on video. My students believe that as soon as they get their pipes and a kilt that they are ready to play your major event. I am not the cheapest bagpiper in the market. I’ll do everything possible to make sure that you get the best experience.
I’ve been playing the bagpipes at weddings for the last 20 years. This could happen in a church, a catering hall or in a park. At the conclusion of the Ceremony, I will play the Bride and Groom up the aisle and continue playing a Postlude while the guests are leaving the Ceremonial Area. In most cases, I will play the Moms in to the ceremony, followed by the Bride’s Maids and then the Bride herself. Before the Ceremony begins, I will huddle with the Bridal Party so that they know exactly what we’ll be doing. Again I will greet your guests as they arrive to the Ceremony. If you wedding is in another type of venue, I have found that I am in most cases the only music for the Ceremony. Most of the time I will greet your guests as they arrive for your ceremony and play the receiving line immediately after. You should ask your Priest about that if you are considering using the bagpipe in the Ceremony. Depending the the Church and the Priest, the bagpipe is not allowed inside the building as some Priests believe that it is still “the instrument of war”. The majority of the weddings that I play are in the Catholic Church. The big question that people have is “how do you use the bagpipe at a wedding?”. He accepts students of all ages and interest levels and is eager to create a new generation of bagpipers by instructing children and teens to play. He has also published a book of Christmas Carols arranged for bagpipe called “A Piper’s Christmas” as well as “The Bagpipe Hymnal”. Gary believes that the goal of any teaching program is to become accomplished. He has formed 3 pipe bands in the Philadelphia area and his experiences led him to publish his book “Bagpipes For Beginners’. Gary started Symphony Studios, Inc 20 years ago as an outlet for teaching piano, voice and bagpipes.
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Today, Gary is an accomplished full time bagpiper, pianist, and singer. He played his way up to the Grade 2 level before he retired from competing to marry and raise a family. During high school and college he competed in bagpipe competitions sponsored by The Pacific Coast Pipe Band Association, now known as the Western United States Pipe Band Association. He became a choral singer and majored in piano and voice in college.
He started his musical career playing the piano at age 11 and began his bagpipe career in the Helix High School Pipe Band in La Mesa, California more than 40 years ago.
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