Simon Fraser University Pipe Band

Pipe Major Terry Lee is one of the most prominent and successful pipe band leaders in the world. Under his direction, the SFU Pipe Band captured the World Pipe Band Championship of 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2008 and 2009, and is one of only two bands in history to win both the Medley and MSR events at the World Championships more than once (MSR five times, Medley five times). Terry is also one of only seven Pipe Majors to win the World Championship more than twice.

His ability to produce superb band performances in both the contemporary and traditional style, and to significantly enhance the musicality and technique of his players is respected worldwide. Terry serves as General Manager of the well-known Scottish supplies store, Tartantown. On September 10, 1999 P/M Terry Lee and P/S Jack Lee were each presented with the Meritorious Service Medal by Governor General Romeo LeBlanc in Quebec City, Quebec.

Jack Lee is ranked among the world's most accomplished pipers, having won the Gold Medal, Clasp, and Silver Star (twice) at Inverness, and the Gold Medal and Senior Piobaireachd at Oban, as well as the Bratach Gorm in London, and the Piobaireachd event at the Glenfiddich Championship in Scotland. In 2002, Jack won the coveted Dunvegan Medal in Portree. In October 2001, Jack Lee made a CD as part of Lismore's "World's Greatest Pipers" CD series.

In the mid-70s, he pipe-majored the Canadian Pacific Airlines Pipe Band to the Cowal, European, and Canadian Open Championships in Grade II. A highly successful and sought-after teacher as well, Jack has two students who have won the Gold and Silver Medals.

Alan is one of the world's top pipers. His career highlights include winning the Gold and Silver Medals at Inverness, and the Jig events at both Oban and Inverness in the same year. In 2009, Alan was the overall winner at the Donald MacLeod Memorial competition and the Masters Invitational.

Bonnie has been a member of the band since 1988. She has won the World Championship with the band six times and has performed at each of the band's major concerts, including the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall and Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall.

Xavier is one of the top pipers from Brittany (France). He joined SFU in 2009 and is also a member of Bagad Cap Caval in Brittany (bagad champions in 2008, 2009 and 2010). He's playing pipes since he's 9 and was taught by Erwan Roparz and Herve le Floc'h. He won the Breton section of the Gordon Duncan Memorial in 2008 and came 4th in the Silver Medal at the Northern Meeting in 2010. Xavier is teaching pipes and makes the RedWood drone reeds. More infos here : www.rwreeds.com.

Andrew has won many solo prizes in Scotland and Canada, and has been a long-time member of the band. In 2001, he was selected to compete in the Lorient Festival, where he was among the prize winners. Andrew's music collection Boney Music is available in the SFU Online Store.

Angela started playing as a member of the original RMM pipe band in early 1994 and won the Juvenile World Championships with them in 1999. She joined SFU in 2007 after winning the Grade 2 World Championships with RMM2 in 2006.

Damien came to the band from the Abbotsford Police Pipe Band in the fall of 2000.

Jori is one of the world's busiest top pipers, winning prizes at home and in Scotland, including the U.S. Gold Medal (three times), the Cameron-Gillies Challenge Recital (twice), the U.S. Prize Pipe, the B.C. Piper's Knock-Out, the 'A' Marches at Oban, and prizes in the Gold Medal at Oban and Inverness. Jori lives in Seattle and is a full-time piper and piping teacher. His piping educational website is BagpipeLessons.com.

Gordon is originally from Greenock, Scotland and moved to Alberta with his family. He was a member of Alberta Caledonia from 2004-08, and joined SFU in the fall of 2008. Gordon is the 2009 Alberta Professional Piobaireachd and Light Music Champion.

Blair moved to BC and joined the band for the 2002 season. Originally from Manitoba, he is a former member of the City of Regina Pipe Band and a graduate of UBC Law School.

Richard began his piping in South Africa in January 2000 at the age of 8. He received his instruction from Chris Macaulay and later from P/M Jimmy Elston of the Krugersdorp Pipe Band; a band which Richard joined shortly after. After emigrating to the USA in 2003, he joined the Sir James McDonald Pipe Band in Portland, Oregon. Richard currently receives instruction from Jori Chisholm and Bruce Gandy and is a regular competitor on the BCPA Solo competition circuit. He began competing as a grade 5 solo competitor in 2004 and has won the BCPA Grand Aggregate for Grade 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and 1 again in consecutive years. Richard is coming up to his second year in Pro.

Alastair has come through the RMM Pipe Band system and is now an aspiring open solo piper. In 2009, highlights included the overall Professional Aggregate at the BC Pipers Annual Gathering, B Marches at Oban (1st), Oban Silver Medal (2nd), and B Strathspey & Reel at Inverness (2nd).

Andrew was the P/M of the World Juvenile Champion RMM Pipe Band, and has become a regular open prize winner on the west coast. He won the Kansas City Silver Medal in 2007.

Colin joined SFU in 2006 after playing with RMM and winning the Juvenile Championships in 2003 and 2005. Colin's solo prizes in both North America and Scotland include the Nicol-Brown Invitational in 2005, the piobaireachd event at the 2006 George Sherriff Memorial, the B piobaireachd at the London competition in 2006, and most recently, the B grade march event and the Silver Medal at Inverness in 2008.

John joined SFU in 2009 after playing with RMM for 11 years and winning the Juvenile World Championships in 2005. John's solo prizes include first place in the MSR at the Nicol-Brown Invitational in 2008, and first overall in the C grade at Cowal in 2010. John is currently studying business at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

As a Grade 1 Pipe Major with the Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia, Robert has won every championship prize there is several times over, including 5 World Championship titles and 9 Champion of Champions titles. He has also won the coveted Macallan trophy twice, once in a grand slam format, winning all events in Irish, Breton and Scottish music. He has 3 major solo recordings which include: Gracenotes, Ebbtide and The Big Birl, as well as 4 music books highlighting his own compositions played by many pipers and pipe bands. Robert has a Masters degree in Art and Design. His hobbies include painting and composing music for the highland bagpipe. Robert and his wife jointly own The Kilt Centre in Hamilton, Scotland.

Kevin began playing in the summer of 2003 at the SFU Summer Camps and then began playing with RMM that following fall. He Pipe-Majored the RMM Grade 4 band in 2006 and competed with RMM 3 at the World Championships in 2007 and 2009. In February 2011 he moved into the SFU Pipe Band. Kevin is currently an undergraduate student at SFU studying Communications and History.

Colin first joined the band in 1996, and rejoined in 2000 after spending two years in Glasgow and playing with the Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band from Northern Ireland.

Dani came to the band in 1995 from Saskatchewan, and is a six-time winner at the Worlds. She is a consistent prize winner in professional solo events.

Derek came to the SFUPB from Minnesota in the late 1980s. He is one of the band's corner players.

Will started piping in Alaska, and came down to attend PHSD over the years. He now lives in WA, and was a member of World Champion RMM bands. Will has won prizes in the B grade events at Oban in 2007, won the BC Pipers Professional Knockout competition in 2007, and was the winner of the Senior Piobaireachd at the Kamloops Highland Games in 2008.

Keith originally played with the band from 2000-06 and has recently rejoined. Prior to playing with SFU, he played with the Abbotsford Police Pipe Band from 1997-99. He grew up and began his piping in Kansas City and currently lives in Seattle, WA.

Myles started piping in 1999 for the Edmonton Boys' Pipe Band. He won the Novice Juvenile World Championship in 2002 with Edmonton Boys'. Myles played with the Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band before moving to Vancouver to join SFU in 2008. Formerly an Apprentice Carpenter; Myles is currently in his 2nd year of study at SFU earning a degree in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry.

John joined the band in the fall of 2006 and has also been a member of two Grade 2 World Champion bands (Prince Charles in 2000 and RMM in 2006). He was originally taught by his father, Ken Sutherland, and cites Jack Lee, Alan Bevan, Terry Lee and Andrew Douglas as the other developmental influences on his piping career. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, John moved to British Columbia to attend SFU, eventually earning his master’s degree in business administration from SFU in 2009. John now resides in Langley, BC with his wife, Trena. John is an avid supporter of the San Francisco Giants (baseball) and the San Jose Sharks (hockey) organizations. His favourite moments with the band to date was winning the World Pipe Band Championship in 2008 and 2009.