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Recent Examples of piper
And, in Edinburgh, the especially brave get the chance to play bagpipes with Scotland’s national piper, Louise Marshall, who has entertained queens, popes, and celebrities.
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Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
The piper will play at the beginning and end of the service at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 26, as well as accompany the hymns and choir.
Those who have Scottish regalia (kilts, tartans, etc.) are invited to wear it and attend the church at 310 W. Broadway.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Paying the piper In an aerial view, a container ship arrives at the Port of Oakland on Oct. 10, 2025 in Oakland, California.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
It was preceded on departure from Kensington Palace by a piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards, for which Katharine had been the Deputy Colonel-in-Chief since the regiment's inception in 1992.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
The piper will play at the beginning and end of the service at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 26, as well as accompany the hymns and choir.
Those who have Scottish regalia (kilts, tartans, etc.) are invited to wear it and attend the church at 310 W. Broadway.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Paying the piper In an aerial view, a container ship arrives at the Port of Oakland on Oct. 10, 2025 in Oakland, California.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
It was preceded on departure from Kensington Palace by a piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards, for which Katharine had been the Deputy Colonel-in-Chief since the regiment's inception in 1992.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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The area hums with culture, from galleries and artisan boutiques to live music at Stinky’s Bait Shack (go Fridays and see Matt Miller, fiddler extraordinaire) and the 30A Songwriters Festival.—
Carrie Honaker,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Feb. 2026
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The remaining band members include guitarist Patrick Sauber, lead vocalist Trisha Gagnon, five-string banjo player Nick Hornbuckle and fiddler Greg Spatz.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Assembled by Young in late 2024, Chrome Hearts consists of guitarist Micah Nelson, organist Spooner Oldham, and the Promise of the Real rhythm section known as Anthony LoGerfo on drums and Corey McCormick on bass.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2026
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The installation of a digital organ designed by longtime Castro organist David Hegarty.—
Monica Garske,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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The band’s lineup for their last run will include Cain, Schon and Pineda, as well as drummer/singer Dean Castronovo, keyboardist/singer Jason Derlatka and bassist Todd Jensen.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2026
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The song also serves as a showcase for Ilan Rubin behind the kit following last year’s contentious drummer swap among rock bands.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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The performers will be tenor Jon Lee Keenan, violinist Agatha Blevin, violist Jonah Sirota, cellist Sarah Kim and pianist Irene Kim.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Bell is a Grammy-winning classical superstar violinist.—
Adam Bell
February 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
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Classical In much the same way that youngsters might dig their parents’ Beatles records, the pianist and composer Amy Williams had a formative relationship with the music of the minimalist composer Morton Feldman.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
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Recorded fewer than 30 blocks form where Glenn Gould laid down his own landmark recording of Johann Sebastian Bach’s masterpiece, pianist Yunchan Lim’s new album has been topping the classical charts since its release earlier this month.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Composed of Ayewa, bassist Luke Stewart, trumpeter Aquiles Navarro, saxophonist Keir Neuringer, and drummer Tcheser Holmes, Irreversible Entanglements shared their last record, Protect Your Light, in 2023.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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His friend and mentor Kevin Batchelor, a trumpeter who plays in the Sun Ra Arkestra and leads the NYC Ska Orchestra, put him in touch with Hertz.—
Daniel Yadin,
Curbed,
11 Feb. 2026
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After a decade-long absence, flutist Lori Bell is returning to the Rancho Bernardo Library, this time accompanied by guitarist Ron Satterfield.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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It will be played by flutist Mark Teplitsky, violinist Eric Gratz, cellist Julian Schwartz and harpsichordist Ian Pritchard.—
Deborah Martin,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The block party kicked off with a set from Bay Area DJ Ethan Dreams, followed by a genre-bending collaboration between Bay Area harpist GEO and San Francisco native, DJ Salenie.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Three of the soloists are longtime symphony members — concertmaster Jeff Thayer, principal English horn player Andrea Overturf and harpist Julie Phillips, who this year celebrates her 20th anniversary with the symphony.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Piper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piper. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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