2025 VPA Piping Recital featuring Greg Wilson and Brendan Eade 7pm Friday July 25th
PLC Doris Daniel Theatre
48 Parer st, Burwood

The VPA is proud to present our second Victorian Championships recital this year on Friday July 25th 2025 at PLC Burwood. Doors open 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

Our recitalists will be Greg Wilson and Dr. Brendan Eade.

Greg is a prolific prize winner in Scotland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.  Amongst other prizes, he is the winner of Gold Medals at The Northern Meeting and the Argyllshire Gathering, three Clasps to the Gold Medal at The Northern Meeting, and three consecutive Silver Chanters at Dunvegan Castle. He has also won the Bratach Gorm (London) twice and has a record equaling four Braemar Gold Medals. A World-class CV from one of the world’s true professional pipers.

Dr. Brendon Eade is one of New Zealand’s top solo pipers. He has competed extensively in New Zealand and Scotland, winning the 2003 Northern Meetings Inverness Silver Medal and the A Grade MSR, Northern Meetings Inverness 2010, several NZ championship titles, the CNP Gold medal (NZ), Clasp to the CNP Gold medal (NZ) four times, Silver Chanter, Silver Clasp, Claidhmor Invitational (five times), and Targe (for Piobaireachd, four times). He has also placed in many major Scottish events, including the Braemar Gold Medal events, Dunvegan medal (Skye), and London and Argyllshire Gathering. Brendan has also gained prizes at the Interceltique Lorient Festival numerous times, winning the Piobaireachd event in 2023, and in 2024, won the overall Macrimmon trophy. We are privileged to have Brendan over as both recitalist and adjudicator for the first time at the Victorian Championships