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Members:
Crow Creek is Alaska’s largest pipe band, at one point consisting of over 110 Performing and Associate members.
 "Performing Members" are pipers and
drummers qualified to play with the band in performances and competitions. "Associate Members" are piping and drumming students, managers, stewards, tuners, drivers, etc. The band is governed by a Board of Directors, made up of the Performing Members, who elect the President,
Secretary, Treasurer, Manager and Pipe Major.
Performances:
Crow Creek averages fifty to sixty performances each year, for small and large audiences, at concerts, in parades, arts festivals, picnics, social events,
funerals, and graduations. The band has performed throughout Alaska in communities such as Nome, Fairbanks, Kodiak, Seldovia, Seward, Palmer, Talkeetna, Wasilla, Kenai, and Cordova. As a non-profit educational organization, the Band provides many free concerts for non-profit
educational and charity organizations and
events, where attendees are not charged admission fees; and discounted
performance fees where attendees are charged admission fees.
Instruction:
One of Crow Creek Pipes & Drums' more important functions is to provide free piping and drumming instruction.
This is accomplished through weekly instruction and periodic workshops,
where professional musicians from Canada, the Lower 48, and Scotland are
brought to Anchorage.
Practice sessions are held at the First Congregational Church, 2610 E.
Northern Lights Blvd., in Anchorage, Saturday mornings, 9:00 am until
noon. There is no charge to join and lessons are free.
Students are expected to purchase their own practice chanters, drum pads
and sticks. There is a limited practice schedule during the
summer, so please contact us via email to confirm dates and times.
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