Performer

About Mactalla Pipe Band

The Benoni Mactalla Pipe Band is a Grade 2 South African Pipe Band and was formed in 1999 by then Pipe Major Chris Macauly. The band was born out of a need for a senior band, where players from the highly successful Benoni High School Pipe Band could continue competing and honing their craft at a high level. At that stage almost all members of the senior band came directly from the school band.

A lot has happened over the 15 years since those early days. Benoni Mactalla has competed at numerous local competitions, and has travelled overseas to compete in the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow. Benoni Mactalla Pipe Band is the only South African Pipe Band to have won a World Championship in their grade, which they achieved in 2009 under current Pipe Major, Robert du Toit. The band now boasts members from across South Africa, and has hosted a number of overseas guest players from some of the best Pipe Bands in the U.K., New Zealand and Australia.

Benoni Mactalla is currently pursuing the goal of competing at the Australian National Pipe Band Championships 2016 in Sydney, where they will be pitted against some of the finest pipers and drummers in the world.

Gigging Experience

Below is a list of some of the bands achievements:

Winner : Grade 2 South African Championships 2014

Runner-up : Grade 2 South African Champion of Champions 2013

Runner-up : South African Championships 2013

Winner : Grade 2 South African Champion of Champions 2012

Winner : South African Championships 2012

Winner : Regional Champion of Champions 2012

Winner : South African Championships 2011

Runner-up : Grade 2 South African Champion of Champions 2011

Winner : Regional Champion of Champions 2011

Winner : World Pipe Band Championships Grade 3B 2009

Aside from the band's many achievements at a competitive level, they have performed at numerous prestigious events and functions; including performing with the National Symphony Orchestra "Night of the Pops" under Conductor Richard Coch, as well as performing for the Queen at a British Airways aircraft roll-out ceremony. The band is constantly striving to reach new levels of excellence in their performance, pushing the boundaries within the traditional pipe band scene and putting South Africa on the map within the

global pipe band community.