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Robert MacNeil is the developer of Bagpipe Music Writer GOLD.
He used an earlier version of BMW to produce his first
collection of music in 1990. He is also a well known composer having written such tunes
such as: Jack's Welcome Home, Murdoch MacAlister, The Simon Fraser
University Pipe Band, The Pile Driver, Blackie MacLeod and Jamie McInnes Ceilidh. His compositions have been played at
Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House and were also used to start the medleys of the Simon Fraser University Pipe
Band and the Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band when they each won the World Pipe Band Championship. Rob was a piper with the Simon Fraser University
Pipe Band Grade 1 and Pipe Major of the SFU Pipe Band Grade 2 before becoming band manager
in 1990. He has been primarily responsible for the band's last seven recordings and last
eight Highland Arts Festivals.
Rob is a Past President of the British Columbia Pipers Association and a member of their Adjudicators Panel. During 2003, he was Chair of the Alliance of North American Pipe Band Associations. He is a registered Professional Engineer and Manager of Quality and Regulatory Affairs for a medical device manufacturer. |