CAPHMES, October 31, 1996
Secondary education major
plays bagpipes
Ann Mease
Staff Reporter
If you hear the faint
sound of bagpipe music on at
Penn State Harrisburg (PSH),
you have not been transport-
ed backwards in time to the
rugged highlands of Scotland
David Puckett, sec-
ondary education major is
the reason you hear bagpipes
on campus. Puckett some-
times practices on the open
fields by the Educational
Activities Building, and in
the quiet study on the second
floor of the Capital Union
Building.
Puckett said he went
to see a Scottish military
bagpipe unit called "The
B lackwatch" when he was
seven years old and has been
fascinated with the instru-
ment ever since
F inally pursuing a
lifelong dream, he started
taking lessons over two years
ago with Dr. Robert Davidson,
of Harrisburg. He soon com-
mined ten tunes to memory
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in nine months. Puckett is
now able to play over 30
tunes on the bagpipe.
i t took nine months to master
the chanter pipe which has a
double reed and eight open
holes on which the melody i s
played
are three drones and four
reeds on the bagpipe and
each drone took three months
to master, building up my
lung power to play all three
drones at one time."
years Puckett has played his
bagpipes at several func-
t ions, including a Veterans
Day Ceremony on campus.
he has played with the Kil tie
of York Pipe Band in several
parades, mass at St. Patrick's
Cathedral in Harrisburg, and
Bruce Bond's Wink 104 radio
program, at Wanda's
Puckett played for Governor
Ridge at the 1996 Governor's
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Over the last two
According to Puckett,
On October 10,
for Gov. Ridge
Awards for the Arts, at the
Capital Rotunda. These
awards are given to celebrate
the vitality and heritage of
the arts in Pennsylvania
According to the
advisory panel for the
awards, the Art Awards rec-
ognize not only individual
achievements, but also the
contributions of the out-
standing arts organizations,
corporations and founda-
tions, which make the
Commonwealth a leader in
the cultural life of the
nation.
According to Puckett
it was quite and honor to
perform for Governor and
Mrs. Ridge who were sitting
several feet away when he
played, " Bonnie Galloway"
on the bagpipes.
Dr. John Patterson, a
professor in the Humanities
Department highly recom-
mended Puckett to be chosen
as one of the entertainers at
the Governors Awards for
the Art's ceremony this year
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David has a deep feeling for
the tradition and history
behind this instrument, mak-
ing him dedicated to the
music."
continue to play the bagpipes
between his studies to
relieve stress and because of
his deep inner commitment
to keep alive the ethnic tra-
dition of this beautiful
instrument
Fencing club formed at PSH
Debbi Mallek
Staff Reporter
Rachel Wright, is a
first semester junior at PSH.
When she arrived here,
Wright wanted to find other
students to share her inter
est in fencing.
"Fencing is a great
sport," said Wright. "It
sharpens your concentra
tion."
The Fencing club wil I
be coached by Bryant Hayes,
ranked 17th fencer in the
country. Hayes, who has
been Wright's personal coach
for several years, studied
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Patterson said,"
Puckett said he will
David Puckett practices playing the bagpipes on the grounds
of the Penn State Harrisburg campus
under Emaniul Kaidonov and
Wes Glon, University Park
fencing coaches.
Brad Smitley, head of
athletics, has worked with
the club to get clearance
from Risk Management, and
to schedule meeting/practice
times
The Fencing club will
meet at the CUB Mondays and
Wednesdays from 7-10 p.m.,
pending approval from stu
dent government. The club
drafted and submitted a con-
stitution to student court for
review. Student court will
then pass the Fencing club
constitution on to student
government for final
approval
Membership in the
Fencing club is open to any
one interested. The club
will start by offering lessons
at the beginner level for the
first semester.
After that, there will
be classes for beginners and
those more advanced stu
dents.
Dickinson, Franklin
and Marshall, Carlisle War
College, and Bucknell all
have established fencing
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