Support the arts and celebrate the season with the Pipes of Christmas
From the bold sounds of the bagpipes and the harmonious blending of brass, strings and percussion, to the poetic and lyrical words that complement them, the Pipes of Christmas is a festival for the soul.
Since making its debut in 1999, The Pipes of Christmas has played to standing room only audiences. Now a cherished holiday event, the concert provides audiences with a stirring and reverent celebration of the Christmas season and the Celtic spirit. Audience-goers return year after year to experience the program, many reporting that the Pipes of Christmas has become part of their family’s annual Christmas tradition.
Our company of performers
The Pipes of Christmas brings together seasoned Celtic musicians, soloists, and performers from across America and the UK.
Past performers have included the Kevin Ray Blandford Memorial Pipe Band from Redlands, CA, champion harper Jennifer Port from Golspie, Scotland, three-time New England Fiddle Champion, Paul Woodiel, and the Solid Brass ensemble.
Fundraising for the arts
The Pipes of Christmas is hosted by the Learned Kindred of Currie and is our only fundraiser, generating our operating budget for the year ahead.
In addition to supporting our world-renowned musicians and creative collaborators, your ticket helps ensure our continued efforts to support the global Scottish community through initiatives like:
- Providing scholarships to deserving students
- Hosting the largest Tartan Day event in the world, Tartan Day on Ellis Island, which received over 80,000 visitors in 2024 alone!
- Commissioning of new musical and cultural works
- The Learned Kindred of Currie Monuments Initiative, which helps erect and preserve new and existing locations such as the Scottish Writers Museum and Bale nam Bàrd (the bard’s home) on the Island of South Uist
- Developing a cultural heritage centre in Scotland (currently in preliminary stages)
Fundraising for the arts
The Pipes of Christmas is hosted by the Learned Kindred of Currie and is our only fundraiser, generating our operating budget for the year ahead.
In addition to supporting our world-renowned musicians and creative collaborators, your ticket helps ensure our continued efforts to support the global Scottish community through initiatives like:
- Providing scholarships to deserving students
- Hosting the largest Tartan Day event in the world, Tartan Day on Ellis Island, which received over 80,000 visitors in 2024 alone!
- Commissioning of new musical and cultural works
- The Learned Kindred of Currie Monuments Initiative, which helps erect and preserve new and existing locations such as the Scottish Writers Museum and Bale nam Bàrd (the bard’s home) on the Island of South Uist
- Developing a cultural heritage centre in Scotland (currently in preliminary stages)
Social responsibility
The Learned Kindred of Currie is committed to making good citizenship part of its mandate around The Pipes of Christmas. Especially during the Christmas season, which is a time of celebration and giving, it is especially important that we take the opportunity to give to others.
As with past productions, the New Jersey performances hosts a food drive to benefit GRACE (Giving and Receiving Assistance for Community’s Essentials). Audience members are encouraged to bring donations of non-perishable food items to the venue to help those experiencing food insecurity.
In addition, each year we make available a pro bono block of tickets to each of our concerts to other nonprofits that wish to use the sale of those tickets for their own fundraising purposes.
Critical Acclaim
