national honorary society, Phi Beta Kappa. It was the following year that he joined the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. In 2000, Chisholm went on a solo competition tour in Scotland in an attempt to achieve sufficient piping prizes to meet the qualification standards for elite competitions the following year. He succeeded, and was invited to compete at the Argyllshire Gathering at Oban and the Northern Meeting in Inverness in 2001. In his first year competing at the elite level, he won the Royal Scottish Pipers' Society Bronze Star for 1st Place in the 'A' Marches at the Argyllshire Gathering at Oban and Runner-Up in the Silver Medal Piobaireachd at the Northern Meeting in Inverness. Chisholm continues to compete internationally, taking top prizes in North America and Scotland. His first solo album, Bagpipe Revolution, was released in 2008 and was Runner-Up for the Reader's Choice Recording of the Year award by PipesDrums. Trivia Chisholm is the grandson of the famous Finnish fighter ace Jorma Sarvanto. Chisholm is a graduate of the Yamaha Music School. Solo Prizes Cowal Highland Gathering Open 'A' Piobaireachd (2010) - 1st place (first American two-time winner) U.S. Gold Medal Piping Championship (2014) - 1st place (first four-time winner) U.S. Gold Medal Piping Championship (2009) - 1st place (first three-time winner) U.S. Gold Medal Piping Championship (2008) - 1st place (first two-time winner) Cowal Highland Gathering Open 'A' Piobaireachd (2008) - 1st place (first American winner) 3rd place in the Gold Medal competition at Oban (2006) United States Prize Pipe (2005) - 1st place Inaugural U.S. Gold Medal Piping Championship (2004) - 1st place Cameron-Gillies Challenge Recital (two-time winner - 2004 and 2005) B.C. Piper's Association Professional Knock-Out Competition (2004) - 1st place Western Regional Piping Championships (2004) - 1st place 4th place in the Gold Medal Piobaireachd competition at Inverness (2003) Runner-Up in the Silver Medal Piobaireachd at the Northern Meeting in Inverness (2001) 'A' Marches at Argyllshire Gathering in Oban (2001) - 1st place Discography As a soloist Bagpipe Revolution (nominated for Album of the Year by Pipes|Drums magazine) Masters of Scottish Arts - Volume II: Live at Benaroya Hall Dr. Dan Reid Memorial Challenge Recital 2004 The 2004 Band Room MASTERS: Recorded Live at the National Piping Centre The 2004 Band Room MASTERS Piobaireachd: Volume One (DVD) Winter Storm III: The Pipes and Drums Concert (2004) Simon Fraser University Pipe Band: On Home Ground: