Many years ago, during an otherwise routine day in the third grade, David Spurlock’s class was visited by a bagpipe band. It was a life-changing experience for Spurlock. “I was completely awed by them ...

The distant drone of bagpipes and the rat-a-tat of snare drums evokes visions of heather-covered moors and misty lochs. But the haunting music echoes not over the Scottish highlands but across the ...