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CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Announcing the winners of the 2026 Modern Snare Drum Competition Division I 1 Ruben Shonik - Sea Cliff, NY 2 Blake Parker - Ithaca, NY 3 Alessandra Reilly - Kings Park, NY Division II 1 Aaron Levine - Tenafly, NJ 2 Avery Mitchell - Cheney, WA 3 Ellie Lebovich - Evanston, IL Junior Division 1 Matthew Gleason Naples, NY 2 Lucas Liu Plan, TX Thank you and bravo to all those that participated in all rounds. The level was extraordinarily high this year. You should all be very proud of your talent, hard work and dedication to the craft of advanced snare drum performance |
About the CompetitionThe Modern Snare Drum Competition, hosted by the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), is open to ages 26 and under, and aims to promote snare drum literature. Under the new direction of Marc Damoulakis, CIM faculty member and Cleveland Orchestra principal percussionist, this annual competition will continue former director Tom Sherwood's work to educate the percussion community on a wide array of snare drum repertoire, including newly commissioned works.
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