2020  Modern Snare Drum Competition

May 29 - 30, 2020
Hosted by the Cleveland Institute of Music and sponsored by Pearl.
Commissioned piece by David Skidmore.​

Our 2019 Winners

Division I: 1st - Jeremy Sreejayan  |  2nd - David Riccobono  |  3rd - Louis Pino
Division II: 1st - Paul Matthews  |  2nd - Braden Vaughn  |  3rd - Harshil Gupta

About the Competition

The Modern Snare Drum Competition, hosted by the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) and sponsored by Pearl, 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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Schedule & Details

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Meet the Judges

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Application