2023 Competition

Congratulations to this year's winners!

Division 1
First Place (tie): Austin Cantrell and Sebastião Sheldrick
Second Place: n/a
Third Place: Fletcher Leonard
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Division 2
First Place: Glenn Choe
Second Place: Ryan Lee
Third Place: Ryan Payne

About the Competition

The 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. 

Schedule & Details

Meet the Judges

Application