2025 Judges
The 2026 competition jury will include the following members:
The competition jury will include the following members:
Marc Damoulakis - MSDC co-director. Cleveland Orchestra principal percussionist and CIM faculty member.
Tom Sherwood - MSDC co-director, Cleveland Orchestra section percussionist and CIM faculty member.
Christopher Lamb - New York Philharmonic principal percussionist.
Duncan Patton - Metropolitan Opera principal timpanist – retired
The competition jury will include the following members:
Marc Damoulakis - MSDC co-director. Cleveland Orchestra principal percussionist and CIM faculty member.
Tom Sherwood - MSDC co-director, Cleveland Orchestra section percussionist and CIM faculty member.
Christopher Lamb - New York Philharmonic principal percussionist.
Duncan Patton - Metropolitan Opera principal timpanist – retired
PAST JUDGES
2025 Judges
Marc Damoulakis, Tom Sherwood, Ross Karre, Doug Howard
2024 Judges
Marc Damoulakis, Tom Sherwood, Pablo Rieppi, She-e Wu
2023
Marc Damoulakis, Tom Sherwood, Mark Reilly, Nancy Zeltsman
2022
Marc Damoulakis, Tom Sherwood, Michael Truesdell, She-E Wu
2021
Tom Sherwood, Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, She-e Wu, John Tafoya, Keith Aleo
2019
Tom Sherwood, Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, Gene Koshinski, Ian Rosenbaum
2018
Tom Sherwood, Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, Aiyun Huang, Ian Antonio
2017
Tom Sherwood, Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, Michael Rosen, Russell Hartenberger, Matthew Duvall
2016
Tom Sherwood, Marc Damoulakis, Tom Freer, Charles Settle, David Skidmore
2015
Tom Sherwood, Marc Damoulakis, Gordon Gottlieb, Charles Settle, Svet Stoyanov
2014
Tom Sherwood, Ian Ding, John Parks, Jim Ross, Charles Settle
2013
Tom Sherwood, Kevin Bobo, Casey Cangelosi, Michael Eagle, Charles Settle
2012
Tom Sherwood, Michael Burritt, Casey Cangelosi, Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, Sam Solomon
2011
Tom Sherwood, James Campbell, Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, Adam Sliwinski, Joe Tompkins
2010
Tom Sherwood, John Beck, Bob Becker, Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, She-e Wu
2009
Tom Sherwood, Keith Aleo, Jack Bell, Jim Campbell, Marc Damoulakis, Robin Engleman, William Wilder, Mark Yancich
2008
Tom Sherwood, Alan Abel, Brian Barnhart Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, William Wilder, Mark Yancich
2025 Judges
Marc Damoulakis, Tom Sherwood, Ross Karre, Doug Howard
2024 Judges
Marc Damoulakis, Tom Sherwood, Pablo Rieppi, She-e Wu
2023
Marc Damoulakis, Tom Sherwood, Mark Reilly, Nancy Zeltsman
2022
Marc Damoulakis, Tom Sherwood, Michael Truesdell, She-E Wu
2021
Tom Sherwood, Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, She-e Wu, John Tafoya, Keith Aleo
2019
Tom Sherwood, Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, Gene Koshinski, Ian Rosenbaum
2018
Tom Sherwood, Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, Aiyun Huang, Ian Antonio
2017
Tom Sherwood, Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, Michael Rosen, Russell Hartenberger, Matthew Duvall
2016
Tom Sherwood, Marc Damoulakis, Tom Freer, Charles Settle, David Skidmore
2015
Tom Sherwood, Marc Damoulakis, Gordon Gottlieb, Charles Settle, Svet Stoyanov
2014
Tom Sherwood, Ian Ding, John Parks, Jim Ross, Charles Settle
2013
Tom Sherwood, Kevin Bobo, Casey Cangelosi, Michael Eagle, Charles Settle
2012
Tom Sherwood, Michael Burritt, Casey Cangelosi, Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, Sam Solomon
2011
Tom Sherwood, James Campbell, Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, Adam Sliwinski, Joe Tompkins
2010
Tom Sherwood, John Beck, Bob Becker, Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, She-e Wu
2009
Tom Sherwood, Keith Aleo, Jack Bell, Jim Campbell, Marc Damoulakis, Robin Engleman, William Wilder, Mark Yancich
2008
Tom Sherwood, Alan Abel, Brian Barnhart Marc Damoulakis, Charles Settle, William Wilder, Mark Yancich