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Past Winners


2022
Division I
1st – Michael Smith, University of Texas at Austin
2nd – William Richards, Manhattan School of Music
3rd – Austin Cernosek, University of Southern California

 
Division II
1st – Parker Meek, Julliard School
2nd place, 3-way tie –
    Daniel Cesar Carey, Carnegie Mellon University
    Kaden Smutz, Cleveland Institute of Music
    Jay Walton, Interlochen Arts Academy


2021
Division I
1st - Dominik McDonald
2nd - David Riccobono
3rd - Alex Chao
 
Division II
1st - Yuan XIA
2nd - Dominik McDonald
​3rd - Blaine Black


2019
Division I
1st Place - Jeremy Sreejayan     
2nd Place - David Riccobono              
3rd Place - Louis Pino

Division II 
1st Place - Paul Matthews       
2nd Place - Braden Vaughn  
3rd Place - Harshil Gupta


2018
Division I
1st Place - Riley Barnes     
2nd Place - Leo Taylor              
3rd Place - Michael Hopkins

Division II 
1st Place - Toby Grace       
2nd Place - Alexander Garde  
3rd Place - James Leonard


2017
Division I
1st place - Thomas Kolakowski (Univ. of Southern California)
2nd place - Henry Eichman (Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth)
3rd place - Leo Taylor (DePaul Univ.)

Division II
1st place - tie: Caleb Breidenbaugh (Temple Univ.) &
Jeremy Sreejayan (Cleveland Institute of Music)
2nd place - Riley Barnes (Manhattan School of Music)

2016
Division I
1st place - Chad Crummel 
2nd place - Kevin Ritenauer (Manhattan School of Music)
3rd place - Taylor Newman
 
Division II
1st  place - Peter Nichols (Cleveland Institute of Music)
2nd place - Benjamin Cornavaca (Julliard pre-college)
3rd place - Ryan McHenry 

2015
Division I
1st place - Colin McCall (Eastman School of Music)
2nd place - Michael Hopkins (Northwestern University)
3rd place - Taylor Yozwiak (University of Miami)

Division II
1st place - Omar El-Adidin (Wall High School/Juilliard Pre-College)
2nd place - Parker Olson (McIntosh High School)
3rd place - Jake Darnell (Juilliard School)

2014
Division I
1st place - Brice Burton (University of Southern California)
2nd place -Brian Nalesnik (Rutgers University)
3rd place - Marcelina Suchocka (Manhattan School of Music)

Division II 
1st place - Kevin Yoon (Northwood High School - California)
2nd place - Harrison Honor (New England Conservatory)
3rd place - Jake Darnell (Woodland High School - Georgia)

2013
Division I
1st place - not awarded
2nd place - Matthew Penland (University of North Texas)
3rd place (tie) - Chad Crummel (Carnegie Mellon University) and Joel Castro (Columbus State University) 

2012
Division I
1st place - Eric Hopkins (Manhattan School of Music)
2nd place - Xavier Verna (University of Michigan, graduated) 
3rd place - Colin McCall (Eastman School of Music)
 
Division II
1st place - Julian Bridges (University of Michigan)
2nd place - Brice Burton (University of Southern California)
3rd place - Jordan Carter (Mays High School)

2011
Division I
1st place - Nick Taylor (Indiana University)
2nd place - William DeLelles (Cleveland Institute of Music)
3rd place - Erin Douglas Dowery (Carnegie Mellon University)
 
Division II
1st place - Nick Sakakeeny (Oberlin HIgh School)
2nd place - Hanna Kim (Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts High School)
3rd place - Kevin Ritenauer (Archbishop Hoban High School)

Cooperman Prize for Virtuosity: Erin Douglas Dowery (Carnegie Mellon University)-

2010
Division I
1st place - Michael Jarrett (Cleveland Institute of Music) 
2nd place - Dylan Frank (Northwester University)
3rd place - Erin Douglas Dowrey (Carnegie Mellon University)
 
Division II
1st place - David Newton (North Carolina School of the Arts)
2nd - Hanna Kim (Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School)
3rd place - Jay Goff II (Germantown High School)

2009
Division I          
1st place - Alyson Rzeszotarski (Manhattan School of Music)
2nd place - Kirk Etheridge (Indiana University)
3rd place - Christopher Jones (Eastman School of Music)
 
Division II         
1st place - William DeLelles (Wintersville, OH)
2nd place - Michael Jarrett (Roswell, GA) 
3rd place - Kevin Jordan (Iselin, NJ)

Cooperman Rudimental Drummer Award – William DeLelles (Wintersville, OH)

2008
Division I
1st place - Alan Stewart (Northwestern University)
2nd place - Brian Archinal (University of Kentucky)
3rd place - Brandon Schantz (Carnegie Mellon University)
 
Division II
1st place - Michael Jarrett (Alan C. Pope High School)
2nd place - Stephen Kehner (Alan C. Pope High School)
3rd place - Jay Goff II (Riverdale Elementary School)




MSDC Commissioned Works


2022
Freestyle 
– Nathaniel Heyder

​2017

Monologue - She-e Wu
Swerve - Gene Koshinski

2016
Left of the Dial - Steven Snowden 
Table Top Groove - Ali Jackson 

2014
Communication Cinq Down - Charles Settle
Three Poems - Tom Sherwood
Tarol - Joe Pereira
A Greek Tragedy - Dave Maric

2013
Petite Homage - Tom Sherwood
Cave Dance - Glenn Kotche
Nine Lives - Anthony Di Bartolo
The Conundrum - Michael Eagle
Slight of And Evil Hand - Casey Cangelosi

2012
Cooper - Michael Burritt
Thank You (_____) - Jason Treuting 
And You and I - Jean Geoffroy

2011
Stop Speaking - Andy Akiho 
Dovetail - Nathan Davis

2010
Stick - Marc Mellits

2009
March - Joe Tompkins

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