Competition Results
2024
Collegiate Drumset Cover
1st place - Brody Washam, University of Central Missouri - Bad Kids to the Back, Snarky Puppy
2nd place - Tucker Holden, Missouri Western State University - Pull Me Under, Dream Theater
3rd place - Payton Dollins, Northwest Missouri State University - The Summoning, Sleep Token
Collegiate Marimba - Undergraduate
1st place - Lyndon Wilson, Missouri State University - The Marriage of the Lamb, Kevin Bobo
2nd place - Alex Sharkey, Missouri State University - Samsara, Fabian Otten
3rd place - Payton Dollins, Northwest Missouri State University - Variations on a Japanese Children’s Song, Keiko Abe
Collegiate Marimba - Graduate
1st place - Curtis Halbrook, Truman State University - Torse III, Akira Miyoshi
2nd place - Aidan Ervin, Truman State University - Velocities, Joseph Schwantner
9th-10th Grade Marimba
1st place - Kaden Byers, Grain Valley HS - Ilijas, Nebosja Jovan Zivkovic
2nd place - Kelan Meyer, Rock Bridge HS - Momento, Ivan Trevino
3rd place - Dallas Weir, Grain Valley HS - Midnight Star, David Friedman
11th-12th Grade Marimba
1st place - Nathan Stokes, Grain Valley HS - Second Character, Casey Cangelosi
2nd place - Brayden Boone, Rock Bridge HS - Gordon's Bicycle, Kevin Bobo
3rd place - Ajay Tosh, Rock Bridge HS - Dance of the Knights, Sergi Prokofiev, arr. Eric Sammut
9th-10th Grade Concert Snare
1st place - Madeline Sharkey, Grain Valley HS - Asventuras,Alexej Gerassimez
2nd place - Jackson Riley, Hickman HS - Caliente Snare Drum, Rick Dior
3rd place - Levi Whitaker, Grain Valley HS - Killer Joe, Rick Dior
11th-12th Grade Concert Snare
1st place - Ajay Tosh, Rock Bridge HS - Pulsar, Francisco Perez
2nd place - Trevor Norman, Blue Springs South HS - Tantrum, Kevin Bobo
3rd place - Cainen Davis, Warrenton HS - Four Southern Sketches, Jason Baker
High School Marching Snare
1st place - Nathan Stokes, Grain Valley HS - Chopstakovich, Jesse Sieff
2nd place - Luke Sanders, Jefferson City HS - Original Composition, Luke Sanders
3rd place - Jenna Flax, Blue Springs HS - Phantom Phrenzy, Marty Hurley
High School Small Ensemble
1st place - Grain Valley HS - Lightsails ('Oumuamua), Clif Walker
2nd place (tie) - Rock Bridge HS - Catching Shadows, Ivan Trevino
2nd place (tie) - Rock Bridge HS - Gravity, Marc Mellits
3rd place - Oakville HS - Starfall, James Vilseck
High School Large Ensemble
1st place - Grain Valley HS - Firefly, Nathan Daughtrey
2nd place - Ft. Zumwalt West HS - Cyclone, Jim Casella
3rd place - Oakville HS - Max Power, Daniel Montoya, Jr.
High School Timpani
1st place - Kayden Sinn, Grain Valley HS - Etudes 1 & 7, Vic Firth
2nd place - Keegan Hay, Truman HS - Coconut Tea, Lalo Davila
High School Multipercussion
1st place - Marshall McConnell, Truman HS - Pale Blue Dot, Dan Moore
2023
Collegiate Drumset Cover
1st place - Brody Washam, University of Central Missouri - Threshold, Sungazer
2nd place - Isaiah Sterling, Missouri Western State University - What About Me?, Snarky Puppy
3rd place - Mark Williams, University of Central Missouri - La Villa Strangiato, Rush
Collegiate Marimba - Undergraduate
1st place - Mark Williams, University of Central Missouri - Astral Dance, Gordon Stout
2nd place - Heather Hill, Lindenwood University - “Prelude” from Cello Suite No. 1, J.S. Bach
3rd place - Alex Sharkey, Missouri State University - Niflheim, Csaba Zoltan Marjan
Collegiate Marimba - Graduate
1st place - Mary Emmons, University of Missouri-Columbia - The Spirit & the Dust, Dinuk Wijeratne
2nd place - Jeremiah Ingram, University of Missouri-Columbia - Khan Variations, Alejandro Viñao
3rd place - Miles Bohlman, University of Missouri-Columbia - Velocities, Joseph Schwantner
9th-10th Grade Marimba
1st place - Kaden Byers, Grain Valley HS - A Cricket Sang and Set the Sun, Blake Tyson
2nd place - Hudson Flowers, Grain Valley HS - Strive to be Happy, Ivan Trevino
3rd place - Isaac Montgomery, Blue Springs HS - Memories of a Seashore, Keiko Abe
11th-12th Grade Marimba
1st place - Nathan Stokes, Grain Valley HS - White Knuckle Stroll, Casey Cangelosi
2nd place - Brayden Boone, Rock Bridge HS - Prelude No. 2, Ney Rosauro
3rd place - Kayley Coney, Grain Valley HS - Gypsy Tonic, Jesse Monkman
9th-10th Grade Concert Snare
1st place - Jenna Flax, Blue Springs HS - Hurricane, Jay Wanamaker; Gladstone Cadets, John S. Pratt
2nd place - Reid Sorrell, Hickman HS - Flam This, Rick Dior
3rd place - Sam Hoyt, Hickman HS - The Glenwood Boy, Haskell W. Harr
11th-12th Grade Concert Snare
1st place - Nathan Stokes, Grain Valley HS - Tantrum, Kevin Bobo
2nd place - Ethan Galvan, Grain Valley HS - Meditation No. 1, Casey Cangelosi
3rd place - Gabe Spitznagel, Windsor HS - Killer Joe, Rick Dior
High School Marching Snare
1st place - Camihle Williams, Grain Valley HS - Brazilian Variations, Rick Dior
2nd place - Luke Sanders, Jefferson City HS - Original Composition, Luke Sanders
3rd place - Trevor Norman, Blue Springs South HS - Phantom Phrenzy, Marty Hurley
High School Small Ensemble
1st place - Grain Valley HS - Twenty-four, Tyler Tolles; Altered Gates, Jim Casella
2nd place - Ft. Zumwalt West HS - Tiger Dance, Jeffrey Dennis Smith
3rd place - Truman HS - Tetracurrent, Chad Floyd
High School Large Ensemble
1st place - Rock Bridge HS - Portico, Tom Gauger
2nd place - Grain Valley HS - Citadel of the Stars, Francisco Perez
3rd place - Oakville HS - Beacons of Light, Chad Heiny