2017: Brass Quintet (2-4 percussionists)
1st: Allen Molineux "Zappy"
Honorable Mention: Ismael Garza "Like Lead into the Ion"
2016: Large Percussion Ensemble (8-12 players)
1st: Tom Nazziola "Interstellar"
Honorable Mention: Erin Busch "Open Doors"
2015: Percussion Ensemble (3–5 players) and Choir (SATB)
1st: Mathew Campbell "Into the Void: A Study in Disembodied Consciousness"
Honorable Mention: Chris Roode "Ascribe to the Lord"
2014: Medium Percussion Ensemble with CD
1st: Aaron Graham "Sleeping Bear"
Honorable Mention: Joseph Pastor "93 Million Miles"
2013: Steel Pan Ensemble
1st:
Sam Naishtat
“Song By Ya Road”
2nd:
Tyler Swick
“Riverside”
3rd:
Tyler Swick
“Quartet No. 1”
2012: Drumset Soloist with Medium Percussion Ensemble
1st:
Jamie Whitmarsh
“Concerto for Drumset and Percussion Ensemble”
2nd:
Anthony DiBartolo
“From the Ground Up”
3rd:
Stephen Chiro
“Mile 37”
2011: Marimba Quartet
1st:
Ivan Trevino
“Bloom”
2nd:
Steven Simpson
“Radioactive Octopus”
3rd:
Lane Harder
“Duruflé Variations”
2010: II. Marimba/Cello Duo
1st:
Sarah Gibson
“Sea Monkey”
2nd:
Min-ching Chiu
“Numerical Difficulties”
3rd:
Kenneth Kosterman
"in nebulous suspension held”
2009: II. Percussion Ensemble (8–12 players)
1st:
John Mayrose
“Liber Abaci” ("The Book of the Abacus)"
2nd:
Mike Perdue
“Navigating the Maze”
3rd:
Kyle Voss
“The Passenger”
2008: II. Duet for Voice and Vibraphone or Voice and Marimba
1st:
Alan Chan
“Without a Trail to Lace”
2nd: Jorge Vidales
“Four Basho Haiku”
3rd:
Tracy Thomas
“Three Songs for Soprano and Marimba”
2007: II. Medium Percussion Ensemble (5–8 players)
1st:
Kenneth Froelich
“Accidental Migration”
2nd:
Peter Saleh
“ExitIX Novum”
3rd:
Payton MacDonald
“Xati”
2006: II. Duo for Marimba and Pan
1st:
Robert Chappell
"Open Window”
2nd:
Robert Houpe
“Elemental Introversion”
3rd:
Ben Wahlund
“Four Sketches for Sam”
2005: II. Percussion Ensemble (8-12 Players)
1st:
David Skidmore
"Whispers"
2nd:
Nathan Daughtrey
"Limerick Daydreams"
3rd:
Nathan Daughtrey
"Adaptation"
2004: II. Percussion Quartet
1st:
Lynn Glassock
"Wired"
2nd:
David Skidmore
"Echoes"
3rd:
William Price
"Boogaloo: Rough and Tumble"
2003: II. Percussion Ensemble (6 to 8 Players)
1st:
Cayenna Ponchione
"The Creation (A Sonic
Manifestation)"
2nd:
Lane Harder
"Circus Plenus Clamor Ingens Ianuae Tensae"
3rd:
Eckhard Kopetzki
"Exploration of Time"
David J. Long
"Mixtures 2"
2001: I. Large Percussion Ensemble (8-12 players)
1st:
Shawn Crouch
"Suspended Contact"
2nd:
Chris Roze
"Jitterbug And Ballad"
3rd:
Luca Vanneschi
2001: II. Duet, Percussion and Alto Saxophone
1st:
Joe Hansen
"The Tempest"
2nd:
Jonathan Kolm
"The Primitive Cosmos"
3rd:
Luigi Morleo
"Mucha Concert"
"Deep Blue"
2000: II. Mallet Ensemble (4-6 players)
1st:
Scott Comanzo
"Machine Duck"
2nd:
Elyzabeth Meade
"Curios for Mallet Sextet"
3rd:
Matthew Briggs
"Marimba Quartet"
1999: I. Keyboard Duet (any combination of marimbas and/or vibraphones)
1st:
Elyzabeth Meade
"TAPAS"
2nd:
Angel Morales
"Butai No Tameno Ongaku"
3rd:
Steve Riley
"Eye Irascible"
1999: II. Medium Size Percussion Ensemble (6-8 players)
1st:
Roland Stolk
"Light as a Feather"
2nd:
Richard O'Meara
"looking at 'r'"
3rd:
Adi Morag
"Octabones"
1998: II. Small Percussion Ensemble (3-5 players)
1st:
Lynn Glassock
"Between the Lines"
2nd:
Brian Prechtl
"Passing Through the Waters"
3rd:
William Hill
"Stonehenge Rites of the Solstice"; Michael Zak
"Starburst"; John Christian Orfe
"Dragon"
1997: II. Large Percussion Ensemble (8-10 players)
1st:
Lynn Glassock
"No Exit"
2nd:
William Hill
"Brazilian Dances"
3rd:
Kevin Purrone
"Wadsworth Falls"
1996: II. Steel Drum Ensemble (Concert Style, No Transcriptions or Arrangements)
1st:
Paul G. Ross
"For the Day"
2nd:
Khris Dodge
"The Truth Out There"
3rd:
Paul G. Ross
"Realization for Steel Band"
1994: II. Small Percussion Ensemble (3-5 players)
1st:
David Minnick
"Telemikro"
2nd:
Edward Smaldone
"Episodes for Percussion Quartet"
3rd:
David McIntyre
"Chronomosaic"
Kevin Kaspar
"Bergamo Suite"
1993: I. Percussion Duo (Single Instrument or Small-to-Medium Multiple Set-Up for each performer)
1st:
Cynthia C. Barlow
"Nomen Solers"
2nd:
Dan Heslink
"Fantasia for Bar Percussion Instruments"
3rd:
Thomas E. Suta
"Ice Princess"
1993: II. Keyboard Percussion Ensemble (5-8 players)
1st:
Dan Knipple
"Recital Duo"(For Rudimental Snare Drum with Pedal Bass Drum and Concert Snare Drum with Hi-Hat)
2nd:
Dave Roth
"Harmony–Three Episodes for Percussion"
3rd:
Paul Swenson
"An Index of Gasses"
1992: II. Large Percussion Ensemble (8-10 players)
1st:
Christopher Coleman
"Cat Spanking: A Fantasy for Percussion"
2nd:
Duane Heller
"Scena"
Anthony Scott Watson
"Dark Chase"
1988: Large Percussion Ensemble (8 or more players)
1st:
Steve Riley
"Declarative Stances"
2nd:
Blake Wilkins
"Twilight Offering"
3rd:
Dr. David Gillingham
"Paschal Dances"
1984: Marching Percussion (Feature Corps Style)
1st:
Jefferey P. Funnell
"Time Warp"
2nd:
Barry D. Bridwell
"Evolution"
3rd:
Glenn C. Fugett
"An Etude for Field"; Willis M. Rapp
"Arrangement of Thomas Gauger’s Gainsborough"; Richard McLendon
"Medicated Goo II"
1981: Keyboard Mallet Ensemble (3 or more players)
1st:
Daniel V. Oppenheim
"4 Percussion"
2nd:
Jonathan B. McNair
"Intervals"
3rd:
Moses Howden
"Hollow Madona"
David Morris
"Octet"
1979: Keyboard Percussion Ensemble (3 or more players)
1st:
Luis Jorge Gonzalez
"Invocations for Three Percussionists"
2nd:
Carla Scaletti
"Waves: A Concerto for Harp and Percussion Ensemble"
3rd:
Lawrence Hoffman
"Music for Six Percussionists"
1977: Percussion Duo
1st:
John B. Austin
"Designs with Refrain"
2nd:
Edward M. Barnes
"Theme and Variations for Four Timpani"; Robert Lombardo
"Variations for Two Percussionists"
1974: Large Percussion Ensemble
1st:
Walter Mays
"Six Invocations to the Svara Mandala"
2nd:
William Steinhort
"Two Movements for Mallets"
3rd:
Marta Ptasznska
"Siderals"