WINNERS

College Division

2024

1st Place: Darian Angel, Shenandoah Conservatory

2nd Place: Natalie DeSimone, University of Louisville

3rd Place: Hong Cheng, Rutgers University

Left to Right: Robert DiLutis - Host and UMD Professor of Clarinet, Annie Gruman from University of Maryland, Natalie DeSimone from University of Louisville (2nd Place), Darian Angel from Shenandoah Conservatory (1st Place), Hong Cheng from Rutgers University (3rd Place), Elias Gilbert from Peabody Conservatory

High School Division

1st Place: Adam Johannessen, Silver Spring, MD

2nd Place: Kenneth Mellon, Narberth, PA

3rd Place: Kiera Sanner, Columbia, MD

Left to Right: Erika Saunders - Competition Sponsor and Granddaughter of Sidney Forrest, Benjamin Jacobs from Alexandria, VA, Kenneth Mellon from Narbeth, PA (2nd Place), Paula Forrest - Competition Founder and Daughter of Sidney Forrest, Juniper Brinegar from Silver Spring, MD, Adam Johannessen from Silver Spring, MD (1st Place), Kiera Sanner from Columbia, MD (3rd Place), Robert DiLutis

2023

Left to right: Allan Di from Potomac, MD (2nd Place), Adam Johannessen from Silver Spring, MD (4th Place), Paula Forrest - Competition Founder, Kai Johannessen from Silver Spring, MD (3rd Place), Minseo Chae from Dallas, TX (1st Place)

College Division

First Place

Taig Egan - Guilford, CT

Second Place

Ashley Hsu - Rockville, MD

Third Place

Sophie Ross - San Marcos, CA

2020 - Online Competition

High School Division

1st Place: Mira Kim - Fairfax, VA

2nd Place: Michael Wang - Potomac, MD

3rd Place: Rose Bittle - Charlottesville, VA

College Division

1st Place: Siyuan Yin - Baltimore, MD

2nd Place: Insoo Oh - Baltimore, MD

3rd Place: Chae Yoon (Gemma) Baek - Baltimore, MD

2019

Left to right: Chae Yoon (Gemma) Baek (3rd Place), from Baltimore, MD; Patrick Lill (2nd Place) from Silver Spring, MD; Michelle Hromin (1st Place), from Westbury, NY; Paula Forrest - Competition Founder

First Place

Michael Wang - Potomac, MD

2022

High School Division

Left to right: Sean Xie from Rockville, MD (1st Place), Joseph Ahn from Potomac, MD (3rd Place), Erika Saunders - Competition Sponsor

(Not pictured: Angela Shen from Rockville, MD: 2nd Place)

Second Place

Keyvar Smith-Herold - Derwood, MD

Third Place

Mylah Kittle - Frederick, MD

2021 - Online Competition

College Division

Left to right: Sophia Bracken from Okeechobee, FL (1st Place), Dylan Rosenthal from Baltimore, MD (2nd Place), Ashley Hsu from Rockville, MD (3rd Place), Erika Saunders - Competition Sponsor

High School Division

2018

Left to right: Mandi Bearjar (2nd Place), from Summerhill, PA; Paula Forrest - Competition Founder; Ashley Hsu (1st Place), from Rockville, MD; and Aaron Wong (3rd Place), from Potomac, MD

2016

First Prize Winner Ethan Morad of Herndon, VA (Left), Paula Forrest (Center), and 2nd Prize Winner Zachary Chou of Vestavia, AL (Right)

2015

First Place: Michael Yin from Silver Spring, MD, pictured with Paula Forrest, Competition Founder