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Recipients of the
Patrick S. Gilmore Award

The Patrick S. Gilmore Award, named for the American bandleader of the Civil War, it is presented annually to the runner-up to the Sousa Award.

We are proud of our past winners:

• 2014 Anna Hayman
• 2013 Rennie Cotner
• 2012 Kevin Flannagan
• 2011 James Campbell
• 2010 Ryan King
• 2009 Jeff Johnson | Dana Wilson
• 2008 Amanda Burnside
• 2007 Mark Phillips
• 2006 Andrew Koeppe
• 2005 Kathryn Johnson | Kaoru Matsushita
• 2004 Angelina Hurst
• 2003 Stephen Shantz
• 2001 Kirk Burkhart | Andrew Custer
• 2000 Evan Lowe | Peter Rush
• 1999 Jonathan French | Jared Twining
• 1998 Doo Sik Chin | Nicholas Danne
• 1997 Ronald Ampey II
• 1996 Benjamin Burney | Diana Jan
• 1995 Eric Brubaker | James Miller | Helene Steck
• 1994 Martin McDonald
• 1993 Rachel Rabkin