Fall 2015 Winner

The 2015 Sidney Forrest Clarinet Competition Winner was Michael Yin from Silver Spring, Maryland, pictured with Paula Forrest in Ward Recital Hall at the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.

Fall 2016 Winners

2016 First Prize Winner Ethan Morad of Herndon, Virginia (Left), Paula Forrest (Center), and 2nd Prize Winner Zachary Chou of Vestavia, Alabama (Right) in Ward Recital Hall at the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.

Spring 2018 Winners

Left to right: Mandi Bearjar (2nd Place), from Summerhill, Pennsylvania; Paula Forrest; Ashley Hsu (1st Place), from Rockville, Maryland; and Aaron Wong (3rd Place), from Potomac, Maryland; at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland Clarinet Symposium.

Spring 2019 Winners

Left to right: Chae Yoon (Gemma) Baek (3rd Place), from Baltimore, Maryland; Patrick Lill (2nd Place) from Silver Spring, Maryland; Michelle Hromin (1st Place), from Westbury, New York; Paula Forrest; at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland Clarinet Symposium.

​2020 Online Competition Winners

High School Division
1st Place: Mira Kim, Fairfax, Virginia
2nd Place: Michael Wang, Potomac, Maryland
3rd Place: Rose Bittle, Charlottesville, Virginia

College Division
1st Place: Siyuan Yin, Baltimore, Maryland
2nd Place: Insoo Oh, Baltimore, Maryland
3rd Place: Chae Yoon (Gemma) Baek, Baltimore, Maryland

2021 Online Competition Winners


​​High School Division

1st Place: Michael Wang, Potomac, MD

2nd Place: Keyvar Smith-Herold, Derwood, MD

3rd Place: Mylah Kittle, Frederick, MD

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​College Division

1st Place: Taig Egan, Guilford, CT

2nd Place: Ashley Hsu, Rockville, MD

3rd Place: Sophie Ross, San Marcos, CA