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ABOUT MPA

Hall of Fame

Below are MPA Hall of Fame members and the year they were voted in. Each person below is in the Hall of Fame for significant contributions to the success of MPA. If you have any corrections, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

2016

 
 

 Beau Hansen

2011

 
 

 Paul Weber

2010

 
 

 Nick Moreno

2008

 
 

 Bob Johnson

2007

 
 

 Jay Coopersmith

2006

 
 

 Joel Matuzak

2004

 
 

 Rita Hennen

2003

 
 

 Barry Peterson

2001

 
 

 Dick Rausch, Tom Roe, Dan Hostetler

Instructor of the Year Award

MPA's memorial Instructor of the Year Award is named after Dick Rausch, who made tremendous contributions to the Minnesota drumline community and beyond as a long-time instructor and mentor. 

Each director of an MPA member ensemble is able to submit nominations and vote for the recipient of the award each year, so it is an honor given by the winner's peers.

Here are the recent recipients: 

  • 2023: Justin Foell — MBI Winds
  • 2022: Devon Melillo — Brandon Valley High School
  • 2021: Ellie Mehr — Irondale High School
  • 2019: Michael Brown — Grove Area Percussion and Grove Area Percussion 2
  • 2018: Brian Veith — Dassel-Cokato High School
  • 2017: David Schumann — Brookings High School, Groove Pursuit
  • 2016: Bojan Hoover — River City Rhythm
  • 2015: TJ Larum — Baldwin-Woodville High School, Phoenix Drumline
  • 2014: Joe Asleson — Eden Prairie High School, Minnesota Brass Indoor
  • 2013: Scott Palmer — Eden Prairie High School
  • 2012: Rebecca Compton-Allen — Eden Prairie High School, Forest Lake High School
  • 2011: Lee Krueger — Rochester-Lourdes High School
  • 2010: Jade Warpeha — Dassel-Cokato High School
  • 2010: Jordan Wein — Burnsville High School
  • 2009: Bojan Hoover — Anoka High School
  • 2008: Paul Weber — Irondale High School
  • 2007: Beau Hansen — Becker High School
  • 2006: Tom Gallus — Monticello Percussion Theatre

 

Strategic Plan

The 2022–2026 MPA Strategic Plan lays out the organization's goals and will serve as a guide as MPA continues to grow and improve throughout this time period.

Click here to see the full document.

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Mission Statement

The Minnesota Percussion Association is a nonprofit educational organization that exists to further the development of the marching arts and percussion performance, working with scholastic music programs and independent organizations.

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Hall of Champions

Below are the class champions and (most of) the scores from MPA Championships since the beginning of MPA! If you would like to help fill in the missing scores, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Year

Class

Ensemble

Score

2022

     
 

Winds Scholastic A


Percussion Scholastic Concert
Regional A 

Percussion Independent Regional A

River Valley Sound of Elk River High School

Fusion Drumline of ISD 622

Lakeville Area Percussion

82.800

73.150

73.125

 

Percussion Independent A

Groove Pursuit

85.925

 

Percussion Scholastic Regional A

Percussion Scholastic A

Percussion Scholastic Open

Percussion Independent Open 

Buffalo High School

River Valley Percussion Theatre of Elk River High School

Brandon Valley High School

River City Rhythm

81.275

88.050

87.600

90.550

 

Percussion Independent World 

MBI Indoor Percussion

88.250

 

2021 (Virtual Season)

     
 

Percussion Scholastic Concert Regional A

Percussion Scholastic
Concert Independent A

Percussion Scholastic
Regional A

Henry Sibley High School

Quad City Percussion

Grove Area Percussion of ISD 279

83.000

80.750

84.500

 

Percussion Scholastic A

Dassel-Cokato High School

88.100

 

Percussion Independent A

Rochester-Lourdes High School

86.600

 

2020 (No Championships)

     
       
 

2019

     
 

Percussion Scholastic Concert A

Percussion Scholastic
Regional A 

Winds Scholastic
Regional A

Totino-Grace High School

Grove Area Percussion 2 of ISD 279

Big River Motion of Menomonie High School

79.050

80.600

71.950

 

Percussion Scholastic A

Dassel-Cokato High School

89.650

 

Winds Scholastic A

Percussion Independent A

Percussion Scholastic Open

Percussion Independent Open 

River Valley Sound of Elk River High School

Rochester-Lourdes High School

Irondale High School

River City Rhythm

80.375

80.600

86.525

86.575

 

Percussion Scholastic World 

Eden Prairie High School

82.200

 

Percussion Independent World 

Minnesota Brass Indoor

83.050

 

2018

     
 

Percussion Scholastic Regional A

Winds Scholastic
Regional A

Grove Area Percussion 2 of ISD 279

Big River Motion of Menomonie High School

79.225

75.825

 

Percussion Scholastic A

Irondale High School

90.800

 

Winds Scholastic A

Percussion Independent A

Winds Independent A

Winds Scholastic Open

Percussion Independent Open 

River Valley Sound of Elk River High School

Crossroads Percussion

Fleurish Winds

Rosemount High School Winds

River City Rhythm

79.675

84.750

84.625

83.975

84.950

 

Percussion Scholastic World 

Eden Prairie High School

82.050

 

Percussion Independent World 

Minnesota Brass Indoor

86.625

 

2017

     
 

Percussion Scholastic Regional A 

Grove Area Percussion of ISD 279

90.950

 

Percussion Independent A 

Groove Pursuit

85.225

 

Percussion Scholastic A

Irondale High School

93.213

 

Winds Scholastic A

Winds Scholastic Open

Percussion Scholastic Open

Percussion Independent Open 

River Valley Sound of Elk River High School

Rosemount High School Winds

River Valley Percussion Theatre of Elk River High School

Chops Percussion Indoor

79.650

88.300

81.125

79.250

 

Percussion Scholastic World 

Eden Prairie High School

87.500

 

Percussion Independent World 

Minnesota Brass Indoor

91.450

2016

     
 

Scholastic Regional A 

Totino-Grace High School

88.613

 

Scholastic A 

Irondale High School

91.0

 

Independent A 

Phoenix Drumline

81.050

 

Independent Open 

River City Rhythm

89.125

 

Scholastic World 

Eden Prairie High School

91.2

 

Independent World 

Minnesota Brass Indoor

90.025

2015

     
 

Scholastic Regional A 

Henry Sibley High School

85.8

 

Scholastic A 

Burnsville High School

87.725

 

Independent A 

Phoenix Drumline

81.875

 

Scholastic Open 

River Valley Percussion Theatre of Elk River High School 

86.225

 

Independent Open 

River City Rhythm

91.525

 

Scholastic World 

Eden Prairie High School

89.6

 

Independent World 

Minnesota Brass Indoor

91.550

2014







 

Scholastic Regional A 

Baldwin-Woodville High School 

90.825

 

Scholastic A 

River Valley Percussion Theatre of Elk River High School 

90.725

 

Independent A 

Aurora Indoor 

84.525

 

Scholastic Open 

Irondale High School

90.3

 

Independent Open 

River City Rhythm 

91.750

 

Scholastic World 

Eden Prairie High School 

92.875

 

Independent World 

Minnesota Brass Indoor 

90.450

2013







 

Scholastic Regional A 

Baldwin-Woodville High School

89.025

 

Scholastic A 

River Valley Percussion Theatre of Elk River High School 

91.95

 

Independent A

Groove Pursuit 

85.575

 

Scholastic Open 

Irondale High School

88.6

 

Independent Open 

River City Rhythm 

85.25

 

Scholastic World 

Eden Prairie High School

91.125

 

Independent World 

Minnesota Brass Indoor 

89.9

2012

     









Regional A Class





Henry Sibley High School





89.975



Scholastic A Class

River Valley Percussion Theatre 

91.65





of Elk River High School





Independent A Class 

Rocori High School

79.35



Scholastic Open Class

Eagan High School

90.00



Independent Open Class

Minnesota Brass Indoor

92.3375

2011

     
 

A Class

Rochester-Lourdes High School

93.15



Independent A

River City Rhythm

93.75



Open Class

Eagan High School

86.58



Independent Open

Minnesota Brass Indoor

93.13

2010







 

A Class

Burnsville High School

88.29



Independent A

River City Rhythm

89.20



Open Class

Eagan High School

91.43



Independent Open

Minnesota Brass Indoor

92.95

2009

     
 

Concert A

Sartell High School

80.40



Scholastic A Class

Burnsville High School

87.50



Independent A

Twin Cities Area Independent

86.95



Concert Open

Anoka High School

85.50



Open Class

Irondale High School

90.85



Independent Open

Minnesota Brass Indoor

91.90

2008

     
 

Regional A

Albany High School

71.2



A Class

Coon Rapids High School

88.7



Independent A

Kenosha Beats

81.9



Open Class

Irondale High School

89.27



Independent Open

Minnesota Brass Indoor

89.53

2007

     
 

Regional A

Burnsville High School

87.27



A Class

Becker High School

90.23



Independent A

Dassel-Cokato High School

85.67



Open Class

Champlin Park High School

91.67



Independent Open

St. Cloud All-City

86.60

2006

     
 

Regional A

Foley High School

88.45



A Class

Henry Sibley High School

92.10



Open Class

Champlin Park High School

91.95



World Class

Eagan High School

89.70

2005

     
 

Regional A

Henry Sibley High School

93.9



A Class

Totino-Grace High School

87.4



Concert Open

TomCats of Fridley

-



Open Class

Champlin Park High School

91.3



World Class

Eagan High School

91.2

2004

     
 

A Class

Menomonie High School

88.1



Open Class

Burnsville High School

89.7



World Class

Eagan High School

93.2

2003

     
 

A Class

Burnsville High School

89.4



Open Class

Dassel-Cokato High School

91.2



World Class

Eagan High School

95.6

2002

     
 

A Class

Phoenix Drumline





AA Class

Totino-Grace High School





AAA Class

Eagan High School

93.9

2001

     
 

A Class

Minnetonka High School

87.2



AA Class

Sartell High School

89.64



AAA Class

Eagan High School

95.2

2000

     
 

AAA Class

Eagan High School



1999

     
 

AA Class

Sauk Rapids High School





AAA Class

Eagan High School



1998

     
 

Independent Class

St. Cloud All-City Drumline 





AA Class

Sauk Rapids High School





AAA Class

Eagan High School



1997

     
 

A Class

Becker High School





AA Class

Burnsville High School





Independent Class

North Metro Cadets





AAA Class

Eagan High School



1996

     
 

A Class

Totino-Grace High School

70.0



Independent Class

Phoenix Drumline

78.3



AA Class

Bloomington-Kennedy High School

80.0



Open Class

Irondale High School



1995

     
 

A Class

Dassel-Cokato High School

71.8



AA Class

Sauk Rapids High School

77.0



Independent Class

Phoenix Drumline

76.7



Open Class

Eagan High School

90.3

1994

     
 

A Class

Dassel-Cokato High School

74.0



Independent Class

Phoenix Drumline

78.6



AA Class

Rocori High School

94.0

1993

     
 

A Class

Bloomington-Kennedy High School

59.6



AA Class

Eagan High School

82.6



Open Class

Irondale High School

95.0

MPA Handbook

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