Each year, the Maricopa Community Colleges sponsor a districtwide competition to encourage and recognize student achievement in the following categories:
- Composition
- Instrumental
- Vocal
The winning students for 2021-22 have been announced. Congratulations to the following students and their excellent showing – GCC won more awards than any other school in the district. See below for a list of students and the categories they competed and won in.
Instrumental Solo
2nd Place - Christopher Scrivens, trumpet GCC
3rd Place - Brian Almanza, clarinet GCC
Piano
2nd Place - Dmitri Eldridge GCC
Guitar
1st Place - Alan Gomez Silva GCC
2nd Place - Oscar Cabrales Morales GCC
3rd Place-Trevor Beach GCC
Chamber Ensemble
1st Place - GCC Sax Ensemble (Ferralez, Sanchez, Schneidewind, Hernandez Ibanez, De La Cruz Evangelista, Woods, Wielgus, McIntosh)
2nd Place - GCC Sax Quartet (Ferralez, Sanchez, De La Cruz Evangelista, McIntosh)
3rd Place - GCC Guitar Duo (Flores, Phomsouvahn)
Classical Vocal-Treble
1st Place - Amanda Albrecht GCC
Classical Vocal-TTB Solo
3rd Place - Gabriel Marin GCC
Musical Theatre Vocal-Treble Solo
2nd Place - Savannah Tluczek GCC
Congratulations to all the students on their winning performances, which will be featured at the Artist of Promise Showcase on April 21, 2022, at Paradise Valley Community College.