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 2022-23 have been announced. Congratulations to the following Glendale Community College students and their excellent showing. See below for a list of students and the categories they competed and won in.
Instrumental Guitar
1st Place - Nelson Flores Performing Vals Op. 8, No. 3 ‘Romantico’; Augustín Barrios Mangoré
Instrumental Chamber Ensemble
1st Place - GCC Woodwind Quintet
- Rachel Geiger
- Raina Stakland
- Wilber de la Cruz Evangelista
- Brian Almanza
- Isaac McIntosh
Performing three songs from “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”; Gustav Mahler
Instrumental Piano
1st Place - Dmitri Eldridge Performing Scherzo No. 2 in Bb Minor, Op. 31; Frédéric Chopin
Instrumental
1st Isaac McIntosh, Alto Saxophone Performing Concerto pour Alto saxophone et Orchestre; Pierre-Max Dubois, Lento espressivo
Vocal – Theatre Solo Treble
2nd Place - Brooke Garza Performing Show Off from The Drowsy Chaperone
Congratulations to all the students on their winning performances, which were featured at the Artist of Promise Showcase on March 21, 2023, at Paradise Valley Community College.