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Maritsa Brookes Concerto Competition
Maritsa Brookes Concerto Competition
Maritsa Brookes Concerto Competition
Awarded on the basis of performance excellence demonstrated in solo concerto competition, this annual competition has been a highlight for many Don Wright Faculty of Music students over the years. This award was made possible through the generous donation by Maritsa Ateena Brookes, BA'57 to create an endowment at Western. The winners receive the honour of performing their selection in a public concert with the Western University Symphony Orchestra in the following school year. In addition, a generous monetary award is shared amongst the winner and the two runners-up, received in the fall following the competition.
Public Performance Information
2026-27 Competition - Final Round (open to public)
Saturday, January 9
12 p.m. von Kuster Hall | Approx. 3 hours
Student Application - Competition Details
Eligibility
Candidates must be full-time registered students in the Don Wright Faculty of Music for the current year; currently registered in applied music; and, intend to be registered students during the following year. DMA students are not eligible. This competition is open to all instruments. Note: Students are only eligible if they return in the fall.
Application deadline
Monday, January 4, 2027 at 12 p.m.
Preliminary round deadlines
Monday, January 4, 2027 at 12 p.m. (piano and voice) including link to video recording in application form - for regulations check PDF form below
Monday, January 4, 2027 at 12 p.m. (strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion) audition sign-up - for regulations check PDF form below
Final round adjudication
Saturday, January 9, 2027
Competition Judges
Preliminary Round Judges (internal)
Voice
TBAStrings
TBA
Keyboards
TBA
Winds, Brass & Percussion
TBA
Final Round Judges (external)
TBA
Previous Winners
- 1st Place: Andrea He, piano
- 2nd Place: Abigail Greenland, cello
- 3rd Place: Evan Cheng, alto saxophone
- Runner Up: Yiping Zhang, flute
- 1st Place: Julian Trippell, violin
- 2nd Place: Amy Godin, voice
- 3rd Place: Daria Kharchenko, voice
- Runner Up: Sophie Huang, piano
- 1st Place: Nicholas Gryniewski, voice
- 2nd Place: Joseph Cantarutti, marimba
- 3rd Place: Andrea He, piano
- Runner Up: Jerry Ma, violin
- First Place: Songlee Kim, piano
- Second Place: Madeline Hall, guitar
- Third Place, Daryn Nowlin, voice
- Runner Up: William Kim, Percussion
- First Place: Lianna Grace, piano
- Second Place: Terrence Wu, piano
- Third Place, Katie Kirkpatrick, flute
- Runner Up: Minji Lee, viola
- First Place: Andrew Busch, percussion
- Second Place: Winnie Zheng, piano
- Third Place: Meagan Foster, percussion
- Runner Up: Angela Gjurichanin, voice
- First Place: Camila Montefusco, voice
- Second Place: Terrence Wu, piano
- Third Place: Eric Tremblay, trumpet
- First Place: Leonardi Joewono, piano
- Second Place: Alexis Wright, marimba
- Third Place: Kirit Mascarenhas, violin
- Runner Up: Michal Aloni, voice
- First Place: Kelvin Mun, violin
- Second Place: Dan Luong, piano
- Third Place: Christian Wrona, viola
- Runner Up: Dorothy Lin, violin
- First place: Sean Tzu-Hsiang Kao, piano
- Second place: Bing Xin Yang, violin
- Third Place: Daniel Dennis, cello
2015-16
- First place: Heidi Wall, piano
- Second Place: Christian Golding, piano
- Third Place: Jordan Clayton, violin
2014-15
- First place: Danbee Ko, piano
- Second Place: Morgan Traynor, voice
- Third Place: Rachelle Li, violin
2013-14
- First Place: Natalia Skomorokhova, piano
- Second Place: Matt Henry, saxophone
- Third Place: Lisa Mulgrew, voice
- Runner Up: Warren Elder, marimba
2012-13
- First Place: Nicole Li, violin
- Second Place: Jayden Beaudoin, marimba
- Third Place: Vladimir Soloviev, piano
2011-12
- First Place: Joel Tangjerd, cello
- Second Place: Margie Bernal, soprano
- Third Place: Bryn Blackwood, piano
2010-11
- First Place: Peter Gajdek, trumpet
- Second Place: Courtney Murias, voice
- Third Place: Edgar Suski, piano
2009-10
- First Place: Tim Cheung
- Second Place: Eric Mohr
- Third Place: Catherine Folstad
- Alternate: Grace Baker
2008-09
- First Place: Neal Cabigon
- Second Place: Mark Prince
- Third Place: Victoria Grigg
- Fourth Place: Adam Falconi