Community Music School Partnership  

APS supports Community Music School by encouraging their young artists to perform with excellence and rewarding them with performance opportunities and cash awards. 

2026 Competition

The 2026-27 biannual competition will be held October 18th, 2027 at the Community Music School from 2:00 p.m-4:00 p.m. The concerts for the two winners will be held in 2027 with location to be determined.

Previous Winners

2024 winners: 
- Asher Koh, piano
- Eric Chang, violin

2023 winners: 
- John Bergman, piano and percussion  (Kirkwood High School) 
- Eric Chen, violin (Marquette High School) 

2020 winners (who were not able to present their recital due to COVID restrictions):
- Daniel Direnger, cello 
- Jerry Change, piano

Thanks you to the APS Board members who made it happen:
Daniel Shavers, John Bergman, Eric Chen, APS President Cindy Vantine