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Misael Barraza-Diaz took first place at the12th Culiacán International Competition in Mexico. Bravo!

Congratulations to Misael Barraza-Diaz for taking first place in the 20th Annual Guitar Symposium and Competition in Columbus, GA!

Misael Barraza-Diaz with composer Leo Brouwer after winning first prize in the First International Classical Guitar Competition of Finland the holding the prize guitar built by Finnish luthier, Keijo Korelin

Julia Pernet being honored by the Assads and Bolton Guitar Studies with a new piece written for her by Sergio Assad, A Bouquet for Julia
Congratulations to all the finalists of the 38th Sholin Competition! Andres Pantoja (4th place), Nicholas Epple (5th place), Steven Lerman (3rd Place), Ana Maria Iordache (2nd Place), Misael Barraza-Diaz (1st Place)
Congratulations to Andres Pantoja on receiving the Grand Prize in the David Russell Bach Competition!

Congratulations to all the finalists of the 2019 Schaeffer Guitar Competition: First place and Marilyn Chase Special Award- Grace Sheppard, Second place- Yihui Wang, Third place tie- David Oregon and Samantha Holmes

Congratulations to Steven Lerman for taking First Prize in the Josepfina P. Tuason International Guitar Competition in Denver, CO!

Congratulations to all the finalists of the 2019 Beeston Competition: Ignacio Mondaca (fourth place), Andrea Roberto (Special prize guitar winner), Ana Maria Iordache (second place), Grace Sheppard (third place) and Misael Barraza-Diaz (first place)

Professor Thomas Patterson being honored by the Assads with a new piece written for him by Sergio Assad and premiered by the Tucson Guitar Quartet - "An American in Bahia"

Congratulations to all the finalists of the 2019 Wolfe Guitar Competition: David Oregon, Isaac Brodkin (Special prize guitar winner), Yhihui Wang, Grace Sheppard

Congratulations to Misael Barraza-Diaz for taking first prize and to Diana Schaible for taking second prize in the 2020 San Francisco Bay Guitar Competition!

Congratulations to Misael Barraza-Diaz on receiving the Grand Prize in the 2020 David Russell Bach Prize Competition!

Congratulations to Misael Barraza-Diaz on performing the world premiere of the piece Concertino de Culiacan by Simone Iannarelli!

Congratulations to Misael Barraza-Diaz for being a Grand Prize winner and the Special prize winner for the best interpretation of a work by Leo Brouwer in the Ex-Aequo International Guitar Competition!

Congratulations to Ana Maria Iordache for taking the First prize in the 2020 Madrid International Competition!

Congratulations to Ana Maria Iordache for being a Prize winner in the 2020 New York Guitar Competition!

Congratulations to Andres Pantoja for receiving the 2020 Creative Achievement Award!