2008 National Orchestra Festival Final Results

*2008 Grand Champion*

Virtuoso Program Orchestra da Camera
                           Director, George Thomson 
                           San Anselmo, California




Middle School String Orchestra

First place: Las Flores Middle School String Ensemble
                             Director, Steve Benefield
                             Las Flores, California




High School String Orchestra

First place: Virtuoso Program Orchestra da Camera
                             Director, George Thomson
                             San Anselmo, California
                        
Second place: Punahou Symphony Orchestra Strings
                             Directors, Craig Young and Jonas Carlson
                             Honolulu, Hawaii

Third place: Iowa City West High School Symphony String Orchestra
                             Director, Wayne Thelander
                             Iowa City, Iowa




High School Full Orchestra

First place: Las Vegas Academy Philharmonic Orchestra
                             Directors, Karl Reinartz and Brian Downey
                             Las Vegas, Nevada

Second place: Springville High School Philharmonic
                             Director, Sam Tsugawa Carlson
                             Springville, Utah