Results of the 2012 National Orchestra Festival
March 22-24, 2012
Atlanta, Georgia

Grand Prize Winner

Arlington High School Philharmonia
Poughkeepsie, New York
Jonathan Handman, director


Middle School String Orchestra

First Place
Longfellow Middle School Chamber Orchestra
Falls Church, Virginia
Susan Kervick, director

Second Place
Del Webb Middle School Chamber Orchestra
Las Vegas, Nevada
JaNae Taylor, director


High School Full Orchestra

First Place
Charleston County School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra
Charleston, South Carolina
Sarah Fitzgerald, director



High School String Orchestra

First Place
Spring Valley High School Orchestra
Columbia, South Carolina
Christopher Selby, director


Second Place
Lord Byng Honours String Ochestra
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Odette Creanga-Kurth, director


Third Place
St. Joseph High School Chamber Orchestra
St.Joseph, Michigan
Burke Lokey, director



2012 Participating National Orchestra Festival Orchestras

Arlington High School Philharmonia- Poughkeepsie, New York
Director, Jonathan Handman

Charleston County School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra- Charleston, South Carolina
Director, Sarah Fitzgerald

Del Webb Middle School Chamber Orchestra- Las Vegas, Nevada
Director, JaNae Taylor

Longfellow Middle School Chamber Orchestra- Falls Church, Virginia
Director, Susan Kervick

Lord Byng Honours String Orchestra- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Director, Odette Creanga-Kurth

Mira Costa High School Symphony Strings- Manhattan Beach, California
Director, Peter Park

Oscar Smith High School Chamber Orchestra- Chesapeake, Virginia
Director, Deanna Kringel

Roswell High School Chamber Orchestra- Roswell, Georgia
Director, Sara White

Science Hill High School Topper Orchestra- Johnson City, Tennessee
Director, Susan Sterling Lambert


Southwest High School String Orchestra- El Centro, California
Director, Matthew Busse


Spring Valley High School Orchestra- Columbia, South Carolina
Director, Christopher Selby

St. Joseph High School Chamber Orchestra- St. Joseph, Michigan
Director, Burke Lokey

Winter Park High School Philharmonic Orchestra- Winter Park, Florida
Director, Laurie Bitters

Yorktown High School String Orchestra- Arlington, Virginia
Director, Thomas Hartman

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