2023 NATIONAL ORCHESTRA HONORS RESULTS

NATIONAL WINNERS

Middle School String Orchestra

Group Conductor Location
Canyon Vista MS Honors Orchestra Ragan Whatley & Emily Hornbake Austin, TX
Curtis MS Chamber Orchestra Amanda Su Allen, TX
Ereckson MS Chamber Orchestra Joanna DeVoto & Rachel Boone Allen, TX
Fort Settlement MS Chamber Orchestra Angela Peugnet & Mr. Roger Vasquez, Jr. Sugar Land, TX
Fowler MS Legacy Orchestra Victoria Lien Plano, TX
Sartartia MS Honors Orchestra Heather Davis & Fernando Medina Sugar Land, TX
Seven Lakes JH Chamber Orchestra Jennifer Gingell & Bethany Hagin Katy, TX
Smith MS Chamber Orchestra Nassar Edwards Cypress, TX

Middle School Full Orchestra

Group Conductor Location
Curtis MS Symphony Orchestra Amanda Su, Clint Schaefer, & Amy Gearhart Allen, TX
Lawler MS Legend Symphony Orchestra Christian Holzer & Christine Lalonde Frisco, TX
Shadow Ridge MS Symphony Orchestra Meredith Riddle & Ross Patterson Flower Mound, TX

High School String Orchestra

Group Conductor Location
Allen HS Chamber I Orchestra David DeVoto Allen, TX
Jordan HS Sinfonia Orchestra Kyle Davis Fulshear, TX
North Gwinnett HS Chamber Orchestra David Metrio Suwanee, GA
Seven Lakes HS Sinfonia Orchestra Desiree Overree Katy, TX
Summer Creek HS Chamber Orchestra David Irish & Karen Irish Houston, TX
William P. Clements HS Chamber Strings Neal Springer & Sally Kirk Sugar Land, TX

High School Full Orchestra

Group Conductor Location
Allen HS Symphony Orchestra David DeVoto & Dr. Philip Obado Allen, TX
Clements HS Symphony Orchestra Neal Springer, Jeff Johnson & Sally Kirk Sugar Land, TX
Jordan HS Symphony Kyle Davis & Daniel Galloway Fulshear, TX
Round Rock HS Symphony Full Orchestra Erin Keith & David Mobley Round Rock, TX
Seven Lakes HS Symphony Orchestra Desiree Overree, John Mays & Sean Carlton Katy, TX

Youth Orchestra

Group Conductor Location
Houston Youth Symphony Michael Webster Houston, TX

Commended Winners

Middle School String Orchestra

Group Conductor Location
Central JH Chamber Orchestra Tara Truex Euless, TX
Doerre Intermediate Chamber Orchestra Rowina Torres McKee Klein, TX
Dowell MS Honors Orchestra Michael Graber McKinney, TX
Krimmel Intermediate Chamber Orchestra Tiffany Webb & Stephen Cook Klein, TX
Maus MS Advanced Symphony Orchestra Jamie Romo Frisco, TX
Meyerland PVA MS Sinfonia Orchestra Timothy Maynard Houston, TX
Pearson Ranch MS Honors Orchestra Colleen Whatley Austin, TX
Sierra Vista MS Chamber Orchestra Henry Miller Irvine, CA
Tays JH Chamber Orchestra Bryanna Porter Katy, TX
WoodCreek JH Chamber Orchestra Klayton Hoefler Katy, TX

Middle School Full Orchestra

Group Conductor Location
Schimelpfenig MS Full Orchestra Ben Altom, Jennifer Guffey, Michael Scott, & Christine Aeschbacher Plano, TX
Ulrich Symphony Orchestra Marcelle Martin Klein, TX

High School String Orchestra

Group Conductor Location
Clear Creek HS Chamber Orchestra Brandon Cornett League City, TX
Richardson HS Chamber Orchestra Sara A. Long Richardson, TX
Ronald Reagan HS Chamber Orchestra Sixto Elizondo San Antonio, TX
Stratford HS Symphony Orchestra Artan Zhuri Houston, TX
Tomball Memorial HS Chamber Orchestra Peter C. Jagdeo Tomball, TX
Wakeland HS Chamber Orchestra Ludmilla B. Duston Frisco, TX

High School Full Orchestra

Group Conductor Location
Byron Nelson HS Symphony Orchestra Gary Keller & Michael Moore Trophy Club, TX
L.D. Bell HS Full Symphony Orchestra Allison King, Suzanne Dell, & Christopher Harmon Hurst, TX

State Winners

Group Conductor Location
Amador Valley HS Chamber Orchestra Shelley Durbin Pleasanton, CA

Special thanks to adjudicators Jeff Grogan and Anthony Maiello.