Awards and Honors

Mountain View High School Orchestras have established an enduring legacy of excellence in competitive events and performance standards. Here’s a look back at our awards and honors.

2021–Present

2023

ABODA Area Concert Festival:
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior
Philharmonia Orchestra – Excellent

2022

ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival:
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Excellent
Philharmonia Orchestra – Superior

ABODA Area Orchestra Festival:
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Philharmonia Orchestra – Superior

2021

ABODA Fall Area Concert Festival:
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior
Philharmonia Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

Area Concert Festival:
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Philharmonia Orchestra – Superior

NAU Orchestra Festival:
Philharmonia Orchestra – Superior

Awarded the William E. Richardson Program of Distinction Award

State Concert Festival:
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Philharmonia Orchestra – Excellent

2016–2020

2019

ABODA Fall Area Concert Festival:
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Excellent
Philharmonia Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

ABODA Area Concert Festival:
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Excellent
Sinfonia Orchestra – Excellent
Philharmonia Orchestra – Excellent

Awarded the William E. Richardson Program of Distinction Award

State Concert Festival:
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior
Philharmonia Orchestra – Superior

2018

ABODA Fall Area Concert Festival:
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior

ABODA Area Concert Festival:
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior
Sinfonia Orchestra: Superior with Distinction
Pops Orchestra – Superior

Awarded the William E. Richardson Program of Distinction Award

State Concert Festival:
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Pops Orchestra – Superior

2017

ABODA Fall Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

AMEA Honor Performance
Chamber Orchestra

ABODA Area Concert Festival:
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Pops Orchestra – Excellent

2016

Carnegie Hall Debut
Chamber Orchestra
Symphony Orchestra

ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior

2011–2015

2015
ABODA State Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Excellent
Sinfonia Orchestra – Excellent
Pops Orchestra – Excellent

2014
ABODA State Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Sinfonia Orchestra – Excellent

ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Pops Orchestra – Excellent

2013
ABODA State Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior

ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

2012
ABODA State Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Excellent

ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Superior
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior

2011
ABODA State Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior

ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Superior
Sinfonia Orchestra – Excellent

2006–2010

2010
Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic Performance
Chamber Orchestra

AMEA Honor Performance
Chamber Orchestra

ABODA State Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior

ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Sinfonia Orchestra – Excellent

2009
“Celebrate Haydn” Orchestra Festival Performance, Vienna, Austria
Chamber Orchestra

2008
ABODA Area Concert Festival
Symphony Orchestra – Excellent
Sinfonia Orchestra – Superior

2007
ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
String Ensemble – Superior

ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Superior
String Ensemble – Superior

2006
“Meetings on the Neva River” Festival Performance, St. Petersburg, Russia
Chamber Orchestra

ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
String Orchestra – Superior

ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior

2001–2005

2005
AMEA Honor Performance
Chamber Orchestra

ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Full Symphony Orchestra – Excellent

ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Superior

2004
ABODA Fall Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Superior

2003
AMEA Honor Performance
Chamber Orchestra

ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Superior
Excellent

2002
ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Superior

2001
Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic Performance
Chamber Orchestra

ABODA State Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphonic Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Superior with Distinction

ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Superior

1987–2000

2000
ABODA State Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Excellent

ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Superior

1999
ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Superior

ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Excellent

1998
ABODA State Concert Festival Division I
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

ABODA Area Concert Festival
Superior
Excellent

ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Superior

1997
ABODA State Concert Festival Division I

Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Superior

1996
ABODA State Concert Festival
Symphony Orchestra – Superior

ABODA Area Concert Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Superior
Concert Orchestra – Superior

1995
ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Chamber Orchestra – Superior
Symphony Orchestra – Superior

1994
ABODA State Concert Festival – Division I
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

1993
ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Symphony Orchestra – Superior

1990
ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival
Symphony Orchestra – Superior

1989
ABODA State Concert Festival- Division I Full Orchestra
Symphony Orchestra – Superior with Distinction

1987
ABODA State Concert Festival
Symphony Orchestra – Superior