Awards for McDougle Middle School Chorus and Orchestra
John Benton, Director
2012 Kings Dominion Music Festival
Chorus-Superior Rating
Orchestra-Superior Rating
2013 Busch Gardens Musicale Music Festival
Chorus-1st Place Overall
Orchestra-1st Place Overall
2013 Carowinds Festival of Music
6th Grade Chorus-Superior Rating
2014 Busch Gardens Musicale Music Festival
Chorus-1st Place Overall
Orchestra-1st Place Overall
2015 Busch Gardens Musicale Music Festival
Chorus-Superior Rating, 1st Place
Chorus-Grand Champion Overall Choir
Orchestra-1st Place Overall
2016 Kings Dominion Festival of Music
Orchestra-Superior Rating First Place
Orchestra-Grand Champion Overall
2016 Six Flags Over Georgia Music Festival
Orchestra-Superior Rating 1st place Overall
2016 Carowinds Festival of Music
6th Grade Orchestra-Superior Rating
2017 Kings Dominion Music Festival
Choir-Superior Rating- 1st Place Overall
Orchestra-Superior Rating- 2nd Place Overall
2017 Carowinds Festival of Music
6th Grade Choir Superior Rating
6th Grade Orchestra Superior Rating
2017 Walt Disney World Resort Festival Disney Competition
Choir-1st Place Superior, Best in Class Award, Concert Choir Gold Award
Choir-Best Overall Soloist Award, Ben Eble
Orchestra-1st Place Excellent Rating
2018 Busch Gardens Music in the Parks Festival
Choir- Superior Ranking 1st Place Overall, Grand Champion
Orchestra-Superior Ranking 1st Place Overall
2018 Carowinds Festival of Music
6th Grade Orchestra-Superior Rating
6th Grade Choir Superior Rating
2019 Six Flags Great Adventure Music in the Parks Competition
Choir-Superior Ranking, 1st Place Overall, Grand Champion
Makenna Corcoran, Best Overall Soloist
Orchestra-Excellent Rating, 1st Place Overall
2019 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Musicale Festival
6th Grade Choir-1st Place Superior Ranking
Lyla Berman, Best Overall Soloist
6th Grade Orchestra-1st Place Superior Ranking
2019 Formal Invitation to perform at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC
2019 Formal Invitation and Performance at Carnegie Hall, New York City
“Buena Onda” Direct Concerts International New York, June 19th.
Featured Soloist, Lyla Berman
2020 Formal Invitation to Carnegie Hall to perform with Eric Whitacre (Postponed due to Pandemic) (Distinguished Concerts International New York)
2022- Carowinds Festival Of Music Advanced Orchestra *Superior Rating*
2022-Carowinds Festival Of Music 7th and 8th Grade Choir *Superior Rating*
2022 Carowinds Festival Of Music 6th Grade Beginner Orchestra *Superior Rating*
2022 Carowinds Festival Of Music 6th Grade Beginner Choir *Superior Rating
2022 Formal Invitation to Carnegie Hall, Aloha State Choral Festival (Hawaii), Grace Cathedral (San Francisco) (Choirs of America)
2023 Performance at Carnegie Hall, Performance with Greg Gilpin, June 5th 2023