Students score high marks a music festival
About 1,500 musicians participated in the District 1 Music Festival hosted by Flathead and Glacier high schools.
Forty bands, orchestras and choirs from nine schools performed April 10 and 11. Solos and ensembles performed April 11 and 12.
Judges rated each entry as either superior, excellent, good, fair or poor.
Solos and ensembles receiving superior ratings qualify to attend the State Solo and Ensemble Festival in Helena May 2-3.
Following are the Whitefish High School results from the District Music Festival:
Varsity Band prepared performance — Superior
Varsity Band sight-reading — Superior
WHS Percussion Ensemble, Wyatt Scott, Ryan Brown, Sonoko Maruyama, Cassidy Grady, Matt Carper, Thomas Henson, Brittany Barnes, Noah Gillund, Bohdi Venery, Jordan Reese, Rmi Strauser, Ethan Potthoff — Superior
WHS Jazz Combo I, Matt Carper, Austin Reese, Jordan Reese, Rmi Strauser, Kate Ehrenberg, Sonoko Maruyama, Thomas Henson, Marty Anderson — Superior
WHS Jazz Combo II, Matt Sagen, Austin Galvan, Maybelline Green, Cassidy Grady, Wyatt Schur, Annika Gordon, Ethan Potthoff — Superior
Sax Quartet, Chehala Hemmingson, Austin Reese, Rmi Strauser, Mackenzie Carl — Superior
Elder Flute Trio, Faith Geer, Maddy Dugdale, Claire Venery — Superior
Clarinet Quartet #1, Jordan Reese, Larissa Schiff, Julia Houston, Kaylee Lockhart — Superior
Clarinet Quartet #2, Austin Galvan, Barrett Gray, Jennie Dunlap, Dillon Lawrence — Superior
Piano Solo, Jeff Hyer — Superior
Piano Solo, Cassidy Grady — Superior
Piano Solo, Barrett Gray — Superior
Tenor Sax Solo, Rmi Strauser — Superior
Flute Solo, Faith Geer — Superior
Flute Solo, Maddy Dugdale — Superior
Snare Drum Solo, Thomas Henson — Superior
Marimba Solo, Rmi Strauser — Excellent
Trumpet Duet, Jeff Hyer & Abbie Belcher — Excellent
Flute Solo, Savannah Krause — Good
Whitefish High School Orchestra, Prepared Performance — Superior
Whitefish High School Orchestra, Sight-Reading — Superior
Vivaldi Ensemble, Brittany Barnes, Matt Carper, Kate Ehrenberg, Annika Gordon, Maybelline Green, Allison Jones, Emma Nixon, Sarah Perez, Chaffin Ross — Superior
Stikbopik, Annika Gordon, Maybelline Green, Cassidy Grady — Superior
Green Barnes Duet, Brittany Barnes, Maybelline Green — Superior
Harp Solo, Brittany Barnes — Superior
Viola Solo, Brittany Barnes — Superior
Violin Solo, Shanna Cameron — Superior
Piano Solo, Kate Ehrenberg — Superior
Violin Solo, Annika Gordon — Superior
Violin Solo, Maybelline Green — Superior
Violin Solo, Sarah Perez — Excellent