Students earn high marks at state music festival

Whitefish High School music students competed at the state music festival in Helena last weekend. Judges rated each entry as either superior, excellent, good, fair or poor.

Superior Ratings:

WHS Jazz Combo I - Jordan Reese, Austin Reese, Rmi Strauser, Marty Anderson, Kate Ehrenberg, Sonoko Maruyama, Matt Carper, Thomas Henson

WHS Percussion Ensemble - Thomas Henson, Cassidy Grady, Bohdi Venery, Ryan Brown, Sonoko Maruyama, Ethan Potthoff, Noah Gillund, Rmi Strauser, Jordan Reese, Wyatt Scott, Matt Carper, Brittany Barnes

Clarinet Quartet #1 - Kaylee Lockhart, Jordan Reese, Larissa Schiff, Julia Houston

Saxophone Quartet - Chehala Hemmingson, Austin Reese, Mackenzie Carl, Rmi Strauser

Thomas Henson, snare drum solo

Rmi Strauser, tenor sax solo

Maddy Dugdale, flute solo

Faith Geer, flute solo

Jeff Hyer, piano solo

Barrett Gray, piano solo

Cassidy Grady, piano solo

Saige Perchy, vocal solo

Marijka Devivier, vocal solo

Saige Perchy & Marijka Devivier, vocal duet

Maddy Dugdale, vocal solo

Kess Nelson, vocal solo

Voce Primo’s “Jus’ Jazzin’” - Tommy Sauson, Tucker Blake, Hunter Cripe, Marijka Devivier, Maddy Dugdale, Kess Nelson, Saige Perchy, Abbie Blake, Shanna Cameron, Arika Schnur, Mariah Drown

Voce Primo Ladies - Saige Perchy, Kess Nelson, Abbie Blake, Marijka Devivier, Maddy Dugdale, Shanna Cameron, Arika Schnur, Mariah Drown

Vivaldi String Ensemble - Brittany Barnes, Matt Carper, Kate Ehrenberg, Annika Gordon, Maybelline Green, Allison Jones, Emma Nixon, Sarah Perez

Green Barnes , violin/viola duet - Brittany Barnes, Maybelline Green

Stikbopik Trio - Cassidy Grady, Annika Gordon, Maybelline Green

Brittany Barnes, viola solo

Brittany Banres, harp solo

Maybelline Green, violin solo

Annika Gordon, violin solo

Shanna Cameron, violin solo

Kate Ehrenberg, piano solo

Excellent Ratings:

WHS Jazz Combo II - Austin Galvan, Matthew Sagen, Maybelline Green, Annika Gordon, Wyatt Schur, Cassidy Grady, Ethan Potthoff

Clarinet Quartet #2 - Austin Galvan, Barrett Gray, Jennie Dunlap, Dillon Lawrence

Elder Flute Trio - Maddy Dugdale, Carly Anderson, Faith Geer

Voce Primo - Abbie Blake, Tucker Blake, Kess Nelson, Rmi Strauser, Jordan Reese, Saige Perchy, Marijka Devivier, Shanna Cameron, Hunter Cripe, Wyatt Schur, Arika Schnur, Mariah Drown, Maddy Dugdale, Tommy Sauson, Thomas Henson, Matt Carper

Shanna Cameron, vocal solo

Freshman Women’s Ensemble - Kess Nelson, Shanna Cameron, Katrina Funk, Malia Van Dort, Jasmine Johnson, Teigen Tremper, Alora Newbury