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