Students shine at All-State Music Festival
Whitefish HIgh School musicians recieved honors this fall. Top row (left to right): Scarlet Burke, All State Choir; Allison Abel, All State Band; Ella Idleman, All State Band; Bjorn Bungener, All State Orchestra; Skyler Cameron, All State Band; Sasha Johnston, All State Band; Ava Bee, ACDA All Northwest ChoirBottom Row (left to right):Nora Ide, ACDA All Northwest Choir; Sam Nissen, ACDA All Northwest Choir; Fiona Shanahan, All-State Choir; Felix Soelm, ACDA All Northwest Jazz Choir.
The University of Montana hosted the 2023 MHSA All-State Music Festival last October. A remarkable number of Whitefish high school student musicians earned All-State honors: two from choir and five from the band program.
Four students were named to the American Choral Directors Association All Northwest Choir or Jazz Choir.
Musicians were provided with the sheet music about a month in advance of the festival. Whitefish high school band director Matthew King said the pieces are more difficult that what the high school classes usually tackle. The students practiced the music alone, on their own time.
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