Music students rack up festival honors

About 1,500 musicians participated in a three-day District 1 Music Festival.

The festival at Flathead and Glacier high schools April 12-14 drew students from the host schools as well as Libby, Troy, Eureka, Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Polson and Bigfork.  

Qualified music specialists listened to and judged each performance, providing verbal and written comments for each entrant rating them as superior, excellent, good, fair or poor.

“This is a great opportunity for our students to work with experts who can share their wisdom and encourage them to become more musical. It is not a competition between different schools but between the student and the music,”  Polson High School Choir Director Chris Bumgarner said.

Solos and ensembles receiving superior ratings qualify to attend the State Solo and Ensemble Festival in Helena May 4-5.

Following are results from Flathead Valley high schools.

Bigfork

• Excellent performance: Band

• Superior sight reading: Band

• Superior band ensembles: The Bigfork Jazz Combo, (Matt Sefcak, Camas Garnett, Sinah Steiner); Wyatt and the Ladies, (Wyatt Fisher, Mielle Hubard, Dylan Carlson, Alex Hider); Dancing Clainets (Sarah Abbott, Veronica Farrier); Beethoven’s Clarinets (Makena Morley, Halie Nissen)

• Excellent band ensembles: Kyle Thompson and Isaac Martel (trumpet duet); Alex Hider, Rosalie Lander, Brooke Bonner, Eliza Richner, Lydia Mathwig, Stevi Siloti (flute); Caleb Mathwig, Grayson Postlewait, Colton Woll (trumpet);

• Good band ensemble: Jesse Mueller, Clayton O’Farrell, Tyler Iverson, Carson Cantrell (saxophone)

• Superior piano solos: Isaac Reichner, Lydia Mathwig

• Excellent solo: Kegan Driver (snare drum)

Columbia Falls

• Superior performance: Symphonic Band

• Excellent performance: Concert Band, Columbia Chorale, Tres Belle, Treble Choir with Troubadours

• Superior sight reading: Tres Belle, Columbia Chorale, Troubadours, Symphonic Band

• Excellent sight reading: Treble Choir, Concert Band,

• Superior jazz band: Columbians

• Excellent jazz band: Jazz Factory

• Superior vocal solo: Matt Erhart, Brooke Wilson, Amanda Morrison, LE McDaniel, Hunter Role, Meredith Stolte, Ada Brooks, Shelby Nash

• Excellent vocal solo: Natalie Law, Shelby Greene, Megan Spencer, Danielle Henderson, Daisyjane Johnson, McKenna Emmerich

• Superior vocal ensembles: Weep No More Quartet (Gabrielle Stenger, LE McDaniel, Shelby Nash and Korren Fehrenbach); The Violet Trio (McKenna Emmerich, Jasmine Goodwin and Micinzie Christopherson)

• Excellent vocal ensemble: Amazing Grace Quartet (Kaitlyn Presnell, Morgan Christianson, Meredith Stolte and Daisyjane Johnson)

• Superior vocal duet: Korren Fehrenbach and Gabrielle Stenger; Micah Sperry and Caylub Moon; Brooke Wilson and Amanda Morrison, Cortney White and Elyse Gordon

• Excellent vocal duet: Breanna Friar and Danielle Henderson; Alex Presnell and Cortney White; Brooke Wilson and Bryan Shaffer; Ada Brooks and Kendra Stevens; Natalie Law and Mariah Flickinger

• Superior vocal jazz ensembles: Sonifers (Korren Fehrenbach, Gabrielle Stenger, Brittney Herman, Elyse Gordon, Cortney White, Shelby Nash, LE MCDaniel, Mark Hader, Bryan Shaffer, Micah Sperry, Caylub Moon, Luke Kazlauskas, Hunter Role and Dillion French); Vox (McKenna Emmerich, Jasmine  Goodwin, Micinzie Christopherson, Kayla Stephens, Kinzie Howell, Kaycee Burke and Meagan Taylor)

• Superior band ensembles: Josh Potter, Wyatt Vanham, Cody Wiebelhaus, Zayne Brunz, Tom Connolly (percussion quintet); percussion ensemble I; Josh Potter and Wyatt Vanham (timpani/snare duet); Zach Ronish and Arlyn Jorgenson (snare duet); Zach Ronish and Carlee Brown (snare duet); Tom Connolly and Mike Sandefer (snare drum duet)

• Excellent band ensembles: Heaven Putnam and Kodi Pletcher (snare duet); percussion ensemble II; Tom Connolly and Dillon Hoerner (snare drum duet); Natalie Law, Olivia Ramstad, Micah Sobczak, Henry Chisolm(saxophone quartet); Woodwind Quintet; Natalie Law, Chanel Intaratanod, Colter Norick, Meghan Gray, Olivia Ramstad, Ashton Berta (double reed ensemble); Natalie Law, Colter Norick, Meghan Gray (bassoon trio); Ashley O’Tremba and Kendra Sago (flute duet); Ashley Ramstad and Shannon Hay (flute duet);

• Superior instrumental solos: Brittany Swartz (flute); Mike Sandefer (snare); Nikki Breivik (french horn); Natalie Law (bassoon); Skyler Smith (clarinet); Chanel Intaratanod (oboe); Chanel Intaratanod (baritone saxophone); Ada Brooks (baritone)

• Excellent instrumental solos: Matt Karberg (flute); Dillon Hoerner (snare drum); Trystan Butcher (trumpet)

Flathead

• Superior performance: Symphonic Band; Concert Band; Chamber Orchestra; Concert Choir; Varsity Men’s Choir; Dorian Choir

• Superior sight reading: Symphonic Band; Concert Choir; Chamber Orchestra; Concert Orchestra; Varsity Mens Choir; Varsity Womens Choir; Dorian Choir

• Excellent sight reading: Concert Band; Ninth-Grade Band

• Excellent performance: Ninth-Grade Band; Concert Orchestra; Varsity Womens Choir

• Excellent jazz band: Cory Felde, Danny Powers, Haakon Sande, Miles Sorlie, Valiere Seelye, Tanner Theil, Haile Ward, Garth West, Tanner Flotre, Spencer Games, Brandon Johnson, Clyde Lisle, Sean McCauley, Harrison McMillen, Ben Moon, Elena Musz

• Superior band solos : Emma Lawrence-Yee (flute); Barrie Sugarman (flute); Cheyenne Keeler (flute); Laura Johnson (bassoon); Ellie Lapp (clarinet); Paige Swindle (clarinet); Tanner Thiel (saxophone solo); Miles Sorlie (trumpet); Katie Anderson (trumpet); Brandon Johnson (trombone); McKenna Miller (trombone); Ben Moon (tuba); Matt Praetzel (snare)

• Excellent band solos : Tanner Flotre (trombone); Brittnay Mundhenke (string bass); Kaitlan Williams (clarinet); Elaine Fraticelli (alto saxophone); Harrison McGillen (alto saxophone); Clyde Lisle (snare drum)

• Superior band ensembles : Haile Ward and Emma Lawrence -Yee (flute duet); Emily Wilson, Ellie Lapp, Barrie Sugarman (woodwind trio); Cassi Boozell, Eliza Diegel, Amy Lunde, Michaela Murer (flute quartet); Heather Fantino, Kyle Hubbard, Tyler Ross, Meredith Wilson (clarinet quartet); Haakon Sande, Miles Sorlie, McKennah Miller, Colton Wiley (brass quartet); Clyde Lisle, Matt Praetzel (drum duet)

• Excellent band ensembles: Paige Swindle and Jenna Wilke (flute clarinet duet); Kaitlin Williams, Cheyenne Keeyler (flute/clarinet duet); Sara Lisle, Sierra Rivera, Kelsey Weed (saxophone trio); Cory Felde, Harrison McGillen, Danny Power, Tanner Thiel (saxophone quartet); Haakon Sande, McKenna Miller (trombone duet); Tanner Flotre, Brandon Johnson, Haakon Sande (trombone trio);

• Superior orchestra solos: Mallorie Mason (violin); Katie Weed (cello); Geneva Zoltek (cello)

• Excellent orchestra solos: Hunter Fleming (violin); Megann Fladager (cello), Pierre Kaptanian (violin); Sarah Risenhoover (bass)

• Superior orchestra ensembles: Raymond Symes and Geneva Zoltek (duet); Mallorie Mason and Sophia Karpina (duet); Meghann Fladager and Katie Weed (duet); Hunter Fleming, Pierre Kaptanian, Cameron Brown and Geneva Zoltek (Brandenburg String Quartet)

• Excellent cello ensembles: Lilly Diegel, Meghann Fladager and Geneva Zoltek (trio); Kaylee Clugston and Meghann Fladager (duet)

• Superior vocal solos: Bekah Allen, Jene Amundson, Willie Beck, Jenna Boles, Alli Botkin, Kimmie Bowen, Meaghan Bradley, Caitlyn Christensen, John Collins, James Early, Bria Frame, Jesse Francis, Moriah  Gilpin, Mary Kate Hardy, Jessica Helder, Catie Henderson, Caleb Keller, Carl Kohnstamm, Kyle Kosinski, Kijrstjn Kruse, Cody LaPorta, Jon LeGassey, Annie Marshall, Becca Marshall, Renee, Martinez, Anna Milheim, Callie Morris, Chloe Newlon, Bryant Plympton, Melissa Pursell, Cheyenne Rivera, Emma Sauve, Anna Stone, Miriam Talus, Alex Weed, Eric West, McKenna Wilson, Stephen     Zorn

• Excellent vocal solos: Zach Alexander, Travis Beagley, Kaitlin Bradley, Jacob Byrne, Desirae Fauske, Nelson Fortenberry, Lauren Gunderson, Eric Hogan, Morgan Knutson, Sara Lisle, Miranda McRae, Janae Moon, Catherine O’Brien, Jay Shonsey, Scott Thompson, Breanna Wiersma, Jaben Wood, Danielle ZuZero

• Superior vocal ensembles: “Velet’, Vtacku” (Fauske , Pehalova); “Till The Stars Fall From the Sky” (Helder, Keller); “Pie Jesu” (Christiansen, Helder); “Frobisher Bay” (Griffin, Marshall, Smith); “Irish Blessing” (Henderson, Stone); “Johnny Has Gone” (Allen, Christensen, Kosinski, Rivera); “Prayer of the Children” (Collins, Kohnstamm, Plympton, Schutt); “O Eyes of My Beloved” (Boles, Newlon, Stone); “He’s Gone Away” (Bolster, Botkin, Bowen, Bradshaw, Brown, Griffin, Martinez, Roybal, Smith); “Poor Wayfaring Stranger” (K. Bradley, M. Bradley); “Rest Not” (Bengston, Engel, Osborne, Zorn); “Snow Begins To Fall” (Fraticelli, Gunderson); “There Will Come Soft Rains “ (Morris, Wilson); “Scarborough Fair” (Martinez, Sauve); The Choral-Aires

• Excellent vocal ensembles: “Away, Far Away” (Collins, Marshall); “Benedictus “ (Marshall, Wilson); “Down To the River” (Amundson, Francis, Henderson, Griffin); “I Will Lift Mine Eyes” (Boles, Williams); “O MIstress Mine” (Beagley, Moore, Cornell, West, Bowman, MacFarlane, Faulkner); “Oh, Freedom” (Byrne, Pecinovsky); “Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger” (Boveng, Griffin, Kosinski, Morris, Newlon, Stone, LaPorta); “Shady Grove “ (Allen, Kosinski, Williams); “Three Madrigals” (Balcom, Cummins, Pursell, Schutt); “Will He Remember” (Bradley, Crose, Gardner, Moon, Reed, Sauve, Seynei, Wilcox); “Workin’ on the Railroad” (Beagley, Hogan, Shonsey, Terry)

• Excellent piano solos: Hannah Schultz (choir), Erica Smith (choir)

Glacier

• Superior performance: Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Chamber Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, Ninth-Grade Band, Concert Choir

• Excellent performance: Advanced Women’s Choir, Men’s Choir, Glacier Girls’ Choir

• Superior in sight reading: Concert Band, Chamber Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, Ninth-Grade Band, Concert Choir, Men’s Choir, Glacier Girls’ Choir, Advanced Women’s Choir,

• Excellent sight-reading: Symphonic Band

• Superior band solos: Levi Brown (xylophone); Bodie Henderson (drum set); Caleb Gardner (quint drums); Orson Phattharaampornchai (clarinet); Ian Hollander (bass clarinet); Phillip Phattharaampornchai (flute); Danielle Crandell (clarinet); Danielle Crandell (piano); Dane Bjornrud (multi-percussion), Miranda Hoffman (tenor saxophone); Jocelyn Denton (tenor saxophone); Daniel Clark (piano); Audrey Sullivan (flute); Breana Franke (oboe); Andrew Walling (clarinet)

• Excellent band solos: Jaelyn Kelso (alto saxophone); Aleicia Robinson (clarinet); Lief Erickson (trombone); Dalton DeMars (clarinet); Zane Perryman (marimba); Jaimie Jung (trumpet)

• Superior band ensemble: Africa Ensemble (Dane Bjornrud, Levi Brown, Nathan Connell, Hannah Davis, Garner Dumas, Caleb Gardner, Luke Harmon, Bodie Henderson); Xylophonia (Dane Bjornrud, Levi Brown, Nathan Connell, Hannah Davis, Garner Dumas); Head Talk (Dane Bjornrud, Nathan Connell, Garner Dumas, Caleb Gardner, Zane Perryman); Phattha Duet (Orson and Phillip Phattharaampornchai); Flute Duet (Hannah Walling, Louise Wingqvist); Flute Duet (Audrey Sullivan, Phillip Phaatharaampornchai); Clarinet Duet (Andrew Walling, Danielle Crandell); GHS Jazz Band

• Excellent band ensemble: Lief Erickson and Nicholas Barr (brass duet); Dalton DeMars, Josiah Gardner, Jaelyn Kelso, Faith Kern (saxophone quartet); Breana Franke, Courtney Weber, Beth Wheeler (woodwind trio); Lief Erickson and Breana Franke (trombone/oboe duet)

• Superior orchestra solos: Genevieve Burnham (cello); Julia Cecil (violin); Christian Diaz (violin); Alexis Larson (violin); Brianna Larson (violin); Angela Merrill (viola); Jessica Stenberg (cello); Bridget Unterreiner (violin); Allison Woodruff (viola)

• Superior orchestra ensemble: Habel and Larson duet (Brianna Larson, Keckeley Habel); Haydn Quartet ( Noah Hill, Alexis Larson, Kelsi McGinnis, Brandon Purdy)

• Excellent orchestra ensemble: Christian Diaz, Julia Cecil, Kaestra Gorder, Jessica Stenberg (Mozart String Quartet); Leah Woodruff and Kelsi McGinnis (duet)

• Superior vocal solos: Jordan Bridwell, Tanner Byle, Julia Cecil, Alexa Cote, Sierra Crandell, Baylee Eisenman, Alicia Frye, Elizabeth Graham, Luke Halliburton, Kayla Harwood, Hannah Healy, Kendrick Lee, Cassidy Madison, Kelsey Nostrum, Cassidie Parmalee, Jondie Rianda, Corri Smith, Amy Snipstead, Sean Toavs and Elliott Van Allen

• Excellent vocal solos: Megan Bridwell, Kylee Buck, Dwight Camillucci, Jessica Chapman, Cami Citrino, Cierra Collier, Emily Creighton, Paxton Doty, Ben Habel, Jessica Hart, Taylyn Hubbard, Faith Kern, Rebecca Konen, Alexa Lang, Acacia Langford, Dillon Moes, Kyle Montgomery, Jessica Mount, Kristen Owens, Kaci Purdy, Vanessa Romrell, Katherine Van Deren, Beth Wheeler and Ian Wheeler

• Superior vocal ensembles: Rebecca Konen and Alexa Lang (duet); Abretia Crandell, Whitley Newberry and Amy Snipstead (trio); Glacier Echoes; Cassidy Madison and Corri Smith (duet); Abretia Crandell, Jayme Fitzwater, Damaris Gemmer, Elizabeth Graham, Emily Moore, Whitley Newberry, Corri Smith and Amy Snipstead (ensemble); Glacier Breeze; Rachel Bjork, Megan Bridwell, Rebecca Konen and Kristen Owens (quartet); Kendrick Lee and Luke Halliburton (duet); Kylee Buck and Baylee Eisenman (duet); Kylee Buck, Baylee Eisenman and Kaci Purdy (trio); Katie Boharski, Emily Creighton, Brittanie Dull, Damaris Gemmer, Alexa Lang, Cassidy Madison, Jondie Rianda, Corri Smith and Grier Smithwick-Hann (ensemble); Donald Clark and Kyle Montgomery (duet); Julia and Katie Boharski, Abretia and Sierra Crandell and Natalie and Whitley Newberry  (sisters’ ensemble); Jordan Bridwell, Luke Halliburton, Kendrick Lee and Elliott Van Allen (quartet)

• Excellent vocal ensemble: Kyler Cheff and Jaelyn Kelso (duet); Elise Byle and Hannah Healy (duet); Cierra Collier and Jessica Mount (duet); Luke Halliburton and Jondie Rianda (duet); Jessica Mount and Sean Toavs (duet); Donald Clark, Brandon Hadley, Sean Hartford and Landen Marcoff (quartet); Jordan Bridwell and Megan Bridwell (duet); Abretia Crandell and Sierra Crandell (duet); Megan Norman and Kelsey Nostrum (duet); Dwight Camillucci and Emily Creighton (duet); Jessica Hart and Katherine Van Deren (duet); Paxton Doty and Riley Freeman (duet)

• Superior piano solos: Damaris Gemmer (choir); Noah Hill (orchestra); Brandon Purdy (orchestra); Kaci Purdy (orchestra); Libby Sullivan (choir)

• Excellent piano solos:  Megan Bridwell (choir), Lauren Waldenberg (choir)

Whitefish

• Superior performance: Choir, Orchestra

• Superior sight reading: Choir, Orchestra

• Superior vocal ensembles: Alex Breuer and Natali Kragh (duet); Savannah Carl, Andrea Lamaroux, Brynn Ingraham, Kirstine Christian (quartet); Dannie McCabe and Tyler Scoggins (duet); Maddy Dugdale and Bobby Hensley (duet); Breuer Ensemble; Voce Primo

• Superior vocal solos: Eric Weaver, Dannie McCabe, Alex Breuer, Cody Volkmann, Sean Acton, Natali Kragh, Maddy Dugdale, Savannah Carl

• Excellent Vocal Solos: Shandra Bell, Meta LeCompte, Jon Jacobs, Kirstine Christian, Kaylonie Taylor, Brianna Dutton, Rachelle Brown, Tyler Scoggins

• Excellent vocal ensembles: Sean Acton and Cody Volkmann (duet); Sean Acton and Jon Jacobs (duet); Kirstine Christian, Eric Weaver and Andrea Lamoureux (trio); WHS Women’s Ensemble; Erika Winchell, Megan Pugh and Netty Vail (trio); Abbie Blake and Tyler Scoggins (duet); Jon Jacobs and Audrey Kearns (duet)

• Superior orchestra solos: Rebekah Weaver (harp); Brittany Barnes (harp); Maya Gordon (cello); Nichole Davidson (cello); Breanna Barnes (viola); Brittany Barnes (viola) Connor Gray (violin); Rebecca Holdhusen (violin); Nelly Hoschaeger (violin)

• Superior orchestra ensembles: Addison Clark and Nichole Davidson (cello duet); Breanna and Brittany Barnes (viola duet); Connor Gray, Iaian Cameron, Sam Donaldson, Addison Clark (mens quartet); Rebecca Holdhusen, Nelly Hoschaeger, Breanna Barnes, Maya Gordon (womens quartet)

• Excellent orchestra ensemble: Brittany Barnes, Molly Crick, Megan Moulton (violin trio)

Polson

• Superior performance:  Symphonic Band

• Excellent performance: Concert Band, Concert Choir, Select Choir, Mixed Choir

• Superior in sight reading: Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, Select Choir,

• Excellent in sight reading: Concert Band, Mixed Choir

• Superior vocal solos: Marisa Binder, Laura Barta, Ian Ricketts, Sam Kinzle, Damon Whealon, Melina Jore, Sarah Rausch

• Excellent vocal solos: Eryn McGinnis, Niche McLure, Emmy Driscoll, Kristin Young, Krysta Seville, Rose Stanfield, Selah Waldron, Kelsey Koberg, Eden Beagles, Diamond Smiley, Kylie Koberg

• Good vocal solo: Rebecca Costilla

• Superior vocal duets: Sam Kinzle and Ian Ricketts; Krysta Seville and Kelsey Koberg; Sheldon Clairmontand Sarah Rausch

• Excellent vocal duets: Eryn McGinnis and Tom Toibbles; Erika Siegelin and Damon Whealon; Krysta Seville and Riley Roberts; Kaelyn Binder and Marisa Binder; Eden Beagles and Elijah Mooso

• Superior vocal ensembles: Jore, Jore, Jore (trio); Koberg, Freeman, Madsen, Rausch (quartet); Bogo Octet; Connection

• Excellent vocal ensembles: Seville, Stanfield, Barta (trio;

Siegelin, Snyder, Siegelin (trio); Aros, Tibbles, Hayes, Noyes (quartet); Binder, Koberg, Ricketts, Kinzle (quartet); Young, Jore, Jore, Jore (quartet)

• Superior piano solos: Kelsey Koberg, Kylie Koberg

• Excellent guitar solo: Hannah Hodges

• Comments only: Roy Bird and Diamond Smiley (vocal duet); Matt Cordoza (guitar solo)

• Superior band ensemble: flute choir: Alisha Jore, Delaney Kohler, Niche McLure, Jordynn Mays (alto flute), Makenna Sampson, Selah Waldron;  clarinet choir: Trevor Basler (clarinet); Cosmo Garza (contra-alto clarinet); Breanna Harrison (clarinet); Linnea Madsen (clarinet); Austin Martinez (contra-bass clarinet); MaKenzie Wegner (alto clarinet); Jaime Young (bass clarinet); saxophone quartet: Quinn Harlan (baritone saxophone); Kelsey Koberg (alto saxophone); Brynn Rowley (alto saxophone); Jaime Young (tenor saxophone) saxophone quintet: Kylie Koberg (alto saxophone); Austin Martinez (tenor saxophone); Thomas Mercer (alto saxophone); Taylor Rost (alto saxophone); Damon Whealon (baritone saxophone); flute trio: Delaney Kohler, Jordynn Mays, Niche McLure; mallet ensemble: Sarah Howell, Linnea Madsen, Kendra Poole, Selah Waldron; flute duet: Jordynn Mays, Niche McLure; percussion duet: Eric Gerrity (bass drum); Logan Nutzman (snare drum)

• Excellent band ensemble: Jimmy Bjorge, Brian Jore, Kristen Young (trumpet trio)

• Superior band solo: Kylie Koberg (alto saxophone); Delaney Kohler (piccolo); Jordynn Mays (flute); Brynn Rowley (alto saxophone); Jaime Young (clarinet)

• Excellent band solo: Peregrine Frissell (trombone); Damon Whealon (baritone saxophone); Jaime Young (piano)