Young musicians rack up top ratings

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 results from the District Music Festival:

Bigfork

• Superior performance and sight reading: Band

• Excellent in performance and sight reading: Choir

• Superior ensembles: Logan Morley, Baron Pulitzer, Malachi Bond and Tyler Iverson, saxophone ensemble

• Excellent ensembles: Stevi Siloti and Brooke Bonner, flute duet; Sarah Abbott (clarinet) and Alexa Cornett (saxophone), duet; Faith Larson, Sami Varner, Clayton O’Farrell and Lia Jorgenson, woodwind ensemble; Mielle Hubbard, Rosalie Lander, Alex Hider and Veronica Farrier, woodwind ensemble; Cameron Pancoast, Bailey Johnson and Catherine Roland, woodwind ensemble; Ross Coleman and Russel Goeden, trombone duet; Kyle Thomson, Colton Woll, Isaac Martel, Burke Tilton, trumpets; Kegan Driver, Alex Moore, Ben McDonald, Tyler Alanis-Taylor and Tate Chenard, percussion ensemble

• Superior band solo: Mielle Hubbard, clarinet

• Excellent band solo: Gabe Broughton, euphonium

• Superior vocal ensemble: Charlie Pierce and Sarah Abbott, duet

• Excellent vocal ensembles: Maddie Duke and Alyssa Taylor, duet; Kaylynn Islman and Aubrey Dixon, duet; Cassie Cislo, Victoria Hiza, Dane Dixon and Matt Farrier, ensemble; All the Pretty Horses (Maddie Duke, Cassandra Serber, Kaylynn Isaman and Rose Kearney)

• Good vocal ensembles: Stacey Poulson and Chelsey Murphy, duet

• Superior vocal solos: Cassie Cislo, Chelsey Murphy

• Excellent vocal solos: Stacy Poulson, Alyssa Taylor, Aubrey Dixon

Columbia Falls

• Superior performance and sight reading: Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Columbia Chorale, Sonifers

• Excellent performance and superior sight reading: Tres Belles, Cantilena, Troubadours, and String Orchestra

• Superior jazz performance: Columbians

• Superior band ensembles: Percussion Ensemble (Carlee Brown, Quentin Foust, Ally Gimbel, Haley Greene, Dillon Hoerner, Arlyn jorgenson, Karyssa Nelson, Mackenzie Pieper, Kodi Pletcher, Heaven Putnam, Zach Ronish, Mike Sandefer, Daniel Skinner and Cooper Wendt); Flute Choir (Emily Calderwood, Bryce Swanson, Cassidi Bowman, LeRoy Thompson, Katelyn Kienas); Freshman Brass Sextet (Paxton Fisher, Jayden Wirkus, Zac Karlin, Ryan Kjensrud, Danny Morgan, Brandon Karberg)

• Excellent ensembles: Jazz Factory, Double Reed Quartet (Colter Norick, Olivia Ramstad, Ali Gould and Mikel Knutson); Percussion Tech (Daniel Batt, Jordan Chastain, Mason Fetters, Caleb Fleury, Allie Folks, Zain Glass, Shania Hay, Nic Ronish and Patrick Tilman); Colter Norick and Mikel Knutson, bassoon duet; Mason Fetters and Nic Ronish, snare duet

• Superior band solo: Bryce Swanson, flute

• Excellent band solos: Kaylee Flanigan, flute; Jonah Smith, French horn; Andrea Getts, tuba; Mike Sandefer, snare drum

• Superior choir: Columbia Chorale, Sonifers

• Superior vocal solos: Kendra Skelton, Bryan Shaffer, Jared Reynolds, Estevon Torres, Kendra Stevens, Dallas Shupert, Micah Sperry, Mara Barnes, Meredith Stolte, Bailey Duke, Amanda Morrison, Lottie Ellis, Kelcie Christenson

• Excellent vocal solos: Hunter Brown, Skye Hatfield, Lou Carr, Samantha Nelson, Brianna Kirby, Hannah Gustin, Danielle Thomason, Daisyjane Johnson

Eureka

• Superior performance and sight reading: The Summit Select Choir

• Excellent performance and superior sight reading: Concert Band

• Excellent performance and good sight reading: Concert Choir

• Superior band ensembles: Kathryn Stein and Ashlen Pacella, flute duet; Jaimie Soderling, Rachael Pacella, Jarrett Krause, Pony Linnell, percussion ensemble

• Excellent band ensembles: Storm Bakkila and Zach Sturdevant, bass clarinet duet

• Superior band solos: Trestin Benson, alto saxophone

• Excellent band solos: Lucas Blankers, French horn; Storm Bakkila, bass clarinet; Storm Bakkila, baritone saxophone

• Superior vocal ensembles: Women’s Vocal Trio (Meagan Duram, Kathryn Stein and Madison Short); Women’s Vocal Duet (Sarah Moen and Rachael Pacella); Women’s Vocal Duet (Meagan Duram and Emily Duram); Summit Women’s Ensemble (Alex Bartmess, Madison Coffman, Haley Dorman, Emily Duram, Meagan Duram, Alice’ Lesowski, Sarah Moen, Rachael Pacella, Lexi Pluid, Madison Short, Kathryn Stein and Jessica Wilson)

• Excellent vocal ensembles: Emily Duram and Braden Thier, mixed duet; Men’s Quintet (Derek Hickman, Storm Bakkila, Zach Sturdevant, Christian Hall and Braden Thier); Women’s Trio (Alex Bartmess, Sarah Moen and Rachael Pacella); Men’s Duet (Storm Bakkila and Zach Sturdevant); Madison Short and Storm Bakkila, mixed duet

• Superior vocal solos: Storm Bakkila, tenor; Tyann Totten, soprano; Alice’ Lesowski, soprano; Meagan Duram, mezzo soprano; Haley Dorman, soprano; Derek Hickman, tenor

• Excellent vocal solos: Storm Steele, soprano; Kathryn Stein, alto; Josey Smith, alto; Emily Duram, soprano;

Flathead

• Superior performance and sight reading: Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Chamber Orchestra, Varsity Women’s Choir, Varsity Men’s Choir, Dorian Choir

• Excellent performance and superior sight reading: Ninth-grade Band, Concert Orchestra, Concert Choir

• Superior band ensembles: Brandon Hartle, Sara Lisle, Sierra Rivera and Kelsey Weed, saxophone quartet; Heather Fantino, Kaylee Ives, Paige Swindle and Kaitlin Williams, clarinet quartet; Katie Diest, Nick Held and Brock Reiner, saxophone trio; Lauren Crose and Burgandy Day, French horn duet; Heather Fantino and Paige Swindle, clarinet duet; Jazz Band (Harrison McGillen, Marley Sandee, McKenna Murer, Kyle Hubbard, Dani Skonard, Burgandy Day, Brooke Heavilin, Heather Fantino, Anthony Ramirez, Mason Devries, Escher Kornick, Haakon Sande, Aaron Wisher, McKenna Miller and Brittany Mundhenke)

• Excellent band ensemble: Cheyenne Keeler and Cannon Wyman, flute duet; Kyle Hubbard, Marley Sande, trumpet duet; Savannah Cheff (flute) and Kori Mooney (clarinet), duet; Hannah Holderbaum (flute) and Britney Smith (clarinet), duet; Troy Hadley, Dennis Kelley and Tyler Schneck, snare drum trio

• Superior band solos: Paige Swindle, clarinet; Cheyenne Keeler, flute; Harrison McGillen, alto saxophone; Kyle Hubbard, trumpet; Meredith Wilson, bassoon; Sarah Ward, clarinet; McKenna Murer, alto saxophone; Anthony Ramirez, baritone saxophone; Kaitlin Williams, clarinet; Kaylee Ives, clarinet; Brooke Heavilin, tenor saxophone; Hannah Holderbaum, flute; Haakon Sande, trombone; Ryan Daub, flute; Lauren Vance, flute; Grace Pirrie, flute; Chuni Goodson, alto saxophone; Gavin Pirrie, percussion

• Excellent band solos: Brittany Smith, clarinet; Marley Sande, trumpet; Kelsey Weed, alto saxophone; Kendra Wilke, clarinet; Jessica Lyles, oboe; Nick Brooks, alto saxophone, Mason Devries, timpani

• Superior orchestra duets: Andrew Schultz and Tommy Diegel; Brittany Mundhenke and Tommy Diegel; Meredith Iams and Riley Odom; Mallorie Mason and Katie Weed

• Superior orchestra solo: Tommy Diegel, bass; Madison Flowers, viola; Dylan Haring, cello; Meredith Iams, violin; Maddie Larsen, violin; Brittany Mundhenke, bass; Andrew Schultz, viola

• Excellent orchestra solos: Rebecca Wride, violin

• Superior vocal ensembles: Barton/Wisher Duet, Botkin/Bowen duet, Bowen/Kruse duet, CC Men’s Octet, Choral-Aires, Engel/Zorn duet, Henderson/Salazar Duet, Johnny sextet, Marshall/Wilson duet, Martinez/Sauve duet, Postovit/Streitch Duet, Rogge/Seynei Duet, Varsity Women’s Trio

• Excellent vocal ensembles: Allen/Harvey duet, Bishop/West duet, Bowen/Hendrix duet, Burback/Cuthbertson duet, CC Jazz Ensemble, CC Madrigal Quartet, CC Men’s Trio, Concert Choir Women’s Ensemble, DC Ensemble, Dykhuizen/West duet, Engel/LeGassey duet, Hill/Geames duet, Varsity Men’s Quartet

• Superior vocal solos: Lina Bishop, Cody Bowen, Kimmie Bowen, Caitlyn Christensen, Wyatt Dykhuizen, Miranda Eve, Dorothy Groose-Jones, Maija Hadwin, Catie Henderson, Kijrstjn Kruse, Jade LeGassey, Charlotte Mack, Renee Martinez, Kenzie Meyer, Alyssa Newberry, Lilli Pate, Saila Rogge, Emma Sauve, Greta Streich, Logan Thurston, Alex Weed, Christine West, Eric West, McKenna Wilson, Jaben Wood, Stephen Zorn

• Excellent vocal solos: Melissa Greene, Emma Beagley, Montana Bier, Logan Barthel, Rylee Attard, Savannah Brown, Kayli Burback, Isabelle Cuthbertson, James Early, Beki Hafemeyer, Cloe Hodges, Daniel Keller, Morgan Knutson, Becca Marshall, Josh Osborne, Elena Ploot, Marisa Postovit, Makayla Robinson

• Excellent piano solo: Marisa Postovit

Glacier

• Superior performance and sight reading: Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Varsity Band, Chamber Orchestra, Concert Choir, Advanced Women’s Choir

• Excellent performance and excellent sight reading: Men’s Choir

• Excellent performance and superior sight reading: Concert Orchestra, Beginning Women’s Choir

• Superior band ensembles: Jazz Band 1; Breana Franke (oboe) Andy Ivanoff (trombone), duet; Percussion Ensemble 1, 2, 3 and 4; Carson Brown, Jocie Denton, Josiah Gardner and Caleb Jonesn, saxophone quartet; Colin Cordell (pan flute) and Ryker McIntyre (marimba), duet; Nick Barr, Ashlee Buller, Josh Pitt, Paul Bruce, Jen Johnson, Andy Ivanoff, Nathan MacGregor, brass ensemble; Becca Ames, Molly Lavin, Julie Tripp and Abby Morgan, flute quartet; Charlotte Miller (clarinet), Quinlan Reel (flute), duet; Levi Brown (vibraphone), Breana Franke (oboe), duet; Orson Phattharaampornchai and Courtney Weber, clarinet duet;

• Excellent band ensemble: Kelsie Davis, Will Deaton, Caleb Hill, Jessika Wigle, saxophone quartet; Becca Ames (flute) and Josh Pitt (horn), duet

• Superior band solos: Caleb Hill, tenor saxophone; Charlotte Miller, clarinet; Orson Phattharaampornchai, clarinet; Breana Franke, oboe; Julie Tripp, flute; Becca Ames, flute; Abby Morgan, flute; Miranda Hoffman, tenor saxophone; Nick Barr, trumpet; Andy Ivanoff, trombone; Nathan Connell, timpani; Quinlan Reel, flute; Bodie Henderson, multi percussion; Levi Brown, snare drum; Colin Cordell, marimba; Max Puglielli, drum set; Klaus Rohrbach, multi percussion

• Excellent band solos: Molly Lavin, piano; Jamie Jung, trumpet; Haley Westendorf, alto saxophone; Ari Miller, marimba; Jaimie Davis, oboe

• Superior orchestra ensembles: Brittyn Olsen and Anna Cecil, duet; Kelsi McGinnis and Evan Iddings, duet; Kendra Vogel, Dylan Gibson, Dylan Crandell and Evan Iddings, quartet

• Excellent orchestra ensembles: Dylan Gibson and Dylan Crandell, duet; Dakota Long and Talisha Pelton, duet; Rachel Shayne and Keith Moore, duet

• Superior orchestra solos: Reece Brandon, bass; Anna Cecil, viola; Dylan Crandell, viola; Christian Diaz, violin; Evan Iddings, cello; Kelsi McGinnis, viola; Kyersten Siebenaler, cello

• Excellent orchestra solos: Brittyn Olsen, violin

• Superior vocal ensembles: Kelsey Alexander and Olivia Ogle, duet; Glacier Echoes; Glacier Breeze; Echo Men (Tyler Burton, Nathan Connell, Chandler Eaves, Caleb Fitzwater, Ben Habel, Brandon Hadley, Skyler Rieke and Ian Wheeler); Hailee Bennett and Cayli Mower, duet; Advanced Women’s Trio (Hannah Andrews, Katie Christensen and Morgan Evanoff); Fourte Quartet (Hannah Andrews, Katie Christensen, Morgan Evanoff and  Micah Meadors); Women’s Sextet (Rachel Bjork, Sierra Crandell, Kayla Harwood, Acacia Langford, Natalie Newberry and Ashlyn Nicholson); Echo Women (Rachel Bjork, Julia Boharski, Alexa Cote’, Sierra Crandell, Hannah Healy, Rebecca Konen, Jessica Mount and Kelsey Nostrum); Impulse Quartet (Rachel Bjork, Megan Bridwell, Rebecca Konen and Abby Van Allen); Julia Cecil and Kelsey Nostrum, duet; Julia Cecil and Hannah Healy, duet; Kyler Cheff and Talyia Gironda, duet; Kyler Cheff and Courtney Weber, duet; Nathan Connell and Micah Meadors, duet; Men’s Quartet (Chandler Eaves, Ben Habel, Brandon Hadley and Ian Wheeler); Anika Fritz and Abby Van Allen, duet; Ben Habel and Jessica Mount, duet; Ben Habel and Rebecca Konen, duet; Hannah Healy and Skyler Rieke, duet; Faith Kern and Nathan MacGregor, duet

• Excellent vocal ensembles: Stars Sextet (Hannah Andrews, Katie Christensen, Morgan Evanoff, Anika Fritz, Micah Meadors and Elizabeth Sullivan); Katie Christensen and Morgan Evanoff, duet; Homeward Bound Sextet (Madison Darlington, Kennedi Fisher, Rachel Maher, Nina Riggs, Jasmyn Serna and Riley Wilton); Jack Desmul and Spencer Pisk, duet; Aaron Harraden and Faith Kern, duet; Megan Norman and Skyanne Scoggins, duet; Kelsey Nostrum and Ian Wheeler, duet

• Superior vocal solos: Rachel Bjork, Julia Cecil, Kyler Cheff; Nathan Connell, Alexa Cote’, Caleb Fitzwater, Alicia Frye, Kayla Harwood, Faith Kern, Rebecca Konen, Acacia Langford, Nathan MacGregor, Jessica Mount, Kelsey Nostrum, Skyler Rieke, Ian Wheeler, Riley Wilton

• Excellent vocal solos: Jack Desmul, Anika Fritz, Talyia Gironda, Hannah Healy, Micah Meadors, Cayli Mower, Catherine O’Brien, Spencer Pisk, Nina Riggs, Silas Schwarz, Skyanne Scoggins, Rachel Shayne, Rosalie Tozer, Courtney Weber

• Superior piano solos and duets: Anna Cecil, Nathan Connell, Jack Desmul, Noah Hill, Micah Meadors, Brandon Purdy, Kyersten Siebenaler, Daniel Clark, Aaron Clark, Megan Bridwell and Abby Van Allen, duet

• Excellent piano solo: Morgan Evanoff, Molly Lavin

Libby

• Superior Performance and sight reading: Choir, Symphonic Band

• Superior band ensembles: Lily Feeback and Courtney Bowe, flute duet; Grace Doolin and Jenna Barrick, clarinet duet; Nik Gier, Tanner DeHaven and Colin Maloney, trumpet trio; Lauren Burrell, Jenna Barrick and Cody Barrick, woodwind trio

• Excellent band ensembles: Jazz Band (Jenna Barrick, Cody Barrick, Nik Gier, Trevor Sackett, Reed Christensen, Jonathan Miller and Gabe Peck); Lauren Burrell (baritone saxophone) and Trevor Sackett (tuba), duet

• Superior band solos: Hanna Stewart, clarinet; Cody Barrick, tenor saxophone;

• Superior vocal ensembles: Caleb Broderick and Galen Graziano, duet; Kari Lindgren and Kristen Lindgren, duet; Men’s Quartet (Caleb Broderick, Anthony Dewey, Galen Graziano and Makana Shriner); Women’s Trio (McKenzie Cosgriff, Kristen Lindgren and Jasmin Snyder)

• Excellent vocal ensembles: Men’s Ensemble (Caleb Broderick, Anthony Dewey, Travis Espinosa, Patrick Faulkner, Galen Graziano, Raiven Mathiason, Makana Shriner and Dakota Wingate); Calen Broderick and Kari Lindgren, duet; Women’s Ensemble (Ivy Brabec, Karol Burke, Charlene Clemence, McKenzie Cosgriff, Kaysha Hermann, Joanne Kack, Karley Kurle, Kari Lindgren, Kristen Lindgren, Shelbie McLinden, Jessica Miller, Jasmin Snyder, Noelia Valencia, Elizabeth Vanderhoef and Sierra Westlund)

• Superior vocal solos: Anthony Dewy, Makana Shriner, Sierra Westlund, Elizabeth Vanderhoef, Kari Lindgren

• Excellent vocal solos: Charlene Clemence, Kaysha Hermann, Galen Graziano

Troy

• Excellent Performance and superior sight reading: Band

• Excellent performance and sight reading: Choir

• Excellent band ensembles: Kasey Faur (flute) and Kyle Rebo (clarinet), duet

• Superior band solos: Kasey Faur, flute; Kyle Rebo, clarinet; Olivia Roach, baritone saxophone

• Superior vocal ensemble: Natesha Guinard and Anada Jones, duet

• Excellent vocal ensembles: Miriah Britton, Tallen Cooper and Constance Headley, trio

• Excellent vocal solos: Manny Brown, Natesha Guinard

• Good vocal solos: Anada Jones, Krista Anspach

Whitefish

• Superior performance and sight reading: Varsity Band, Orchestra

• Excellent performance and superior sight reading: Choir

• Superior band ensembles: Percussion Ensemble (Wyatt Scott, Ryan Brown, Sonoko Maruyama, Cassidy Grady, Matt Carper, Thomas Henson, Brittany Barnes, Noah Gillund, Bohdi Venery, Jordan Reese, Rmi Strauser and Ethan Potthoff); Jazz Combo I (Matt Carper, Austin Reese, Jordan Reese, Rmi Strauser, Kate Ehrenberg, Sonoko Maruyama, Thomas Henson and Marty Anderson); Jazz Combo II (Matt Sagen, Austin Galvan, Maybelline Green, Cassidy Grady, Wyatt Schur, Annika Gordon and Ethan Potthoff); Saxophone Quartet (Chehala Hemmingson, Austin Reese, Rmi Strauser and Mackenzie Carl); Elder Flute Trio (Faith Geer, Maddy Dugdale and Claire Venery); Clarinet Quartet 1 (Jordan Reese, Larissa Schiff, Julia Houston and Kaylee Lockhart); Clarinet Quartet 2 (Austin Galvan, Barrett Gray, Jennie Dunlap and Dillon Lawrence)

• Excellent band ensembles: Jeff Hyer and Abbie Belcher, trumpet duet

• Superior band solos: Rmi Strauser (tenor saxophone); Faith Geer (flute); Maddy Dugdale (flute); Thomas Henson (snare drum)

• Excellent band solos: Rmi Strauser (marimba)

• Good band solo: Savannah Krause (flute)

• Superior orchestra ensembles: Vivaldi Ensemble (Brittany Barnes, Matt Carper, Kate Ehrenberg, Annika Gordon, Maybelline Green, Allison Jones, Emma Nixon, Sarah Perez, Chaffin Ross; Stikbopik, Superior, Annika Gordon, Maybelline Green and Cassidy Grady)

• Superior orchestra solos: Brittany Barnes (harp); Brittany Barnes (viola); Shanna Cameron (violin); Annika Gordon (violin); Maybelline Green (violin)

• Excellent orchestra solo: Sarah Perez (violin)

• Superior vocal ensembles: Voce Primo (Abbie Blake, Tucker Blake, Kess Nelson, Rmi Strauser, Jordan Reese, Saige Perchy, Marijka Devivier, Sam Benkelman, Shanna Cameron, Hunter Cripe, Wyatt Schur, Arika Schnur, Mariah Drown, Maddy Dugdale and Tommy Sauson); Jus’ Jazzin’ (Sam Benkelman, Tommy Sauson, Tucker Blake, Hunter Cripe, Marijka Devivier, Maddy Dugdale, Kess Nelson, Saige Perchy, Abbie Blake, Shanna Cameron, Arika Schnur and Mariah Drown); Voce Ladies (Saige Perchy, Kess Nelson, Abbie Blake, Marijka Devivier, Maddy Dugdale, Shanna Cameron, Arika Schnur and Mariah Drown); Marijka Devivier and Saige Perchy, duet; Freshman Women’s Ensemble (Kess Nelson, Shanna Cameron, Katrina Funk, Delaney Lewis, Malia Van Dort, Jasmine Johnson, Teigen Tremper and Alora Newbury)

• Excellent vocal ensembles: Women’s Ensemble (Shanna Cameron, Saige Perchy, Sierra Hutchinson, Shandra Bell, Malia Van Dort and Abby Reese), Jil and Abby Reese, duet

• Good vocal ensembles: Bell/Reese/Winchell trio

• Superior vocal solos: Maddy Dugdale, Shanna Cameron, Sam Benkelman, Saige Perchy, Marijka Devivier, Kess Nelson

• Excellent vocal solos: Tavia Wood, Shandra Bell, Erika Winchell, Delaney Lewis, Malia Van Dort, Sierra Hutchinson

• Superior piano solos: Jeff Hyer, Cassidy Grady, Barrett Gray, Kate Ehrenberg