C-Falls, Polson shine at district music festival
Columbia Falls High School band and Polson High School choir competed recently at the district music festival. Participants were judged as either superior, excellent, good, fair or poor on a 1 to 5 scale.
Results are as follows:
Columbia Falls
- Superior performance and sight reading: Wind ensemble.
- Superior performance and excellent sight reading: Symphonic band.
- Superior band ensembles: Bailey Charlesworth, Columbians, Emma Erickson and Danielle Rosenbaum, flute trio; Jazz Factory, Mariah Lingle, Percussion Ensemble; Percussion Techniques; Danielle Rosenbaum, flute duet; Mariah Lingle and Anna Schmidt, flute duet.
- Excellent band ensembles: Ava Chisholm and Madeline Jarvis, oboe and bassoon duet; Kaitlyn Formhals and Kara Mohr, flute duet; Jacob Hohman and Danielle Rosenbaum, flute and clarinet duet; Brian Phipps and Trey Spalding, trombone duet.
- Superior band solos: Willie Baltz, Multiple percussion; Ryan Kjensrud, trombone; Maggie McKeon, piano; Kennedy Payne, clarinet; Jonah Smith, horn; Kelly Vigil, flute; Haley Westendorf, alto saxophone.
- Excellent band solos: Tyler Brown, percussion; J.J. Boles, percussion; Kat Gustin, flute; Flora Jarvis, piano; Madeline Jarvis, piano; Nicholas Johnson, guitar; Sam Lovering, flute; Maggie McKeon, oboe; Afton Wendt, trumpet.
Polson
- Superior performance and sight reading: Concert choir
- Excellent performance and superior sight reading: Select choir.
- Excellent performance and sight reading: Treble choir.
- Good performance and sight reading: Bass choir.
- Superior vocal ensembles: Amber Clarke and Katelyn Hedeen, duet; Connection, Ashley Alexander, Cameron Alexander, Keegan Bracke, Amber Clarke, Katelyn Hedeen, Zachary Hoxie, Olivia Hewston, Russell Matt, Mason Niblack, Gabriel Nicolaisen, Brandy Pope, Cheyanne Roach, Adalei Shoemake, Kenton Sisler, Sophia Sisler; Katelyn Hedeen and Adalei Shoemake, duet; Men’s Ensemble, Cameron Alexander, Keegan Bracke, Nathan DePoe, MaKeelin Glass, Zachary Hoxie, Tyler Kendall, Russell Matt, Christopher Meeks, Chase Murrin, Mason Niblack, Gabriel Nicolaisen, Kenton Sisler; Women’s Ensemble, Ashley Alexander, Jayden Almon, Amber Clarke, Niama Crowl, Sierra Garcia, Marritta GrowingThunder Fogarty, Katelyn Hedeen, Olivia Hewston, Brandy Pope, Cheyanne Roach, Adalei Shoemake, Sophia Sisler.
- Excellent vocal ensembles: Bel Canto, Shay Alexander, Jayden Almon, Elizabeth Ayers, Violet Anderson, Tabitha Curry, Kaylee Evertz, Summer Kovarik, Karissa Maxfield, Tayler Owens, Hailie Perdue, Gwenevere Reese, Camas Renault, Gwen Seeley, Halie Smith, Sayge Vance; Shay Alexander and Halie Smith, duet; Elizabeth Ayers and Gwen Seeley, duet; Geneva des Lions and Halie Smith, duet; Olivia Hewston and Brandy Pope, duet; Summer Kovarik and Hailie Perdue, duet.
- Superior vocal solos: Violet Anderson, Elizabeth Ayers, Amber Clarke, Niama Crowl, Olivia Hewston, Zachary Hoxie, Gabriel Nicolaisen, Russell Matt, Adalei Shoemake, Kenton Sisler, Sophia Sisler.
- Excellent Vocal Solos: Jayden Ackermann, Camron Alexander, Keegan Brackey, Aisha Clarke, Tabitha Curry, Geneva des Lions, Kaylee Evertz, Sierra Garcia, Aaron Hanson, Katelyn Lamphere, Russell Matt, Karissa Maxfield, Taylor Owens, Brandy Pope, Hailie Perdue, Gwenevere Reese, Camas Renault, Halie Smith, Bentley Stinger, Ashley Turner, Sayge Vance.