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 the Whitefish High School results from the District Music Festival:

Varsity Band prepared performance — Superior

Varsity Band sight-reading — Superior

WHS Percussion Ensemble, Wyatt Scott, Ryan Brown, Sonoko Maruyama, Cassidy Grady, Matt Carper, Thomas Henson, Brittany Barnes, Noah Gillund, Bohdi Venery, Jordan Reese, Rmi Strauser, Ethan Potthoff — Superior

WHS Jazz Combo I, Matt Carper, Austin Reese, Jordan Reese, Rmi Strauser, Kate Ehrenberg, Sonoko Maruyama, Thomas Henson, Marty Anderson — Superior

WHS Jazz Combo II, Matt Sagen, Austin Galvan, Maybelline Green, Cassidy Grady, Wyatt Schur, Annika Gordon, Ethan Potthoff — Superior

Sax Quartet, Chehala Hemmingson, Austin Reese, Rmi Strauser, Mackenzie Carl — Superior

Elder Flute Trio, Faith Geer, Maddy Dugdale, Claire Venery — Superior

Clarinet Quartet #1, Jordan Reese, Larissa Schiff, Julia Houston, Kaylee Lockhart — Superior

Clarinet Quartet #2, Austin Galvan, Barrett Gray, Jennie Dunlap, Dillon Lawrence — Superior

Piano Solo, Jeff Hyer — Superior

Piano Solo, Cassidy Grady — Superior

Piano Solo, Barrett Gray — Superior

Tenor Sax Solo, Rmi Strauser — Superior

Flute Solo, Faith Geer — Superior

Flute Solo, Maddy Dugdale — Superior

Snare Drum Solo, Thomas Henson — Superior

Marimba Solo, Rmi Strauser — Excellent

Trumpet Duet, Jeff Hyer & Abbie Belcher — Excellent

Flute Solo, Savannah Krause — Good

Whitefish High School Orchestra, Prepared Performance — Superior

Whitefish High School Orchestra, Sight-Reading — Superior

Vivaldi Ensemble, Brittany Barnes, Matt Carper, Kate Ehrenberg, Annika Gordon, Maybelline Green, Allison Jones, Emma Nixon, Sarah Perez, Chaffin Ross — Superior

Stikbopik, Annika Gordon, Maybelline Green, Cassidy Grady — Superior

Green Barnes Duet, Brittany Barnes, Maybelline Green — Superior

Harp Solo, Brittany Barnes — Superior

Viola Solo, Brittany Barnes — Superior

Violin Solo, Shanna Cameron — Superior

Piano Solo, Kate Ehrenberg — Superior

Violin Solo, Annika Gordon — Superior

Violin Solo, Maybelline Green — Superior

Violin Solo, Sarah Perez — Excellent