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Photos: Winter band concert

JULIE ENGLER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 1 month AGO
by JULIE ENGLER
Julie Engler covers Whitefish City Hall and writes community features for the Whitefish Pilot. She earned master's degrees in fine arts and education from the University of Montana. She can be reached at [email protected] or 406-882-3505. | December 18, 2024 1:00 AM

Five Whitefish Middle School and High School bands entertained two rapt audiences who packed the Performing Arts Center last week.


    The high school concert band took the stage last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Weston Hunter plays with the eighth-grade band at a concert last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Percussionists Blake Perisho and Rylan Hoover concentrate during the concert last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Alexander Keim performs last week with the band. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Kendall Wermling plays clarinet at the concert last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Arthur McIntosh and Henry Galbraith played in the seventh-grade band concert. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Eighth grader Jackson Ruff performed with the band last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 


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