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PHOTOS: Orchestral excellence brightens the season

Whitefish Pilot | UPDATED 1 day, 6 hours AGO
| December 17, 2025 1:00 AM

The Whitefish Middle School orchestra and the Whitefish High School’s Sinfonia and Camerata orchestras performed winter concerts last week at the Performing Arts Center under the direction of Summer Boggess-Hertz.

    Freshman Bella Woodruff on the bass at the winter concert. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Violinist Clay Pohlman plays at the winter concert last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Camerata violinists, junior Edolie Petersen, sophomore Vivian Trieweiler-Schmidt, senior Syrcie Johnson and concertmaster Logan Hyland, a senior, at the winter concert last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 


    Senior Kenny Stone plays bass in the Whitefish High School winter concert. (Julie Engler/Whitefsih Pilot)
 
 
    Sixth grader Nadia Bruckerhoff and eighth grader Grayson Farler in the violin section at the middle school orchestra concert. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
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    Eighth graders and violinists, Cade McDermott and Bryson O'Dell, chat during a break at the Whitefish Middle School orchestra's winter concert last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Seventh grade violinists Ruth Smeltzer and Eli Sparkman at the orchestra concert last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 


    Seventh grader Kiev Lambrecht plays cello in the winter concert last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Eighth grade bass player, Wade Algeo, plays at the winter concert last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Seventh grader, Ruedi Sawtelle, plays the viola at the orchestra concert last week. (julie Engler/Whitefish PIlot)
 
 
    Eighth grade cellists Roman Shestak, Maryn Meigs, Brielle Beougher, Elsie Snipes, and Harper Dauenhauer at the winter concert last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    The Whitefish Middle School orchestra performed beautifully at the winter concert last week in the Performing Arts Center. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Seventh grader, Raelee Vogel Salois, plays the violin at the middle school orchestra's winter concert. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Violinist Nadia Reese a freshman plays the violin in the middle school orchestra's concert last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 


    Freshmen cellists Lincoln Voss and Chana Melnick. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Sophomoe Mercedeez Baumgartner plays bass in the Whitefish High School winter concert last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Ninth grade violinists Kalina Bruckerhoff and Zooey Alevizos at the winter concert. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)