PHOTOS: Student musicians tune up for District Music Festival 2026
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 weeks, 2 days AGO
Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Members of the Flathead Symphonic Orchestra perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Members of the Flathead Symphonic Orchestra perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Members of the Flathead Symphonic Orchestra perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Members of the Flathead Symphonic Orchestra perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Members of the Flathead Symphonic Orchestra perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Members of the Flathead Symphonic Orchestra perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | April 10, 2026 9:00 AM
Northwest Montana student bands, orchestras, choirs and soloists from Flathead, Lake and Lincoln counties showcase their musical talent at the three-day District Music Festival hosted by Flathead and Glacier high schools from April 9-11.
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Members of the Flathead Symphonic Orchestra perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Members of the Flathead Symphonic Orchestra perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Members of the Flathead Symphonic Orchestra perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Members of the Flathead Symphonic Orchestra perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Members of the Flathead Symphonic Orchestra perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Members of the Flathead Symphonic Orchestra perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Members of the Glacier Concert Band perform during the District Music Festival held at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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