Northwest Montana’s students didn’t miss a beat at the District Music Festival hosted by Flathead and Glacier high schools.  

Bands, orchestras and choirs from high schools in Flathead, Lincoln and Lake counties participated in the festival held earlier this month. 

Entries were judged as either superior, excellent, good, fair, or poor on a 1 to 5 scale. 

Following are area results provided by schools. 

Bigfork High School  

Band 

Superior performance and sight-reading: Concert band 

Superior solos: Audrey Corder, flute;  Graham Munson, trombone; Noah Hamilton-Dixon, bassoon and Jennifer Whitney, French horn. 

Superior ensembles: Jazz band and percussion ensemble. 

Choir   

Superior solos: Micah Butler, Olivia Close, Amelia Gibson, Scotta Rudolph and Ayla Wermer. 

Excellent solos: Jacob Baldi, Natasha Tungwenuk, Bristal Wallin, Jennifer Whitney and Rylee Wood. 

Superior ensembles: Concert choir (Jacob Baldi, Micah Butler, Tatum Butler, Olivia Close, Amelia Gibson, Kellie Michnal, Scotta Rudolph, Natasha Tungwenuk, Bristal Wallin, Ayla Wermer, Kenley Wheeler, Jennifer Whitney, Halle Williamson, Rylee Wood and Kayden Woodward).

Columbia Falls High School

Band  

Superior performance and sight-reading: Wind ensemble. 

Superior performance and excellent sight-reading: Concert band. 

Superior solos: Malakai Shaw, flute; Lily Gnauck, flute; Zoey Roemer, flute; Claire Bates, clarinet; Tiptin Tourville, clarinet; Taven LaChance, clarinet; Von Blanchard, trombone and Teagan Bates, baritone sax. 

Excellent solo: Sofia Petioni, trombone. 

Superior ensembles: Columbians; percussion ensemble; Percussion Techniques; clarinet duet (Tiptin Tourville and Claire Bates); flute trio (Merell Cooley, Kajsa Mohr and Eleanor Smiley); trombone and tuba duet (Von Blanchard and Will Cincis); French horn duet (Talon Bates and Nieve Schule) and percussion trio (Will Cincis, Dax Cusick and Brayden Swope). 

Excellent ensembles: Jazz Factory; flute ensemble; clarinet duet (Rylee Hendrickson, Payton Keibler); flute and clarinet duet (Megan Day and Kory Moran); flute duet (Merell Cooley, Eleanor Smiley) and brass quintet (C.J. Albrect, Talon Bates, Von Blanchard and Will Cincis, Dawson Cuffe). 

Superior piano: Maielle Bales and Kajsa Mohr.

Choir   

Excellent performance and sight-reading: Columbia Chorale, Cantilena, Tres Belles and the Troubadours.  

Superior solos: Austin Counts, Zabdiela Medina, Kory Moran and April Shull. 

Excellent solos: Addison Baker, R.J. Emmoms, Merrick Fairchild, Meagan King-Kaaihue, Jazzy LaValley, Evan Mele, Madison Moulton, Torri Scanlan and Brandon Widhalm. 

Superior ensembles: Sonifers (Austin Counts, Merrick Fairchild, Ailish Hanley, Maggie Maccherola, Evan Mele, Kory Moran, Allycyn Palmer, Torri Scanlan, Verona Simonson, Brandon Widhalm and Chloe Williams); Svegliatevi ensemble (Elizabeth Cincis, Harper Holloway, Maggie Maccherola, Kory Moran, Verona Simonson and Kamry Young); duet (Elizabeth Cincis and Katelynn Padgett) and duet (Merrick Fairchild and Meagan King-Kaaihue).  

Excellent ensemble: SATB quartet (Allycyn Palmer, Chloe Williams, Austin Counts and Evan Mele); sophomore quartet (Kynlee Cardin, Elizabeth Cincis, Katelynn Padgett and Kamry Young); duet (Kynlee Cardin and Kamry Young); duet (Merrick Fairchild and Riley French); duet (Maggie Maccherola and Kory Moran); duet (Isabel Gudino and Allycyn Palmer) and duet (Kynlee Cardin and Katelynn Padgett). 

Flathead High School  

Band 

Superior performance and sight-reading: Symphonic band, concert band and the Braves Band. 

Superior solos: Logan Allery, trombone and trumpet; Josie Andersen, marimba; Alyssa Barker, timpani; Erek Benson, clarinet; Katrina Bochman, clarinet; Jacob Braach, French horn; Essence Burdick, clarinet; Alexa Correll, trumpet; Joseph Crowley, clarinet; Brodyn DeShaw, marimba; Robert Fitzpatrick, English horn and oboe; Grant Miller, drums; Keelan Moore, flute; Josie Morrison, alto sax; Jack Provo, trumpet; Audrey Rasmussen, flute; Emmah Sawyer, tuba and Alex Sloan, clarinet. 

Excellent solos: Erek Benson, clarinet; Jacob Braach, trumpet; Vayda Kauffman, trumpet; Morgan McCulley, tenor sax; Alexis Taylor, flute and Matteus Thorsen, baritone sax. 

Superior ensembles: Trumpet quartet (Logan Allery, Jacob Braach, Alexa Correll and Jack Provo); marimba trio (Josie Andersen, Brodyn DeShaw and Melody Hantz); Big Adventure Percussion ensemble (Josie Andersen, Ocean Aznoe-Morales, Brooklynn Bowen, Reece Brotherton, Brodyn DeShaw, Melody Hantz, Grant Miller and Dylan Townsend); French horn and trumpet duet (Jacob Braach and Chris Clostio); trumpet duet (Jacob Braach and Alexa Correll); trumpet duet (Jack Provo and Chris Clostio); Clarinet Choir (Erek Benson, Essence Burdick, Joseph Crowley, Kayvis Kubai, Alex Sloan and Ez Tyler); Jazz 1 (Gavin Adcox, Logan Allery, Erek Benson, Jacob Braach, Essence Burdick, Chris Clostio, Alexa Correll, Justin Dennison, Brodyn DeShaw, Robert Fitzpatrick, Ki Hardman, Merritt Howser, Jack Provo, Ariana Ramsay, Aiden Sabo, Emmah Sawyer and William Smiley) and sax quartet (Logan Allery, Jacob Braach, Justin Dennison and Kayvis Kubai). 

Excellent ensembles: Double reed quartet (Joseph Crowley, Robert Fitzpatrick, Devon Hammond and Jacob Linden); Jazz 2 (Logan Allery, Alyssa Barker, Katrina Bochman, Joseph Crowley, Devon Hammond, Kayvis Kubai, Morgan McCulley, Jackson McDonald, Keelan Moore, Kinsey Pomerleau and Aiden Sabo) and mixed wind sextet (Drake Brechbill, Joseph Crowley, Cole Keele, Jackson McDonald, William Smiley and Caleb Wallace). 

Orchestra 

Excellent performance and superior sight-reading: Symphonic orchestra. 

Excellent performance and sight-reading: Chamber orchestra and concert orchestra. 

Superior solos: Aedan Baier, cello; Khloe Boettcher, viola; Xinnia Hansen, violin; Forest Sanderson, violin and Elle Sauer, cello. 

Excellent solos: Madelynn Danford, Cello; Lucy Downey, viola; Corwin Hames, viola; Chase Johnson, violin; Isaiah Rosales, cello; Padmaja Vatti, viola and Natalie Young, viola. 

Superior ensembles: Cello trio (Kayla Hansen, Sarah Welling-Rojas and Madelynn Danford); string duet (Xinnia Hansen and Kayla Hansen); string duet (Forest Sanderson and Aedan Baier) and string quartet (Xinnia Hansen, Claire Timm, Forest Sanderson and Aedan Baier). 

Excellent ensembles: Cello duet (Elle Sauer and Aedan Baier); cello duet (Aedan Baier and Parker Holden); viola duet (Padmaja Vatti and Lucy Downey); violin duet (Alina Roobish and Xinnia Hansen); violin duet (Alina Roobish and Izzabela Lamantia); string duet (Lucy Downey and Aedan Baier); string duet (Natalie Young and Elle Sauer); string trio (Xinnia Hansen, Parker Holden and Ariana Ramsay); string quartet (Gracie Mae Kilmer, Ludmila Kigilyuk, Tegan Strauss and Lily Parris); string quartet (Lucas Kimmet, Finn Martin, Talon McKinley and Tayven Roloson); cello sextet (Kayla Hansen, Talon McKinley, Tayven Roloson, Sarah Welling-Rojas, Madelynn Danford and Brooks Munday). 

Choir 

Superior performance and sight-reading: Concert choir, Flathead Singers and the Dorian Choir. 

Excellent performance and superior sight-reading: Aeolian Choir. 

Superior solos: Madison Brist, Reece Brotherton, Olivia Clark, Bayliss Cummings, Szonja Czinner, Teyvia Davis, Kolter Farrell, Tianna Fischer, Akaiyan Fuller, Melody Hantz, Zoey Kilduff, Aubrie Mannon, Mia Martinez, Lincoln McElwain, Naomi Miller, Hudson Mills, Noelle Morrison, Caleb O’Connell, Helena Pershall, Jolee Pitts, Neva Shilling, Vienna Stewart, J.C. Tillman, Grayson Vallette, Bronson Wilcut and Natalie Young. 

Excellent solos: Charlie Adamson, Emma Brist, Parker Dennison, Elisabeth Friess, Nevah Friess, Devon Hammond, Matthew Monen, Keelan Moore, Elena Nicklaus, Kylee Pesola, Emmah Sawyer and Maddie Simms. 

Superior ensembles: Duet (Akaiyan Fuller and Melody Hantz); duet (Bayliss Cummings and Abigail O’Connell), duet (Olivia Clark and Neva Shilling); duet (Elena Nicklaus and Grayson Vallette); duet (Naomi Miller and Neva Shilling); duet (Szonja Czinner and Jolee Pitts); duet (Aubrie Mannon and Emmah Sawyer); trio (Akaiyan Fuller, Melody Hantz and Natalie Young); quartet (Reece Brotherton, Alex Fletcher, Chris Holland and Jaydon Pesola); quartet (Bayliss Cummings, Alex Fletcher, Abigail O’Connell and Helena Pershall); quartet (Madison Brist, Mackenzie Murray, Abigail O’Connell and Helena Pershall); quartet (Olivia Clark, Lincoln McElwain, Hudson Mills and Neva Shilling) and the Choral-Aires  

Excellent ensembles: Duet (Charlie Adamson and Madelyn Danford-Komenda); duet (Teyvia Davis and Natalie Young); duet (Emma Brist and Madison Brist); duet (Izabella Lamantia and Alina Roobish); duet (Szonja Czinner and Helena Pershall); duet (Kylee Pesola and Ashlyn Sykes); duet (Elena Nicklaus and Myla Johnson); duet (Teyvia Davis and Tianna Fischer); duet (Keelan Moore and Caleb O’Connell); duet (Jarvis Jasmin and Kellan Manning) and duet (Elisabeth Friess and Nevah Friess). 

Superior piano solos: Katrina Bochman and Vayda Kauffman. 

Glacier High School

Band 

Superior performance and sight-reading: Symphonic band, concert band and varsity band. 

Superior solos: Melita Harris, horn; Gabriel Peck, snare drum; Liam DeJana, clarinet; Naomi Saito, oboe; Ben Weddle, trombone; Abigail Harris, flute; Emily Higgs, bass clarinet; Jaron Waldusky, trumpet; Bri Miller, trumpet; Aubrey Nelson, saxophone; Christina Eddins, clarinet; Nickelle Erdmann, clarinet and Reazon McMahon, flute. 

Excellent solos: Lilah Wellemeyer, bass clarinet; Carrington Pitts, trumpet; Jonah Sphuler, oboe; Dane Gaddis, trombone and Raelynn Keller, flute. 

Superior band ensembles: Jazz 1;  Jazz 2; percussion ensemble (Freerider); percussion ensemble (Into the Storm); percussion ensemble, (Musou); percussion ensemble (Shark Week); sax quartet (Simone Andrews, Karsen Birks, Emily Lockhart and Aubrey Nelson); trumpet duet (Bri Miller and Carrington Pitts); flute trio (Abigail Harris, Reazon McMahon and Naomi Saito); clarinet and vibraphone duet (Dane Bourriague and Liam DeJana); wind trio (Escher Denmark, Bridget Reed and Kyla Turley); flute and clarinet duet (Nickelle Erdmann and Reazon McMahon); flute and oboe duet (Abigail Harris and Naomi Saito) and oboe and bass clarinet duet (Emily Higgs and Naomi Saito). 

Excellent ensembles: Clarinet quartet (Ben Ackley, Kaeden Childers, Christina Eddins and Liam DeJana); percussion duet (Wade Fewlass and Charlotte Zumwalt), jazz sextet (Dane Bourriague, Ethan Harmon, Jared Kelly, Hwisoo Roh, Micah Pichardo and Cristiano Wright) and trumpet trio (Bri Miller, Carrington Pitts and Liv Walter). 

Orchestra 

Excellent performance and superior sight-reading: Chamber orchestra and concert orchestra. 

Superior solos: Iris Gagne, violin; Melita Harris, violin; Samuel Micklewright, violin; Hailey Fiala, violin and Anna Stanfield, violin. 

Excellent solos: Avery Bailey, violin; Mariella Surdock, violin; Asher Stanfield, violin; Roane Wiersma, cello; Cosy Young, violin; Bryton Martin, violin; Huzhao Miele, violin; Duncan Young, viola; Nolan Bissen, violin and Maelyn Eney, violin, 

Superior ensembles: Violin trio (Noelle Andrasko, Adilynn Lister and Peyton Wilson). 

Excellent ensembles: Violin duet (Anna Stanfield and Peyton Wilson); cello duet (Brennan Anderson and August Koon); violin duet (Noelle Andrasko and Adilynn Lister); low string quartet (Zander Barnekoff, Ridge Erickson, Zavier Innerbichler and Roane Wiersma); violin duet (Tensley Conner and Cosy Young); violin duet (Samuel Micklewright and Asher Stanfield); violin duet (Anna Stanfield and Asher Stanfield); high string duet (Kinsey Bergman and Duncan Young); violin duet (Maelyn Eney and Anna Stanfield); string quartet (Collin Eastman, Ridge Erickson, Jesse Kunda and Samuel Micklewright) and violin duet (Caroline Blakeny and Iris Gagne). 

Choir  

Superior performance and sight-reading: Treble choir, mezzo choir and concert choir. 

Excellent performance and superior sight-reading: Bass choir. 

Superior solos: Hayden Holloway, Reid Sanders, Lahna Thorn, Lilly Miller, Christina Eddins, Emily Higgs, Emily Hartle, Jaela Armstrong, Malia Armstrong, Matti Hartle, Audrey Dartez, Adison Elie, Lincoln Shumard, Evan Cornish, Paige Klinker, Barrett Woywod, Luke Stein, Olivia Hagemeier, Myla Lamson, Kyla Turley, Addy Blades, Theron Wilton, Emma Presley, Brent Humbert, Claire Bell, Audrey Willis, Isabel Presnell and Sophya Allred. 

Excellent solos: Brooklyn Norris, Brooke Blair, Vienna Olsen, Isaiah Boyer, Ashlyn Click, Rylee Dutro, Noah Edwards, Kenzie Strause, Remy Hart and Chloe Diaz. 

Superior ensembles: Echoes; Breeze; Gust; duet (Lahna Thorn and Brecken Thorn); duet (Lilly Miller and Audrey Willis); trio (Lilly Miller, Nola Terman and Audrey Willis); duet (Kendall Dolan and Sophie Johnson); quartet (Emma Presley, Reid Sanders, Kyla Turley and Hilda Weber); duet (Lilly Miller and Nola Terman); duet (Jaela Armstrong and Malia Armstrong); trio (Evan Cornish, Noah Edwards and Brent Humbert); duet (Brent Humbert and Audrey Willis); duet (Megan Mikelson and Kaylin Stein); duet (Kyla Turley and Hilda Weber) and duet (Sophya Allred and Chloe Diaz). 

Excellent ensembles: Duet (Anika Ackerly and Gabe Ackerly); duet (Evan Cornish and Noah Edwards) and quartet (Paige Klinker, Rylee Dutro, Vienna Olsen and Kenzie Strause); duet (Remy Hart and Audrey Dartez); duet (Zach Nases and Brett Pilon) and the Aurora ensemble (Anika Ackerly and Celia Baker, Addy Blades, Chloe Diaz, Rylee Dutro, Adison Elie, Iris Gagne, Remy Hart, Emily Hartle, Kaliah Imperato, McKenna Kelley, Paige Klinker, Natalie Kossak, Evangelyn McBroom, Aria Tofoya and Teighan Taynor). 

Superior piano: Iris Gagne; Melita Harris; Cosy Young and duet (Samuel Burns and Cosy Young). 

Excellent piano: Gabe Ackerlyand Samuel Burns. 

Lincoln County High School

Band 

Excellent performance and sight-reading: Concert band. 

Superior solo: Chloe Manges, flute. 

Excellent solo: Sasha Pitman, tenor saxophone. 

Excellent ensemble: clarinet duet (Nolah Barnes and Rebekah Krueger). 

Choir 

Excellent performance and good sight-reading: Concert choir. 

Excellent solos: Savanna Albertson, Rebekah Krueger and Ash Rogers. 

Excellent ensemble: Duet (Savanna Albertson and Ash Rogers). 

Libby High School  

Band  

Superior performance and sight-reading: Wind ensemble. 

Superior solos: Lucy DeShazer, alto saxophone; Easton Gilmore, trombone; Jack Lampton, bassoon; Bear Saiz, bassoon and Riley Stoltz, trumpet. 

Excellent solos: Eaddon Baca, alto saxophone; Angelica Bailey, marimba; Nolan Barber, trumpet; Katelynn Bennett, snare drum; Holden Cooper, trombone; Brynn DeShazer, trumpet; Connor O'Keefe, euphonium and Selena Schnackenberg, tenor saxophone. 

Excellent ensembles: Jazz band and percussion ensemble. 

Choir 

Superior performance and sight-reading: Concert Choir. 

Superior solos: Vivian Cole, Elena Haugen and Rylee Hutchings. 

Excellent solo: Linzie Willis. 

Superior ensembles: Duet (Vivian Cole and Rylee Hutchings). 

Excellent ensembles: Duet (Nolan Cartwright and Riley Stoltz duet); tenor-bass choir and the women’s choir. 

Whitefish High School  

Band 

Superior performance and sight-reading: Wind Ensemble and concert band. 

Superior solos: Ginger Bergland, euphonium; Lydia Buc, clarinet; Bjorn Bungener, trombone; Leo Bungener, French horn; Sophie Douglas, flute; Paxton Elm, baritone saxophone; Cohen Gates, clarinet; Kaylynn Gates, marimba; Ella Idleman, clarinet; Samantha Keim, flute; Simona Knutson, clarinet; Jesse Livingston, bass clarinet;  Kaya Naumovich, clarinet; Kayla Richardson, flute; Grace Sliman, alto Saxophone; Grace Sliman, flute and Orla Sullivan, tuba. 

Excellent solos: Peter Abramchuk, euphonium; Audrey Idleman, flute; Kimberly Owen, piano and Lili Poole, flute. 

Superior Ensembles: Low brass octet (Ginger Bergland, Bjorn Bungener, Tavian Ratchye, Peter Schram, Kate Sullivan, Orla Sullivan, John Tollerson and Guinevere Tomblin); wind quartet (Ginger Bergland, Sophie Douglas, Cohen Gates and Ella Idleman); trumpet duet (Henry Boysen, Noah Drace; brass quintet (Bjorn Bungener, Leo Bungener, Noah Drace, Paige Sebby, Orla Sullivan); jazz combo (Bjorn Bungener, Will Cubbage, Luca Gignoux, Ella Idleman, Koru Larimore, Holly Walker and Emaline Whithed); marimba duet (Logan Covey and Andrew Gibbs); percussion trio (Maren Cromie, Kaylynn Gates and Clare Helmstetler); percussion trio (Will Cubbage, Ben Nelson and Kiley Ohs); saxophone trio (Duncan DeGroot, Isaac Rudolph and Grace Sliman); percussion trio (Sage Delaloye, Weston Hunter and Blake Perisho); woodwind trio (Paxton Elm, Jesse Livingston and James Weyh); clarinet quintet (Cohen Gates, Ryan Glick, Ella Idleman, Simona Knutsonand Allison Ponti); clarinet duet (Ryan Glick and Allison Ponti); woodwind duet (Audrey Idleman, Ella Idleman); woodwind duet (Lilah Kulzer and Kimberly Owen); woodwind duet (Kaya Naumovich and Avery Retz); jazz ensemble and a percussion ensemble. 

Excellent Ensembles: Low brass trio (Ginger Bergland, Kate Sullivan and Orla Sullivan); flute trio (Sophie Douglas, Lili Poole and Kayla Richardson); woodwind duet (Audrey Idleman and Norah Morrell) and flute duet (Audrey Idleman and Avery Retz. 

Orchestra 

Superior performance and sightreading: Camerata. 

Excellent performance and superior sightreading: Sinfonia. 

Superior solos: Susie Bergland, viola; Kalina Bruckerhoff, violin; Solvei Gunderson, violin; Freya Hoge, violin; Cassidy Krack, viola and Vivian Trieweiler-Schmidt. 

Excellent solos: Olga Abramchuk, cello; Rose Callaway, violin; Pearl Corson, violin; Aymeric Gustin, cello; Logan Hyland, violin; Eleanor Parsons, cello; Ada-Rose Petersen, cello; Ella Siddall-Kim, cello; Madeline Spear, cello; Isabella Riotto, cello; Lincoln Voss, cello and Harley Williams, cello. 

Superior ensembles: Sophomore ensemble; Battle ensemble; Swamp Thang; violin duet (Bianca and Heidi Walker). 

Excellent ensembles: Junior ensemble, senior ensemble; The String Fling string quartet; Jackson’s Junkyard Jugband and a string quartet. 

Choir 

Excellent performance and superior sight-reading: Concert choir. 

Superior solos: Sylvia Blair, Gavin Sibson, Nora Ide, Madeline Spear, Maya Demarais and Eliot Jennings. 

Excellent solos: Sophie McDermott, London Jones, Iris McFadden and Brody Morrison. 

Superior ensembles: Treble Choir (Scarlet Burke, Maya Demarais, Kendall Dye, Ann Galbraith, Elizabeth Holien, Sol Holmquist, Nora Ide, Lavena James, Eliot Jennings, Sophie McDermott, Kayla Richardson, Lyla Rudolph, Jackie Solem, Madeline Spear, Grayson Wood and Dessi Young); Lithuanian Quartet (Jackie Solem, Lizzy Holien, Lyla Rudolph and Kiley Ohs); duet (Nora Ide and Grayson Wood); Cantadores (Connor Cornutt, Lizzy Holien, Sam Nissen and Kiley Ohs) and duet (Madeline Spear and Kendall Dye). 

Excellent ensembles: Senior Trebles (Scarlet Burke, Elizabeth Holien, Sol Holmquist, Nora Ide, Lavena James, Lyla Rudolph, Jackie Solem, Grayson Wood and Dessi Young); and the Irish Triplets (Lili Poole, Kayla Richardson and Jaylie Wymer). 

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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)