Area student musicians ended the Western State Solo and Ensemble Festival on a high note, receiving top scores for their performances.
Students who received superior ratings at the district music festival advanced to state, which was held earlier this month in Great Falls.
Qualified music specialists judged each performance at the May 2 and 3 competition in Great Falls. Performances were rated as either superior, excellent, good, fair, or poor.
Following are area results provided by schools.
— Band
Superior solos: Boden Barr, French horn; Liam Schimmelman, trumpet and Jennifer Whitney, French horn.
Excellent solo: Graham Munson, trombone.
Superior ensembles: Jazz Band.
Excellent ensembles: Percussion ensemble.
— Choir
Superior solos: Dylynne Cosand, Jacob Baldi, Micah Butler, Olivia Close, Payton Kallenberger, Scotta Rudolph and Ayla Wermer
Excellent solos: Boden Barr and Jennifer Whitney.
— Band
Superior solos: Eric Miner, clarinet; Rafe Rusche, bass; Carson Settles, alto saxophone; Malakai Shaw, flute; Tiptin Tourville, clarinet and Reed Wollenzien, trombone.
Superior ensembles: Columbians; percussion ensemble; low brass trio (Von Blanchard, Will Cincis and Reed Wollenzien); brass ensemble (CJ Albrecht, Von Blanchard, Will Cincis, Dawson Cuffe, Addie Hallett, Sophia Petioni and Reed Wollenzien); flute choir (Merell Cooley, Lily Gnauck, Zoe Roemer, Malakai Shaw and Eleanor Smiley) and flute duet (Merell Cooley and Eleanor Smiley).
Excellent ensembles: Clarinet quartet (Claire Bates, Payton Keibler, Eric Miner and Tiptin Tourvile); mallet duet (Will Cincis and Dax Cusick) and trumpet and horn duet (Greyson Pfeifle and Naive Schule).
— Choir
Superior solos: Ailish Hanley, Audrey Hanley and Trevon Fauske.
Excellent solos: Austin Counts, Merrick Fairchild and Payton Owens.
Superior ensembles: Sonifers (Erica Burguiere, Austin Counts, Merrick Fairchild, Trevon Fauske, Audrey Hanley, Ella Mahoney, Payton Owens and Celestine Young) and Sonifers Ave Verum quartet (Erica Burguiere, Trevon Fauske, Ella Mahoney and Celestine Young).
Excellent ensembles: Duet (Elizabeth Cincis and Katelynn Padgett) and duet (Emery McKenna Duran and Merrick Fairchild).
— Band
Superior solos: Logan Allery, trumpet; Jacob Braach, French horn and trumpet; Bailey Chollman, euphonium; Brodyn DeShaw, marimba; Miles Kuss, trumpet; Keelan Moore, flute; Jack Provo, trumpet; Audrey Rasmussen, flute; Emmah Sawyer, tuba and Tessa Wilson, clarinet.
Excellent solo: Jacob Linden, bassoon
Superior ensembles: Trumpet duet (Jacob Braach and Alexa Correll); clarinet and trumpet duet (Essence Burdick and Chris Clostio); trumpet trio (Chris Clostio, Miles Kuss and Jasper Wilde); trumpet duet (Jack Provo and Chris Clostio); Fusion Jazz Ensemble (Logan Allery, Erek Benson, Brooklynn Bowen, Jacob Braach, Savannah Brown, Essence Burdick, Bailey Chollman, Chris Clostio, Alexa Correll, Brodyn DeShaw, Ki Hardman, Ariana Ramsay, Aiden Sabo, Emmah Sawyer and Jasper Wilde); Helix Percussion Ensemble (Josie Andersen, Jacob Berry, Brooklynn Bowen, Bailey Chollman, Brodyn DeShaw, Melody Hantz, Abby Howard-Sawyer, Grant Miller and Dylan Townsend); flute and trumpet duet (Keelan Moore and Jack Provo) and Thin Air Percussion Ensemble (Josie Andersen, Ocean Aznoe-Morales, Brooklynn Bowen, Ole Bridge, Bailey Chollman, Oscar Downey, Akaiyan Fuller, Cheyenne Gallardo, Natalie Haag, Melody Hantz, Abby Howard-Sawyer, Isaac Slama and Dylan Townsend).
Excellent ensembles: Percussion duet (Josie Andersen and Melody Hantz) and brass quintet (Jacob Braach, Chris Clostio, Jack Provo, Aiden Sabo and Rorik Thorsen).
— Orchestra
Superior solos: Aedan Baier, cello; Hazel Bridge, violin; Lucy Downey, viola; Xinnia Hansen, violin; Lindy Porter, violin; Forest Sanderson, violin and Hailey Simon, cello.
Superior ensembles: String duet (Hazel Bridge and Ezias Bailey); string duet (Zoey Bortz and Hailey Simon); string quartet (Xinnia Hansen, Lindy Porter, Natalie Young and Elle Sauer) and string quartet (Xinnia Hansen, Claire Timm, Kemberlei Gross and Aedan Baier).
— Choir
Superior solos: Olivia Clark, Bayliss Cummings, Szonja Czinner, October Ellcey, Katherine Gonzalez, Paige Hermann, Mia Lamantia, Lincoln McElwain, Naomi Miller, Jolee Pitts, Vienna Stewart and Bronson Willcut.
Excellent solos: Elisabeth Friess, Melody Hantz, Aubrie Mannon, Hudson Mills, Abigail O’Connell, Neva Shilling and Savanah Waters.
Superior ensembles: Duet (Mia Lamantia and Aubrie Mannon); duet (Olivia Clark and Neva Shilling); duet (October Ellcey and Mia Lamantia); duet (Elisabeth Friess and Jolee Pitts); duet (Bayliss Cummings and Lincoln McElwain); duet (Bayliss Cummings and Abigail O’Connell); duet (Collin Olson and Ryker Parkman); duet (Naomi Miller and Neva Shilling) and duet (Paige Hermann and Mia Lamantia).
Excellent ensembles: Duet (Emma Brist and Madison Brist); trio (Chris Holland, Matt McClintic and Jaydon Pesola) and duet (Paige Hermann and Neva Shilling).
— Band
Superior solos: Lavender Ashby, clarinet; Trey Harrod, trumpet; Marin Colley, trombone; Max Waverek, drum set; Max Waverek, vibraphone; Reazon McMahon, flute; Emily Higgs, bass clarinet; Ella Goodwin, flute; Abigail Harris, flute; Liam DeJana, clarinet and Dane Bourriague, tympani.
Excellent solos: Nickelle Erdmann, clarinet; Naomi Saito, oboe and Michael Pendergrass, tuba.
Superior ensembles: Flute quartet (Ella Goodwin, Abigail Harris, Aubrey Reed and Kyla Turley) and wind trio (Lauren Bissen, Abigail Harris and Naomi Saito).
— Orchestra
Superior solos: Bailey Reynolds, violin; Hanna Vornbrock, viola; Sophie Johnson, cello; Porter Pitts, violin; Duncan Young, viola and Carley Daniels, violin.
Superior ensembles: Violin and viola duet (Bailey Reynolds and Hanna Vornbrock) and violin duet (Bryton Martin and Porter Pitts).
— Choir
Superior solos: Alyssa Conrad, Quinn Dunham, Gabriel Luehr, Anya Rountree, Thomas Alexander, Malia Armstrong, Claire Bell, Matti Hartle, Emily Higgs, Lahna Thorn, Barrett Woywod, Emma Presley, Lilly Miller, Vienna Olsen, Kyla Turley and Audrey Willis.
Excellent solos: Jaela Armstrong, Emmaley Pate, Lincoln Shumard, Theron Wilton, Daniel Cole, Brent Humbert, Reid Sanders and Luke Stein.
Superior ensembles: Duet (Jaela Armstrong and Malia Armstrong); duet (Daniel Cole and Kaylin Stein); duet (Sophie Johnson and Kaylin Stein); duet (Calvin Casey and Anya Rountree) and duet (Lahna Thorn and Brecken Thorn)
Excellent ensembles: Duet (Lilly Miller and Audrey Willis) and quartet (Emma Presley, Reid Sanders, Kyla Turley and Hilda Weber).
Superior piano: Bailey Reynolds
— Band
Superior solo: Riley Stoltz, trumpet.
Excellent solo: Jack Lampton, bassoon solo.
Superior ensemble: Percussion quintet (Angelica Bailey, Kaleb Fox, Dayton Johnson, Levi Nick, and Tyler Stewart).
— Choir
Superior solos: Keyera Haischer, Liv Haddock, Sidnie Thompson.
Superior ensemble: Faith Erickson, Keyera Haischer, Briana Filler, Cheyenne Nielson, Sidnie Thompson, Rachael Smith, Phoenix Vincent, Liv Haddock.
Excellent ensembles: Duet (Rachael Smith and Phoenix Vincent); duet (Liv Haddock and Kenna Haddock) and duet (Keyera Haischer and Brian Filler).
— Band
Superior solos: Elizabeth Cunningham, bass clarinet; David DiGiallonardo, trumpet; Miles Fegel, snare; Sabra Nichol, trumpet; Roman Sawyer, tuba and Haislea Sternick, flute.
Excellent solo: Amy Thoft, marimba.
Superior Ensembles: Clarinet Choir (Mackinzi Bartel, Aiden Davis, Elizabeth Cunningham, Alexa Kinaman, Kaleb Tryon and Rayleen Wadsworth); flute quartet (Daisy Anderson, Analeigh Bryant, Allyson Lamphere and Haislea Sternick).
— Choir
Superior solos: Nevaeh Silva, Dixie Montgomery and Truman Sawyer.
Excellent solos: Bethany Butler, Aidan Franklin, Abigail Kunz, Ayden Loveless, Annalyse Lozar and Inara Nicol.
Excellent ensembles: Duet (Dixie Montgomery and Dominic Venters); mixed trio (Dixie Montgomery, Dominic Venters and Adin Hunt) and upper ensemble (Nevaeh Silva, Ayden Loveless, Truman Sawyer, Dominic Venters and Corben Carlson).
— Band
Superior solos: Carter Bechtle, alto saxophone; Ginger Bergland, euphonium; Bjorn Bungener, trombone; Leo Bungener, French horn; Sofia Christ, piano; Sophie Douglas, flute; Cohen Gates, clarinet; Ella Idleman, clarinet; Alexander Keim, bass clarinet; Samantha Keim, flute; Simona Knutson, clarinet; Aliyah Malloy, clarinet; Sophie McCreedy, trumpet; Kira Raines, French horn; Paige Sebby, trumpet and Grace Sliman, flute.
Excellent solo: Tavian Ratchye, trombone.
Superior ensembles: Jazz ensemble (Carter Bechtle, Ginger Bergland, Bjorn Bungener, Leo Bungener, Sofia Christ, Connor Cornutt, Will Cubbage, Cohen Gates, Luca Gignoux, Ella Idleman, Vaughan Irwin, Simona Knutson, Koru Larimore, Sophie McCreedy, Georgia Morrell, Lillian Nelson, Kiley Ohs, Kira Raines, Isaac Rudolph, Paige Sebby, Tristan Shoff, Grace Sliman, Mosby Stiffler, Kate Sullivan, Orla Sullivan, Guinevere Tomblin and Emaline Whithed); clarinet quintet (Brannan Beers, Ella Idleman, Vaughan Irwin, Allison Ponti and Holly Walker); Birdland Jazz Combo (Carter Bechtle, Bjorn Bungener, Connor Cornutt, Will Cubbage, Vaughan Irwin, Tristan Shoff and Emaline Whithed); brass quintet (Bjorn Bungener, Sophie McCreedy, Kira Raines, Paige Sebby and Orla Sullivan); percussion ensemble (Sofia Christ, Connor Cornutt, Logan Covey, Maren Cromie, Will Cubbage, Andrew Gibbs, Clare Helmstetler, Archer Jamison, Ben Nelson, Kiley Ohs, Kaleb Rosenstein, Tristan Shoff, Vivian Trieweiler Schmidt, Emaline Whithed and Sylvi Yunck); percussion duet (Logan Covey and Andrew Gibbs); flute trio (Sophie Douglas, Lili Poole and Kayla Richardson) and brass trio (Sophie McCreedy, Kira Raines, and Paige Sebby).
— Orchestra
Superior solos: Freya Hoge, violin; Cassidy Krack, viola; Koru Larimore, cello; Jackson Schindler, violin; Madeline Spear, cello and Harley Williams, cello.
Superior ensembles: Sophomore ensemble, junior ensemble, The String Fling, Jackson’s Jugyard Junkband, cello duet (Lillian Nelson and Johanna Perkins Cello); violin duet (Solvei Gunderson and Logan Hyland).
— Choir
Superior ensembles: Bulldog Men (Connor Cornutt, Joseph Coulter, Carson Gulick, Otto Horning, Samuel Nissen, Winter Pfannenstiel, Tristan Shoff and Grayson Wood); Treble Choir (Scarlet Burke, Elizabeth Holien, Nora Ide, Lavena James, Cassidy Krack, Sophie McDermott, Lyla Rudolph, Iona Sarraille, Jackie Solem, Madeline Spear, Echo Thomas, Grayson Wood and Dessi Young) and Whitefish Lasses (Lizzy Holien, Kiley Ohs, Lyla Rudolph and Jackie Solem).
Superior solos: Sylvia Blair, Scarlet Burke, Nora Ide, Lavena James, Sam Nissen and Madeline Spear.
Excellent solos: Eliot Jennings and Iona Sarraille.
Reporter Hilary Matheson may be reached at 758-441 or hmatheson@dailyinterlake.com.
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