DISTRICT MUSIC FESTIVAL RESULTS:
Some 72 students participated in the 2008 District Music Festival, held April 17th and 18th in Great Falls. The band and choir performed on Thursday while the solos/small ensembles performed on Friday. Those receiving superior ratings on Friday are eligible to perform at the State Music Festival in Helena, May 1st and 2nd. The District results are as follows:
SUPERIOR RATINGS:
Concert Band – Prepared and sight-reading
Concert Choir – Prepared
Piano – Aubrie Beard, Rachel Pannabecker
Vocal Solo – Anne Flowers, Hillary Field, Danaca Bowers, Aubrie Beard, Kacey Gollehon, Leonie Peters, Becca Armstrong
Vocal Ensembles – Aubrie Beard/Anne Flowers, Becca Armstrong/Aubrie Beard, Danaca Bowers/Leonie Peters, Senior Women, CHS Women, Studio Singers
Instrumental Solos – Shawmarie Hanson-Flute, Marissa McCormick-French horn, Taylor Hodgskiss-Alto saxophone, Meghan Stokes-Flute
Instrumental Ensembles – Angela Hlavnicka/Jessica Lightner/Tiffany Maltby/Audrey Henderson-Woodwind quartet, Summer Dellwo/Meghan Stokes-Flute duet, Summer Dellwo/Kacey Gollehon-Woodwind duet, Marty Bouma/Chandler Salmond/Michael Moore/Garth Carlson-Trombone quartet, Marissa McCormick/Garth Carlson/Logan Hodgskiss/Marty Bouma-Brass quartet, Lacey Bouma/Shawmarie Hanson-Flute duet, Lacey Bouma/Chelsie Woith/Shawmarie Hanson/Danaca Bowers-Flute quartet
EXCELLENT RATINGS:
Concert Choir – Sight-reading
Piano – Anne Flowers/Aubrie Beard duet, Grady Sinton/Marissa McCormick duet, Grady Sinton, Callie Hanson, Taylor Hodgskiss, Logan Hodgskiss
Vocal Solos – Ashlee Ethridge, Courtney Marney, Savina Snell, Lacey Bouma
Vocal Ensembles – CHS Men, Brooke Schlesser/Trisha Christensen duet
Instrumental Solos – Lena Heuscher, CJ Spinder
Instrumental Ensembles – Lena Heuscher/Taylor Hodgskiss-Saxophone duet, Kade Patton/Aubrie Beard/Logan Hodgskiss/Shawmarie Hanson/Taylor Hodgskiss/Lena Heuscher-Jazz Ensemble
UPCOMING EVENTS – Please note the concert times. Admission is $2 for students and $3 for adults, unless otherwise specified.
April 29 – Post-festival concert – Concert begins at 6:30 p.m.
May 2-3 – State Music Festival-Helena High School – Schedules will be posted on the school website (www.choteauschools.net – in the music section) and sent home with students
May 13 – Grades 6-8 Mass Band – Conrad High School gym. Concert begins at 6:30 p.m.-free admission
May 15 – High School Pops Concert – Concert begins at 6:30 p.m.
May 19 – Grades 5-8 Spring Concert – Concert begins at 6:30 p.m.-free admission
Special thanks go out to Mrs. Sally Heuscher for organizing the treat bags given to the band and choir students during District Music Festival. Thanks to all parents contributing goodies and for helping assemble them. We all appreciated the tasteful treats!!