Results of state music festival
The Western State Solo and Ensemble Festival for high school musicians was held in Missoula on May 3-4.
Judges rated performers as superior, excellent, good, fair or poor. In addition, judges provided verbal and written comments to help students improve.
Results from Columbia Falls High School included:
Superior band ensembles: Josh Potter and Wyatt Vanham, snare drum duet.
Excellent band ensembles: Will Flynn and Nikki Breivik, French horn duet; Will Flynn, Mackenzie Miller, Mary Gross and Kaitlyn Barnes, woodwind quartet.
Superior band solos: Chanel Intaratanod, baritone saxophone, oboe; Ada Brooks, euphonium.
Excellent band solo: Nikki Breivik, French horn; Will Flynn, French horn.
Superior vocal ensembles: Meredith Stolte and Mathew Erhart, duet; Micinze Christopherson and McKenna Emmerich, duet.
Excellent vocal ensemble: Amanda Morrison and Brooke Wilson, duet.
Superior vocal solo: Meredith Stolte, Mathew Erhart, Amanda Morrison and Ada Brooks.
Excellent vocal solo: Micah Sperry and Brooke Wilson.