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The high school musicians from Cascade performed at the District Music Festival April 6-7 in Great Falls. There were 10 solos or ensembles that performed and all did very well. Those that earned a "I" (Superior) qualified to go on to the State Music Festival on May 5-6 in Missoula.

 Thank to the parents who were there supporting us.

All of our student musicians earned either a "I" or "II" rating (on a scale of "V" - see below). After they performed their music the adjudicators worked with the students and our young musicians learned a lot from this experience. The Concert Band earned Superior (I) ratings in the prepared music in the sight reading evaluation. The Concert Choir also earned an Excellent (II) rating on the prepared music and Good (III) rating on the new, challenging sight reading.  Mr. Skogley is very proud of the performances of the Band and Choir (large groups do not advance to the State Music Festival regardless of their ratings) as well as our soloists and ensemble members. What a great bunch of kids to teach!

The ratings used at Music Festivals are:


I
A superior performance - Outstanding in nearly every detail

II
An excellent performance -
Minor defects

III
A good performance - lacking finesse and/or interpretation

IV
A fair performance -
basic weaknesses

V
A poor performance - unsatisfactory

 

 

 

Here are the results of our Festival events, listed in chronological order of performance.

 

Thursday

Events at University of Great Falls
 

Rating Performer Title Room
I, I Concert Band Equinox,
Circus Days		 UGF Fine Arts Auditorium
II, III Concert Choir The Trout, 
The Battle of Jericho		 UGF McLaughlin Providence Forum
 
 

Friday

Events today were at CMR High School

 

RATING NAME ROOM / ADJUDICATOR TITLE
II Riley Bricker RM 214 HIGH STRINGS Michael Certalic Humoresque
I Christina Eike RM 234 VOCAL 2 Darcy Schulz Per la Gloria
II Riley and Jean duet RM 220 WOODWINDS Josh Mietz Rondeau
I Jean Blackman RM 218 CLARINETS Chris Kloker Nocturne
II Badger Jazz Combo AUDITORIUM SAXOPHONES Ty Nagode My Dinner With Ronald
II Kickin' Brass RM 602 LOW BRASS/JAZZ Gary Gillette Gavotte / The Wild Horsemen
I Torien Weiss RM 218 CLARINETS Chris Kloker Asleep in the Deep
I Brass Quats RM 227 HIGH BRASS Mark Fenderson La Rejouissance
I Oliver Wood RM 202 VOCAL 1 Larry Sheldon Scarborough Fair
II Taco and the Burritos RM 601 PERCUSSION Jeff Brandt Bernalillo

 

Congratulations to all our musicians on a job well done!!



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