Content Row

The high school musicians from Cascade performed at the District Music Festival April 7-8 in Great Falls. There were 13 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 1-2 in Missoula.

A big THANK YOU goes to Wendy McKamey for being our wonderful accompanist! Thank you also 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 Superior (I) ratings on the prepared music. Choirs all across Montana tried out a new sight reading method and since it was experimental no ratings were given.  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 Folk Songs From The British Isles
Adrenaline Engines		 UGF Fine Arts Auditorium
I Concert Choir Annie Laurie
A Joyful Song		 UGF McLaughlin Providence Forum
 
 

Friday

Events today were at CMR High School

 

RATING Name Room / Adjudicator Title / Composer Accompanist
II Bound 4 Home Cafeteria - Jennifer Cantley Homeward Bound Wendy McKamey
I Kickin' Brass Rm 227 - Scott McKenzie La Rejouissance none
II Lydia Lee O'Brien Choir 604 - Jan Van Hook Wur Wer die Sehnsucht Kennt Wendy McKamey
II Quincy Balius Choir 604 - Jan Van Hook Se tu m'ami Wendy McKamey
II Kennadi Shumaker Rm 220 - Jennifer Cooper Mourning Song Wendy McKamey
II Antonio Salvatore Rm 227 - Scott McKenzie Sarabande and Rondeau Wendy McKamey
II Kordell and Jean Rm 218 - John Combs Allegro none
I Mikayla Douglas Rm 229 - Maggie Schuberg TBA Wendy McKamey
II The Newcomers Cafeteria - Jennifer Cantley Cindy Wendy McKamey
II The Fluboes Rm 220 - Jennifer Cooper The Wild Horseman none
I Lydia Lee O'Brien Rm 218 - John Combs Two Bourees (#1), Come To The Sea Wendy McKamey
II Bound Away Three Cafeteria - Jennifer Cantley  Shenandoah Wendy McKamey

 

image  img

 

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

 
 
 

 



Back to Top
Content Row
Success!