State Music Festival
May 3-4, 2024
The State Music Festival will be held in Helena this year. This awesome festival presents a great opportunity for musicians to learn. They will perform for adjudication and get to hear others perform. The times listed are for the beginning of the cluster they perform in. They are to remain in that room for the entire hour of performances, and clinic(s) by the adjudicator. All the students will be expected to be on time (or early), dressed appropriately, with all materials needed. Good behavior is required while at the Festival as anywhere else with the school group. Even when not performing, students may not wear grubby clothes, this is a special event and everyone should make an effort to look their best (dress up!). All students who are participating must be on the bus, unless parents make other arrangements with the teachers. During the day we can be reached for an emergency at Helena High School, phone # 406-324-2342 or cell 406-468-5483. The school will provide meals for the students and chaperones on this trip if the timing works that way. Students should bring some money along for extras.
Included with this letter is a form we need in order for a student to go with us on this trip. Please do so today, so there is one less thing to do when we leave for the festival.
The Friday schedule can be found here.
The Saturday schedule can be found here.
Here are maps of the Festival site.
Map #1 - Main Building,
Map #2 - Gym, Choir, Little Theater,
Map #3 - Helane Middle School,
Map #4 - Helena High & Helena Middle School - Entrance & Parking Map.
Friday
We have no events on Friday this year.
Saturday
The bus will load at 9:00 am and leave Cascade asap. Be here on time! Each student must make sure the measures are numbered in the music given to the adjudicator, and that no photo-copied music is given to them. Map of Helena High School. When we arrive in Helena we will rehearse with our accompanist, go have lunch, then go to the festival.
Here are the scheduled performances from Cascade:
Time | Name | Type | Title | Adjudicator | Room |
1:15 pm | Sierra Sorenson | trumpet solo | Ancient Ayre | Elizabeth Schmidt | Rm 22 |
2:25 pm | Abby Einspahr | clarinet solo | Ancient Ayre | Angie Keedy | Rm 18 |
6 pm-ish | Back in Cascade |