Area students won star ratings at the State Class B Music Festival held May 7 at Minot State University. Stars went to:
Alexander: "Suite 1500," a mixed instrument ensemble.
Anamoose-Drake: "Her Voice," a boys' vocal ensemble.
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Andrea Johnson/MDN - - A percussion ensemble from Wyndmere performs during the state Class B music festival at Minot State University on May 7. The group, which performed “Bossa Nova Caine,” received a star rating.
Beulah: "Bonse Aba," a mixed vocal ensemble; "When I Am Silent," a girls' vocal duet; Rachel Funkhouser, girls' vocal solo;
Bottineau: "Allegro Scherzando," mixed instrument ensemble; "Trio Sonata No. 1," saxophone ensemble; "Sing Alleluia, Sing," girls' vocal ensemble; "The Lonely Sea," girls' vocal ensemble; "Scherzo Capriccio," clarinet ensemble; "Home of My Heart," girls' vocal ensemble; "Canzone No. 4," mixed brass instrumental ensemble; Heidi Artz, girls' vocal solo; Brianna Berg, B flat clarinet solo; Kathryn Demming, girls' vocal solo; Joel Niewoehner, trombone solo; Whitney Page, flute solo; Whitney Page, piccolo solo; Rachael Steinke, girls' vocal solo.
Bowbells: "That Lonesome Road," mixed vocal ensemble; Kalene Jepsen, girls' vocal solo.
Burke Central: Mya Erickson, girls' vocal solo.
Carrington: "Menuet," mixed instrument ensemble; Kylee Pollert, alto saxophone solo.
Center-Stanton: "Foxfire," flute ensemble; Kaylee Lackman, girls' vocal solo; Kaylee Lackman, piccolo solo.
Des Lacs-Burlington: "Ride the Chariot," girls' vocal ensemble; Austin Ulberg, baritone saxophone solo; Nikolai Verbitsky, violincello solo; Alexis Weiand, girls' vocal solo.
Divide County: "Minstrel Bones," trombone ensemble; Haley Lund, girls' vocal solo.
Garrison: "Looking Glass River," girls' vocal ensemble; Courtney Krzmarzick, girls' vocal solo.
Grenora: Kori Gunlikson, girls' vocal solo.
Harvey: Daniel Deck, boys' vocal solo; Benjamin Gallagher, boys' vocal solo; Katie Streifel, girls' vocal solo.
Hazen: "Masterwork Suite," mixed woodwind ensemble; "Shepherd, Shepherd, Leave Decoying," girls' vocal ensemble; "Vivace," mixed woodwind ensemble; "Duet No. 7," tuba ensemble; "Rondo," clarinet ensemble; "Mancos," percussion ensemble; "Gavotte," flute ensemble; "Pie Jesu," girls' vocal ensemble; "March Romaine," mixed brass ensemble; "Spring," flute ensemble; "Celebrated Air," clarinet ensemble; "Will You Teach Me?" girls' vocal ensemble; Stephanie Davis, girls' vocal solo; Hannah Harvey, baritone horn solo; Rachel Harvey, alto saxophone solo; Taylor Hougum-Carr, girls' vocal solo; Maggie Jacobson, cornet-trumpet solo; Katelyn Johnson, flute solo; Jinny Miller, tuba solo; Kelsey Mohl, flute solo; Braeton Traiser, trombone solo; Austin Usselman, mallet solo; Delanie Wiedrich, girls' vocal solo.
Kenmare: "Emblem of Unity," mixed brass ensemble; "Rondo," clarinet ensemble; "Echo," mixed brass ensemble; "Collisions," percussion ensemble; "Funeral March of a Marionette," clarinet ensemble; "Tres Amigos," cornet-trumpet ensemble; Ramsi Moorhead, B flat clarinet solo.
Killdeer: "Pavane and Galliard," mixed instrument ensemble.
Lewis and Clark-Berthold: "La Musica," mixed vocal ensemble; Rachel Birdsall, girls' vocal solo; Lynne Bryce, snare drum solo; Emilee Gregory, girls' vocal solo.
Maddock: "Showdown in Motion," kit duet; "Black Rode the Wind," girls' vocal ensemble; "Spring Song," girls' vocal ensemble; "Fire," girls' vocal ensemble; Ben Backstrom, boys' vocal solo; Breana Buehler, girls' vocal solo; Ashley Foss, girls' vocal solo; Katie Rice, girls' vocal solo; Chelsey Weigler, girls' vocal solo.
Max: "He's Gone Away," girls' vocal ensemble; "Lift Thine Eyes," girls' vocal ensemble; "In the Highlands," girls' vocal ensemble; Courtney Krebsbach, girls' vocal solo; Amber Wiedeman, alto saxophone solo.
McClusky: Angela Frank, timpani solo; Brittany Lasher, girls' vocal solo.
New Rockford-Sheyenne: "Psallite," mixed vocal ensemble; "Jonah!" boys' vocal ensemble; "Throw Open Your Shutters," mixed vocal ensemble; Alisa Heskin, alto saxophone solo; Austin Schuchard, boys' vocal solo.
New Town: "Panis Angelicus," girls' vocal ensemble; Kassidy Brenna, cornet-trumpet solo; Freedom Mann-Cross, bass clarinet solo; Clare Wollschlager, girls' vocal solo.
Newburg: "Themes from Judas Maccabeus," mixed instrument ensemble.
North Star (Cando): "Pizza Party," mixed brass ensemble; "Dirait-On," mixed vocal ensemble; "Escape from Pirate Cove," percussion ensemble; "The Two Flyers," mixed woodwind ensemble; "A Branch of May," mixed vocal ensemble; "Ben Buxton's Two-Step," saxophone ensemble; "I Am His Child," girls' vocal ensemble.
Our Redeemer's Christian School (Minot): "Sarabande and Scherzo," mixed woodwind ensemble; "Ubi Caritas," mixed vocal ensemble; Heather Brockell, cornet-trumpet solo; Elizabeth Burckhard, B flat clarinet solo; Jessica Vix, girls' vocal solo.
Parshall: "Tres Fl'Amigos," percussion ensemble.
Powers Lake: "Two Holland Tales," mixed instrument ensemble; "Where the Sea Meets the Sky," girls' vocal ensemble; "Sound the Trumpet," girls' vocal ensemble; "Heart, We Will Forget Him," girls' vocal ensemble; "Spinning Song," percussion ensemble; Caitlin Gunderson, tuba solo; Michael Holmen, trombone solo; Paige Moen, girls' vocal solo; Sean Sullenger, boys' vocal solo; Sonja Tinjum, girls' vocal solo.
Ray: "Charlotte-Town," boys' vocal ensemble; "Early One Morning," mixed vocal ensemble; Paige Dolan, flute solo; Kendra Perdue, alto saxophone solo; Elizabeth Ryan, tenor saxophone solo; Daisy Torkildson, baritone horn solo.
Rolla: "The Ghost Ship," boys' vocal solo; "The Cuckoo," mixed vocal ensemble; "A Capital Ship," boys' vocal ensemble; "Chanson Triste," clarinet ensemble; "Till the Stars Fall From the Sky," mixed vocal ensemble; "Sailor's Hornpipe," saxophone ensemble; Carly Boe, flute solo; Nathan Joraanstad, boys' vocal solo; Nathan Joraanstad, cornet-trumpet solo; Dareien Lund, tenor saxophone solo; Sarah Munro, girls' vocal solo.
Rugby: "Concerto for Two Horns," French horn ensemble; "The Day is Fair," girls' vocal ensemble; "Triumphal March-Aida," mixed brass ensemble; Aubrey Hovland, girls' vocal solo; Aubrey Hovland, French horn solo; Crystal Hovland, girls' vocal solo; Rachel Mack, girls' vocal solo; Rachel Mack, French horn solo.
St. John: "Folk Song Fantasy," saxophone ensemble.
Stanley: Samantha Duhe, French horn solo; Blake Harstad, timpani solo; Emily Mell, girls' vocal solo; Emily Mell, flute solo.
Starkweather: "Moon Meadows," mixed instrument ensemble; "Bach: Air," mixed woodwind ensemble; "Come, Thou Font of Every Blessing," girls' vocal ensemble; "Clarumba," mixed instrument ensemble," Marta Berg, girls' vocal solo; Lance Logie, baritone saxophone solo; Ethan Sager, alto saxophone solo; Carly Werner, tenor saxophone solo.
Surrey: "Sound the Trumpet," girls' vocal ensemble; Ashley Mogard, girls' vocal solo; Ashley Mogard, alto saxophone solo.
TGU-Towner: "Ashoken Farewell," mixed vocal ensemble.
Tioga: "Climbin' Up the Mountain," boys' vocal ensemble; "Get Me to the Church On Time," boys' vocal ensemble; "March Regal," mixed brass ensemble; "Suite 1500," mixed instrument ensemble; "Battle of Jericho," mixed vocal ensemble; "Kyrie," mixed vocal ensemble; "Amazing Grace," mixed ensemble; "Dixieland Duet," mixed instrument ensemble; "Canon," mixed woodwind ensemble; "Triple Play," cornet-trumpet ensemble; "Fantasy for Three," saxophone ensemble; "I'll Sail Right Home to You," boys' vocal ensemble; "A Red, Red Rose," girls' vocal ensemble; "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burnin,'" mixed vocal ensemble; "Ticket to the Kingdom," mixed vocal ensemble; "Mosaics," percussion ensemble; "Allegro," clarinet ensemble; "Trumpet Filigree," cornet-trumpet ensemble; "Fair and Warmer," saxophone ensemble; Kyle Hanson, contra brass clarinet solo; Tyler Hanson, boys' vocal solo; Katrina Kutter, girls' vocal solo; Isaiah Olson, tuba solo; Joshua Olson, baritone saxophone solo; Jordon Rehak, tenor saxophone solo; Janna Roloff, snare drum solo; "That Judgement Mornin'," mixed vocal ensemble.
Turtle Lake-Mercer: Chloe Bayless, girls' vocal solo.
Velva: "The Silver Swan," mixed vocal ensemble; "Alleluia," mixed vocal ensemble; Cole Anderson, boys' vocal solo; Katie Odland, B flat clarinet solo.
Washburn: "Pie Jesu," mixed vocal ensemble; "Turkish March," oboe ensemble; "Rigodon de Dardanus," mixed woodwind ensemble; "Pilgrim Ode," trombone ensemble; "The Silver Swan," mixed vocal ensemble; Nick Due, boys' vocal solo; Jesslyn Hall, girls' vocal solo; Jesslyn Hall, oboe solo; Andrew Kaiser, baritone horn solo; Mark Peterson, French horn solo; Matthew Richard, cornet-trumpet solo.
Watford City: "Music Speaks," mixed vocal ensemble; "Duet 12," percussion ensemble; Shawn Fulwider, snare drum solo; Dillon Smith, boys' vocal solo.