Students excel at State Music Festival

HELENA – Of the seven individuals and groups from Seeley-Swan High School that went to the State Music Festival in Helena May 3 and 4, four received the highest superior rating while the other three received an excellent.

At the State Music Festival the students performed in one-hour blocks of five different performances ranging from solos, duets to small ensembles, all vocal and instrumental. Instead of playing their piece and leaving like at Districts, the students are expected to stay for the full hour to hear performers from different schools and listen to the feedback from the adjudicator...