National School Choral Award 2018-2019

The National School Choral Award is the highest honor for high school choral performers.  It recognizes the dedication and musical achievement of the top male and female choral students.  Congratulations Bria Anderson and Zachary Hill!

2018-2019 Director's Award

The Fred Waring Director's Award for Choir recognizes the talent and enthusiasm of outstanding choral members. Congratulations Jezalyn Schussler and Aren Alexander-Battee!

Glacier Choir present "Seasons of Love" May 21, 2019

The Glacier High School Choral Department will present "Seasons of Love" Tuesday, May 21 at 4:00 pm and again
at 7:00 pm. The concert is free of charge and will be held in the Glacier High School Performance Hall. The
Glacier Choirs are under the direction of Sandee Lee (Sauer) and will be accompanied by Debby Gardner.

The concert will open with nearly 200 voices performing Toto's "Africa." The Glacier Girls will perform "Build Me Up,
Buttercup" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." The Men's Choir will sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" before the
Advanced Women sing the Beatles "Let It Be." Glacier Breeze and Glacier Gust will combine to perform the
Billy Joel hit "The Longest Time" and the Glacier Echoes will cover songs from the Pentatonix and "La La Land."
The Glacier Concert Choir will sing Queen's "Somebody to Love" and the Concert Choir seniors will close the
evening with "Seasons of Love" from Broadway's 'Rent.'

Guest musicians include Kerraline Bemis, Nic Hannay, Cade Nahrgang, Emma Rashleigh, Chandra Reinhard,
Ashlyn Sliter and Trevor Woodward.

Individual choral students will be recognized for their performances at district and state music festivals, as well
as their lettering achievements. The Director's Award and the National School Choral Award will be presented
to four outstanding seniors.

From the Glacier High School Art Department, several Visual Arts Distinction students will present their
senior shows before and after both choir concerts. The Glacier High School Culinary Arts Department will
provide light refreshments.

State Music Festival 2019 - Superior Ratings

Congratulations to the following students on their Superior Ratings at State Music Festival in Helena, Montana:
Bria Anderson, Kerraline Bemis, Kala Blincoe, Mary Cabrera, Kaitlyn Carter, Alyssa Christensen, Taylor Dannic, Caroline Dye, Blayke Foppiano, Abigail Garza, Kyla Harris, Kostya Hoffman, Shelby Peterson, Sierra Riley, Jezalyn Schussler and Alexa Wilton

State Music Festival 2019 - Excellent Ratings

Congratulations to the following students on their Excellent Ratings at State Music Festival in Helena, Montana:
Bria Anderson, Conner Byle, Connor Geer, Kostya Hoffman and Derek Smith

Concert Choir Tour 2019

The Concert Choir had a fantastic trip to Seattle.  Highlights include a Mariner's baseball game, the musical Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, the musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a side-by-side rehearsal at Eastern Washington University, an Improv Theatre production, singing at the base of the Space Needle and the comedian Jim Gaffigan.  Thank you to our fabulous chaperones Debby and Joey Gardner, Jenn and Daren Rediger, Phil and Katherine Gironda and Danette Inabnit. And a wonderful time was had by all!

District Music Festival 2019 - Superior Ratings

Congratulations on the following musicians for receiving a Superior Rating at District Music Festival:
Aren Alexander-Battee, Bria Anderson, Kerraline Bemis, Kala Blincoe, Conner Byle, Mary Cabrera, Katilyn Carter, Alyssa Christensen, Paul Cornish, Taylor Dannic, Caroline Dye, Blayke Foppiano, Abigail Garza, Connor Geer, Matthew Glimm, Aubry Grame, Ellie Haag, Kyla Harris, Simon Hill, Zachary Hill, Kostya Hoffman, Lincoln Jones, Lexi Nunnally, Shelby Peterson, Mason Rediger, Megan Rediger, Sierra Riley, Jezalyn Schussler, Ashlyn Sliter, Derek Smith, Alexa Wilton, Amanda Yap and Sidney Zimmerman

District Music Festival - Excellent Ratings

Congratulations to the following musicians on your Excellent Rating at District Music Festival:
Ava Bauer, Kala Blincoe, Conner Byle, Mary Cabrera, Alyssa Christensen, Paul Cornish, Marcus DeVries, Marius DeVries, Caroline Dye, Connor Geer, Matthew Glimm, Aubry Grame, MaKenna Hartle, Ammon Hill, Zachary Hill, Kostya Hoffman, Caleb Johnson, Joselyn Jolly, Victoria Kramer, Logan Nadasi, ALexis Peck, Shelby Petersen, Ava Peterson, Brie Pitts, Mason Rediger, Megan Rediger, Sierra Riley, Patrick Rohrbach, Isaac Schroeder, Delanie Schultz, Jezalyn Schussler, Derek Smith, Ethan Strand, Rylie Weeks, Jarrod Wutke, Amanda Yap and Sidney Zimmerman

A Birthday Surprise!

The Glacier High School Concert Choir surprised me with a birthday cake.  I love this group of kind, talented musicians.  Thank you!

The Glacier Echoes Perform the Anthem for Hockey

Thank you for the invitation to perform the National Anthem for the Flathead Fusion Hockey Team's Senior Night!

FVCC's Women's Choral Festival

Kalispell's Flathead Valley Community College hosted a women's choir festival.  Glacier's Advanced Women's Choir, along with students from Whitefish, Polson, Plains and Ronan, rehearsed for two days and then presented a wonderful concert.  The girls were fortunate enough to sing under the direction of Kristina Ploeger-Hekmatpanah, the Director of Choral Activities at Eastern Washington University. 

Wolfpack Welcome for the Class of 2023!

The Glacier Echoes were honored to perform for the incoming freshmen class!

Kalispell's Chocolate Affair

Valley Bank invited the Glacier Echoes to perform during Kalispell's Chocolate Affair.  The music was wonderful and the chocolate was delicious!

MSU Faculty Comes To Visit!

The Glacier High School Concert Choir was thrilled to welcome Professor Elizabeth Croy, Associate Teaching Professor Julie Gosswiller and two of their talented students to our class. Not only did we learn more about the connection between yoga, the body, the mind and the music, we were in awe of several performances.  Thank you for visiting us!

Glacier Echoes perform at our State Capital! January 7, 2019

The Glacier Echoes were honored to perform the Star Spangled Banner for the opening of the Montana Legislative Session.