GFPS students headed to All-State Music Festival

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Great Falls Public Schools is sending 72 students to the 2026 MHSA All-State Music Festival.

The students will travel to Bozeman for the festival Oct. 14-16, participating in all-state band, choir and orchestra.

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Students were selected in a rigorous audition process for these ensembles after submitting recordings last spring, according to Dusty Molyneaux, GFPS’ fine arts supervisor.

The participating students are:

  • Elizabeth Aakre, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Jaymen Albert, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Matthew Baugh, C.M. Russell High, All-State Orchestra
  • Monte Benjamin, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Kate Bigelow, C.M. Russell High, All-State Orchestra
  • Henry Blake, C.M. Russell High, All-State Orchestra
  • Russell Blake, C.M. Russell High, All-State Orchestra
  • Bryton Borg, C.M. Russell High, All-State Orchestra
  • Samantha Braaten, C.M. Russell High, All-State Band
  • Calista Brody, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Benjamin Brown, C.M. Russell High, All-State Orchestra
  • Melody Cardin, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Genevieve Clyde, C.M. Russell High, All-State Orchestra
  • Lydia Comstock, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Conner Cotton, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Benjamin Craw, C.M. Russell High, All-State Band
  • Addie Crist, C.M. Russell High, All-State Orchestra
  • Braden Deeble, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Liberty Dunn, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Sean Dunn, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Brigham Elliott, C.M. Russell High, All-State Band
  • Allyson Filz, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Elizabeth Fowles, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Jasper Fowles, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Blake Frederick, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Tyler Grosenick, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • McKenna Guernsey, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Max Hale, Great Falls High, All-State Orchestra
  • Leila Harris, C.M. Russell High, All-State Band
  • Maeghan Hester, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Jonas Hibbs, C.M. Russell High, All-State Band
  • Miles Hirsch, C.M. Russell High, All-State Band
  • Gwendolyn Houge, Great Falls High, All-State Orchestra
  • Emerson Jensen, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Torrey Jones, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Liam Kinnaman, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Pennington Kiser, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Abigail Levandowski, C.M. Russell High, All-State Orchestra
  • Tevon Martinez, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Nolan McKelvey, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Madison Medved, C.M. Russell High, All-State Orchestra
  • Bristol Meiners, C.M. Russell High, All-State Orchestra
  • Phoebe Miller, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Alexander Mygland, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Brady Nehring, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Katelyn Nix, C.M. Russell High, All-State Orchestra
  • Jackson O’Leary, Great Falls High, All-State Orchestra
  • Tanner Ogg, C.M. Russell High, All-State Band
  • Liora Ondick, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Brooke Painter, C.M. Russell High, All-State Band
  • Adriana Pinneo, C.M. Russell High, All-State Orchestra
  • Kaleb Pollington, C.M. Russell High, All-State Band
  • Ellie Robinson, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Kendall Ryan, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Tenley Schneider, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Isaac Schultz, C.M. Russell High, All-State Band
  • Simon Shepherd, Great Falls High, All-State Band
  • Treyson Strunk, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Alyssa Sundquist, C.M. Russell High, All-State Band
  • Elias Swanson, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  •  Kate Thomas, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Jaxon Thompson, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Jared Toth, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Tesla Trystianson, Great Falls High, All-State Orchestra
  • Ryder Voyles, C.M. Russell High, All-State Band
  • Brendan Wetterau, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Claire Winslow, C.M. Russell High, All-State Choir
  • Ella Woldtvedt, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Julia Woldtvedt, Great Falls High, All-State Band
  • Seth Woldtvedt, Great Falls High, All-State Choir
  • Sylas Yates, Great Falls High, All-State Orchestra
  • Hazon Young, Great Falls High, All-State Choir

*GFPS photo