Given residual concerns about the pandemic in Montana, the music festivals that are typically held in twelve districts each spring, followed by State Solo and Ensemble Festivals, which also populate school calendars this time of year, were conducted differently in April and May. However, the Chinook High School music programs did hold their Spring Concert on May 6 in the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium.

Due to a directive issued by the Montana High School Association, all district music festivals were held virtually this spring, and those performances were for “comments only,” as no ratings were...