Senator conducts All State band

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Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., conducted the All-State Band's rendition of "Montana" at the Great Falls Civic Center on Friday night.
A former music teacher and trumpet player, Tester rehearsed with the band hours before a performance at the Montana High School Association All-State Music Festival. Tester joked after the rehearsal that he was more nervous to perform at the festival than to publicly address the $700 billion economic bailout plan recently approved by the Senate.

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