The Berklee High School Jazz Festival competition is comprised of three competitive categories: Large Ensembles, Combo Ensembles, and Vocal Jazz ensembles. Within each category, classes are determined by school size based upon the enrollments of grades 10, 11, and 12 (with the lowest number class having the largest school enrollment).
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Large Ensemble
Class 1
First Place:
Santa Monica High School
Directed by Tom Whaley
Second Place:
Arlington High School
Directed by Richard Guillen
Third Place:
Gates Chili High School
Directed by Christopher Oldfield
Fourth Place:
Southington High School
Directed by Jeff Shaw
Class 2
First Place:
Princeton High School
Directed by Joe Bongiovi
Second Place:
Mamaroneck High School
Directed by Timothy Hooker
Third Place:
Spencerport High School
Directed by John Viavattine
Fourth Place:
Darien High School
Directed by Jonathon Grauer
Class 3
First Place:
Norwood High School
Directed by Steven Conant
Second Place:
Oliver Ames High School
Directed by Rob Wheeler
Third Place:
Waterford High School
Directed by Tim Fioravanti
Fourth Place:
Barrington High School
Directed by Barbara Hughes
Class 4
First Place:
Wakefield High School
Directed by Thomas Bankert
Second Place:
Arlington High School
Directed by Sabato D’Agostino
Third Place:
South Portland High School
Directed by Craig Skeffington
Fourth Place:
Nokomis High School
Directed by M. Stanley Buchanan
Class 5
First Place:
Stivers School for the Arts
Directed by Claude Lucien Thomas
Second Place:
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Directed by Douglas Maher
Third Place:
Northwest Catholic High School
Directed by Daniel A. Luddy
Fourth Place:
Old Rochester Regional High School
Directed by James Farmer
Class 6
First Place:
Camden Creative Arts High School
Directed by Jamal Dickerson
Second Place:
The Rivers School
Directed by Philippe Crettien
Third Place:
Burlington City High School
Directed by David Thomas May
Fourth Place:
Cape Elizabeth High School
Directed by Tom Lizotte
Combo Ensemble
Class 1
First Place:
TIE: Santa Monica High School
Directed by Tom Whaley
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Lexington High School
Directed by Ken Gable
Second Place:
Princeton High School
Directed by Joe Bongiovi
Third Place:
Gates Chili High School
Directed by Chris Oldfield
Fourth Place:
Manchester High School
Directed by Douglas Maher
Class 2
First Place:
Booker High School
Directed by Ned Rosenblatt
Second Place:
Portsmouth High School
Directed by Ted Rausch
Third Place:
Pentucket High School
Directed by David Schumacher
Fourth Place:
Waterford High School
Directed by Tim Fioravanti
Class 3
First Place:
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Directed by Jason Goldman
Second Place:
Greater Hartford Academy for the Arts
Directed by Kris Allen
Third Place:
Milton Academy
Directed by Bob Sinicrope
Fourth Place:
Fryeburg Academy
Directed by C. Brent LaCasce
Class 4
First Place:
Idyllwild Arts Academy
Directed by Paul Carman / Marshall Hawkins
Second Place:
The Rivers School
Directed by Philippe Crettien
Third Place:
George Stevens Academy
Directed by Steven Orlofsky
Fourth Place:
TIE - Boston Arts Academy
Directed by Tim Mayer
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Beaver Country Day School
Directed by Ed Nicholson
Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Class 1
First Place:
Plymouth South High School
Directed by Brian Raymond
Second Place:
Booker High School
Directed by Ned Rosenblatt
Third Place:
Bacon Academy
Directed by: Jeffrey Kerr
Fourth Place:
John Jay High School
Directed by Steven Morse
Class 2
First Place:
Fryeburg Academy
Directed by C. Brent LaCasce
Second Place:
Griswold High School
Directed by Ray Churchill
Third Place:
Cheverus High School
Directed by Chris Humphrey
Fourth Place:
Northwest Catholic High School
Directed by Daniel Avery
Superior and Outstanding Musicianship Awards
Class L1
Superior Musicianship
Jake Noveck, Santa Monica High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Myles Mancuso, Arlington High School
Eli Brown, Santa Monica High School
Kevin Talbot, Shawnee High School
Class L2
Superior Musicianship
Frank Rein, Princeton High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Derek Colaizzo, Princeton High School
John Sturm, Princeton High School
Steve Casiullo, Darien High School
Class L3
Superior Musicianship
Clay Nordhill, Portsmouth High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Kimberly Lester, Norwood High School
Emma Sayles, Waterford High School
Molly Sayles, Waterford High School
Class L4
Superior Musicianship
Sam Rowe, Brunswick High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Otto Briner, Arlington High School
Mike Russo, Wakefield High School
Tyler Neal, Willingboro High School
Class L5
Superior Musicianship
Mike Johnson, Greater Hartford Academy
Outstanding Musicianship
Travis Bliss, Old Rochester High School
Shanecha Lywood, Pritzker Prep
Philip Hansen, Stivers School For The Arts
Class L6
Superior Musicianship
Aaron Berh, The Rivers School
Outstanding Musicianship
Lawrence Galloway, Camden Creative Arts High School
Elliot Berman, The Rivers School
Colin Beagan, The Rivers School
Class S1
Superior Musicianship
Steven Gordon, Santa Monica High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Jake Noveck, Santa Monica High School
Evan Tarh, Lexington High School
Garrett Parrish, Lexington High School
Class S2
Superior Musicianship
Marty Jaffe, Northfield High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Austin Gill, Booker High School
Emma Sayles, Waterford High School
Elijah Anderson, Booker High School
Class S3
Superior Musicianship
Lucas Frank, Los Angeles High School For The Arts
Outstanding Musicianship
Jacob Shulman, Los Angeles High School For The Arts
Jeremy Corren, Los Angeles High School For The Arts
Adrian Mojica, Greater Hartford Academy of The Arts
Class S4
Superior Musicianship
Lake Jiroudek, Idyllwood Arts Academy
Outstanding Musicianship
Jacob Scesney, Idyllwild Arts Academy
Elliot Berman, The Rivers School
Sam Hansen, Waynflete Academy
Class V1
Superior Musicianship
Chelsea Merritt, Plainfield High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Justin Denicola, Nokomis High School
Katherine Scabia, Stoughton High School
Graham Allen, Plymouth High School
Class V2
Superior Musicianship
Elizabeth Han, Edgemont High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Andrew Walls, Burlington City High School
Rae Hawkinson, Cheverus High School
Laura May, Griswold High School