2015 Festival Winners
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 L1
1st Place:
Princeton High School
Directed by Joe Bongiovi
Play2nd Place:
Newton South High School
Directed by Lisa Linde
Play3rd Place:
Arlington High School (NY)
Directed by Rich Guillen
Play4th Place:
Newtown High School
Directed by Kurt Eckhardt
PlayClass L2
1st Place:
Tarpon Springs High School
Directed by Christopher M. De Leon
Play2nd Place:
Gates Chili High School
Directed by Christopher Oldfield
Play3rd Place:
Oliver Ames High School
Directed by Rob Wheeler
4th Place:
South Windsor High School
Directed by Frank J. Marci
PlayClass L3
1st Place:
Barrington High School
Directed by Barbara Hughes
Play2nd Place:
South Portland High School
Directed by Craig Skeffington
Play3rd Place:
South Kingstown High School
Directed by Donald Smith
Play4th Place:
Bacon Academy
Directed by Thomas Kessler
PlayClass L4
1st Place:
Lower Moreland HIgh School
Directed by Mr. Erin Stroup
Play2nd Place:
Pritzker College Prep
Directed by Benjamin Das
Play3rd Place:
Xavier High School (CT)
Directed by Erik Elligers
Play4th Place:
Overbrook High School
Directed by Brian Height
PlayClass L5
1st Place:
Canton High School
Directed by John Mastroianni
Play2nd Place:
North Smithfield High School
Directed by Fritz Benz
Play3rd Place:
Westbrook High School
Directed by Philip Rich
Play4th Place:
Northwest Catholic High School
Directed by Daniel Luddy
PlayClass L6
1st Place:
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Directed by Jamal P Dickerson
Play2nd Place:
The Rivers School
Directed by Philippe Crettien
Play3rd Place:
Burlington City High School
Directed by David Thomas May
Play4th Place:
Cape Elizabeth High School
Directed by Tom Lizotte
PlaySmall Ensemble/Combo
Class S1
1st Place:
Princeton High School
Directed by Joe Bongiovi
Play2nd Place:
Newton South High School
Directed by Ed Harlow
Play3rd Place:
Lexington High School
Directed by Andy Held
Play4th Place:
Brookline High School
Directed by Carolyn Castellano
PlayClass S2
1st Place:
John Jay High School
Directed by Jeff Richardson
Play2nd Place:
South Portland High School
Directed by Craig Skeffington
Play3rd Place:
West Warwick High School
Directed by Metro A. Narcisi III
Play4th Place:
Bethel High School
Directed by Mr. Damon E. Coachman
PlayClass S3
1st Place:
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Directed by Dan O’Brien
Play2nd Place:
Fryeburg Academy
Directed by Mike Sakash
Play3rd Place:
Milton Academy
Directed by Bob Sinicrope
Play4th Place:
The Fieldston School
Directed by Tom Christensen
PlayClass S4
1st Place:
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Directed by Jamal P Dickerson
Play2nd Place:
The Rivers School
Directed by Philippe Crettien
Play3rd Place:
Boston Arts Academy
Directed by Justin Juliano
Play4th Place:
Escuela Libre de Musica Ernesto Ramos Antonini
Directed by David Rivera Martinez
PlayVocal Jazz Ensemble
Class V1
1st Place:
Fryeburg Academy
Directed by Mimi Rohlfing
Play2nd Place:
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Directed by Dianne Mower
Play3rd Place:
Burlington Township High School
Directed by Steven Bishop
Play4th Place:
Princeton High School
Directed by Caitlyn Bongiovi
PlayClass V2
1st Place:
Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School
Directed by Kelley Morse
Play2nd Place:
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School
Directed by Sarah Armstrong
Play3rd Place:
Portsmouth Abbey School
Directed by Jeffrey Kerr
Play4th Place:
Maine Central Institute
Directed by Dean Neal
PlaySuperior and Outstanding Musicianship Awards
Class L1
Superior Musicianship
Joe Bell, Princeton High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Ananth Balasubramanian, Princeton High School
Josh Kaster, Newton South High School
Aimee Alexander, Newtown High School
Class L2
Superior Musicianship
Sukris Vong, Tarpon Springs High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Robert Carras, Centennial High School
Robert Capodilupo, Bass, Oliver Ames High School
Andrew Trautmann, Darien High School
Class L3
Superior Musicianship
Willie Grear, South Kingstown High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Jake D’Ambra, West Warwick High School
Alex Quinn, South Portland High School
Haley O’Connell, Portsmouth High School
Class L4
Superior Musicianship
Dylan Band, Lower Moreland HIgh School
Outstanding Musicianship
Jalen Pacheco, Pritzker College Prep
Yaritza Santillan, Pritzker College Prep
Hannah Cormier, Old Rochester Regional High School
Class L5
Superior Musicianship
Tristen Fuller, East Bridgewater High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Danny Porell, Westbrook High School
Jon Blanchette, Mount St Charles Academy
Alexander Brockelman, York High School
Class L6
Superior Musicianship
Rachel Hawley, The Rivers School
Outstanding Musicianship
Julian Abbott, Waynflete School
Jake Stenquist, The Rivers School
Kiva Trumbour, Vocals, Rockport High School
Class S1
Superior Musicianship
Christian Mills, Manchester High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Joe Bell, Princeton High School
Nathan Reider, Newton South High School
Josh Kaster, Newton South High School
Class S2
Superior Musicianship
Pete Miller, John Jay High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Alex Quinn, South Portland High School
Ben Fitzpatrick, Bethel High School
Andre Morais, Bethel High School
Class S3
Superior Musicianship
Thomas Polizzi, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Outstanding Musicianship
Alex Ouellette, Fryeburg Academy
Gianni Gardner, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Hannah Cormier, Old Rochester Regional High School
Class S4
Superior Musicianship
Rachel Hawley, The Rivers School
Outstanding Musicianship
Michael Spearman trombone, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
John Nydam, The Rivers School
Richard Williams-Tenor Sax, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Class V1
Superior Musicianship
Amber Lewis, John Jay High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Sam Johnston, John Jay High School
Langston Lynch, Burlington Township High School
Elijah Lebeaux, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Class V2
Superior Musicianship
Jordan Folk, Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Isaac Schuchat, Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School
James Brandfonbrener, Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School
Jonah Dratfield, Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School