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February 6, 2016Dear students and educators:
Greetings and welcome to the 48th annual BerkleeHigh School Jazz Festival. We are so pleased thatyou are here with us to experience our eventhighlighting young artists, band and choirdirectors, music education, and jazz music.
As the festival approaches its 50th year, we are proud to say that our event hasbecome the largest of its kind in the United States, featuring thousands ofstudent performers representing public and private high schools from across thecountry and beyond. The students embody the very best of high schoolinstrumental and vocal jazz in large- and small-ensemble combinations.
One of our goals of the festival is to provide enriching opportunities for youngartists to experience jazz from multiple angles (i.e., performing, attending clinics,visiting exhibits offered by Berklee and/or festival sponsors, and hearing theperformances of other musicians just like them). In addition, we recognize thepower of bringing music teachers together to showcase the talents and effortsof their students, inspire each other, and develop and expand their professionalnetworks. Accordingly, throughout the day, we scheduled time for all of theseactivities, and we encourage you to take advantage of and explore whichever ofthe festival’s many facets most interest you.
This year, we are excited to mention that we added a new category called JazzSingers Showcase, which provides a place for talented solo vocalists to compete.This is the first time in the history of the festival that solo singers are competing,and it will result in the winner performing in the evening showcase concert witha Berklee big band.
The festival also includes a new Jazz Education Forum and Luncheon, held onthe Friday before the competition and designed to bring directors, artists,industry representatives, and other arts leaders to Berklee to discuss bestpractices and the future of jazz education. The 2016 forum features a prestigiousroster including Steve Bailey, Debra Byrd, John Clayton, José Antonio Díaz,Sean Jones, and Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah.
We are also pleased to announce that George Wein, the National Endowmentfor the Arts (NEA) jazz master, producer and pianist, will be at our festival toreceive a special acknowledgement of his impressive career and legacy.
Jazz is an American art form that provides a vehicle for personal expression andcreativity not found in other music genres. As you perform today, we encourageyou to play and sing your best song, soar with personal expression throughimprovisation, and feel free to take musical risks. Most importantly, enjoy theopportunity to make music with friends.
Thanks to everyone who assisted in making this festival happen—and to theteachers, booster groups, parents, school principals, bus drivers, and others whosupported the thousands of young musicians here today. Together, we arefacilitating essential musical moments in the development of young artists, andhopefully creating memories for them that will last a lifetime.
Enjoy the day!
Best,
Rob Rose Darla S. Hanley
Vice President for Special Programs Dean of the ProfessionalFestival Executive Director and Producer Education DivisionBerklee College of Music Festival Coproducer/Director of
Jazz Education and ProgramsBerklee College of Music
A Tribute to George Wein: NEA Jazz Master, Producer, and Pianist
George Wein is legendary in the music industry. He is a tirelessvisionary, artist, businessman, and impresario who has spent hisprofessional life both in the spotlight as a performer and workingbehind the scenes to make things happen and support the musicof others.
Wein is a talented jazz pianist from Boston, who began playingas a teenager. He initially started his own band, which played
regularly around town. In addition, Wein got his start locally as an accompanistfor jazz musicians when they came through Boston.
In 1950 Wein officially launched his career when he opened a jazz club called,Storyville, started the Storyville label, and became an entrepreneur. WithStoryville Wein booked many of the leading jazz artists of the day includingArt Tatum, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughn, and Billie Holiday.His club shaped the jazz scene in Boston and provided a space for Wein toperform and engage with many other impressive musicians.
Beyond Storyville, Wein formed a company called Festival Productions. Formore than 60 years, he and Festival Productions organized hundreds of musicevents in the United States and abroad.
In 1954 Wein produced the first Newport Jazz Festival, where he literally inventedthe idea of an outdoor music festival. The success of the Newport Jazz Festival ledWein to collaborate with renowned artist, Pete Seeger, to create the Newport FolkFestival. He continued to add new events over the years, working to organize andbook festivals including the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, the Kool JazzFestival, the Essence Music Festival, and the JVC Jazz Festival, to mention a few.In addition to creating these large-scale music events, Wein pioneered the idea ofsecuring corporate sponsorships to support them. His impressive work in this areaincludes collaborations and titled events with Mellon Bank, Verizon, JVC, Essence,and Ben & Jerry’s, among others. In 2010 Wein founded the Newport FestivalsFoundation, a non-profit organization focused on keeping the Newport Jazz andFolk Festivals financially and musically sound.
Throughout his career, Wein has been recognized as a prestigious NationalEndowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master, performed all over the worldincluding performances at the White House for two American presidents (JimmyCarter and Bill Clinton), and received an honorary doctoral degree from BerkleeCollege of Music. His contributions to jazz music are great and are captured inhis beautiful autobiography, Myself Among Others.
We are thrilled to have Wein with us to recognize his outstanding career andcontributions at our Berklee High School Jazz Festival. Thank you, George.
Last year Berklee created the “George Wein Jazz Impresario Award” to honorgreat jazz presenters. To date three awards have been presented, the first toFred Taylor followed by Luis Alvarez and Carlo Pagnotta. Wein was honored tohave the award named after him.
Table of Contents
Festival Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Performance Schedule by Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Performance Schedule by School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Festival History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
2015 Festival Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Participating Schools by State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Information and Vendor Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Awards and Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Years of Participation Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
First-Time Festival Attendees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Hynes Convention Center Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Map of Berklee College of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Jazz Festival Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Festival Schedule of Events
Unless otherwise noted, all events take place in the Hynes ConventionCenter, 900 Boylston Street.
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. RegistrationFirst-level hallway
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Ensemble Competition/PerformancesFirst, second, and third levelsSee pages 14 and 24 for exact locations
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Educator and Parent Hospitality LoungeRoom 300, third level
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Jazz Singers ShowcaseRoom 200, second level
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Berklee College of Music Information Tables(Including Office of Admissions, Summer Programs,and more)
Second and third-level hallways
Music Industry Exhibit TablesThird-level hallways
9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Berklee Bookstore, Festival Merchandise, andMusic SuppliesVeterans Memorial Lobby, second level
Berklee City MusicHigh School Academy Ensemble Performances
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.Berklee Showcase Room, Ballroom A, third level
Program Director: Greg Holt
The Berklee City Music High School Academy program provides year-roundmusic instruction to high school students in underserved communities inBoston and the Greater Boston area. The program is funded in part by
the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Campus TourLeave from Admissions table, second-level hallway
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Open Jam SessionsThe Jazz Workshop Room, Ballroom C, third level
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11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Baritone Sax Clinic Presented byDanny HarringtonBerklee Showcase Room, Ballroom A, third level
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. CalienteVeterans Memorial Auditorium, second levelDirected by the 2016 John LaPorta Jazz Educator ofthe Year Award recipient, José Antonio Díaz.
Caliente, winner of the Houston Press Music Awards’Best Latin Winner, is the nationally acclaimed repertoireensemble for Díaz Music Institute. It is the only youthgroup to receive the prestigious Houston Press MusicAward, and is under the direction of José Antonio Díaz.The ensemble has appeared with some of the musicindustry’s biggest stars, such as Eddie Palmieri,Johnny Pacheco, Bobby Valentin, Ismael Miranda,and Roberto Roena.
Caliente has appeared at the Midwest Clinic inChicago, the Jazz Education Network Conference,the Oregon Music Educators Association Conference,
the Music Educators National Conference, the Texas Bandmasters Association,and a host of other concert performances.
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Berklee Vocal Jazz EnsembleThe Jazz Workshop Room, Ballroom C, third levelDirected by Ned Rosenblatt
12:30 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Campus TourLeaves from Admissions table, second-level hallway
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. The Jazz Singers Showcase FinalsRoom 200, second level
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Berklee Tower of Power EnsemblePresented by Berklee Summer ProgramsBerklee Showcase Room, Ballroom A, third levelDirected by Bobby Gallegos
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. VocalogyThe Jazz Workshop Room, Ballroom C, third level
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. The Berklee Concert Jazz OrchestraVeterans Memorial Auditorium, second levelDirected by Greg Hopkins
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Festival Schedule of Events
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Vocalogy is breathing new life into vocal jazz.Building on the tradition of musicality established bygroups like the Hi-Lo’s and the Singers Unlimited,Vocalogy is setting a new standard with intricateoriginal arrangements of surprising songs, andentertaining solo features with world-class vocalimprovisation.
The quintet got its start as an artist-in-residencyprogram under Grammy nominee and Jazz Education Network Lifetime Awardwinner Phil Mattson. In more than a decade since, Christine Guter (lead), DavidThorne Scott (alto), John Knutson (tenor), Gerhard Guter (baritone), and ChrisMorey (bass) have performed for audiences from California to Nova Scotia.
In addition to concerts, Vocalogy specializes in giving workshops and clinicsto high school and college students, drawing on their individual professionalexperiences that runs the gamut from classical choral music to composing forvideo games.
3:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Campus TourLeaves from Admissions table, second-level hallway
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Berklee P Funk EnsembleBerklee Showcase Room, Ballroom A, third levelDirected by Lenny Stallworth
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Playing across Genres, Presented by Sean JonesVeterans Memorial Auditorium, second level
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Awards PresentationVeterans Memorial Auditorium, second levelTonight’s awards ceremony will open with GregHopkins and the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra,featuring the winner of the new Berklee JazzSingers Showcase.
Because all scoring will be done online, ensemble packets will not be distributedafter the awards presentation. Competition scores for all classes will be postedoutside the auditorium at the conclusion of the awards ceremony. Ensembledirectors will have access to their ensemble’s individual scoring forms by logginginto their accounts on the berkleejazz.org website.
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Winners Showcase ConcertVeterans Memorial Auditorium, second level
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2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. The Berklee Rainbow Band All-Stars ComboBerklee Showcase Room, Ballroom A, third level
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Up Close and Personal with Christian ScottaTunde Adjuahand Sean JonesThe Jazz Workshop Room, Ballroom C, third levelStay for a 15-minute meet-and-greet with Seanafterwards!
Heavily involved in education, Sean Jones recentlyjoined Berklee College of Music’s distinguishedfaculty as the chair of the Brass Department. He hasalso taught at Duquesne University in his adoptedhometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and at theOberlin Conservatory of Music, while regularly offer-
ing master classes and clinics all around the world. In addition, Jones serves asartistic director of both the Pittsburgh and Cleveland Jazz Orchestras, and isworking toward organizing various jazz orchestras all over the country. Jones isthe current artist in residence at San Francisco Performances and is a memberof the SFJAZZ Collective.
A passionately committed, heavily focused, and deeply spiritual man, Jonesrelies upon his serious study of philosophy—especially that of 13th centurytheologian and mystic Meister Eckhardt, and Don Miguel Ruiz, whose vision isdrawn from the ancient wisdom of the Toltec native people of SouthernMexico—to fuel the pursuit of his expansive and generous vision. Jones currentlylives in Boston with his wife, Stacey.
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is a two-time EdisonAward–winning (2010 and 2012) and Grammy Award–nominated jazz trumpeter, composer, and producer.He is the nephew of jazz innovator and legendarysax man Donald Harrison Jr. He began his musicaltutelage under the direction of his uncle at the age of13. After graduating from the New Orleans Center forCreative Arts (NOCCA) in 2001, Christian received afull scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where he
earned a degree 30 months later.Since 2006, Adjuah has worked with McCoy Tyner, Prince, Marcus Miller, Eddie
Palmieri, and Mos Def (Yasiin Bey), among other notable talents. Adjuah’s currentrelease, 2015’s Stretch Music, debuted at no. 1 on iTunes and reached no.1 in 17markets around the globe. The recording marks the partnership between AdjuahScott’s Stretch Music record label and Ropeadope Records.
Adjuah’s 2016 projects include the inaugural Stretch Music App Challenge,which will have musicians and music students compete for extraordinary prizesby submitting videos of themselves using the Stretch Music App. Adjuah and histeam will also prepare and plan for the inaugural Stretch Music Festival that willtake place in New York City in early 2017.
Photo by Jimmy Katz
Performance Schedule by Time
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Loyola Blakefield Jazz David London Loyola Blakefield MD SNC 110Combo BlueHonors Jazz Ensemble Richard Labedz Newton North High School MA L1 312Newton South High School Lisa Linde Newton South High School MA LNC 203Lab Jazz EnsembleRHAM High School Jazz Band Nick Kokus RHAM High School CT L2 313Robbinsville High School Birch Wilson Robbinsville High School NJ L3 210Jazz BandSankt Annæ Big Band Jens Erik Raasted Sankt Annæ Gymnasium DK L4 208eSKape Marina Murray South Kingstown High Sch RI V1 304Stoughton High School John Mange Stoughton High School MA S2 111Jazz ComboTrinity Madrigals Sarah Bonsignore Trinity School NY V2 309Windsor Locks High School Mr. Paul Sibilia Windsor Locks High School CT L5 104Jazz Ensemble
9:55 AMBB&N Jazz Ensemble Pandelis Karayorgis Buckingham Browne & Nichol MA S3 301Deptford Jazz Combo Carl Cox Deptford High School NJ S1 107The Allegrettos David Pelletier Maloney High School CT V1 302NBHS Whaler Jazz Band Timothy Mason New Bedford High School MA L1 311Old Orchard Beach High Brittany Elwell Old Orchard Beach ME V2 306School Jazz Choir High SchoolPitman High School Jazz Band Phil Verespy Pitman High School NJ L6 101Princeton Jazz Ensemble Scott Grimaldi Princeton High School NJ LNC 202Pritzker Jazz Ensemble Benjamin Das Pritzker College Prep IL L3 206South Portland High School Craig Skeffington South Portland High Schoo ME S2 105Jazz ComboThornton Academy Jazz Band Jennifer Witherell- Thornton Academy ME L2 310 StebbinsTiverton High School Jazz Band Dan Snizek Tiverton High School RI L5 103The Trevor Clefs Tim Otto Trevor Day School NY S4 1099:55 AMYork High School Daniel Sovetsky York High School ME L4 207Jazz Ensemble
10:20 AMBangor High School Jazz Band Scott Burditt Bangor High School ME LNC 203Music Collective Carolyn Castellano Brookline High School MA S1 108Jazz East Big Band David Brudz East Catholic High School CT L4 208Friends Seminary Vocal Jazz Kristin Marchilena Friends Seminary NY V2 309Hampshire Regional High Dara Adams-Smith Hampshire Regional High MA L6 102School Jazz BandHerricks High School Geoffrey Taylor Herricks High School NY L2 313Jazz EnsembleHighland Park High School Werner Colmon Highland Park High School NJ S3 303Jazz Combo
Performance Schedule by Time
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Please note there may be changes to this schedule. Final schedules areposted outside each performance room.Classes L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, and L6 are for large, competing ensembles.Class LNC is for large, non competing ensembles.Classes S1, S2, S3, and S4 are for competing combo ensembles.Class SNC is for non-competing combo ensembles.Classes V1 and V2 are for competing vocal jazz ensembles.All performance rooms are located on the first, second, and third levels of theHynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street.
Competing classes are determined by school size, based upon the enrollmentsof grades 10, 11, and 12 of each school. Participation in a non-competing class isat the request of the director or due to space limitations.
8:30 AMRauner College Prep Robert Vega Rauner College Prep IL L5 104Jazz Band
9:00 AMBethel High School Damon Coachman Bethel High School CT S2 105Jazz EnsembleStage Band David Brudz East Catholic High School CT LNC 202Fryeburg Academy E.S.P. Mike Sakash Fryeburg Academy ME S3 301ComboLincoln-Sudbury RHS Concert Thomas Grandprey Lincoln-Sudbury Regional MA L1 311Jazz EnsembleManchester High School Edward Tyler Manchester High School CT V1 302Jazz ChoirJazz Ensemble Darrell Hendricks Mount Olive HIgh School NJ L2 310Vision Timothy Burns Nokomis Regional High ME V2 306Old Orchard Beach Brittany Elwell Old Orchard Beach ME S4 109High School Jazz Combo High SchoolPlainville High School Dom Talotta Plainville High School CT L4 207Jazz BandSJP Jazz Eagles Seelan Manickam St. John's Preparatory Scho MA S1 107Concert Jazz Tom Christensen The Fieldston School NY L5 103Waynflete Upper School Ray Morrow Waynflete School ME L6 101Jazz EnsembleLauren Churchill Lauren Churchill Woodstock Academy CT L3 206
9:25 AMJazz/ Rock Ensemble Matthew Finnegan Boston College High Schoo MA S1 108Edgemont Jazz Combo John Catoliato Edgemont Jr./Sr. High Sch NY S3 303Hartford Magnet Trinity Eddie Hasspacher Hartford Magnet Trinity C CT L6 102College Academy Stage
Ensemble Name Director High School State Class Room
Ensemble Name Director High School State Class Room
Performance Schedule by Time
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Old Orchard Beach High Mark Manduca Old Orchard Beach High Sc ME L6 102School Jazz EnsembleFitch High School Andrew Lefebvre Robert E. Fitch High School CT L2 313Jazz EnsembleThe Episcopal Academy Ryan Dankanich The Episcopal Academy PA LNC 203Jazz EnsembleXavier Jazz Ensemble Erik Elligers Xavier High School (CT) CT L4 208
11:45 AMJazz Band Thomas Kessler Bacon Academy CT L3 206Studio Big Band I Mr. Raymond J. Cromwell High School CT L5 103 Sinclair IIHall-Dale High School Deb Large Hall-Dale High School ME L6 101Jazz BandKingswood Oxford Wayne Pierce Kingswood Oxford School CT S4 109“Little Big Band”MHS Swing Choir Dina Madden Mamaroneck High School NY V1 302Manchester High School Keith Berry Manchester High School CT L2 310Princeton Jazz Combo Joe Bongiovi Princeton High School NJ S1 107Pritzker Jazz Combo Benjamin Das Pritzker College Prep IL S2 105
12:10 PMMarcato 4 Lyfe Stephen St. Georges Brookfield High School CT L3 210Little Big Horn Bob Rosen Friends Seminary NY L6 102Jazz Ensemble I Dan O'Brien Greater Hartford Academy CT S2 111Herricks Jazz Choir Stephanie Haas Herricks High School NY V1 304Needham High School Margaret McLallen Needham High School MA L1 312Jazz EnsembleNewark Academy Combo Julius Tolentino Newark Academy NJ S3 303Enharmonix Jeff Kerr Portsmouth Abbey School RI V2 309Jazz Ensemble Kyle Smith Westbrook High School ME L4 208Jazz Band James Antonucci William H. Hall High School CT LNC 203
12:40 PMFryeburg Academy Vocal Mimi Rohlfing Fryeburg Academy ME V2 306Jazz EnsembleHaddam-Killingworth Timothy D'Amato Haddam-Killingworth Hig CT L5 103High School Jazz BandLexington High School Pat Donaher Lexington High School MA L1 311Jazz EnsembleNewton South Combo Ed Harlow Newton South High School MA S1 107Shawnee Jazz Band Nick Rotindo Shawnee High School NJ LNC 202South Kingstown High School Kevin Koehler South Kingstown High Sch RI L2 310Jazz BandJazz Messengers Jim Cifelli Trinity School NY S3 301Waynflete Upper School Ray Morrow Waynflete School ME S4 109Jazz ComboWeston High School Steven Fasoli Weston High School CT L4 207Jazz Ensemble
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Mount Saint Charles Academy Marc Blanchette Mount St Charles Academy RI L5 104Jazz BandThe SRDS Jazz Ensemble Erick Storckman Saddle River Day School NJ S4 110Stoughton High SchoolJazz Choir Christopher Stoughton High School MA V1 304 Nickelson-MannSusan E. Wagner High School Paul Corn Susan E. Wagner High Sch NY L1 312Jazz BandJazz “A” Band Matthew Livesey West Warwick High School RI L3 210Jazz Ensemble I William Pace Xavier High School NY S2 111
10:50 AMBishop Hendricken Sean W. Donnelly Bishop Hendricken RI L3 206Jazz Ensemble High SchoolVarsity Jazz Band Matt DeLassus Ellington High School CT L4 207EWG Jazz Select Gregg Charest Exeter-West Greenwich Se RI L5 103The High Five Jazz Combo Steven Orlofsky George Stevens Academy ME S4 109La Salle Academy Jazz Band Brian Brouillard La Salle Academy RI LNC 202Newton South High School Lisa Linde Newton South High School MA L1 311Jazz EnsemblePentucket High School David Schumacher Pentucket Regional High S MA S2 105Jazz ComboPlainfield High School Brian Stevenson Plainfield High School CT V2 306Chamber ChoirRE Combo Jon Hamm Ransom Everglades FL S3 301Simsbury High Jazz Ensemble Kenneth Fischer Simsbury High School CT S1 107Spencerport High School John Viavattine Spencerport High School NY L2 310Jazz EnsembleTrinity Jazz Orchestra Jim Cifelli Trinity School NY L6 101Woodstock Academy Amy Ranta Woodstock Academy CT V1 302Hill Singers
11:15 AMAdvanced Afternoon Ed Nicholson Beaver Country Day School MA S4 110Jazz EnsembleELMERA Jazz Emsemble David Rivera Escuela Libre de Musica PR S3 303 MartinezFryeburg Academy Big Band Mike Sakash Fryeburg Academy ME L5 104Swing 14 Marcy Webster Haddam-Killingworth Hig CT V2 309Leominster High School Barry Hudson Leominster High School MA L1 312Jazz BandLincoln-Sudbury RHS Thomas Grandprey Lincoln-Sudbury Regional MA S1 108Select Jazz ComboMilton Academy Jazz Combo Bob Sinicrope Milton Academy MA S2 111Tiger Bebop Richard Labedz Newton North High School MA V1 304Noble High School Mark Mumm Noble High School ME L3 210Jazz Ensemble
Ensemble Name Director High School State Class Room Ensemble Name Director High School State Class Room
Performance Schedule by Time
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Camden Creative Arts Joseph Streater Creative Arts Morgan Villa NJ S4 110Jazz ComboHampshire Regional HighSchool Jazz Combo Dara M. Adams- Hampshire Regional High MA S3 303 SmithAdvanced Jazz Combo Richard Labedz Newton North High School MA S1 108Newtown High School Kurt Eckhardt Newtown High School CT L1 312Jazz EnsembleNokomis High School Timothy Burns Nokomis Regional High ME L4 208Jazz EnsembleNorth Smithfield High Regina McAdam North Smithfield High Sch RI V2 309School Chamber ChoirOtter Valley Jazz Collective Patrick Roberts Otter Valley Union High Sc VT L6 102Blue Ram Combo Brian Height Overbrook High School NJ S2 111Tolland High School Jazz Band Megan Kirwin Tolland High School CT LNC 203UIC College Prep Steven Sanders UIC College Prep IL L3 210Jazz EnsembleYarmouth High School Rick Dustin Yarmouth High School ME L5 104Jazz Band
2:30 PMArlington High School Rich Guillen Arlington High School NY L1 311Jazz MachineEdgemont Vocal Kelley Morse Edgemont Jr./Sr. High Sch NY V2 306Jazz EnsembleGuilford High School T. Thomas Boates III Guilford High School CT L2 310Jazz EnsembleKillingly High School Jeffrey Ethier Killingly High School CT L4 207Jazz EnsembleLexington High School Pat Donaher Lexington High School MA S1 107Jazz ComboNorthwest Catholic Big Band Daniel A. Luddy Northwest Catholic High S CT L5 103RHS Jazz Ensemble I Anthony Covelli Rockport High School MA L6 101Seneca Jazz Combo II Doug Barber Seneca High School NJ SNC 105Spencerport Vocal Jazz Laura Mance Spencerport High School NY V1 302Stratford High School Mark Ryan Stratford High School CT L3 206Jazz Band AThe Rivers Select 1 Combo Philippe Crettien The Rivers School MA S4 109Wellesley High School Steven Scott Wellesley High School MA LNC 202Two O’Clock Jazz BandMidnight Blues Combo Kyle Smith Westbrook High School ME S3 301
2:55 PMChamber Choir Marinne Cheney Bacon Academy CT V1 304Barrington High School Barbara Hughes Barrington High School RI S2 111Jazz ComboDeptford Jazz Ensemble Carl Cox Deptford High School NJ L2 313Rhythmix Lynda Maccini East Bridgewater Jr. Sr. Hig MA V2 309 Pavloff
Performance Schedule by Time
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1:05 PMECA Jazz Collective; Jeff Fuller ACES Educational Center f CT S4 110Disciples of MilesBarrington High School Barbara Hughes Barrington High School RI L3 210Jazz EnsembleAvenger Jazz Ensemble Brendan Carniaux East Greenwich High Scho RI L4 208ELF Jazz Band Patrick Lennon Easthampton High School MA L6 102Jericho High School Richard Roselli Jericho High School NY L2 313Jazz EnsembleLoyola Blakefield Jazz David London Loyola Blakefield MD S2 111Combo GoldEnigma Dean Neal Maine Central Institute ME L5 104Princeton Studio Vocals Caitlyn Bongiovi Princeton High School NJ V1 304RHAM High School Nick Kokus RHAM High School CT S1 108Jazz ComboRebel Tones Show Choir Jacki Moro Saddle River Day School NJ V2 309Seneca High School Jazz Band Keith Styers Seneca High School NJ LNC 203Southington High School Mr. Berardi Southington High School CT L1 312Jazz EnsembleJazz Improv IV-2 Tom Christensen The Fieldston School NY S3 303
1:35 PMBiddeford High School Patrick Bolin Biddeford High School ME L4 207Jazz EnsembleGood Question Wayne Naus Cape Cod All Star Jazz Ban MA SNC 105Coginchaug Regional High Dean Coutsouridis Coginchaug Regional High CT L5 103School Jazz EnsembCranston High School Mark Colozzi Cranston High School East RI L2 310East Big BandCurtis Jazz Ensemble Ray Scro Curtis High School NY LNC 202Just Friends Nonet Bob Rosen Friends Seminary NY S4 109The Real Ambassadors Dianne Mower Greater Hartford Academy CT V1 302Jazz ChoirHall-Dale High School Deb Large Hall-Dale High School ME V2 306Jazz ChoirKING Jazz Studio Orchestra Garrett Mendez King Low Heywood Thoma CT L6 101Mamaroneck HS "A" Band Timothy E. Hooker Mamaroneck High School NY L1 311South Portland High School Craig Skeffington South Portland High Schoo ME L3 206Jazz EnsembleJazz Combo James Antonucci William H. Hall High School CT S1 107Woodstock HS Nonet Jody Henderson Woodstock Union High Sch VT S3 301
2:00 PMBangor High School George H. Redman Bangor High School ME V1 304Jazz ChoirCentennial High School David Matchim Centennial High School MD L2 313Jazz Band
Ensemble Name Director High School State Class Room Ensemble Name Director High School State Class Room
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Jazz East Combo I David Brudz East Catholic High School CT S3 303Fox Lane Jazz Quartet Joey Berkley Fox Lane High School NY S1 108Big Group Michael Remy Mount Desert Island High ME L5 104Mount Olive Big Band Darrell Hendricks Mount Olive HIgh School NJ LNC 203Newark Academy Big Band Julius Tolentino Newark Academy NJ L6 102Old Rochester Regional Mike Barnicle Old Rochester Regional Hi MA L4 208High School Jazz BandPrinceton Studio Band Joe Bongiovi Princeton High School NJ L1 312730 Ensemble Victor J. Lin The Calhoun School NY S4 110Wakefield Memorial High Thomas Bankert Wakefield Memorial High S MA L3 210School Jazz Ensemble
3:25 PMBiddeford High School Patrick Bolin Biddeford High School ME S2 105Jazz ComboBrewer High School Patrick Bolin Biddeford High School ME S2 105Jazz Ensemble Burlington City HS Blue David Thomas May Burlington City High Scho NJ L5 103Devil Jazz EnsembleConcert Jazz Ensemble Tom Lizotte Cape Elizabeth High Schoo ME L6 101Griswold High School Raymond Churchill Griswold High School CT V2 306Chamber ChoirVox Central Jazz Randy White Hopewell Valley Central Hi NJ V1 302KING Combo Garrett Mendez King Low Heywood Thoma CT S3 301Manchester High School Douglas Maher Manchester High School CT S1 107Jazz ComboMHS Jazz Band Scott Winship Marblehead High School MA L3 206Shawnee Jazz Ensemble Nick Rotindo Shawnee High School NJ L1 311Jazz Improv IV Tom Christensen The Fieldston School NY SNC 109Toll Gate High School Nick Reed Toll Gate High School RI LNC 202Jazz BandConcert Jazz Band James Antonucci William H. Hall High School CT L2 310
3:50 PMBerlin High School Combo A Jeff Sirois Berlin High School CT S2 111BMHS Jazz Orchestra Ron Secchi Brien McMahon High Scho CT L1 312Camden Creative Arts Jamal Dickerson Creative Arts Morgan Villa NJ L6 102Jazz BandEdgemont Jazz Ensemble John Catoliato Edgemont Jr./Sr. High Sch NY L5 104Foxborough Vocal Brian Raymond Foxborough High School MA V1 304Jazz EnsembleAcademy Big Band Dan O'Brien Greater Hartford Academy CT L4 208Lincoln-Sudbury RHS Thomas Grandprey Lincoln-Sudbury Regional MA LNC 203Symphonic Jazz EnsembleCaravan Dean Neal Maine Central Institute ME V2 309Mary McDowell Jazz/ Julie Ackerman- Mary McDowell Friends Sc NY SNC 110Rock Combo Hovis
Ensemble Name Director High School State Class Room
Performance Schedule by Time
Nokomis High School Timothy Burns Nokomis Regional High ME S3 303Jazz ComboOliver Ames Jazz Ensemble Robert K. Wheeler Oliver Ames High School MA L2 313Overbrook High School Brian Height Overbrook High School NJ L3 210Jazz BandSeneca Jazz Combo I Doug Barber Seneca High School NJ S1 108
4:20 PMBoston Latin School Big Band Paul J Pitts Boston Latin School MA L1 311The BTHS Jazz Singers Steven Bishop Burlington Township High NJ V1 302Senior Jazz Band Ray Ponte East Bridgewater Jr. Sr. Hig MA L4 207The J-Grooves Jeremy Osterling Kinsella Magnet School of CT S4 109Plan Ahead Timothy E.Hooker Mamaroneck High School NY S1 107Marshfield High School David Kaminski Marshfield High School MA L2 310Jazz Ensemble IRATWÖLF Michael Remy Mount Desert Island High ME S3 301North Smithfield HS Fritz Benz North Smithfield High Sch RI L5 103Jazz EnsembleNorthwest Catholic Daniel Avery Northwest Catholic High S CT V2 306Jazz SingersThe Gray Bee Jazz Band Jeremy Fletcher St. Benedict's Preparatory NJ LNC 202Tuesday Jazz Band John Mange Stoughton High School MA L3 206The Rivers Big Band Philippe Crettien The Rivers School MA L6 101Xavier Jazz Combo Erik Elligers Xavier High School (CT) CT S2 105
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Jazz/ Rock Ensemble Matthew Finnegan MA S1 108 9:25 AMBoston College High School
Boston Latin School Big Band Paul J Pitts MA L1 311 4:20 PMBoston Latin School
Brewer High School Jazz Ensemble Brady Harris ME L4 207 3:25 PMBrewer High School
BMHS Jazz Orchestra Ron Secchi CT L1 312 3:50 PMBrien McMahon High School
Marcato 4 Lyfe Stephen St. Georges CT L3 210 12:10 PMBrookfield High School
Music Collective Carolyn Castellano MA S1 108 10:20 AMBrookline High School
BB&N Jazz Ensemble Pandelis Karayorgis MA S3 301 9:55 AMBuckingham Browne & Nichol
Burlington City HS Blue Devil David Thomas May NJ L5 103 3:25 PMJazz EnsembleBurlington City High School
The BTHS Jazz Singers Steven Bishop NJ V1 302 4:20 PMBurlington Township High School
Good Question Wayne Naus MA SNC 105 1:35 PMCape Cod All Star Jazz Band
Concert Jazz Ensemble Tom Lizotte ME L6 101 3:25 PMCape Elizabeth High School
Centennial High School Jazz Band David Matchim MD L2 313 2:00 PMCentennial High School
Coginchaug Regional High School Dean Coutsouridis CT L5 103 1:35 PMJazz EnsembleCoginchaug Regional High School
Cranston High School East Big Band Mark Colozzi RI L2 310 1:35 PMCranston High School East
Camden Creative Arts Jazz Combo Joseph Streater NJ S4 110 2:00 PMCreative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Camden Creative Arts Jazz Band Jamal Dickerson NJ L6 102 3:50 PMCreative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Studio Big Band I Raymond J. Sinclair II CT L5 103 11:45 AMCromwell High School
Curtis Jazz Ensemble Ray Scro NY LNC 202 1:35 PMCurtis High School
Deptford Jazz Combo Carl Cox NJ S1 107 9:55 AMDeptford High School
Deptford Jazz Ensemble Carl Cox NJ L2 313 2:55 PMDeptford High School
Rhythmix Lynda Maccini Pavloff MA V2 309 2:55 PMEast Bridgewater Jr. Sr. High School
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ECA Jazz Collective; Disciples of Miles Jeff Fuller CT S4 110 1:05 PMACES Educational Center for the Arts
Arlington High School Jazz Machine Rich Guillen NY L1 311 2:30 PMArlington High School
Chamber Choir Marinne Cheney CT V1 304 2:55 PMBacon Academy
Jazz Band Thomas Kessler CT L3 206 11:45 AMBacon Academy
Bangor High School Jazz Choir George H. Redman ME V1 304 2:00 PMBangor High School
Bangor High School Jazz Band Scott Burditt ME LNC 203 10:20 AMBangor High School
Barrington High School Jazz Ensemble Barbara Hughes RI L3 210 1:05 PMBarrington High School
Barrington High School Jazz Combo Barbara Hughes RI S2 111 2:55 PMBarrington High School
Advanced Afternoon Jazz Ensemble Ed Nicholson MA S4 110 11:15 AMBeaver Country Day School
Berlin High School Combo A Jeff Sirois CT S2 111 3:50 PMBerlin High School
Bethel High School Jazz Ensemble Damon E. Coachman CT S2 105 9:00 AMBethel High School
Biddeford High School Jazz Combo Patrick Bolin ME S2 105 3:25 PMBiddeford High School
Biddeford High School Jazz Ensemble Patrick Bolin ME L4 207 1:35 PMBiddeford High School
Bishop Hendricken Jazz Ensemble Sean W. Donnelly RI L3 206 10:50 AMBishop Hendricken High School
Please note there may be changes to this schedule. Final schedules areposted outside each performance room.Classes L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, and L6 are for large, competing ensembles.Class LNC is for large, non competing ensembles.Classes S1, S2, S3, and S4 are for competing combo ensembles.Class SNC is for non-competing combo ensembles.Classes V1 and V2 are for competing vocal jazz ensembles.Class VNC is for non-competing vocal ensembles.
All performance rooms are located on the first, second, and third levels of theHynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street.
Competing classes are determined by school size, based upon the enrollmentsof grades 10, 11, and 12 of each school. Participation in a non-competing class isat the request of the director or due to space limitations.
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Jazz Ensemble I Dan O’Brien CT S2 111 12:10 PMGreater Hartford Academy
Academy Big Band Dan O’Brien CT L4 208 3:50 PMGreater Hartford Academy
Griswold High School Chamber Choir Raymond Churchill CT V2 306 3:25 PMGriswold High School
Guilford High School Jazz Ensemble T. Thomas Boates III CT L2 310 2:30 PMGuilford High School
Swing 14 Marcy Webster CT V2 309 11:15 AMHaddam-Killingworth High School
Haddam-Killingworth High School Timothy D’Amato CT L5 103 12:40 PMJazz BandHaddam-Killingworth High School
Hall-Dale High School Jazz Choir Deb Large ME V2 306 1:35 PMHall-Dale High School
Hall-Dale High School Jazz Band Deb Large ME L6 101 11:45 AMHall-Dale High School
Hampshire Regional High School Dara M. Adams-Smith MA S3 303 2:00 PMJazz ComboHampshire Regional High School
Hampshire Regional High School Dara M. Adams-Smith MA L6 102 10:20 AMJazz BandHampshire Regional High School
Hartford Magnet Trinity College Eddie Hasspacher CT L6 102 9:25 AMAcademyHartford Magnet Trinity College
Herricks High School Jazz Ensemble Geoffrey Taylor NY L2 313 10:20 AMHerricks High School
Herricks Jazz Choir Stephanie Haas NY V1 304 12:10 PMHerricks High School
Highland Park High School Jazz Combo Werner Colmon NJ S3 303 10:20 AMHighland Park High School
Vox Central Jazz Randy White NJ V1 302 3:25 PMHopewell Valley Central High School
Jericho High School Jazz Ensemble Richard Roselli NY L2 313 1:05 PMJericho High School
Killingly High School Jazz Ensemble Jeffrey Ethier CT L4 207 2:30 PMKillingly High School
KING Combo Garrett Mendez CT S3 301 3:25 PMKing Low Heywood Thomas
KING Jazz Studio Orchestra Garrett Mendez CT L6 101 1:35 PMKing Low Heywood Thomas
Kingswood Oxford "Little Big Band" Dr. Wayne Pierce CT S4 109 11:45 AMKingswood Oxford School
The J-Grooves Jeremy Osterling CT S4 109 4:20 PMKinsella Magnet School of Performers
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Senior Jazz Band Ray Ponte MA L4 207 4:20 PMEast Bridgewater Jr. Sr. High School
Jazz East Combo I David Brudz CT S3 303 2:55 PMEast Catholic High School
Jazz East Big Band David Brudz CT L4 208 10:20 AMEast Catholic High School
Stage Band David Brudz CT LNC 202 9:00 AMEast Catholic High School
Avenger Jazz Ensemble Brendan Carniaux RI L4 208 1:05 PMEast Greenwich High School
ELF Jazz Band Patrick Lennon MA L6 102 1:05 PMEasthampton High School
Edgemont Jazz Combo John Catoliato NY S3 303 9:25 AMEdgemont Jr./Sr. High School
Edgemont Jazz Ensemble John Catoliato NY L5 104 3:50 PMEdgemont Jr./Sr. High School
Edgemont Vocal Jazz Ensemble Kelley Morse NY V2 306 2:30 PMEdgemont Jr./Sr. High School
Varsity Jazz Band Matt DeLassus CT L4 207 10:50 AMEllington High School
ELMERA Jazz Emsemble David Rivera Martinez PR S3 303 11:15 AMEscuela Libre de Musica Ernesto
EWG Jazz Select Gregg Charest RI L5 103 10:50 AMExeter-West Greenwich Senior High School
Fox Lane Jazz Quartet Joey Berkley NY S1 108 2:55 PMFox Lane High School
Foxborough Vocal Jazz Ensemble Brian Raymond MA V1 304 3:50 PMFoxborough High School
Just Friends Nonet Bob Rosen NY S4 109 1:35 PMFriends Seminary
Friends Seminary Vocal Jazz Kristin Marchilena NY V2 309 10:20 AMFriends Seminary
Little Big Horn Bob Rosen NY L6 102 12:10 PMFriends Seminary
Fryeburg Academy Vocal Jazz Ensemble Mimi Rohlfing ME V2 306 12:40 PMFryeburg Academy
Fryeburg Academy E.S.P. Combo Mike Sakash ME S3 301 9:00 AMFryeburg Academy
Fryeburg Academy Big Band Mike Sakash ME L5 104 11:15 AMFryeburg Academy
The High Five Jazz Combo Steven Orlofsky ME S4 109 10:50 AMGeorge Stevens Academy
The Real Ambassadors Jazz Choir Dianne Mower CT V1 302 1:35 PMGreater Hartford Academy
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Big Group Michael Remy ME L5 104 2:55 PMMount Desert Island High School
RATWÖLF Michael Remy ME S3 301 4:20 PMMount Desert Island High School
Mount Olive Big Band Darrell Hendricks NJ LNC 203 2:55 PMMount Olive HIgh School
Jazz Ensemble Darrell Hendricks NJ L2 310 9:00 AMMount Olive HIgh School
Mount Saint Charles Academy Jazz Band Marc Blanchette RI L5 104 10:20 AMMount St Charles Academy
Needham High School Jazz Ensemble Margaret McLallen MA L1 312 12:10 PMNeedham High School
NBHS Whaler Jazz Band Timothy Mason MA L1 311 9:55 AMNew Bedford High School
Newark Academy Combo Julius Tolentino NJ S3 303 12:10 PMNewark Academy
Newark Academy Big Band Julius Tolentino NJ L6 102 2:55 PMNewark Academy
Advanced Jazz Combo Richard Labedz MA S1 108 2:00 PMNewton North High School
Honors Jazz Ensemble Richard Labedz MA L1 312 9:25 AMNewton North High School
Tiger Bebop Richard Labedz MA V1 304 11:15 AMNewton North High School
Newton South High School Lab Lisa Linde MA LNC 203 9:25 AMJazz EnsembleNewton South High School
Newton South High School Lisa Linde MA L1 311 10:50 AMJazz EnsembleNewton South High School
Newton South Combo Ed Harlow MA S1 107 12:40 PMNewton South High School
Newtown High School Jazz Ensemble Kurt Eckhardt CT L1 312 2:00 PMNewtown High School
Noble High School Jazz Ensemble Mark Mumm ME L3 210 11:15 AMNoble High School
Nokomis High School Jazz Ensemble Timothy Burns ME L4 208 2:00 PMNokomis Regional High
Nokomis High School Jazz Combo Timothy Burns ME S3 303 3:50 PMNokomis Regional High
Vision Timothy Burns ME V2 306 9:00 AMNokomis Regional High
North Smithfield HS Jazz Ensemble Fritz Benz RI L5 103 4:20 PMNorth Smithfield High School
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La Salle Academy Jazz Band Brian Brouillard RI LNC 202 10:50 AMLa Salle Academy
Leominster High School Jazz Band Barry Hudson MA L1 312 11:15 AMLeominster High School
Lexington High School Jazz Ensemble Pat Donaher MA L1 311 12:40 PMLexington High School
Lexington High School Jazz Combo Pat Donaher MA S1 107 2:30 PMLexington High School
Lincoln-Sudbury RHS Symphonic Thomas Grandprey MA LNC 203 3:50 PMJazz EnsembleLincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
Lincoln-Sudbury RHS Select Jazz Combo Thomas Grandprey MA S1 108 11:15 AMLincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
Lincoln-Sudbury RHS Concert Thomas Grandprey MA L1 311 9:00 AMJazz EnsembleLincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
Loyola Blakefield Jazz Combo Blue David London MD SNC 110 9:25 AMLoyola Blakefield
Loyola Blakefield Jazz Combo Gold David London MD S2 111 1:05 PMLoyola Blakefield
Caravan Dean Neal ME V2 309 3:50 PMMaine Central Institute
Enigma Dean Neal ME L5 104 1:05 PMMaine Central Institute
The Allegrettos David Pelletier CT V1 302 9:55 AMMaloney High School
Mamaroneck HS "A" Band Timothy E. Hooker NY L1 311 1:35 PMMamaroneck High School
Plan Ahead Timothy E.Hooker NY S1 107 4:20 PMMamaroneck High School
MHS Swing Choir Dina Madden NY V1 302 11:45 AMMamaroneck High School
Manchester High School Jazz Combo Douglas Maher CT S1 107 3:25 PMManchester High School
Manchester High School Jazz Choir Edward Tyler CT V1 302 9:00 AMManchester High School
Manchester High School Keith Berry CT L2 310 11:45 AMManchester High School
MHS Jazz Band Scott Winship MA L3 206 3:25 PMMarblehead High School
Marshfield High School Jazz Ensemble I David Kaminski MA L2 310 4:20 PMMarshfield High School
Mary McDowell Jazz//Rock Combo Julie Ackerman-Hovis NY SNC 110 3:50 PMMary McDowell Friends School
Milton Academy Jazz Combo Bob Sinicrope MA S2 111 11:15 AMMilton Academy
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Pritzker Jazz Ensemble Benjamin Das IL L3 206 9:55 AMPritzker College Prep
RE Combo Jon Hamm FL S3 301 10:50 AMRansom Everglades
Rauner College Prep Jazz Band Robert Vega IL L5 104 8:30 AMRauner College Prep
RHAM High School Jazz Combo Nick Kokus CT S1 108 1:05 PMRHAM High School
RHAM High School Jazz Band Nick Kokus CT L2 313 9:25 AMRHAM High School
Robbinsville High School Jazz Band Birch Wilson NJ L3 210 9:25 AMRobbinsville High School
Fitch High School Jazz Ensemble Andrew Lefebvre CT L2 313 11:15 AMRobert E. Fitch High School
RHS Jazz Ensemble I Anthony Covelli MA L6 101 2:30 PMRockport High School
Rebel Tones Show Choir Jacki Moro NJ V2 309 1:05 PMSaddle River Day School
The SRDS Jazz Ensemble Erick Storckman NJ S4 110 10:20 AMSaddle River Day School
Sankt Annæ Big Band Jens Erik Raasted DK L4 208 9:25 AMSankt Annæ Gymnasium
Seneca Jazz Combo II Doug Barber NJ SNC 105 2:30 PMSeneca High School
Seneca Jazz Combo I Doug Barber NJ S1 108 3:50 PMSeneca High School
Seneca High School Jazz Band Keith Styers NJ LNC 203 1:05 PMSeneca High School
Shawnee Jazz Band Nick Rotindo NJ LNC 202 12:40 PMShawnee High School
Shawnee Jazz Ensemble Nick Rotindo NJ L1 311 3:25 PMShawnee High School
Simsbury High Jazz Ensemble Kenneth Fischer CT S1 107 10:50 AMSimsbury High School
eSKape Marina Murray RI V1 304 9:25 AMSouth Kingstown High School
South Kingstown High School Jazz Band Kevin Koehler RI L2 310 12:40 PMSouth Kingstown High School
South Portland High School Jazz Combo Craig Skeffington ME S2 105 9:55 AMSouth Portland High School
South Portland High School Jazz Ensemble Craig Skeffington ME L3 206 1:35 PMSouth Portland High School
Southington High School Jazz Ensemble Mr. Berardi CT L1 312 1:05 PMSouthington High School
Spencerport Vocal Jazz Laura Mance NY V1 302 2:30 PMSpencerport High School
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North Smithfield High School Regina McAdam RI V2 309 2:00 PMChamber ChoirNorth Smithfield High School
Northwest Catholic Jazz Singers Daniel Avery CT V2 306 4:20 PMNorthwest Catholic High School
Northwest Catholic Big Band Daniel A. Luddy CT L5 103 2:30 PMNorthwest Catholic High School
Old Orchard Beach High School Brittany Elwell ME V2 306 9:55 AMJazz Choir
Old Orchard Beach High School Brittany Elwell ME S4 109 9:00 AMJazz ComboOld Orchard Beach High School
Old Orchard Beach High School Mark Manduca ME L6 102 11:15 AMJazz EnsembleOld Orchard Beach High School
Old Rochester Regional High School Mike Barnicle MA L4 208 2:55 PMJazz BandOld Rochester Regional High School
Oliver Ames Jazz Ensemble Robert K. Wheeler MA L2 313 3:50 PMOliver Ames High School
Otter Valley Jazz Collective Patrick Roberts VT L6 102 2:00 PMOtter Valley Union High School
Overbrook High School Jazz Band Brian Height NJ L3 210 3:50 PMOverbrook High School
Blue Ram Combo Brian Height NJ S2 111 2:00 PMOverbrook High School
Pentucket High School Jazz Combo David Schumacher MA S2 105 10:50 AMPentucket Regional High School
Pitman High School Jazz Band Phil Verespy NJ L6 101 9:55 AMPitman High School
Plainfield High School Chamber Choir Brian Stevenson CT V2 306 10:50 AMPlainfield High School
Plainville High School Jazz Band Dom Talotta CT L4 207 9:00 AMPlainville High School
Enharmonix Jeff Kerr RI V2 309 12:10 PMPortsmouth Abbey School
Princeton Jazz Ensemble Scott Grimaldi NJ LNC 202 9:55 AMPrinceton High School
Princeton Jazz Combo Joe Bongiovi NJ S1 107 11:45 AMPrinceton High School
Princeton Studio Vocals Caitlyn Bongiovi NJ V1 304 1:05 PMPrinceton High School
Princeton Studio Band Joe Bongiovi NJ L1 312 2:55 PMPrinceton High School
Pritzker Jazz Combo Benjamin Das IL S2 105 11:45 AMPritzker College Prep
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Spencerport High School Jazz Ensemble John Viavattine NY L2 310 10:50 AMSpencerport High School
The Gray Bee Jazz Band Jeremy Fletcher NJ LNC 202 4:20 PMSt. Benedict’s Preparatory School
SJP Jazz Eagles Seelan Manickam MA S1 107 9:00 AMSt. John’s Preparatory School
Stoughton High School Jazz Choir Christopher Nickelson- MA V1 304 10:20 AMStoughton High School Mann
Stoughton High School Jazz Combo John Mange MA S2 111 9:25 AMStoughton High School
Tuesday Jazz Band John Mange MA L3 206 4:20 PMStoughton High School
Stratford High School Jazz Band A Mark Ryan CT L3 206 2:30 PMStratford High School
Susan E. Wagner High School Jazz Band Paul Corn NY L1 312 10:20 AMSusan E. Wagner High School
730 Ensemble Victor J. Lin NY S4 110 2:55 PMThe Calhoun School
The Episcopal Academy Jazz Ensemble Ryan Dankanich PA LNC 203 11:15 AMThe Episcopal Academy
Jazz Improv IV-2 Tom Christensen NY S3 303 1:05 PMThe Fieldston School
Concert Jazz Tom Christensen NY L5 103 9:00 AMThe Fieldston School
Jazz Improv IV Tom Christensen NY SNC 109 3:25 PMThe Fieldston School
The Rivers Select 1 Combo Philippe Crettien MA S4 109 2:30 PMThe Rivers School
The Rivers Big Band Philippe Crettien MA L6 101 4:20 PMThe Rivers School
Thornton Academy Jazz Band Jennifer Witherell- ME L2 310 9:55 AMThornton Academy Stebbins
Tiverton High School Jazz Band Dan Snizek RI L5 103 9:55 AMTiverton High School
Toll Gate High School Jazz Band Nick Reed RI LNC 202 3:25 PMToll Gate High School
Tolland High School Jazz Band Megan Kirwin CT LNC 203 2:00 PMTolland High School
The Trevor Clefs Tim Otto NY S4 109 9:55 AMTrevor Day School
Trinity Madrigals Sarah Bonsignore NY V2 309 9:25 AMTrinity School
Jazz Messengers Jim Cifelli NY S3 301 12:40 PMTrinity School
Trinity Jazz Orchestra Jim Cifelli NY L6 101 10:50 AMTrinity School
Ensemble Name/High School Director State Class Room Time
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UIC College Prep Jazz Ensemble Steven Sanders IL L3 210 2:00 PMUIC College Prep
Wakefield Memorial High School Thomas Bankert MA L3 210 2:55 PMJazz EnsembleWakefield Memorial High School
Waynflete Upper School Jazz Combo Ray Morrow ME S4 109 12:40 PMWaynflete School
Waynflete Upper School Jazz Ensemble Ray Morrow ME L6 101 9:00 AMWaynflete School
Wellesley High School Two O’Clock Steven Scott MA LNC 202 2:30 PMJazz BandWellesley High School
Jazz “A” Band Matthew Livesey RI L3 210 10:20 AMWest Warwick High School
Midnight Blues Combo Kyle Smith ME S3 301 2:30 PMWestbrook High School
Jazz Ensemble Kyle Smith ME L4 208 12:10 PMWestbrook High School
Weston High School Jazz Ensemble Steven Fasoli CT L4 207 12:40 PMWeston High School
Jazz Combo James Antonucci CT S1 107 1:35 PMWilliam H. Hall High School
Jazz Band James Antonucci CT LNC 203 12:10 PMWilliam H. Hall High School
Concert Jazz Band James Antonucci CT L2 310 3:25 PMWilliam H. Hall High School
Windsor Locks High School Jazz Ensemble Mr. Paul Sibilia CT L5 104 9:25 AMWindsor Locks High School
Woodstock Academy Hill Singers Amy Ranta CT V1 302 10:50 AMWoodstock Academy
Lauren Churchill Lauren Churchill CT L3 206 9:00 AMWoodstock Academy
Woodstock HS Nonet Jody Henderson VT S3 301 1:35 PMWoodstock Union High School
Xavier Jazz Ensemble Erik Elligers CT L4 208 11:15 AMXavier High School
Xavier Jazz Combo Erik Elligers CT S2 105 4:20 PMXavier High School
Jazz Ensemble I William Pace NY S2 111 10:20 AMXavier High School
Yarmouth High School Jazz Band Rick Dustin ME L5 104 2:00 PMYarmouth High School
York High School Jazz Ensemble Daniel Sovetsky ME L4 207 9:55 AMYork High School
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Former Berklee President Lee Eliot Berk initiated the college’s annual HighSchool Jazz Festival. The first festival took place on March 15, 1969. It was knownas the First Annual New England High School Stage Band Festival, and it fea-tured 21 bands. New York’s Rush-Henrietta Central High School Band, directedby Thomas Ghidiu, was the winning ensemble.
Schools participating in the founding festival in 1969:
ConnecticutBridgeport High School
MaineFalmouth High SchoolWinthrop High School
MassachusettsCentral High School, WeymouthDanvers High SchoolDracut High SchoolGrafton High SchoolHolbrook High SchoolNeedham High SchoolPeabody High SchoolTewksbury Memorial High SchoolWaltham High SchoolWellesley High SchoolWestborough High SchoolWestwood High SchoolXaverian Brothers Stage Band, Westwood
New HampshirePinkerton Academy, Derry
New YorkChenango Valley High SchoolRush-Henrietta Central High School
Rhode IslandBarrington High SchoolCranston High School
Over the years, thousands of high school students and music educators havebenefited from the performance evaluations, clinics, workshops, and scholarshipopportunities available to you today. The 2016 festival has more than 200ensembles and more than 3,000 student musicians participating, making it thecountry’s largest high school jazz festival.
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2015 Festival Winners
Large Ensembles
Class L1First Place: Princeton High SchoolDirected by Joe Bongiovi
Second Place: Newton SouthHigh SchoolDirected by Lisa Linde
Third Place: Arlington High School (NY)Directed by Rich Guillen
Honorable Mention: NewtownHigh SchoolDirected by Kurt Eckhardt
Class L2First Place: Tarpon SpringsHigh SchoolDirected by Christopher M. De Leon
Second Place: Gates Chili High SchoolDirected by Christopher Oldfield
Third Place: Oliver Ames High SchoolDirected by Rob Wheeler
Honorable Mention: South WindsorHigh SchoolDirected by Frank J. Marci
Class L3First Place: Barrington High SchoolDirected by Barbara Hughes
Second Place: South PortlandHigh SchoolDirected by Craig Skeffington
Third Place: South KingstownHigh SchoolDirected by Donald Smith
Honorable Mention: Bacon AcademyDirected by Thomas Kessler
Class L4First Place: Lower MorelandHigh SchoolDirected by Erin Stroup
Second Place: Pritzker College PrepDirected by Benjamin Das
Third Place: Xavier High School (CT)Directed by Erik Elligers
Honorable Mention: OverbrookHigh SchoolDirected by Brian Height
Class L5First Place: Canton High SchoolDirected by John Mastroianni
Second Place: North SmithfieldHigh SchoolDirected by Fritz Benz
Third Place: Westbrook High SchoolDirected by Philip Rich
Honorable Mention: NorthwestCatholic High SchoolDirected by Daniel Luddy
Class L6First Place: Creative Arts MorganVillage AcademyDirected by Jamal P. Dickerson
Second Place: The Rivers SchoolDirected by Philippe Crettien
Third Place: Burlington CityHigh SchoolDirected by David Thomas May
Honorable Mention: Cape ElizabethHigh SchoolDirected by Tom Lizotte
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Small Ensembles
Class S1First Place: Princeton High SchoolDirected by Joe Bongiovi
Second Place: Newton SouthHigh SchoolDirected by Ed Harlow
Third Place: Lexington High SchoolDirected by Andy Held
Honorable Mention: BrooklineHigh SchoolDirected by Carolyn Castellano
Class S2First Place: John Jay High SchoolDirected by Jeff Richardson
Second Place: South PortlandHigh SchoolDirected by Craig Skeffington
Third Place: West WarwickHigh SchoolDirected by Metro A. Narcisi III
Honorable Mention: BethelHigh SchoolDirected by Mr. Damon E. Coachman
Class S3First Place: Greater Hartford Academyof the ArtsDirected by Dan O’Brien
Second Place: Fryeburg AcademyDirected by Mike Sakash
Third Place: Milton AcademyDirected by Bob Sinicrope
Honorable Mention: TheFieldston SchoolDirected by Tom Christensen
Class S4First Place: Creative Arts MorganVillage AcademyDirected by Jamal P. Dickerson
Second Place: The Rivers SchoolDirected by Philippe Crettien
Third Place: Boston Arts AcademyDirected by Justin Juliano
Honorable Mention: Escuela Libre deMusica Ernesto Ramos AntoniniDirected by David Rivera Martinez
Class V1First Place: Fryeburg AcademyDirected by Mimi Rohlfing
Second Place: Greater HartfordAcademy of the ArtsDirected by Dianne Mower
Third Place: Burlington TownshipHigh SchoolDirected by Steven Bishop
Honorable Mention: PrincetonHigh SchoolDirected by Caitlyn Bongiovi
Class V2First Place: Edgemont Jr./Sr.High SchoolDirected by Kelley Morse
Second Place: Pioneer ValleyPerforming Arts Charter Public SchoolDirected by Sarah Armstrong
Third Place: Portsmouth Abbey SchoolDirected by Jeffrey Kerr
Honorable Mention: MaineCentral InstituteDirected by Dean Neal
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ConnecticutACES Educational Center for the ArtsBacon AcademyBerlin High SchoolBethel High SchoolBrien McMahon High SchoolBrookfield High SchoolCoginchaug Regional High SchoolCromwell High SchoolEast Catholic High SchoolEllington High SchoolGreater Hartford Academy of the ArtsGriswold High SchoolGuilford High SchoolHaddam-Killingworth High SchoolHartford Magnet TrinityCollege AcademyKillingly High SchoolKing Low Heywood ThomasKingswood Oxford SchoolKinsella Magnet School ofPerforming ArtsMaloney High SchoolManchester High SchoolNewtown High SchoolNorthwest Catholic High SchoolPlainfield High SchoolPlainville High SchoolRHAM High SchoolRobert E. Fitch High SchoolSimsbury High SchoolSouthington High SchoolStratford High SchoolTolland High SchoolWeston High SchoolWilliam H. Hall High SchoolWindsor Locks High SchoolWoodstock AcademyXavier High School
DenmarkSankt Annæ Gymnasium
FloridaRansom Everglades School
IllinoisPritzker College PrepRauner College PrepUIC College Prep
MassachusettsBeaver Country Day SchoolBoston College High SchoolBoston Latin SchoolBrookline High SchoolBuckingham Browne & Nichols SchoolCape Cod All Star Jazz BandEast Bridgewater Jr. Sr. High SchoolEasthampton High SchoolFoxborough High SchoolHampshire Regional High SchoolLeominster High SchoolLexington High SchoolLincoln-Sudbury Regional High SchoolMarblehead High SchoolMarshfield High SchoolMilton AcademyNeedham High SchoolNew Bedford High SchoolNewton North High SchoolNewton South High SchoolOld Rochester Regional High SchoolOliver Ames High SchoolPentucket Regional High SchoolRockport High SchoolSt. John’s Preparatory SchoolStoughton High SchoolThe Rivers SchoolWakefield Memorial High SchoolWellesley High School
MarylandCentennial High SchoolLoyola Blakefield
MaineBangor High SchoolBiddeford High SchoolBrewer High SchoolCape Elizabeth High SchoolFryeburg Academy
Participating Schools by State
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Participating Schools by State
George Stevens AcademyHall-Dale High SchoolMaine Central InstituteMount Desert Island High SchoolNoble High SchoolNokomis Regional HighOld Orchard Beach High SchoolSouth Portland High SchoolThornton AcademyWaynflete SchoolWestbrook High SchoolYarmouth High SchoolYork High School
New JerseyBurlington City High SchoolBurlington Township High SchoolCreative Arts Morgan Village AcademyDeptford High SchoolHighland Park High SchoolHopewell Valley Central High SchoolMount Olive High SchoolNewark AcademyOverbrook High SchoolPitman High SchoolPrinceton High SchoolRobbinsville High SchoolSaddle River Day SchoolSeneca High SchoolShawnee High SchoolSt. Benedict’s Preparatory School
New YorkArlington High SchoolCurtis High SchoolEdgemont Jr./Sr. High SchoolFox Lane High SchoolFriends SeminaryHerricks High SchoolJericho High SchoolMamaroneck High SchoolMary McDowell Friends SchoolSpencerport High SchoolSusan E. Wagner High SchoolThe Calhoun School
The Fieldston SchoolTrevor Day SchoolTrinity SchoolXavier High School
PennsylvaniaThe Episcopal Academy
Puerto RicoEscuela Libre de Musica ErnestoRamos Antonini
Rhode IslandBarrington High SchoolBishop Hendricken High SchoolCranston High School EastEast Greenwich High SchoolExeter-West Greenwich SeniorHigh SchoolLa Salle AcademyMount Saint Charles AcademyNorth Smithfield High SchoolPortsmouth Abbey SchoolSouth Kingstown High SchoolTiverton High SchoolToll Gate High SchoolWest Warwick High School
VermontOtter Valley Union High SchoolWoodstock Union High School
Information and Vendor Tables
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Steve Lipman AssociatesVandorenVic Firth CompanyZildjian
Come by to meet Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah and check out theStretch Music App Challenge.The Stretch Music App Challenge is a contest for musicians, vocalists, rappers,and poets to use the revolutionary Stretch Music App to compete, be seen andheard by music industry leaders, and win amazing prizes.
Information and Vendor Tables
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Berklee College of Music Information Tables
Berklee Office of AdmissionsSecond- and third-level hallways
Staff and student representatives from the Office of Admissions will be availableto discuss programs and application procedures, including the audition andinterview process. You can pick up brochures, CDs, and various other materials,and watch performances from some of Berklee’s most exciting concerts.
Berklee Summer ProgramsSecond- and third-level hallways
Staff from the Office of Special Programs will be available to share informationabout Berklee’s many summer programs. Whatever your musical interests maybe—performance, technology, music business, composition, etc.—we have aprogram for you.
Additional Berklee Information Tables*Third-level hallways
Berkleejazz.orgBerklee Internet Radio Network (BIRN)Career Development CenterBerklee City MusicConcert Operations/Cafe 939HousingJazz Revelation RecordsMusic EducationOffice of AdmissionsOffice of Experiential LearningProfessional MusicSummer ProgramsStudent Activities/Live Well Programs/Parent Services
Music Industry Vendor Tables*Third-level hallways
DudacusHolland CollegeIdyllwild Arts AcademyItaly Music CampLitchfield Performing Arts, Inc.Music School Central.comPenella SaxophoneChristian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s Stretch Music App Challenge
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Díaz’s success with the institute and his career as a music educator were thesubject of a featured cover story in SBO magazine and BDGuide magazines. Hereceived a DownBeat magazine award for achievement in jazz education andwas selected by FOX 26 and Univision Television stations as a Hispanic Hero. In2007, Díaz was inducted into the Texas Christian University Band of Fame. In2008, he received the prestigious Jefferson Award for his work with Díaz MusicInstitute. He has received four grants from the Houston Arts Alliance to supporthis creative writing in Latin jazz music compositions. In addition the Díaz MusicInstitute was twice selected by the President’s Committee on the Arts and theHumanities as a finalist for the 2010 and 2011 National Arts and HumanitiesYouth Program Awards. Díaz is on the board of directors for the Midwest Clinicand was a member of the Jazz Education Network’s board of directors. Díaz isalso a member of the Texas Bandmasters Association, the Texas MusicEducators Association, the Texas Music Adjudicators Association, Phi Beta Mu,Kappa Kappa Psi, and Phi Mu Alpha.
Herb Pomeroy Jazz Composition/Arranging ContestBerklee is pleased to introduce the fourth annual Herb Pomeroy JazzComposition/Arranging Contest, sponsored by the Jazz CompositionDepartment, Professional Writing and Music Technology Division. The winnerwill be announced in the auditorium at 2:00 p.m. The arrangement will beperformed by the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra, directed by Greg Hopkins.
Ensemble AwardsA first-place trophy will be presented to the winning ensembles in competingclasses L1 through L6 of the large ensemble category, the winning combos inclasses S1 through S4, and the winning vocal jazz ensembles in classes V1 andV2. A plaque will be presented to the second- and third-place ensembles ineach of the large competing classes, the competing combo classes, and thecompeting vocal jazz ensemble classes. Ensembles placing fourth in allcompeting classes will receive honorable mention plaques.
Scholarship AwardsFive-Week Summer Performance ProgramVictor Wooten/Berklee Summer Bass WorkshopBerklee Global String IntensiveBerklee Percussion WeekendGuitar SessionsBerklee Piano/Keyboard WorkshopVocal SummitMusical Theater Summer IntensiveStage Performance Workshop
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Berklee will present the following awards to the winning ensembles and individualsfrom today’s festival:
The Berklee Jazz Singers ShowcaseBerklee College of Music is pleased to introduce the Jazz Singers Showcase tothe 48th annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival. This exciting new category isoffered to talented solo vocalists performing jazz standards with a rhythm section,combo, or big band. The winner will be announced in room 200, second level,following the Showcase finals. The winner will receive a full scholarship toBerklee’s Five-Week Summer Performance Program, and will perform the winningpiece at the awards presentation with the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra,directed by Greg Hopkins, at 5:30 p.m. in the Hynes Auditorium, second level.
The John LaPorta Jazz Educator of the Year Award is named after alegendary jazz educator who served as a distinguished professor at Berklee formore than 30 years. This award, offered in conjunction with the Jazz EducationNetwork (JEN) organization, is presented at the annual JEN Conference and,starting this year, represented at the Berklee High School Jazz Festival.
About the Recipient: José Antonio DíazJosé Antonio Díaz, a recent recipient of the JohnLaPorta Educator of the Year Award, is founder andartistic director of the Díaz Music Institute anddirector of bands at MacArthur High School inHouston, Texas. Díaz is newly inducted intoDownBeat magazine’s Jazz Education Hall of Fameand a recipient of the City of Houston Mayor’sHispanic Heritage Award. Díaz’s groups haveperformed with such artists as Carl Allen, Alvin Batiste,
Shelly Berg, Ignacio Berroa, and Nick Brignola, to name just a few. His ensemblehas performed multiple times at some of the most prestigious internationalevents, including the Midwest Clinic, the Jazz Education Network, the TexasMusic Educators Association, the Oregon Music Educators Association, the TexasBandmasters Association, and the National Association for Music Education.
Under his leadership, the Díaz Music Institute became internationallyrecognized as a premier organization for presenting, developing, and teachingLatin jazz and salsa music. Díaz’s innovative programing is enjoyed by theHouston community through the institute’s annual presentation of NocheCaliente at the Miller Outdoor Theatre. The institute’s repertoire ensemble,Caliente is recognized as America’s premier Afro-Latin youth ensemble, inmusical dialogue with some of Latin music’s biggest stars, such as Alex Acuna,Jimmy Bosch, Candido, Pete Escovedo, and Bobby Valentín, to name just a few.
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Large Ensemble: Competitive Classes L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, and L6First Place: Four 50 percent tuition awards to selected summerperformance programsSecond Place: Three 35 percent tuition awards to selected summerperformance programsThird Place: Three 25 percent tuition awards to selected summerperformance programs
Small Ensemble: Competitive Classes S1, S2, S3, and S4First Place: Three 50 percent tuition awards to selected summerperformance programsSecond Place: Two 35 percent tuition awards to selected summerperformance programsThird Place: Two 25 percent tuition awards to selected summerperformance programs
Big band and combo award recipients may choose to apply their scholarship toone of the following summer programs:
Five-Week Summer Performance Program;Victor Wooten/Berklee Summer Bass Workshop;Berklee Global String Intensive;Berklee Percussion Festival;Guitar Sessions;Berklee Piano/Keyboard Workshop; orStage Performance Workshop
Vocal Ensemble: Competitive Classes V1 and V2First Place: Three 50 percent tuition awards to selected summerperformance programsSecond Place: Two 35 percent tuition awards to selected summerperformance programsThird Place: Two 25 percent tuition awards to selected summerperformance programs
Vocal award recipients may choose to apply their scholarship to one of thefollowing summer programs:
Five-Week Summer Performance Program;Stage Performance Workshop;Vocal Summit; orMusical Theater Summer Intensive
Years of Participation Awards
Five yearsBerlin High School—Berlin, ConnecticutDeptford High School—Deptford, New JerseyExeter-West Greenwich Senior High School—West Greenwich, Rhode IslandHerricks High School—New Hyde Park, New YorkThe Calhoun School—New York City, New YorkXavier High School—New York City, New York
10 yearsNew Bedford High School—New Bedford, Massachusetts
15 yearsKillingly High School—Dayville, Connecticut
20 yearsBoston Latin School—Boston, Massachusetts
25 yearsGreater Hartford Academy of the Arts—Hartford, ConnecticutMilton Academy—Milton, MassachusettsOverbrook High School—Pine Hill, New Jersey
ACES Educational Center for the Arts—New Haven, ConnecticutCape Cod All-Star Jazz Band—Harwich, MassachusettsCromwell High School—Cromwell, ConnecticutFox Lane High School—Bedford, New YorkHall-Dale High School—Farmingdale, MaineHighland Park High School—Highland Park, New JerseyHopewell Valley Central High School—Pennington, New JerseyKinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts—Hartford, ConnecticutLoyola Blakefield—Towson, MarylandNewark Academy—Livingston, New JerseyRobbinsville High School—Robbinsville, New JerseyRobert E. Fitch High School—Groton, ConnecticutSankt Annæ Gymnasium—Copenhagen, DenmarkWeston High School—Weston, Connecticut
We hope you find today’s experience both educational and enjoyable.
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2016 Berklee High SchoolJazz Festival Committee
Executive CommitteeElizabeth Dawe
Director of Operations
Bradley BergerDirector of Production
Cathy HornAdjudication Director
Jeff MasonDirector of Festival Staff
Cynthia BethuneFacility Liaison/Hospitality Director
Christina QuarlesVendors, Catering, and Program Advertising
Reggie LoftonDirector of Festival Video
Tracy GibbsHospitality and Festival Merchandise
Allen BushBerklee Media Relations
Liz LuptonBerklee Media Relations
Rob RoseFestival Executive Director and Producer
Darla S. HanleyFestival Coproducer/Director of Jazz Education and Programs