2013 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).
Watch the 2013 Winner Videos
Download the full festival ranking as a PDF
Large Ensemble
Class L1
1st Place:
Arlington High School (NY)
Directed by Rich Guillen
Play2nd Place:
Boston Latin School
Directed by Paul J. Pitts
Play3rd Place:
Southington High School
Directed by Jeff Shaw
Play4th Place:
East Meadow High School
Directed by Stephen Engle
PlayClass L2
1st Place:
Princeton High School
Directed by Joe Bongiovi
Play2nd Place:
Barrington High School
Directed by Barbara Hughes
Play3rd Place:
Spencerport High School
Directed by John Viavattine
Play4th Place:
South Kingstown High School
Directed by Donald Smith
PlayClass L3
1st Place:
Deptford High School
Directed by Carl Cox
Play2nd Place:
West Warwick High School
Directed by Metro A. Narcisi III
Play3rd Place:
Stoughton High School
Directed by John Mange
Play4th Place:
Brunswick High School (ME)
Directed by Michael A. Scarpone
PlayClass L4
1st Place:
South Portland High School
Directed by Craig Skeffington
Play2nd Place:
Xavier High School (CT)
Directed by Erik Elligers
Play3rd Place:
Brewer High School
Directed by Brady Harris
Play4th Place:
East Greenwich High School
Directed by Brendan Carniaux
PlayClass L5
1st Place:
North Smithfield High School
Directed by Fritz Benz
Play2nd Place:
Westbrook High School
Directed by Phil Rich
Play3rd Place:
Tiverton High School
Directed by Mike Alves
Play4th Place:
Rauner College Prep
Directed by Robert J. Vega
PlayClass L6
1st Place:
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Directed by Jamal Dickerson
Play2nd Place:
The Rivers School
Directed by Philippe Crettien
Play3rd Place:
Cape Elizabeth High School
Directed by Tom Lizotte
Play4th Place:
Old Orchard Beach High School
Directed by Mark Manduca
PlaySmall Ensemble/Combo
Class S1
1st Place:
Mamaroneck High School
Directed by Timothy Hooker
Play2nd Place:
Lexington High School
Directed by Andrew Held
Play3rd Place:
Princeton High School
Directed by Joe Bongiovi
Play4th Place:
Newton South High School
Directed by Ed Harlow
PlayClass S2
1st Place:
Pentucket Regional High School
Directed by David Schumacher
Play2nd Place:
Brunswick High School (ME)
Directed by Michael A. Scarpone
Play3rd Place:
Deptford High School
Directed by Carl Cox
Play4th Place:
Barrington High School
Directed by Barbara Hughes
PlayClass S3
1st Place:
Arlington High School (MA)
Directed by Sabato D’Agostino
Play2nd Place:
Escuela Libre de Musica Ernesto Ramos Antonini
Directed by Jose Crespo
Play3rd Place:
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Directed by Kris Allen
Play4th Place:
Canton High School
Directed by Tom Moran
PlayClass S4
1st Place:
Idyllwild Arts Academy
Directed by Paul Carman & Marshall Hawkins
Play2nd Place:
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Directed by Jamal Dickerson
Play3rd Place:
Beaver Country Day School
Directed by Ed Nicholson
Play4th Place:
Appomattox Regional Governor’s School
Directed by James E. Carver
PlayVocal Jazz Ensemble
Class V1
1st Place:
East High School
Directed by William Taylor
Play2nd Place:
John Jay High School
Directed by Steven Morse
Play3rd Place:
Bacon Academy
Directed by Marinne Cheney
Play4th Place:
Spencerport High School
Directed by Laura Szymanowicz
PlayClass V2
1st Place:
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Directed by Dianne Mower
Play2nd Place:
Boston Arts Academy
Directed by Tyrone Sutton
Play3rd Place:
Portsmouth Abbey School
Directed by Jeffrey Kerr
Play4th Place:
Haddam-Killingworth High School
Directed by Marcy Webster
PlaySuperior and Outstanding Musicianship Awards
Class L1
Superior Musicianship
Elizabeth Marquis, Leominster High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Jake Umansky, East Meadow High School
Willens Jean-Jules, Boston Latin School
Schuyler Kieley, Arlington High School (NY)
Class L2
Superior Musicianship
Marc Stern, Princeton High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Katherine Gerberich, Princeton High School
Mark Manter, Maloney High School
William Trautmann, Darien High School
Class L3
Superior Musicianship
Isaac Davis, Toll Gate High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Brandon Merluccio, Harrison High School
Brendan Eakin, Bacon Academy
Patrick Brown, Brunswick High School (ME)
Class L4
Superior Musicianship
Lindsay Mower, Nokomis Regional High
Outstanding Musicianship
Alex Quinn, South Portland High School
Andrew Miner, East Greenwich High School
Joshua Gosselin, Xavier High School (CT)
Class L5
Superior Musicianship
Emily Rich, Westbrook High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Matt Ethier, North Smithfield High School
Yasmine Pacheco-Vocalist, Rauner College Prep
Cooper Pallasch, Tiverton High School
Class L6
Superior Musicianship
Lakeim Shaw, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Outstanding Musicianship
James Yokabaskas, Cape Elizabeth High School
Jaheer Jones, St. Benedict’s Preparatory School
Max Rowe, Waynflete School
Class S1
Superior Musicianship
Garrett Parrish, Lexington High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Sam Reissen, Mamaroneck High School
Joe Bell, Princeton High School
Aditya Raguram, Princeton High School
Class S2
Superior Musicianship
Nathaniel Vilas, Brunswick High School (ME)
Outstanding Musicianship
Eddie Gaudet, Pentucket Regional High School
Josh Torvi, Pentucket Regional High School
Aubrey Harris (A bs), Pentucket Regional High School
Class S3
Superior Musicianship
William Doyle, Arlington High School (MA)
Outstanding Musicianship
Bennett Parsons, Arlington High School (MA)
Julio Boria, Escuela Libre de Musica Ernesto Ramos Antonini
Alex Ouellette, Fryeburg Academy
Class S4
Superior Musicianship
Cameron Smith, Idyllwild Arts Academy
Outstanding Musicianship
Thomas Altman, Appomattox Regional Governor’s School
Daniel Moreno, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Munir Griffin alto, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Class V1
Superior Musicianship
Trey Pernell, East High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Justin Burr, Spencerport High School
Paige Shaffer, Killingly High School
Mira Shane, Princeton High School
Class V2
Superior Musicianship
Spencer Gagnon, Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School
Outstanding Musicianship
Andre Bernier, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Sophia Diodati, Portsmouth Abbey School
Rozie Randolph, Portsmouth Abbey School