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:
Arlington High School
Directed by Richard Guillen
Second Place:
Lexington High School
Directed by Ken Gable
Third Place:
Southington High School
Directed by Jeff Shaw
Fourth Place:
Boston Latin School
Directed by Paul J. Pitts
Class 2
First Place:
Princeton High School
Directed by Joe Bongiovi
Second Place:
Wellesley High School
Directed by Steven Scott
Third Place:
Conard High School
Directed by Scott Porter
Fourth Place:
Oliver Ames High School
Directed by Rob Wheeler
Class 3
First Place:
Deptford High School
Directed by Carl Cox
Second Place:
Bacon Academy
Directed by Thomas Kessler
Third Place:
Barrington High School
Directed by Barbara Hughes
Fourth Place:
Norwood High School
Directed by Steven Conant
Class 4
First Place:
Brewer High School
Directed by Brady Harris
Second Place:
South Portland High School
Directed by Craig Skeffington
Third Place:
Brunswick High School
Directed by Michael Scarpone
Fourth Place:
Hampden Academy
Directed by Patrick Michaud
Class 5
First Place:
Canton High School
Directed by Thomas Scavone
Second Place:
Nokomis Regional High
Directed by M. Stanley Buchanan
Third Place:
Overbrook High School
Directed by Brian Height
Fourth Place:
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Directed by Douglas Maher
Class 6
First Place:
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Directed by Jamal Dickerson
Second Place:
The Rivers School
Directed by Philippe Crettien
Third Place:
Easthampton High School
Directed by Patrick Lennon
Fourth Place:
North Smithfield High School
Directed by Fritz Benz
Combo Ensemble
Class 1
First Place:
Lexington High School
Directed by Ken Gable
Second Place:
Mamaroneck High School
Directed by Timothy Hooker
Third Place:
Conard High School
Directed by Scott Porter
Fourth Place:
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
Directed by Thomas Grandprey
Class 2
First Place:
Pentucket Regional High School
Directed by David Schumacher
Second Place:
Booker High School
Directed by Ned Rosenblatt
Third Place:
Waterford High School
Directed by Tim Floravanti
Fourth Place:
Stoughton High School
Directed by Daniel Davey
Class 3
First Place:
Canton High School
Directed by John Mills
Second Place:
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Directed by Kris Allen
Third Place:
Nokomis Regional High
Directed by M. Stanley Buchanan
Fourth Place:
Milton Academy
Directed by Bob Sinicrope
Class 4
First Place:
Idyllwild Arts Academy
Directed by Paul Carman/Marshall Hawkins
Second Place:
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Directed by Jamal Dickerson
Third Place:
Boston Arts Academy
Directed by Tim Mayer
Fourth Place:
The Rivers School
Directed by Philippe Crettien
Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Class 1
First Place:
West Milford Township High School
Directed by Doug Heyburn
Second Place:
Spencerport High School
Directed by Alan Jones
Third Place:
John Jay High School
Directed by Steven Morse
Fourth Place:
Barnstable High School
Directed by Marcia Wytrwal
Class 2
First Place:
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Directed by Dianne Mower
Second Place:
Cheverus High School
Directed by Chris Humphrey
Third Place:
Maine Central Institute
Directed by Dean Neal
Fourth Place:
Fryeburg Academy
Directed by C. Brent LaCasce
Superior and Outstanding Musicianship Awards
Class L1
Superior Musicianship
Myles Mancuso, Arlington High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Garrett Parrish, Lexington High School
Zach Balder, Newton North High School
John Gilbert, Lexington High School
Class L2
Superior Musicianship
Steve Caisullo, Darien High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Marc Stern, Princeton High School
Gabe Pelkaitis, Conard High School
Alex Anderson, Princeton High School
Class L3
Superior Musicianship
Nell Klimpert, Barrington High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Willie Grear, South Kingstown High School
Nick Martin, Norwood High School
Richard White, Deptford High School
Class L4
Superior Musicianship
Tyler Bragger, East Greenwich High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Kristin Daigle, Brewer High School
Steven Loftin, Brewer High School
Jacob Michaud, Hampden High School
Class L5
Superior Musicianship
Tom Kelly, Canton High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Mike Bliss, Old Rochester High School
Tony Wallace, Overbrook High School
Bill Villano, Canton High School
Class L6
Superior Musicianship
Arnetta Johnson, Creative Artons Morgan Village Academy
Outstanding Musicianship
Daniel Spearman, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Jeremiah Campanelli, The Rivers School
James Hotchkiss, The Rivers School
Class S1
Superior Musicianship
Aditya Raguram, Princeton High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Frank Rein, Princeton High School
Garrett Parrish, Lexington High School
Wesley Troeger, Mamaroneck High School
Class S2
Superior Musicianship
Josh Gosselin, Xavier High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Joe D’Amove, Pentucket High School
Brent Layman, Booker High School
Josh Torri, Pentucket High School
Class S3
Superior Musicianship
Tom Kelley, Canton High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Adam Rochelle, Milton Academy
Daryl Reberio, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Tony Wallace, Overbrook High School
Class S4
Superior Musicianship
Lake Jiroudek, Idyllwood Arts Academy
Outstanding Musicianship
Michael Blasky, Marin Academy
Tom Wilson, Marin Academy
Antonio Schiell-Loomis, Boston Arts Academy
Class V1
Superior Musicianship
Christina Belov, South Kingstown High School
Outstanding Musicianship
Maddy Leddy, John Jay High School
Paige Lester, John Jay High School
Keely Bochicchio-Sipos, John Jay High School
Class V2
Superior Musicianship
Ashley Lewis, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Outstanding Musicianship
Ava Dudani, Boston Arts Academy
Nathaniel Ross, Waterford High School
Nathan Caso, Cheverus High School