2012 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 2012 Winner Videos
Download the full festival ranking as a PDF
Large Ensemble
Class L1
1st Place:
Arlington High School (NY)
Directed by Richard Guillen
Play2nd Place:
Lexington High School
Directed by Ken Gable
Play3rd Place:
Southington High School
Directed by Jeff Shaw
Play4th Place:
Boston Latin School
Directed by Paul J. Pitts
Class L2
1st Place:
Princeton High School
Directed by Joe Bongiovi
Play2nd Place:
Wellesley High School
Directed by Steven Scott
Play3rd Place:
Conard High School
Directed by Scott R. Porter
Play4th Place:
Oliver Ames High School
Directed by Rob Wheeler
PlayClass L3
1st Place:
Deptford High School
Directed by Carl Cox
Play2nd Place:
Bacon Academy
Directed by Thomas Kessler
Play3rd Place:
Barrington High School
Directed by barbara hughes
Play4th Place:
Norwood High School
Directed by Steven Conant
Class L4
1st Place:
Brewer High School
Directed by Brady Harris
Play2nd Place:
South Portland High School
Directed by Craig Skeffington
Play3rd Place:
Brunswick High School (ME)
Directed by Michael A. Scarpone
Play4th Place:
Hampden Academy
Directed by Patrick R. Michaud
PlayClass L5
1st Place:
Canton High School
Directed by Thomas A. Scavone
Play2nd Place:
Nokomis Regional High
Directed by M.STANLEY BUCHANAN
Play3rd Place:
Overbrook High School
Directed by Brian Height
Play4th Place:
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Directed by Douglas Maher
PlayClass L6
1st Place:
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Directed by Jamal Dickerson
Play2nd Place:
The Rivers School
Directed by Philippe Crettien
Play3rd Place:
Easthampton High School
Directed by Patrick Lennon
Play4th Place:
North Smithfield High School
Directed by Fritz Benz
PlaySmall Ensemble/Combo
Class S1
1st Place:
Lexington High School
Directed by Ken Gable
Play2nd Place:
Princeton High School
Directed by Joe Bongiovi
Play3rd Place:
Mamaroneck High School
Directed by Timothy Hooker
Play4th Place:
Conard High School
Directed by Scott R. Porter
PlayClass S2
1st Place:
Pentucket Regional High School
Directed by David Schumacher
Play2nd Place:
Booker High School
Directed by Ned Rosenblatt
Play3rd Place:
Waterford High School
Directed by Tim Fioravanti
Play4th Place:
Stoughton High School
Directed by Daniel Davey
PlayClass S3
1st Place:
Canton High School
Directed by John Mills
Play2nd Place:
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Directed by Kris Allen
Play3rd Place:
Nokomis Regional High
Directed by M.STANLEY BUCHANAN
Play4th Place:
Milton Academy
Directed by Bob Sinicrope
PlayClass S4
1st Place:
Idyllwild Arts Academy
Directed by Paul Carman/Marshall Hawkins
Play2nd Place:
Marin Academy
Directed by Bob Schleeter
Play3rd Place:
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
Directed by Mr. Jamal Dickerson
Play4th Place:
Boston Arts Academy
Directed by Tim Mayer
PlayVocal Jazz Ensemble
Class V1
1st Place:
West Milford Township High School
Directed by Doug Heyburn
Play2nd Place:
Spencerport High School
Directed by Alan Jones
Play3rd Place:
John Jay High School
Directed by Steven Morse
Play4th Place:
Barnstable High School
Directed by Marcia Wytrwal
PlayClass V2
1st Place:
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Directed by Dianne Mower
Play2nd Place:
Cheverus High School
Directed by Chris Humphrey
Play3rd Place:
Maine Central Institute
Directed by Dean Neal
Play4th Place:
Fryeburg Academy
Directed by C Brent LaCasce
PlaySuperior 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