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Saturday, January 26, 2019

Saturday, January 26, 2019 Dear students and educators,

Greetings and welcome to the 51st annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival. We are so pleased that you are here with us to experience a wonderful day highlighting jazz education and music-making by talented artists. Our participants embody the very best of high school instrumental and vocal jazz in large and small ensemble combinations, as well as solo vocalists in our specialized Jazz Singer Showcase category. We are very proud that our event is the largest of its kind in the , featuring thousands of student performers representing public and private high schools from across the country. It also represents hundreds of music educators at the top of their craft who empower and influence students with their teaching every single day. None of the students would be here without their teachers and we honor, appreciate, and acknowledge this fact. One of our goals with the festival is to provide enriching opportunities for young artists to experience jazz from multiple angles (i.e., performing, attending clinics and exhibits, and hearing performances by other musicians). In addition, we recognize the power of bringing music teachers together to showcase the talents and efforts of their students, expand their professional networks, and inspire each other. Accordingly, throughout the day, we have scheduled time for all of these activities, and we encourage you to explore and take advantage of the festival’s many facets. This year, we are pleased to announce that Thomas “TL” Lizotte, band director for Cape Elizabeth High School in Maine, will receive the John LaPorta Jazz Educator of the Year Award. Congratulations, TL, and thank you for your many outstanding contributions to jazz education. Jazz is an American art form that provides a vehicle for personal expression and creativity that is unlike any other musical genre. When it’s your turn, we encourage you to play and sing your best song, soar with personal expression through improvisation, and feel free to take musical risks. Most importantly, we hope you thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to perform the music you prepared for us—as individuals and ensembles—and go back to your school year with newfound insights, energy, and enthusiasm. I offer my heartfelt appreciation to the members of the extraordinary High School Jazz Festival committee, who care deeply about this event and make the mounting of a large-scale festival such as this seem effortless. I also thank the many teachers, booster groups, parents, school principals, bus drivers, and others who supported the thousands of young musicians here today. Together, we are facilitating essential musical moments in the development of young artists and creating memories that will surely last a lifetime. Enjoy the day! Best wishes for your musical journey,

Darla S. Hanley, Ph.D.

Dean of the Professional Education Division High School Jazz Festival Executive Producer/ Director of Jazz Education and Programs

5 Thomas “TL” Lizotte Thomas Lizotte is an accomplished music educator who has influenced the artistic lives of thousands of students. A teacher at Cape Elizabeth High School in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Lizotte has been in public education for the past 30 years. He is a graduate of the University of , with degrees in music education and wind conducting. He has taught at high schools in Massachusetts, , Florida, and Maine. His primary jazz influences include Dave Sporny, Dave Demsey, Paul Alberta, Don Doane, and Steve Massey. Lizotte is a regular contributor to The Instrumentalist magazine. Long active as a teacher and judge in the marching arts, he is a member of three teaching halls of fame: Massachusetts Drum Corps, Crusaders, and Maine Music Educators.

Jeff Coffin Saxophonist Jeff Coffin is a globally recognized musician, composer, educator, and author. He is a member of Band, a three-time Grammy Award winner, and a 14-year former member of and the Flecktones. He also fronts his own group, Jeff Coffin and the Mu’tet, and is the founder the Nashville Jazz Composers Collective. In 2012, he founded Ear Up Records, which he continues to run. Coffin has played on countless studio recordings and recorded multiple solo albums. He is also a producer, engineer, performing artist for Yamaha and D’Addario, an avid photographer, and instructor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he teaches saxophone and improvisation. Keyon Harrold Keyon Harrold was born and raised in Ferguson, Missouri, the St. Louis suburb that tore into America’s national consciousness in 2014 with the police shooting of Michael Brown and the bitter protests and riots that followed. While Ferguson looms large on Harrold’s sophomore album, The Mugician, it examines our troubled times through a far wider lens than any one tragedy. Sweeping and cinematic, the music draws on elements of jazz, classical, rock, blues, and hip-hop to create something uniquely modern and unmistakably American. Guests including Pharoahe Monch, Gary Clark Jr., Big K.R.I.T., Guy Torry, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Robert Glasper add to the record’s eclectic nature, but it ultimately triumphs as a unified, cohesive whole, both because of Harrold’s virtuosic skill as a trumpeter and songwriter and because of his relentlessly optimistic belief in brighter days to come.

6 Table of Contents Festival Schedule of Events 6

Performance Schedule by Time 10

Performance Schedule by School 20

Festival History 28

2018 Festival Winners 31

Participating Schools by State 34

Information and Vendor Tables 38

Awards and Scholarships 40

Years of Participation Awards 43

First-Time Festival Attendees 44

Hynes Convention Center Floor Plan 45

Map of Berklee’s Boston Campus 48

Jazz Festival Committee 49

7 Festival Schedule of Events Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at the Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street. 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Registration First-Level Hallway

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Ensemble Competition/Performances First, Second, and Third Levels See pages 10 and 20 for exact locations

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Educator and Parent Hospitality Lounge Room 300, Third Level

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Jazz Singer Showcase Room 200, Second Level

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Information Tables Second- and Third-Level Hallways Including the Office of Admissions, Summer Programs, and more

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Music Industry Exhibit Tables Third-Level Hallway

9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Berklee Bookstore, Festival Merchandise, and Music Supplies Veterans Memorial Lobby, Second Level On sale now. Get Your Festival T-shirts with your high school name listed.

10:00 a.m. Campus Tour Leaves from Admissions Table, Second-Level Hallway

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Open Jam Sessions The Jazz Workshop Room, Ballroom C, Third Level

10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Berklee HSJF Social Media Campaign #MakingMusicChangesLives Third Level Come and be part of our social media takeover to thank your teachers and show support for the power of music education. Professional photographer to take individual/group photos to instantly share on your social media platforms. Hosts, Jeff Leonard and David Kerr. 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Ten Simple Steps to Take Your Improvisation to the Next Level Presented by Jeff Coffin Berklee Showcase Room, Ballroom A, Third Level

8 Incorporating what he calls “the big five fundamentals,” Jeff Coffin will present 10 simple tips on using these fundamentals, the extension of these fundamentals, and various other elements of improvisation that will help any musician immediately take their soloing to the next level.

12:30 p.m. Campus Tour Leaves from Admissions Table, Second-Level Hallway

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Being Ready to Get the Gig Presented by Keyon Harrold Berklee Showcase Room, Ballroom A, Third Level As a jazz musician, you have to be prepared—technically, stylistically, and mentally—for a variety of musical situations. At this clinic, acclaimed jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold will talk about improvisation, critical listening, reading, transcribing, being on time, having a good attitude, and other essential skills for young players preparing for a career in music.

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Jazz Singer Showcase Finals Room 200, Second Level

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Marco Pignataro Almas Antiguas Quintet Ballroom C, Third Level

Marco Pignataro is a multi-talented saxophone player, composer and educator. Together with Danilo Pérez, Marco currently leads the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI), the world premiere jazz center of musical creativity at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Previously, Pignataro was the director and cofounder of the Jazz and Caribbean Music Department and was the chair of the Jazz Saxophone Department at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. The Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Second Level Directed by Greg Hopkins 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Berklee Tower of Power Ensemble Berklee Showcase Room, Ballroom C, Third Level Directed by Bobby Gallegos 3:00 p.m. Campus Tour Leaves from Admissions Table, Second-Level Hallway 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. The High School Jazz Festival All-Star Ensemble Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Second Level Featuring Jeff Coffin, saxophone; Keyon Harrold, trumpet; Daniela Schachter, piano; Casey Scheuerell, drums; and Dave Clark, bass

9 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Awards Presentation Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Second Level Tonight’s award ceremony will open with Greg Hopkins and the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra, featuring the winner of the Berklee Jazz Singer Showcase category.

Ensemble packets will not be distributed after the awards presentation because all scoring will be done online. Competition scores for all classes will be posted outside the auditorium at the conclusion of the awards ceremony. Ensemble directors will have access to their ensemble’s individual scoring forms by logging into their account on berkleejazz.org.

6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Winners Showcase Concert Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Second Level

10 Performance Schedule by Time Performance Schedule by Time Please note there may be changes to this schedule. Final schedules are posted 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 small 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 the Hynes Convention Center, located at 900 Boylston Street. Competing classes are determined by school size, based upon the enrollments of grades 10, 11, and 12 of each school. Participation in a non-competing class is at the request of the director or because of space limitations. PLEASE NOTE: Each performance room has an official seating and occupancy limit. Plan ahead to arrive to each setting. Thank you in advance for under- standing when rooms are filled to capacity. There is a lot of music happening throughout the day and much to enjoy.

Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time 8:30 AM Pritzker Jazz Ensemble Pritzker College Prep Benjamin Das IL L3 210 8:30 AM and Phillip Stosberg 9:00 AM Music Collective Carolyn Castellano MA L1 311 9:00 AM Stage Band East Catholic David Brudz CT LNC 202 9:00 AM High School Fayetteville-Manlius Fayetteville-Manlius John Patrick NY L2 310 9:00 AM HS Jazz Ensemble High School Jeanneret New Standard Fryeburg Academy Mike Sakash ME S3 301 9:00 AM La Salle Academy La Salle Academy Brian Brouillard RI S1 107 9:00 AM Jazz Ensemble Loyola Blakefield Loyola Blakefield Mary Thielen MD S2 105 9:00 AM Jazz Combo Gold Lyman Hall High Lyman Hall Dean DellaVecchia CT L3 206 9:00 AM School Jazz Ensemble High School Lyman Select Choir Lyman Memorial Emily Blanchard CT V2 306 9:00 AM High School Somersworth High Somersworth High Matthew Lagarde NH L6 101 9:00 AM School Jazz Ensemble School Stoughton High Sarah Labrie MA V1 302 9:00 AM Jazz Choir School Upper School Waynflete School Ray Morrow ME S4 109 9:00 AM Jazz Combo Xavier Jazz Ensemble Xavier High School Erik Elligers CT L4 207 9:00 AM Yarmouth High Yarmouth High School Joey Hendricks ME L5 103 9:00 AM School Jazz Band 9:25 AM Centennial High Centennial High School David Matchim MD L1 312 9:25 AM School Jazz Band Rhythmix East Bridgewater Jr. Lynda Maccini Pavloff MA V2 309 9:25 AM Sr. High School Edgemont High Edgemont Jr./ John Catoliato NY S3 303 9:25 AM School Jazz Combo Sr. High School 12 Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time Herricks Vocal Jazz Herricks High School James Ludwig NY V1 304 9:25 AM Jericho High School Jericho High School Rich Roselli NY L2 313 9:25 AM Jazz Ensemble Cadet Blues La Salle Institute Kyle Chamberlin NY L6 102 9:25 AM Jazz Ensemble Portsmouth High Portsmouth High Ted Rausch RI L3 210 9:25 AM School Jazz Ensemble School Princeton Jazz Princeton High School Scott Grimaldi NJ LNC 203 9:25 AM Ensemble Rauner Jazz Band Rauner College Prep Robert J Vega IL L4 208 9:25 AM Francis Altman Trio Anthony Covelli MA S4 110 9:25 AM Simsbury High School Ken Fischer CT S1 108 9:25 AM Sounds of Kensey St. John’s Preparatory Seelan Manickam MA S2 111 9:25 AM School Concert Jazz The Fieldston School Tom Christensen NY L5 104 9:25 AM 9:55 AM Bartlett Big Band Bartlett High School Peter Twiraga MA L6 101 9:55 AM Music Collective Brookline High School Carolyn Castellano MA S1 107 9:55 AM The 4 Train Vocals Celia Cruz Bronx High Jacqueline Bergland NY V2 306 9:55 AM School of Music Conard High School Scott Porter CT V1 302 9:55 AM Vocal Jazz Quartet and Combo Deptford HS Deptford High School Carl Cox NJ L3 206 9:55 AM Jazz Ensemble Big Group Mount Desert Island Michael Remy ME L5 103 9:55 AM High School Lab Jazz Ensemble Newton South Lisa Linde MA LNC 202 9:55 AM High School North Smithfield North Smithfield Kevin Plouffe RI S3 301 9:55 AM HS Jazz Combo High School Oliver Ames Oliver Ames Robert Wheeler MA L2 310 9:55 AM Jazz Ensemble High School Overbrook High School Overbrook High Brian Height NJ S2 105 9:55 AM Blue Ram Combo School Plainville High School Dominic Talotta CT L4 207 9:55 AM Jazz Band Portsmouth Abbey Portsmouth Abbey Joseph Bentley RI S4 109 9:55 AM Jazz Band School Weymouth High Weymouth High Kathleen Kenny MA L1 311 9:55 AM School Jazz Ensemble School 10:20 AM Berklee Competition Beaver Country Yaure Muniz MA S4 110 10:20 AM Jazz Ensemble Day School Biddeford High Biddeford High School Patrick Bolin ME L3 210 10:20 AM School Jazz Ensemble Bordentown Regional Bordentown Regional Michael Montalto NJ L4 208 10:20 AM Jazz Ensemble High School Danbury High Danbury High School Edward Adams CT L1 312 10:20 AM School Jazz 1 Combo A Downey High School Cory Olariu CA S1 108 10:20 AM Fryeburg Academy Fryeburg Academy Mimi Rohlfing ME V2 309 10:20 AM Vocal Jazz Ensemble La Salle Academy La Salle Academy Brian Brouillard RI L2 313 10:20 AM Jazz Band 13 Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time RE Combo Ransom Everglades Jon Hamm FL S3 303 10:20 AM Jazz Ensemble II Rockport High School Anthony Covelli MA LNC 203 10:20 AM South Portland High South Portland Craig Skeffington ME S2 111 10:20 AM School Jazz Combo High School St. Sebastian’s Jazz/ St. Sebastians School Karl Grohmann MA L6 102 10:20 AM Pop Ensemble Jazz Crusaders Trinity School Tim Ferguson NY L5 104 10:20 AM The Hill Singers Amy Ranta CT V1 304 10:20 AM 10:50 AM ECA Studio Singers ACES Educational Amy Lachance CT V2 306 10:50 AM Center for the Arts Christman Final Felinology Faction Georgetown Day Brad Linde DC S3 301 10:50 AM High School Haddam-Killingworth Haddam-Killingworth Timothy D’Amato CT L4 207 10:50 AM High School Jazz Band High School Hopkins Jazz/Rock Chris DeVona CT L5 103 10:50 AM Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Beach Mark Manduca ME L6 101 10:50 AM High School High School Jazz Ensemble Princeton Jazz Combo Princeton High School Joe Bongiovi NJ S1 107 10:50 AM RHAM High School RHAM High School Nick Kokus CT L3 206 10:50 AM Jazz Band eSKape South Kingstown Ryan Muir RI V1 302 10:50 AM High School Springfield Central Springfield Central Ray Dandurand MA L1 311 10:50 AM High School High School Stoughton High Stoughton High School Keith Curbow MA S2 105 10:50 AM School Jazz Combo The 730 Ensemble The Calhoun School Victor Lin NY S4 109 10:50 AM The Episcopal Academy The Episcopal Ryan Dankanich PA LNC 202 10:50 AM Jazz Ensemble Academy Toll Gate Jazz Band Toll Gate High School Nicholas Reed RI L2 310 10:50 AM The Berkeley Carroll Berkeley Carroll School Peter Holsberg NY L6 102 11:15 AM Jazz Ensemble 11:15 AM Jazz East Big Band East Catholic David Brudz CT L5 104 11:15 AM High School Edgemont High Edgemont Jr./ John Catoliato NY L4 208 11:15 AM School Jazz Ensemble Sr. High School Varsity Jazz Ellington High School Matt DeLassus CT L3 210 11:15 AM Falmouth Jazz Singers Falmouth High School Wendy Northrup ME V2 309 11:15 AM Hamden High School Hamden High School Aaron Barkon CT S1 108 11:15 AM Jazz Combo Jazz Milton Academy Bob Sinicrope MA S2 111 11:15 AM Newtown High School Newtown High School Kurt Eckhardt CT L1 312 11:15 AM Jazz Ensemble Improv IV The Fieldston School Tom Christensen NY S3 303 11:15 AM Thornton Academy Thornton Academy Jennifer Witherell- ME L2 313 11:15 AM Jazz Band Stebbins Tolland Chamber Choir Noah Fields CT V1 304 11:15 AM Trevor Day School Trevor Day School Tim Otto NY S4 110 11:15 AM

14 Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time 11:45 AM Bishop Hendricken Bishop Hendricken Bryan Rizzuto RI S2 105 11:45 AM Jazz Combo High School Coventry High School Coventry High School William Smith RI L2 310 11:45 AM Jazz Ensemble Danbury High School Danbury High School Edward Adams CT S1 107 11:45 AM Jazz Combo Fryeburg Academy Fryeburg Academy Mike Sakash ME L5 103 11:45 AM Big Band George Stevens George Stevens Steven Orlofsky ME S4 109 11:45 AM Academy Jazz Combo Academy MHS Swing Choir Mamaroneck High Dina Madden NY V1 302 11:45 AM School Noble High School Noble High School Mark Mumme ME L3 206 11:45 AM Jazz Band Upper School Waynflete School Ray Morrow ME L6 101 11:45 AM Jazz Ensemble 12:10 PM Assabet Valley Assabet Valley Derek Tenzar MA S2 111 12:10 PM Jazz Ensemble Regional Technical High School Jazz Band Downey High School Cory Olariu CA LNC 203 12:10 PM East Greenwich High East Greenwich Brendan Carniaux RI L4 208 12:10 PM School Jazz Ensemble High School Killingly High School Killingly High School Jeffrey Ethier CT L3 210 12:10 PM Jazz Band Newton North High Newton North Richard Labedz MA L1 312 12:10 PM School Jazz Ensemble 1 High School Nokomis Combo Nokomis Regional Lance Schanck ME S3 303 12:10 PM High Plainfield High School Plainfield High School Brian Stevenson CT V2 309 12:10 PM Chamber Choir Princeton Studio Vocals Princeton High School Joe Bongiovi NJ V1 304 12:10 PM Jazz Ensemble I Rockport High School Anthony Covelli MA L6 102 12:10 PM 12:40 PM Camden Creative Creative Arts Morgan Jamal P. Dickerson NJ L5 103 12:40 PM Arts Jazz Band Village Academy FAME Jazz Band FAME—Foundation for Alphonso Jiles/ MD LNC 202 12:40 PM the Advancement of Clarence Knight Music and Education Maloney Jazz Ensemble Francis T. Maloney Brian Cyr CT L2 310 12:40 PM High School Newton South HS Newton South Lisa Linde MA L1 311 12:40 PM Jazz Ensemble High School North Smithfield High North Smithfield Regina McAdam RI V2 306 12:40 PM School Jazz Choir High School Overbrook High Overbrook High Brian Height NJ L4 207 12:40 PM School Jazz Band School TG Jazz Combo Toll Gate High School Nicholas Reed RI S1 107 12:40 PM Jazz Messengers Trinity School Jim Cifelli NY S3 301 12:40 PM 1:05 PM “Take the “”4”” Train” Celia Cruz Bronx High Penelope Smetters- NY L6 102 1:05 PM School of Music Jacono

15 Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time Coginchaug Jazz Band Coginchaug Regional Timothy Fisher CT L5 104 1:05 PM High School Conard High School Conard High School Scott Porter CT S1 108 1:05 PM Jazz Combo Cranston East Jazz Cranston High Greg Arsenault RI LNC 203 1:05 PM Ensemble School East Sound Waves Dover High School James Butka NH V1 304 1:05 PM Hamden High School Hamden High School Aaron Barkon CT L2 313 1:05 PM Big Band John Jay High School John Jay High School Ann Marie Ouellette NY S2 111 1:05 PM 7:15 Jazz Band Kingswood Oxford Kingswood Oxford Todd Millen CT S4 110 1:05 PM Jazz Combo School Sweet Creams Lake Region Sarah Foster ME S3 303 1:05 PM Jazz Combo High School Mamaroneck HS Mamaroneck High Timothy E. Hooker NY L1 312 1:05 PM “A” Band School Otter Valley Otter Valley Union Patrick Roberts VT V2 309 1:05 PM Jazz Singers High School South Portland High South Portland Craig Skeffington ME L3 210 1:05 PM School Jazz Ensemble High School Jazz Ensmble Westbrook High School Kyle Smith ME L4 208 1:05 PM 1:35 PM Jazz Band Bacon Academy Thomas Kessler CT L4 207 1:35 PM Bartlett Jazz Ensemble Bartlett High School Peter Twiraga MA S3 301 1:35 PM Biddeford High Biddeford High School Patrick Bolin ME S2 105 1:35 PM School Combonation Curtis High School Curtis High School Christina Kenny-Jones NY LNC 202 1:35 PM Jazz Band Lexington HIgh School Lexington High School Pat Donaher MA L1 311 1:35 PM Jazz Ensemble Narragansett High Narragansett High Daniel Healey RI L6 101 1:35 PM School Big Band School Tiger Bebop Newton North Richard Labedz MA V1 302 1:35 PM High School Newtown High Newtown High School Kurt Eckhardt CT S1 107 1:35 PM School Combo Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Beach Mark Manduca ME S4 109 1:35 PM High School High School Jazz Combo Enharmonix Portsmouth Abbey Jeffrey Kerr RI V2 306 1:35 PM School South Kingstown HS South Kingstown Fritz Benz RI L3 206 1:35 PM Jazz Ensemble High School The Woodstock Woodstock Academy Lauren Churchill CT L2 310 1:35 PM Academy Big Band York High School York High School Daniel Sovetsky ME L5 103 1:35 PM Jazz Ensemble 2:00 PM ECA Large ACES Educational Will Cleary CT L6 102 2:00 PM Jazz Ensemble Center for the Arts Marcato 4 Lyfe Brookfield High School Stephen St. Georges CT LNC 203 2:00 PM BHBL High School Burnt Hills-Ballston Benjamin O’Shea NY L3 210 2:00 PM Jazz Ensemble Lake High School Falmouth High School Falmouth High School Jake Sturtevant ME L4 208 2:00 PM Jazz Band 16 Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time Foxboro Vocal Foxborough High Brian Raymond MA V1 304 2:00 PM Jazz Ensemble School Hampshire Regional Hampshire Regional Dara Adams-Smith MA S3 303 2:00 PM HS Jazz Combo High School Headwaters Jazz Band Headwaters School Mike Stavitz TX S4 110 2:00 PM Londonderry High Londonderry High Joseph Mundy and NH L2 313 2:00 PM School Jazz Ensemble I School Serge Beaulieu North Smithfield HS North Smithfield Kevin Plouffe RI L5 104 2:00 PM Jazz Ensemble High School Pentucket High School Pentucket Regional David Schumacher MA S2 111 2:00 PM Jazz Combo High School Susan Wagner High Susan E. Wagner Paul Corn NY L1 312 2:00 PM School Jazz Band High School The Trinity Singers Trinity School Joshua Elson NY V2 309 2:00 PM Hall High School William H. Hall James Antonucci CT S1 108 2:00 PM Jazz Combo I High School 2:30 PM Boston Latin School Paul J Pitts MA L1 311 2:30 PM Big Band Danbury High School Danbury High School Edward Adams CT LNC 202 2:30 PM Jazz 2 ELMERA Jazz Ensemble Escuela Libre de David Rivera PR S4 109 2:30 PM Musica Ernesto Ramos Antonini Jazz Choir Greater Hartford Dianne Mower CT V2 306 2:30 PM Academy of the Arts Herricks Jazz Ensemble Herricks High School Geoffrey Taylor NY L2 310 2:30 PM John Jay Vocal John Jay High School Steven Morse NY V1 302 2:30 PM Jazz Ensemble Newton North High Newton North Richard Labedz MA S1 107 2:30 PM School Advance High School Jazz Combo Northwest Catholic Northwest Catholic Daniel Luddy CT L5 103 2:30 PM Big Band High School Old Rochester Regional Old Rochester Mike Barnicle MA L4 207 2:30 PM High School Jazz Band Regional High School The Rivers Honors The Philippe Crettien MA L6 101 2:30 PM Big Band West Warwick West Warwick Matthew Livesey RI L3 206 2:30 PM Jazz A Band High School Jazz Combo Westbrook High School Kyle Smith ME S2 105 2:30 PM Xavier Jazz Combo Xavier High School Erik Elligers CT S3 301 2:30 PM 2:55 PM The Avon High School Avon High School Kyle Culbertson CT L3 210 2:55 PM Jazz Band Combo Bacon Academy Thomas Kessler CT S2 111 2:55 PM Brewer High School Brewer High School Brady Harris ME L4 208 2:55 PM Jazz Ensemble Camden Creative Creative Arts Morgan Jamal Dickerson NJ S3 303 2:55 PM Arts Small Group Village Academy and Jojo Streater EPIC Jazz Choir Downey High School Cory Olariu CA V1 304 2:55 PM Griswold High School Griswold High School Raymond Churchill CT V2 309 2:55 PM Chamber Choir Combo A Idyllwild Arts Academy Paul Carman CA S4 110 2:55 PM

17 Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time King Jazz Band Garrett Mendez CT LNC 203 2:55 PM Lexington High School Lexington High School Pat Donaher MA S1 108 2:55 PM Jazz Combo Nokomis Jazz Ensemble Nokomis Regional High Lance Schanck ME L5 104 2:55 PM Otter Valley Otter Valley Union Patrick Roberts VT L6 102 2:55 PM Jazz Collective High School Princeton Studio Band Princeton High School Joe Bongiovi NJ L1 312 2:55 PM Concert Jazz Band William H. Hall James Antonucci CT L2 313 2:55 PM High School 3:25 PM ECA Jazz Collective ACES Educational Jim Martin CT S4 109 3:25 PM Center for the Arts Bishop Hendricken Bishop Hendricken Sean Donnelly RI LNC 202 3:25 PM Jazz Ensemble High School Brien McMahon Brien McMahon Ron Secchi CT S1 107 3:25 PM High School High School Celia Cruz Jazz Combo Celia Cruz Bronx High Penelope Smetters- NY S3 301 3:25 PM School of Music Jacono Studio Big Band I Cromwell High School Ray Sinclair CT L5 103 3:25 PM Darien High School Darien High School Jonathan Grauer CT L2 310 3:25 PM Jazz Ensemble Academy Jazz Greater Hartford Grant Beale CT S2 105 3:25 PM Ensemble Academy of the Arts Hanover High School Hanover High School Ian Gollub NH L4 207 3:25 PM Jazz Band Vox Central Jazz Hopewell Valley Randy White NJ V1 302 3:25 PM Central High School Instrumental Jazz Maine Central Institute Dean Neal ME L6 101 3:25 PM Ensemble Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Beach Dustin Levesque ME V2 306 3:25 PM Jazz Choir High School Stratford High School Stratford High School Mark Ryan CT L3 206 3:25 PM Jazz Band A West Genesee High West Genesee Kevin Dimmel NY L1 311 3:25 PM School Jazz Band High School 3:50 PM PACE featuring the Camden Repertory Jamal Dickerson NJ LNC 203 3:50 PM Trumpet Chics Theater and Jojo Streater Jazz Ensemble Downey High School Cory Olariu CA L1 312 3:50 PM East Bridgewater East Bridgewater Jr. Ray Ponte MA L4 208 3:50 PM High School Jazz Band Sr. High School ELF Jazz Ensemble Easthampton High Patrick Lennon MA L5 104 3:50 PM School Maloney High School Francis T. Maloney David Pelletier CT V1 304 3:50 PM Allegrettos High School Hampshire Regional Hampshire Regional Dara Adams-Smith MA L6 102 3:50 PM HS Jazz Band High School Plan Ahead Mamaroneck High Timothy E. Hooker NY S1 108 3:50 PM School NMH Jazz Combo Northfield Mount Ronald Smith MA S3 303 3:50 PM Hermon Northwest Catholic Northwest Catholic Daniel Avery CT V2 309 3:50 PM Jazz Singers High School

18 Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time Old Rochester Regional Old Rochester Mike Barnicle MA S2 111 3:50 PM High School Regional High School Jazz Combo Tuesday Jazz Band Stoughton High School Keith Curbow MA L2 313 3:50 PM The Rivers Select 1 The Rivers School Philippe Crettien MA S4 110 3:50 PM Combo WHS Honors Windham High School Mark Taddonio NH L3 210 3:50 PM Jazz Ensemble 4:20 PM Chamber Choir Bacon Academy Marinne Cheney CT V1 302 4:20 PM Brien McMahon Brien McMahon Ron Secchi CT L1 311 4:20 PM High School High School Concert Jazz Ensemble Cape Elizabeth Tom Lizotte ME L5 103 4:20 PM High School Conard High School Conard High School Scott Porter CT L2 310 4:20 PM Concert Jazz Band Jazz East Combo I East Catholic David Brudz CT S3 301 4:20 PM High School Edgemont Vocal Jazz Edgemont Jr./ Kelley Morse NY V2 306 4:20 PM Sr. High School Dance Band ELMERA Escuela Libre de Manuel Garcia PR L6 101 4:20 PM Musica Ernesto Ramos Antonini Griswold High School Griswold High School Amanda Richmond CT L4 207 4:20 PM Jazz Band Newton South Newton South Ed Harlow MA S1 107 4:20 PM Jazz Combo High School West Warwick West Warwick Matthew Livesey RI S2 105 4:20 PM Jazz Combo High School Weston High School Weston High School Steve Fasoli CT L3 206 4:20 PM Jazz Ensemble Jazz Band William H. Hall Stephanie Wattel CT LNC 202 4:20 PM High School

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Performance Schedule by School Performance Schedule by School Please note there may be changes to this schedule. Final schedules are posted 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 small 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 the Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street. Competing classes are determined by school size, based upon the enrollments of grades 10, 11, and 12 of each school. Participation in a non-competing class is at the request of the director or because of space limitations.

Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time ECA Studio Singers ACES Educational Amy Lachance CT V2 306 10:50 AM Center for the Arts Christman ECA Large ACES Educational Will Cleary CT L6 102 2:00 PM Jazz Ensemble Center for the Arts ECA Jazz Collective ACES Educational Jim Martin CT S4 109 3:25 PM Center for the Arts Assabet Valley Assabet Valley Derek Tenzar MA S2 111 12:10 PM Jazz Ensemble Regional Technical High School The Avon High School Avon High School Kyle Culbertson CT L3 210 2:55 PM Jazz Band Jazz Band Bacon Academy Thomas Kessler CT L4 207 1:35 PM Combo Bacon Academy Thomas Kessler CT S2 111 2:55 PM Chamber Choir Bacon Academy Marinne Cheney CT V1 302 4:20 PM Bartlett Big Band Bartlett High School Peter Twiraga MA L6 101 9:55 AM Bartlett Jazz Ensemble Bartlett High School Peter Twiraga MA S3 301 1:35 PM Berklee Competition Beaver Country Yaure Muniz MA S4 110 10:20 AM Jazz Ensemble Day School The Berkeley Carroll Berkeley Carroll School Peter Holsberg NY L6 102 11:15 AM Jazz Ensemble Biddeford High School Biddeford High School Patrick Bolin ME L3 210 10:20 AM Jazz Ensemble Biddeford High Biddeford High School Patrick Bolin ME S2 105 1:35 PM School Combonation Bishop Hendricken Bishop Hendricken Bryan Rizzuto RI S2 105 11:45 AM Jazz Combo High School Bishop Hendricken Bishop Hendricken Sean Donnelly RI LNC 202 3:25 PM Jazz Ensemble High School Bordentown Regional Bordentown Regional Michael Montalto NJ L4 208 10:20 AM Jazz Ensemble High School Boston Latin School Boston Latin School Paul J Pitts MA L1 311 2:30 PM Big Band Brewer High School Brewer High School Brady Harris ME L4 208 2:55 PM Jazz Ensemble Brien McMahon Brien McMahon Ron Secchi CT S1 107 3:25 PM High School High School

22 Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time Brien McMahon Brien McMahon Ron Secchi CT L1 311 4:20 PM High School High School Marcato 4 Lyfe Brookfield High School Stephen St. Georges CT LNC 203 2:00 PM Music Collective Brookline High School Carolyn Castellano MA L1 311 9:00 AM Music Collective Brookline High School Carolyn Castellano MA S1 107 9:55 AM BHBL High School Burnt Hills-Ballston Benjamin O’Shea NY L3 210 2:00 PM Jazz Ensemble Lake High School PACE featuring the Camden Repertory Jamal Dickerson and NJ LNC 203 3:50 PM Trumpet Chics Theater Jojo Streater Concert Jazz Ensemble Cape Elizabeth Tom Lizotte ME L5 103 4:20 PM High School The 4 Train Vocals Celia Cruz Bronx Jacqueline Bergland NY V2 306 9:55 AM High School of Music “Take the “”4”” Train” Celia Cruz Bronx Penelope Smetters- NY L6 102 1:05 PM High School of Music Jacono Celia Cruz Jazz Combo Celia Cruz Bronx High Penelope Smetters- NY S3 301 3:25 PM School of Music Jacono Centennial High Centennial High School David Matchim MD L1 312 9:25 AM School Jazz Band Coginchaug Jazz Band Coginchaug Regional Timothy Fisher CT L5 104 1:05 PM High School Conard High School Conard High School Scott Porter CT V1 302 9:55 AM Vocal Jazz Quartet and Combo Conard High School Conard High School Scott Porter CT S1 108 1:05 PM Jazz Combo Conard High School Conard High School Scott Porter CT L2 310 4:20 PM Concert Jazz Band Coventry High School Coventry High School William Smith RI L2 310 11:45 AM Jazz Ensemble Cranston East Cranston High Greg Arsenault RI LNC 203 1:05 PM Jazz Ensemble School East Camden Creative Creative Arts Morgan Jamal P. Dickerson NJ L5 103 12:40 PM Arts Jazz Band Village Academy Camden Creative Arts Creative Arts Morgan Jamal Dickerson and NJ S3 303 2:55 PM Small Group Village Academy Jojo Streater Studio Big Band I Cromwell High School Ray Sinclair CT L5 103 3:25 PM Curtis High School Curtis High School Christina Kenny-Jones NY LNC 202 1:35 PM Jazz Band Danbury High School Danbury High School Edward Adams CT L1 312 10:20 AM Jazz 1 Danbury High School Danbury High School Edward Adams CT S1 107 11:45 AM Jazz Combo Danbury High School Danbury High School Edward Adams CT LNC 202 2:30 PM Jazz 2 Darien High School Darien High School Jonathan Grauer CT L2 310 3:25 PM Jazz Ensemble Deptford HS Deptford High School Carl Cox NJ L3 206 9:55 AM Jazz Ensemble Sound Waves Dover High School James Butka NH V1 304 1:05 PM Combo A Downey High School Cory Olariu CA S1 108 10:20 AM Jazz Band Downey High School Cory Olariu CA LNC 203 12:10 PM EPIC Jazz Choir Downey High School Cory Olariu CA V1 304 2:55 PM Jazz Ensemble Downey High School Cory Olariu CA L1 312 3:50 PM Rhythmix East Bridgewater Jr. Lynda Maccini Pavloff MA V2 309 9:25 AM Sr. High School 23 Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time East Bridgewater High East Bridgewater Jr. Ray Ponte MA L4 208 3:50 PM School Jazz Band Sr. High School Stage Band East Catholic David Brudz CT LNC 202 9:00 AM High School Jazz East Big Band East Catholic David Brudz CT L5 104 11:15 AM High School Jazz East Combo I East Catholic David Brudz CT S3 301 4:20 PM High School East Greenwich High East Greenwich Brendan Carniaux RI L4 208 12:10 PM School Jazz Ensemble High School ELF Jazz Ensemble Easthampton Patrick Lennon MA L5 104 3:50 PM High School Edgemont High Edgemont Jr./Sr. John Catoliato NY S3 303 9:25 AM School Jazz Combo High School Edgemont High School Edgemont Jr./Sr. John Catoliato NY L4 208 11:15 AM Jazz Ensemble High School Edgemont Vocal Jazz Edgemont Jr./Sr. Kelley Morse NY V2 306 4:20 PM High School Varsity Jazz Ellington High School Matt DeLassus CT L3 210 11:15 AM ELMERA Jazz Ensemble Escuela Libre de Musica David Rivera PR S4 109 2:30 PM Ernesto Ramos Antonini Dance Band ELMERA Escuela Libre de Musica Manuel Garcia PR L6 101 4:20 PM Ernesto Ramos Antonini Falmouth Jazz Singers Falmouth High School Wendy Northrup ME V2 309 11:15 AM Falmouth High School Falmouth High School Jake Sturtevant ME L4 208 2:00 PM Jazz Band FAME Jazz Band FAME Foundation for Alphonso Jiles MD LNC 202 12:40 PM the Advancement of Clarence Knight Music and Education Fayetteville-Manlius Fayetteville-Manlius John Patrick NY L2 310 9:00 AM HS Jazz Ensemble High School Jeanneret Foxboro Vocal Foxborough Brian Raymond MA V1 304 2:00 PM Jazz Ensemble High School Maloney Jazz Francis T. Maloney Brian Cyr CT L2 310 12:40 PM Ensemble High School Maloney High Francis T. Maloney David Pelletier CT V1 304 3:50 PM School Allegrettos High School New Standard Fryeburg Academy Mike Sakash ME S3 301 9:00 AM Fryeburg Academy Fryeburg Academy Mimi Rohlfing ME V2 309 10:20 AM Vocal Jazz Ensemble Fryeburg Academy Fryeburg Academy Mike Sakash ME L5 103 11:45 AM Big Band George Stevens George Stevens Steven Orlofsky ME S4 109 11:45 AM Academy Jazz Combo Academy Final Felinology Faction Georgetown Day Brad Linde DC S3 301 10:50 AM High School Jazz Choir Greater Hartford Dianne Mower CT V2 306 2:30 PM Academy of the Arts Academy Jazz Greater Hartford Grant Beale CT S2 105 3:25 PM Ensemble Academy of the Arts Griswold High School Griswold High School Raymond Churchill CT V2 309 2:55 PM Chamber Choir Griswold High School Griswold High School Amanda Richmond CT L4 207 4:20 PM Jazz Band

24 Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time Haddam-Killingworth Haddam-Killingworth Timothy D’Amato CT L4 207 10:50 AM High School Jazz Band High School Hamden High School Hamden High School Aaron Barkon CT S1 108 11:15 AM Jazz Combo Hamden High School Hamden High School Aaron Barkon CT L2 313 1:05 PM Big Band Hampshire Regional Hampshire Regional Dara Adams-Smith MA S3 303 2:00 PM HS Jazz Combo High School Hampshire Regional Hampshire Regional Dara Adams-Smith MA L6 102 3:50 PM HS Jazz Band High School Hanover High School Hanover High School Ian Gollub NH L4 207 3:25 PM Jazz Band Headwaters Jazz Band Headwaters School Mike Stavitz TX S4 110 2:00 PM Herricks Vocal Jazz Herricks High School James Ludwig NY V1 304 9:25 AM Herricks Jazz Ensemble Herricks High School Geoffrey Taylor NY L2 310 2:30 PM Vox Central Jazz Hopewell Valley Randy White NJ V1 302 3:25 PM Central High School Hopkins Jazz/Rock Hopkins School Chris DeVona CT L5 103 10:50 AM Combo A Idyllwild Arts Academy Paul Carman CA S4 110 2:55 PM Jericho High School Jericho High School Rich Roselli NY L2 313 9:25 AM Jazz Ensemble John Jay High School John Jay High School Ann Marie Ouellette NY S2 111 1:05 PM 7:15 Jazz Band John Jay Vocal John Jay High School Steven Morse NY V1 302 2:30 PM Jazz Ensemble Killingly High School Killingly High School Jeffrey Ethier CT L3 210 12:10 PM Jazz Band King Jazz Band King School Garrett Mendez CT LNC 203 2:55 PM Kingswood Oxford Kingswood Oxford Todd Millen CT S4 110 1:05 PM Jazz Combo School La Salle Academy La Salle Academy Brian Brouillard RI S1 107 9:00 AM Jazz Ensemble La Salle Academy La Salle Academy Brian Brouillard RI L2 313 10:20 AM Jazz Band Cadet Blues La Salle Institute Kyle Chamberlin NY L6 102 9:25 AM Jazz Ensemble Sweet Creams Lake Region Sarah Foster ME S3 303 1:05 PM Jazz Combo High School Lexington HIgh Lexington High School Pat Donaher MA L1 311 1:35 PM School Jazz Ensemble Lexington High School Lexington High School Pat Donaher MA S1 108 2:55 PM Jazz Combo Londonderry High Londonderry Joseph Mundy and NH IL2 313 2:00 PM School Jazz Ensemble High School Serge Beaulieu Loyola Blakefield Jazz Loyola Blakefield Mary Thielen MD S2 105 9:00 AM Combo Gold Lyman Hall High Lyman Hall High School Dean DellaVecchia CT L3 206 9:00 AM School Jazz Ensemble Lyman Select Choir Lyman Memorial Emily Blanchard CT V2 306 9:00 AM High School Instrumental Jazz Maine Central Institute Dean Neal ME L6 101 3:25 PM Ensemble MHS Swing Choir Mamaroneck Dina Madden NY V1 302 11:45 AM High School

25 Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time Mamaroneck HS Mamaroneck Timothy E. Hooker NY L1 312 1:05 PM “A” Band High School Plan Ahead Mamaroneck Timothy E. Hooker NY S1 108 3:50 PM High School Milton Academy Jazz Milton Academy Bob Sinicrope MA S2 111 11:15 AM Big Group Mount Desert Island Michael Remy ME L5 103 9:55 AM High School Narragansett High Narragansett High Daniel Healey RI L6 101 1:35 PM School Big Band School Newton North High Newton North Richard Labedz MA L1 312 12:10 PM School Jazz Ensemble 1 High School Tiger Bebop Newton North Richard Labedz MA V1 302 1:35 PM High School Newton North High Newton North Richard Labedz MA S1 107 2:30 PM School Advance High School Jazz Combo Lab Jazz Ensemble Newton South Lisa Linde MA LNC 202 9:55 AM High School Newton South HS Newton South Lisa Linde MA L1 311 12:40 PM Jazz Ensemble High School Newton South Newton South Ed Harlow MA S1 107 4:20 PM Jazz Combo High School Newtown High School Newtown High School Kurt Eckhardt CT L1 312 11:15 AM Jazz Ensemble Newtown High Newtown High School Kurt Eckhardt CT S1 107 1:35 PM School Combo Noble High School Noble High School Mark Mumme ME L3 206 11:45 AM Jazz Band Nokomis Combo Nokomis Regional High Lance Schanck ME S3 303 12:10 PM Nokomis Jazz Nokomis Regional High Lance Schanck ME L5 104 2:55 PM Ensemble NMH Jazz Combo Northfield Mount Ronald Smith MA S3 303 3:50 PM Hermon North Smithfield North Smithfield Kevin Plouffe RI S3 301 9:55 AM HS Jazz Combo High School North Smithfield High North Smithfield Regina McAdam RI V2 306 12:40 PM School Jazz Choir High School North Smithfield HS North Smithfield Kevin Plouffe RI L5 104 2:00 PM Jazz Ensemble High School Northwest Catholic Northwest Catholic Daniel Luddy CT L5 103 2:30 PM Big Band High School Northwest Catholic Northwest Catholic Daniel Avery CT V2 309 3:50 PM Jazz Singers High School Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Beach Mark Manduca ME L6 101 10:50 AM High School High School Jazz Ensemble Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Beach Mark Manduca ME S4 109 1:35 PM High School High School Jazz Combo Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Beach Dustin Levesque ME V2 306 3:25 PM Jazz Choir High School Old Rochester Regional Old Rochester Mike Barnicle MA L4 207 2:30 PM High School Jazz Band Regional High School Old Rochester Regional Old Rochester Mike Barnicle MA S2 111 3:50 PM High School Regional High School Jazz Combo 26 Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time Oliver Ames Oliver Ames Robert Wheeler MA L2 310 9:55 AM Jazz Ensemble High School Otter Valley Otter Valley Union Patrick Roberts VT V2 309 1:05 PM Jazz Singers High School Otter Valley Jazz Otter Valley Union Patrick Roberts VT L6 102 2:55 PM Collective High School Overbrook High Overbrook High School Brian Height NJ S2 105 9:55 AM School Blue Ram Combo Overbrook High School Overbrook High School Brian Height NJ L4 207 12:40 PM Jazz Band Pentucket High School Pentucket Regional David Schumacher MA S2 111 2:00 PM Jazz Combo High School Plainfield High School Plainfield High School Brian Stevenson CT V2 309 12:10 PM Chamber Choir Plainville High School Plainville High School Dominic Talotta CT L4 207 9:55 AM Jazz Band Portsmouth Abbey Portsmouth Abbey Joseph Bentley RI S4 109 9:55 AM Jazz Band School Enharmonix Portsmouth Abbey Jeffrey Kerr RI V2 306 1:35 PM School Portsmouth High Portsmouth High School Ted Rausch RI L3 210 9:25 AM School Jazz Ensemble Princeton Jazz Princeton High School Scott Grimaldi NJ LNC 203 9:25 AM Ensemble Princeton Jazz Combo Princeton High School Joe Bongiovi NJ S1 107 10:50 AM Princeton Studio Vocals Princeton High School Joe Bongiovi NJ V1 304 12:10 PM Princeton Studio Band Princeton High School Joe Bongiovi NJ L1 312 2:55 PM Pritzker Jazz Ensemble Pritzker College Prep Benjamin Das IL L3 210 8:30 AM and Phillip Stosberg RE Combo Ransom Everglades Jon Hamm FL S3 303 10:20 AM Rauner Jazz Band Rauner College Prep Robert J Vega IL L4 208 9:25 AM RHAM High School RHAM High School Nick Kokus CT L3 206 10:50 AM Jazz Band Francis Altman Trio Rockport High School Anthony Covelli MA S4 110 9:25 AM Jazz Ensemble II Rockport High School Anthony Covelli MA LNC 203 10:20 AM Jazz Ensemble I Rockport High School Anthony Covelli MA L6 102 12:10 PM Simsbury High School Simsbury High School Ken Fischer CT S1 108 9:25 AM Somersworth High Somersworth High Matthew Lagarde NH L6 101 9:00 AM School Jazz Ensemble School eSKape South Kingstown Ryan Muir RI V1 302 10:50 AM High School South Kingstown South Kingstown Fritz Benz RI L3 206 1:35 PM HS Jazz Ensemble High School South Portland High South Portland Craig Skeffington ME S2 111 10:20 AM School Jazz Combo High School South Portland High South Portland Craig Skeffington ME L3 210 1:05 PM School Jazz Ensemble High School Springfield Central Springfield Central Ray Dandurand MA L1 311 10:50 AM High School High School Sounds of Kensey St. John’s Preparatory Seelan Manickam MA S2 111 9:25 AM School St. Sebastian’s Jazz/ St. Sebastians School Karl Grohmann MA L6 102 10:20 AM Pop Ensemble

27 Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time Stoughton High Stoughton High School Keith Curbow MA S2 105 10:50 AM School Jazz Combo Stoughton High Stoughton High School Sarah Labrie MA V1 302 9:00 AM School Jazz Choir Tuesday Jazz Band Stoughton High School Keith Curbow MA L2 313 3:50 PM Stratford High School Stratford High School Mark Ryan CT L3 206 3:25 PM Jazz Band A Susan Wagner High Susan E. Wagner Paul Corn NY L1 312 2:00 PM School Jazz Band High School The 730 Ensemble The Calhoun School Victor Lin NY S4 109 10:50 AM The Episcopal Academy The Episcopal Academy Ryan Dankanich PA LNC 202 10:50 AM Jazz Ensemble Concert Jazz The Fieldston School Tom Christensen NY L5 104 9:25 AM Improv IV The Fieldston School Tom Christensen NY S3 303 11:15 AM The Rivers Honors The Rivers School Philippe Crettien MA L6 101 2:30 PM Big Band The Rivers Select 1 The Rivers School Philippe Crettien MA S4 110 3:50 PM Combo Thornton Academy Thornton Academy Jennifer Witherell- ME L2 313 11:15 AM Jazz Band Stebbins Toll Gate Jazz Band Toll Gate High School Nicholas Reed RI L2 310 10:50 AM TG Jazz Combo Toll Gate High School Nicholas Reed RI S1 107 12:40 PM Tolland Chamber Choir Tolland High School Noah Fields CT V1 304 11:15 AM Trevor Day School Trevor Day School Tim Otto NY S4 110 11:15 AM Jazz Crusaders Trinity School Tim Ferguson NY L5 104 10:20 AM Jazz Messengers Trinity School Jim Cifelli NY S3 301 12:40 PM The Trinity Singers Trinity School Joshua Elson NY V2 309 2:00 PM Upper School Waynflete School Ray Morrow ME S4 109 9:00 AM Jazz Combo Upper School Waynflete School Ray Morrow ME L6 101 11:45 AM Jazz Ensemble West Genesee High West Genesee Kevin Dimmel NY L1 311 3:25 PM School Jazz Band High School West Warwick West Warwick Matthew Livesey RI L3 206 2:30 PM Jazz A Band High School West Warwick West Warwick Matthew Livesey RI S2 105 4:20 PM Jazz Combo High School Jazz Ensmble Westbrook High School Kyle Smith ME L4 208 1:05 PM Jazz Combo Westbrook High School Kyle Smith ME S2 105 2:30 PM Weston High School Weston High School Steve Fasoli CT L3 206 4:20 PM Jazz Ensemble Weymouth High School Kathleen Kenny MA L1 311 9:55 AM Jazz Ensemble Hall High School William H. Hall James Antonucci CT S1 108 2:00 PM Jazz Combo I High School Concert Jazz Band William H. Hall James Antonucci CT L2 313 2:55 PM High School Jazz Band William H. Hall Stephanie Wattel CT LNC 202 4:20 PM High School WHS Honors Windham High School Mark Taddonio NH L3 210 3:50 PM Jazz Ensemble The Hill Singers Woodstock Academy Amy Ranta CT V1 304 10:20 AM

28 Ensemble Name High School Director State Class Room Perf. Time The Woodstock Woodstock Academy Lauren Churchill CT L2 310 1:35 PM Academy Big Band Xavier Jazz Ensemble Xavier High School Erik Elligers CT L4 207 9:00 AM Xavier Jazz Combo Xavier High School Erik Elligers CT S3 301 2:30 PM Yarmouth High School Yarmouth High School Joey Hendricks ME L5 103 9:00 AM Jazz Band York High School York High School Daniel Sovetsky ME L5 103 1:35 PM Jazz Ensemble

29 Festival History Former Berklee President Lee Eliot Berk initiated the college’s annual High School Jazz Festival (HSJF), with the first festival taking place in March of 1969. The inaugural HSJF, known as the first annual New England High School Stage Band Festival, featured 21 bands. Rush-Henrietta Central High School Band from New York, directed by Thomas Ghidiu, was the winning ensemble.

Schools participating in 1969:

Connecticut Bridgeport High School

Maine Falmouth High School

Massachusetts Central (Weymouth) High School, Weymouth Grafton High School Holbrook High School Peabody High School Tewksbury Memorial High School Westborough High School Westwood High School Xaverian Brothers (Westwood) Stage Band, Westwood

New Hampshire Pinkerton Academy, Derry

New York Chenango Valley High School Rush-Henrietta Central High School

Rhode Island Barrington High School Cranston High School

30 From 1971 to 1992, the festival flourished under director Norman Silver, Berklee’s former director of telecommunications. Other critical HSJF leaders include Rob Rose, former vice president for special programs; Larry Bethune, former vice president for student affairs; Larry Monroe, former vice president of international programs; Steve Lipman, former vice president of student affairs; and Rena Wade, former director of auxiliary services. Darla Hanley, dean of the Professional Education Division, joined the festival leadership team in 2013 as coproducer and director of jazz education and programs, and she became producer in 2018. The festival planning committee has worked together for decades, facilitating the event and supporting each other and jazz education. It continues to be an impressive group of professionals who are dedicated to making the festival special. Central committee members over the years include Brad Berger, Cynthia Bethune, Elizabeth Dawe, Jennifer DeCicco, Tracy Gibbs, Maria Goldberg, Cathy Horn, Reggie Lofton, Jeff Mason, and Christina Quarles. Since the first event, the HSJF has enjoyed annual increases in participation and offerings, moving from an event housed exclusively in Berklee’s 1140 Boylston Street building to its current location at Hynes Convention Center. Over the years, the festival schedule has included clinics and workshops featuring Berklee faculty, staff, and students, along with the Berklee City Music All-Stars and celebrity artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, Peter Erskine, Tia Fuller, Greg Hopkins, Sean Jones, Abe Laboriel Sr., Ellis Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, , and Phil Wilson, to name just a few. The festival grew to include expanded categories of large and small instrumental ensembles, vocal ensembles, and the most recently the Jazz Singer Showcase for solo vocalists, which began three years ago. In 2014, the festival partnered with the Jazz Education Network (JEN) to create and offer the John LaPorta Jazz Educator of the Year Award. Named after LaPorta, a Berklee legacy faculty member, the award is presented nationally at the JEN’s annual conference and again at the HSJF in recognition of teaching excellence in jazz. Recipients include: Daniel Gregerman, Niles North High School, Illinois (2014) Janis Stockhouse, Bloomington High School North, Indiana (2015) Jose Antonio Diaz, Diaz Music Institute and MacArthur Senior High School, Texas (2016) Robert Klevan, Monterey Jazz Festival, California (2017) Diane Downs, Louisville Leopards, Kentucky (2018) Thomas Lizotte, Cape Elizabeth High School, Maine (2019) In 2011, the festival added a student jazz composition competition in the name of Herb Pomeroy, another Berklee legacy faculty member. This award was created to elevate music writing and showcase talented high school students. Winning compositions have been featured in the HSJF evening showcase concerts performed by some of Berklee’s finest jazz ensembles, including the Rainbow Band and Concert Jazz Orchestra.

31 In 2010, the festival received a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation for the development of a website and opportunity to create resources for jazz educators and students. Other festival support includes vendors such as the Jazz Education Network (JEN), Jazz Times, Vandoren, Vic Firth Company, Zildjian, Steve Lipman Associates, Dudacus, Penella Saxophones, David French Music Co., and many others. Over the years, thousands of high school students and music educators have benefited from the performance evaluations, clinics, workshops, and scholarship opportunities available to you today. The 2019 festival alone features has approximately 208 ensembles, 53 adjudicators, several clinicians, and more than 3,000 participating student musicians, making it the country’s largest high school jazz festival. We are making festival history today, and we look forward to what the future will bring.

32 2018 Festival Winners Class L4 First Place: Large Ensembles East Catholic High School Directed by David Brudz Class L1 First Place: Second Place: Princeton High School Overbrook High School Directed by Joe Bongiovi Directed by Brian Height/Phil Verespy Second Place: Third Place: Lexington High School Plainville High School Directed by Pat Donaher Directed by Dominic Talotta Third Place: Honorable Mention: Ellington High School Directed by Lisa Linde Directed by Matthew DeLassus Honorable Mention: Class L5 Centennial High School First Place: Directed by David Matchim North Smithfield High School Directed by Metro A. Narcisi, III Class L2 First Place: Second Place: William H. Hall High School Cape Elizabeth High School Directed by James Antonucci Directed by Tom Lizotte Second Place: Third Place: West Milford Township High School Cromwell High School Directed by Matt Gramata Directed by Raymond J. Sinclair II Third Place: Honorable Mention: Darien High School Coginchaug Regional High School Directed by Jonathan Grauer Directed by Tim Fisher Honorable Mention: Class L6 Conard High School First Place: Directed by Scott R. Porter The Rivers School Directed by Philippe Crettien Class L3 First Place: Second Place: Bethel High School Creative Arts Morgan Directed by Damon E. Coachman Village Academy Directed by Jamal P. Dickerson Second Place: Weston High School Third Place: Directed by Steven Fasoli ACES Educational Center for the Arts Directed by Will Cleary Third Place: South Portland High School Honorable Mention: Directed by Craig Skeffington Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music Honorable Mention: Directed by Penelope Bacon Academy Smetters-Jacono Directed by Thomas Kessler 33 Small Ensembles Class S4 First Place: Class S1 Escuela Libre de Musica Ernesto First Place: Ramos Antonini Lexington High School Directed by David Rivera Martínez Directed by Pat Donaher Second Place: Second Place: Creative Arts Morgan Princeton High School Village Academy Directed by Joe Bongiovi Directed by JOJO Streater and Jamal Dickerson Third Place: Third Place: Directed by Richard Labedz Idyllwild Arts Academy Directed by Paul Carman Honorable Mention: Newton South High School Honorable Mention: Directed by Ed Harlow The Rivers School Directed by Philippe Crettien Class S2 First Place: Vocal Jazz Ensemble Pentucket Regional High School Directed by David Schumacher Class V1 First Place: Second Place: Burlington Township High School RHAM High School Directed by Steven Bishop Directed by Nicholas A. Kokus Second Place: Third Place: Princeton High School Milton Academy Directed by Joe Bongiovi Directed by Bob Sinicrope Third Place: Honorable Mention: Hopewell Valley Central High School South Portland High School Directed by Randy White Directed by Craig Skeffington Honorable Mention: Class S3 Francis T. Maloney High School First Place: Directed by David Pelletier Boston Arts Academy Directed by Gregory Groover, Jr. Class V2 First Place: Second Place: Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School Trinity School Directed by Kelley Morse Directed by Jim Cifelli Second Place: Third Place: Northwest Catholic High School The Fieldston School Directed by Daniel Avery Directed by Tom Christensen Third Place: Honorable Mention: Fryeburg Academy North Smithfield High School Directed by Mimi Rohlfing Directed by Metro A. Narcisi, III

34 Honorable Mention: Foxborough High School Directed by Brian Raymond

Class V3 First Place: Maine Central Institute Directed by Dean Neal Second Place: Directed by Jeffrey Kerr Third Place: North Smithfield High School Directed by Regina McAdam Honorable Mention: ACES Educational Center for the Arts Directed by Amy Lachance Christman

Jazz Singer Showcase First Place: Fryeburg Academy Georgia Stafford Second Place: Princeton High School Maisie Ryle Third Place: Ryan Peter Murphy ACES Educational Center for the Arts

35 Participating Schools by State

California Illinois Downey High School Pritzker College Prep Idyllwild Arts Academy Rauner College Prep

Connecticut Massachusetts ACES Educational Center for the Arts Assabet Valley Regional Technical Avon High School High School Bacon Academy Bartlett High School Brien McMahon High School Beaver Country Day School Brookfield High School Boston Latin School Coginchaug Regional High School Brookline High School Conard High School East Bridgewater Jr. Sr. High School Cromwell High School Danbury High School Foxboro High School Darien High School Hampshire Regional High School East Catholic High School Lexington High School Ellington High School Milton Academy Francis T. Maloney High School Newton North High School Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Newton South High School Griswold High School Northfield Mount Hermon Haddam-Killingworth High School Old Rochester Regional High School Hamden High School Hopkins School Pentucket Regional High School Killingly High School Rockport High School King School Springfield Central High School St. John’s Preparatory School Lyman Hall High School St. Sebastian’s School Lyman Memorial High School Stoughton High School Newtown High School The Rivers School Northwest Catholic High School Weymouth High School Plainfield High School Plainville High School Maryland RHAM High School Centennial High School Simsbury High School FAME—Foundation for the Stratford High School Advancement of Music The Woodstock Academy and Education Tolland High School Maine Weston High School Biddeford High School William H. Hall High School Brewer High School Xavier High School Cape Elizabeth High School District of Columbia Falmouth High School Georgetown Day High School Fryeburg Academy George Stevens Academy Florida Lake Region High School Ransom Everglades Maine Central Institute Mount Desert Island High School Noble High School

36 Nokomis Regional High Puerto Rico Old Orchard Beach High School Escuela Libre de Música Ernesto South Portland High School Ramos Antonini Thornton Academy Waynflete School Rhode Island Westbrook High School Bishop Hendricken High School Yarmouth High School Coventry High School York High School Cranston High School East East Greenwich High School New Hampshire La Salle Academy Dover High School Narragansett High School Hanover High School North Smithfield High School Londonderry High School Portsmouth Abbey School Somersworth High School Portsmouth High School Windham High School South Kingstown High School Toll Gate High School New Jersey West Warwick High School Bordentown Regional High School Burlington City HS Texas Camden Repertory Theater Headwaters School Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy Vermont Deptford High School Otter Valley Union High School Hopewell Valley Central High School Overbrook High School Princeton High School

New York Arlington High School Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music Curtis High School Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School Fayetteville-Manlius High School Herricks High School Jericho High School John Jay High School La Salle Institute Mamaroneck High School Susan Wagner High School The Berkeley Carroll School The Calhoun School The Fieldston School Trevor Day School Trinity School

Pennsylvania The Episcopal Academy

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Information and Vendor Tables

39 Information and Vendor Tables Berklee College of Music Information Tables Berklee HSJF Social Media Campaign #MakingMusicChangesLives Come and be part of our social media takeover to thank your teachers and show support for the power of music education. Professional photographer to take individual/group photos to instantly share on your social media platforms. Be part of Berklee’s MUED Instagram takeover. Hosts: Jeff Leonard and David Kerr

Berklee Office of Admissions Third-Level Hallways Staff and student representatives from the Office of Admissions will be available to discuss programs and application procedures, including the audition and interview process. You can pick up brochures, CDs, and various other materials, and watch performances from some of Berklee’s most exciting concerts.

Berklee Summer Programs Third-Level Hallways Staff from the Office of Special Programs will be available to share information about Berklee’s many summer programs. Whatever your musical interests may be—performance, technology, entrepreneurship, composition, etc.—we have a program for you.

Additional Berklee Information Tables* Third-Level Hallways Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs Berklee Internet Radio Network (BIRN) Berklee Online Music Education

Music Industry Vendor Tables* Third-Level Hallways Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Army Music Art and Music Italia Beantown Swing Orchestra Holland College Litchfield Performing Arts Meet the Artist: Jeff Coffin Meet the Artist: Keyon Harrold Vandoren

*As of print date

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Awards and Scholarships Berklee will present the following awards to the winning ensembles and individuals from today’s festival:

The Berklee Jazz Singer Showcase We are pleased to announce our fourth annual Jazz Singer Showcase. This exciting category is offered to highlight talented solo vocalists performing jazz standards with a rhythm section, combo, or big band. Each year 10 finalists are selected in advance based on video submissions and invited to the festival for a sing-off. The finalists participate in a special vocal coaching session with Maureen McMullen, concert and event producer for External Affairs, then perform arrangements of two jazz standards written specifically for the festival by Utar Artun, an assistant professor in the Ensemble Department. The winner of this category will be announced in room 200, on the second level, following the showcase finals. The winner will receive the Rob Rose Scholarship—a full- tuition scholarship to attend Berklee’s Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive—and will perform at the awards presentation with the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra, directed by Greg Hopkins, at 5:30 p.m. in at the Hynes Auditorium, on the second level.

The John LaPorta Jazz Educator of the Year Award This prestigious award is named after a legendary jazz educator who served as a distinguished professor at Berklee College of Music for more than three decades. It is offered in conjunction with the Jazz Education Network (JEN) organization, presented at the national JEN conference in Reno, Nevada, and at the Berklee High School Jazz Festival. The distinguished recipient receives a $1,500 honorarium, Berklee Online course, HSJF award package, and JEN conference registration, hotel, and travel package.

Herb Pomeroy Jazz Composition and Arranging Contest Berklee is pleased to introduce the eighth annual Herb Pomeroy Jazz Composition and Arranging Contest, sponsored by the Jazz Composition Department and Professional Writing Division. The contest is limited to high school students enrolled in grades 9 through 12. The winner will receive a full-tuition scholarship to Berklee’s Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive.

Ensemble Awards A first-place trophy will be presented to the winning ensembles in competing classes L1 through L6 of the large ensemble category; the winning combos in classes S1 through S4; and the winning vocal jazz ensembles in classes V1 and V2. A plaque will be presented to the second- and third-place ensembles in each of the large competing classes, the competing combo classes, and the competing vocal jazz ensemble classes. Ensembles placing fourth in all competing classes will receive honorable mention plaques.

42 Scholarship Awards Berklee/Boston Conservatory Brass Program Global String Program Piano/Keyboard Workshop Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive Groove School: Bass, Drums, and Percussion The Rob Rose Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive Scholarship for City Music Recipient—Vocal Award The Rob Rose Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive Scholarship for City Music Recipient—Instrumental Award Guitar Sessions Musical Theater Intensive Stage Performance Workshop Vocal Summit

Large Ensemble: Competitive Classes L1—L6 First place: Four 50-percent tuition awards to selected summer performance programs Second place: Three 35-percent tuition awards to selected summer performance programs Third place: Three 25-percent tuition awards to selected summer performance programs

Small Ensemble: Competitive Classes S1—S4 First place: Three 50-percent tuition awards to selected summer performance programs Second place: Two 35-percent tuition awards to selected summer performance programs Third place: Two 25-percent tuition awards to selected summer performance programs Big band and combo award recipients may choose to apply their scholarship to one of the following summer programs: • Berklee/Boston Conservatory Brass Program • Global String Program • Piano/Keyboard Workshop • Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive • Groove School: Bass, Drums and Percussion • Guitar Sessions • Stage Performance Workshop

43 Vocal Ensemble: Competitive Classes V1 and V2 First place: Three 50 percent tuition awards to selected summer performance programs Second place: Two 35 percent tuition awards to selected summer performance programs

Third place: Two 25 percent tuition awards to selected summer performance programs Vocal award recipients may choose to apply their scholarship to one of the following summer programs: • Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive • Musical Theater Intensive • Stage Performance Workshop • Vocal Summit

44 Years of Participation Awards It is with great pleasure that we acknowledge the following schools for their length of participation. The festival stands on the hard work and dedication of many impressive educators and students, and it celebrates each of the schools listed below in 2019.

Five years Ellington High School—Ellington, CT King School—Stamford, CT Lake Region High School—Naples, ME Rockport High School—Rockport, MA

10 years Darien High School—Darien, CT East Bridgewater Jr. Sr. High School—East Bridgewater, MA Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School—Scarsdale, NY Newton North High School—Newton, MA Portsmouth High School—Portsmouth, RI St. Sebastian’s School—Needham, MA The Episcopal Academy—Newtown Square, PA Tolland High School—Tolland, CT Woodstock Academy—Woodstock, CT

15 years Francis T. Maloney High School—Meriden, CT John Jay High School—Cross River, NY Plainville High School—Plainville, CT The Rivers School—Weston, MA

20 years Curtis High School—Staten Island , NY Maine Central Institute—Pittsfield, ME Old Rochester Regional High School—Mattapoisett, MA

25 years Cranston High School East—Cranston, RI Stoughton High School—Stoughton, MA

30 years Bacon Academy—Colchester, CT Waynflete School—Portland, ME

45 First-Time Festival Attendees Berklee is pleased to welcome new participants to the HSJF each year. New participants add excitement and the opportunity to engage with new schools, music educators, and students. We recognize the following first-time attendees in 2019. Avon High School—Avon, CT Bordentown Regional High School—Bordentown, NJ Camden Repertory Theater—Camden, NJ Downey High School—Downey, CA Fayetteville-Manlius High School—Manlius, NY Headwaters School—Austin, TX Springfield Central High School—Springfield, MA West Genesee High School—Camillus, NY

We hope you find today’s experience both educational and enjoyable.

46 Hynes Convention Center Floor Plan

47 Hynes Convention Center Floor Plan

48 Hynes Convention Center Floor Plan

49 Map of Berklee’s Boston Campus

50 2019 Berklee High School Jazz Festival Committee Darla S. Hanley, Executive Festival Producer/Director of Jazz Education and Programs

Executive Committee Elizabeth Dawe, Director of Operations Bradley Berger, Director of Production Cynthia Bethune, Facility Liaison/Hospitality Director Cathy Horn, Adjudication Director Reggie Lofton, Director of Festival Video Nicole Kindred, Director of Festival Staff Tracy Gibbs, Hospitality and Festival Merchandise Christina Quarles, Vendors, Catering, and Program Advertising Allen Bush, Director of Media Relations

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