Edgemont Jazz Ensemble Wins First Place at Berklee High School Jazz Festival

Edgemont students braved the snowstorm over the weekend of February 11 and headed up to Boston to compete in the annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival. Their efforts were highly rewarded: for the fourth year in a row, the Edgemont Vocal Jazz ensemble won first place in their category! The Edgemont Instrumental Jazz Band, which only recently started competing at Berklee, placed third in their category. In addition, several Edgemont students earned additional awards of distinction: Peter Hoerenz received two Judges Choice awards and two Outstanding Musicianship awards. Indigo Passariello received a Judges Choice award, a Superior Musicianship award, and was honored as a Top Ten Finalist in the Jazz Singers Showcase.

CATEGORY: Small Ensemble/Combo Class S3
DIRECTOR: John Catoliato
AWARD: Judges Choice Award: Peter Hoerenz
AWARD: Outstanding Musicianship Award: Peter Hoerenz

CATEGORY: Large Ensemble Class L5
DIRECTOR: John Catoliato
AWARD: 3rd Place
AWARD: Judges Choice Award: Peter Hoerenz
AWARD: Outstanding Musicianship Award: Peter Hoerenz

CATEGORY: Vocal Jazz Ensemble V3
DIRECTOR: Kelley Morse
AWARD: 1st Place
AWARD: Judges Choice Award: Indigo Passariello
AWARD: Superior Musicianship Award: Indigo Passariello

CATEGORY: Jazz Singers Showcase Finals
TOP TEN FINALIST: Indigo Passariello