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Last Updated: Nov 5th, 2008 - 20:25:43 |
The Stoughton High School Jazz Choir , under the direction of Mr. Daniel Davey, recently won top honors in the 2008 Massachusetts State Jazz Choir Festival. This prestigious competition, sponsored by the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) Massachusetts Chapter, was held April 16 on the campus of Worcester Polytechnical Institute in Worcester, Ma.
Competing in a field of nine of the top jazz choirs in the state, our students were awarded the highest honors and a GOLD MEDAL for the quality of their performance. The gold medal indicates a superior level of musicianship. In addition several SHS students received special citations from the panel of judges for outstanding individual musicianship. Those students were: Whitney Simon, Jeffrey Numero, Julia Steinberg, David Morris, and Megan Porter. These students were featured soloists during the program.
The Stoughton Jazz Choir has shown great consistency throughout this year. Recently the group was named Most Outstanding Jazz Choir of the UNH ñ Clark Terry Jazz Festival held in early March. This is the second Gold Medal Award this choir has received in as many years.
As a result of this superior performance, the choir received an additional honor by being selected to perform at a showcase of winners at Bostonís famous Hatch Shell on the banks of the Charles River. The jazz choir will join two other Stoughton gold medalist groups, the Jazz Combo and Jazz Band, in this performance on Saturday May 10, 2008 from 12 noon until 3 pm. No other town in the state has this distinction of having three Gold Medal groups performing at this event!
The SHS Jazz Combo competed in the instrumental combo division of this venue as well. They followed in the Stoughton fashion of once again receiving the highest honors of the festival ñ a Gold Medal. This group, comprised of bassist Jack Pombriant, drummer Josh Kotlik, pianist Jeff Numero, saxophonist David Morris, and trumpeter/student leader Nick Silveira has a string of accomplishments of their own. All 5 members of the combo received Judgeís Awards for superior individual musicianship. The combo also has a history of accomplishments. Following an Honorable Mention award at the UNH Jazz festival, the group received 1st Place honors at the Berklee Jazz Festival. Combo member David Morris was also awarded the Herb Pomeroy Jazz Award and the distinction of being the top instrumental soloist of the festival. This is the second Gold this band has received in as many years.
Jazz Choir members include: Damani Barboza, Rebecca Griffing, Abby Kobrin, Shaul Kushinsky, Marissa Lucchetti, Bianca Sellito, Whitney Simon, Lilly Donnelly, David Morris, Jeffrey Numero, Jack Pombriant, Carissa Woolf, Alex Baglole, Philip Connors, Kimberly Conti, Annie Dorgan, Peter Griffin, Laurel Hibbard, Josh Kotlik, Megan Porter, Matthew Romano, Julia Steinberg
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