January Events -- Awards & Accolades
A.
All States -- January 10
Two
of Cape High’s seniors participated in the All State Jazz Festival Concert
held at the Bangor High School. Brandon Meagher was selected to play drums
in the Honors Jazz Combo, and Luc Cary was chosen as the bassist for the Jazz
Choir Combo.
B. District One Honors Festival -- January 24
Cape
had a strong presence at the 2009 District One Honors Jazz Festival held
at Noble High School. Flutist Lizz Brewington and clarinetist Mary Sims
performed
in the District One Concert Band. Trumpet player Wil Dennison, drummer
Brandon
Meagher and bassist Luc Cary played in the District One Jazz Band. Matt
Barksdale,
Laura Catsos, Colby Marvin, Tori Russell, Thomas Schrank, Sam Spicer and Tim
Williamson sang
in the District One Chorus. Both events were sponsored by the Maine
Music Educators
Association.
They involved student players from all over the state
and jazz instructors from
around
the country.
C. Berklee -- January 31
The
Jazz Program traveled to Boston, Massachusetts to participate in the 41st
Annual
High School Jazz Festival sponsored by the Berklee College of Music. The
annual
event is the largest of its kind in the United States and involves over 100
bands ranging
from big bands, combos, and vocal jazz ensembles.
Cape
fronted two ensembles: the Concert Jazz Band and the Jazz Combo. Twenty
six
students comprised the Concert Jazz Big Band. Jon Aronson, Elizabeth
Brewington,
Luc Cary, Laure Catsos, David Charles, Will Daly, Will Denison, Una Donegan,
Olivia
Earnshaw, Joe Jurkiewicz, Joe Long, David Luongo, Morgan Mancall, Brandon
Meagher,
Ned Melanson, Ross Phillips, Caitlin Pomeroy, Aureilio Reyes, Katherine Reyes,
Rob Rice,
Jack Roos, Michael Takach, Susan Tuttle, Marita Stressinger, Nathan Weatherbie,
and
Joe Wolanski. The big band, directed by Tom Lizotte, performed
a series of tunes arranged
by Middle School band director Terry White. Tom Lizotte believes that
Cape has the only
big band featuring music written specifically for the ensemble.
Seniors
Luc Cary (bass), David Charles (trumpet), Brandon Meagher (drums), Rob Rice
(guitar), and Joe Wolanski (bari-sax) comprised the self directed jazz combo.
Luc
Cary (bass) and Laura Catsos (vocals and saxophone) were selected as the
recipients
of the Berklee College Judge’s Choice Awards.