2022 Student Performance Winners
Congratulations to all of our 2022 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Student Performance Winners!
Vocal Ensemble
Winner – Skyway Special Chorus
Director: Elizabeth Thurgood
School: Skyway Elementary
Location: Coeur d’Alene, ID
Vocal Solos
Winner – Sophie Miner
Director: Emily Raasch
School: Emily Raasch Voice & Piano Studio
Location: Troy, ID
Runner-up – Emma Abbott
Director: Emily Raasch
School: Emily Raasch Voice & Piano Studio
Location: Troy, ID
Junior Sweepstakes Winner
Eagle Staff Jazz I
Director: John Aguilar
School: Robert Eagle Staff Middle School
Location: Seattle, WA
Instrumental Ensembles
Winner – Eagle Staff Jazz I
Director: John Aguilar
School: Robert Eagle Staff Middle School
Location: Seattle, WA
Runner-up – Eckstein Sr. Jazz
Director: Moc Escobedo
School: Eckstein Middle School
Location: Seattle, WA
Instrumental Combos
Winner – Genesee Jr. High Jazz Combo
Director: Marianna Smith
School: Genesee High School
Location: Genesee, ID
Vocal Ensembles
Winner – Sandpoint Middle School Select Choir
Director: Jon Brownell
School: Sandpoint Middle School
Location: Sandpoint, ID
Runner-up – Moscow Middle School Choir
Director: Tom Garrett
School: Moscow Middle School
Location: Moscow, ID
Vocal Solos
Winner – Ruby Krajic
Director: Jesse Hampsch
School: Hayden Canyon Charter
Location: Hayden, ID
Senior Instrumental Sweepstakes Winner
CDA Charter Red Hot Jazz Band
Director: Michael Harrison
School: Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy
Location: Coeur d’Alene, ID
Instrumental Ensembles
DIV I
Winner – PFHS Jazz Ensemble
Director: Joel Sandford
School: Post Falls High School
Location: Post Falls, ID
Winner – Jazz Ensemble
Director: Michael Lundquist & Drew Baddeley
School: Henry M. Jackson High School
Location: Mill Creek, WA
Runner-up –Jazz Band I
Director: Shad Frazier
School: Lake City High School
Location: Coeur D’Alene, ID
Runner-up – RMHS Jazz Band
Director: Quentin DeWitt
School: Rocky Mountain High School
Location: Meridian, ID
DIV II
Winner – Lancer Jazz Band
Director: Daniel Ruiter
School: Kennedy Catholic High School
Location: Burien, WA
Runner-up –La Grande High School Jazz Ensemble
Director: Alex Justice
School: La Grande High School
Location: La Grande, OR
DIV III
Winner – CDA Charter Red Hot Jazz Band
Director: Michael Harrison
School: Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy
Location: Coeur d’Alene, ID
Winner – Kellogg High School Jazz Band
Director: Adam Ream
School: Kellogg High School
Location: Kellogg, ID
Winner – Wellington Secondary Sr. Jazz Band
Director: Carmella Luvisotto
School: Wellington Secondary School
Location: Nanaimo, BC
Runner-up – Colfax HS Jazz Band
Director: Mike Morgan
School: Colfax High School
Location: Colfax, WA
Runner-up – Ketchikan High School Jazz Band
Director: Matt Lenhard & Trina Purcell
School: Ketchikan High School
Location: Ketchikan, AK
Instrumental Combos
DIV I
Winner – Walla Walla High School Jazz Combo
Director: Andrew Ueckert
School: Walla Walla High School
Location: Walla Walla, WA
Runner Up – Jazz Mafia
Director: Shad Frazier
School: Lake City High School
Location: Coeur d’Alene, ID
DIV III
Winner – Stevenson/Pearce Duo
Director: Carmella Luvisotto
School: Wellington Secondary School
Location: Nanaimo, BC
Runner Up – Duncan Street Stompers
Director: Michael Harrison
School: Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy
Location: Coeur d’Alene, ID
Instrumental Solos
Winner – Elijah Geddes, Flute
Director: Carmella Luvisotto
School: Wellington Secondary School
Location: Nanaimo, BC
Winner – Thea Guitard, Trombone
Director: Carmella Luvisotto
School: Wellington Secondary School
Location: Nanaimo, BC
Runner-up – Raymond Endert, Trombone
Director: Marcus Endert
School: Del Norte County High School
Location: Crescent City, CA
Runner-up – Kai Cooper, Drums
Director: Carmella Luvisotto
School: Wellington Secondary School
Location: Nanaimo, BC
Senior Vocal Sweepstakes Winner
Navy Blues Vocal Jazz
Director: D. Brittany Pfundheller
School: Lake City High School
Location: Coeur d’Alene, ID
Vocal Area Mic Ensembles
DIV II
Winner – SHS Chamber Choir
Director: Jon Brownell
School: Sandpoint High School
Location: Sandpoint, ID
Runner-up – SHS Concert Choir Women
Director: Jon Brownell
School: Sandpoint High School
Location: Sandpoint, ID
DIV III
Winner – Genesee High School Jazz Choir
Director: Marianna Smith
School: Genesee School
Location: Genesee, ID
Runner-up – Orofino Combined Jazz Choir
Director: Carrington Ratliff
School: Orofino High School
Location: Orofino, ID
Vocal Multi-Mic Ensembles
DIV I
Winner – Navy Blues Vocal Jazz
Director: D. Brittany Pfundheller
School: Lake City High School
Location: Coeur d’Alene, ID
DIV III
Winner – Selkirk Vocal Jazz
Director: Sven Heyde
School: Selkirk Secondary School
Location: Kimberley, BC
Runner-up – Kayhi Jazz Choir
Director: Matt Lenhard & Trina Purcell
School: Ketchikan High School
Location: Ketchikan, AK
Vocal Combos
Winner – Encore
Director: Stephanie Sant
School: Moscow Senior High School
Location: Moscow, ID
Vocal Solos
Winner – Asiah Keenan
Director: Jon Brownell
School: Sandpoint High School
Location: Sandpoint, ID
Winner – Sarah Stevenson
Director: Carmella Luvisotto
School: Wellington Secondary School
Location: Nanaimo, BC
Runner-up – Isabelle Penuelas
Director: Emily Raasch
School: Emily Raasch Voice and Piano Studio
Location: Troy, ID
Runner-up – Isaiah Raasch
Director: Emily Raasch
School: Emily Raasch Voice and Piano Studio
Location: Troy, ID
Outstanding College Instrumental Soloist
Winner – Mason Oyler
Director: Vern Sielert
School: University of Idaho
Location: Moscow, ID