OUR STAFF

BRET ALBRIGHT

Mr. Albright (right) conducts the four junior high choirs at Walnut Hills and assists with the high school choirs. Originally from Elyria, OH, Mr. Albright received his BA in Music Education (Vocal Emphasis) from UC’s College Conservatory of Music (2004) and a MA in Education (2009). Before joining the Walnut Hills music faculty, Mr. Albright was the choral director in the Three Rivers School District (Taylor H.S.) from 2004-2018. Under his direction, the high school program grew from one choir with 32 members to three choirs with over 175 members, and the middle school program grew from three choirs to six choirs with over 250 singers. At Taylor, Mr. Albright’s choirs consistently earned superior ratings at OMEA Large Group Adjudicated Events, as well as performed several large choral/orchestral works. In 2016, Bret was awarded the Hamilton County “Celebrate Excellence” Educator of the Year award. As a choral singer, Bret has performed under the direction of Robert Porco, James Conlon, Pävo Jarvi, John Adams, Earl Rivers, and Steven Coker. He was also the Theater Arts director at Taylor H.S. from 2004-2015.

ANTHONY NIMS

Mr. Nims (left) conducts the four high school choirs at Walnut Hills as well as Chamber Choir and assists with one of the junior high choirs. He taught vocal music at Anderson High School from 2000-2004 and was Director of Choral Activities at Lakota West High School from 2006-2013. His choirs have consistently earned superior ratings at OMEA Adjudicated Events and have performed such large works as Haydn’s Creation, Carmina Burana by Orff, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, the Mozart Requiem, the Rossini Stabat Mater, Michael Tippett’s A Child of Our Time, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, and the Bach Mass in B minor. Mr. Nims holds the Master of Music degree in choral conducting from Westminster Choir College, where he studied with Joseph Flummerfelt, James Jordan, and Andrew Megill. As a choral singer, Mr. Nims has performed under such renowned conductors as Lorin Maazel, Charles Dutoit, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Alan Gilbert, Neeme Järvi, Helmuth Rilling, and Anton Armstrong. His Bachelor of Music degree in music education is from Ohio Wesleyan University.