Music Faculty and Staff
Bret Albright 513-363-8580 Room: 2840 Courses: Beginning Choirs, Junior Choir (boys), Freshman Choir, & Women's Choir and Vocal Ensemble |
John Caliguri 513-363-8442 Room: 2848 Courses: Beginning Strings, Intermediate Orchestra, Senior Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra |
Richard Canter Marching Band Director 513-363-8510 Room: 1850 Courses: Beg – Intermediate – Junior Bands, Marching Band & Concert Band, Wind Ensemble |
Chris Gibson Department Chair 513-363-8453 Room: 2848 Courses: Junior, Senior, & Chamber Orchestra |
Edward LeBorgne 513-363-8513 Room: 1840 Courses: AP Music Theory; Beginning, Intermediate, & Advanced Steel Drum; Intermediate Band |
Anthony Nims 513-363-8541 Room: 2840 Courses: Junior Choir (girls), Freshman Choir, Senior Vocal Ensemble, Men's & Women's Choirs |
Andrew Peoples Assistant Marching Band Director 513-363-8519 Room: 1845 Courses: Beg - Intermediate - Junior Bands; Jazz Bands, Marching Band |
Staff Profiles
Bret Albright
John Caliguri
Richard Canter
Chris Gibson
Edward LeBorgne
Anthony Nims
Andrew Peoples
Hometown – Elyria, OH; 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, Bret 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 from three choirs to six choirs with over 250 singers. At Taylor, Bret’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.
John Caliguri
Hometown – Cincinnati, OH; BA in Music Education from the College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State University (1988), MA in Education & Curriculum and Instruction from University of Phoenix (2006); after graduation taught general and instrumental music in the Gary, Indiana diocese; has been teaching in the Cincinnati Public School system and at Walnut Hills since 1994. He also serves as Sophomore Class advisor. Mr. Caliguri was the 2007-08 recipient of the WHHS Golden Apple Award for teaching excellence. Mr. Caliguri’s primary musical emphasis is orchestral cello, but has also studied trombone, harp, and piano. He is principal cellist of the Seven Hills Sinfonietta.
Richard Canter
Hometown – Ross, OH; BM in Music Education from Bowling Green State University (2000), MM in Music Education from Miami University (2006). Prior to joining the music faculty as Band Director at Walnut Hills H.S., Mr. Canter was Director of Bands for the Finneytown Local School District from 2000-2012 and Director of Bands for the Mariemont City School District from 2012-2015. Mr. Canter was Educator of the Year for the Finneytown Local School District in 2009. Mr. Canter performs locally in the 85 year old German big band, “The Klaberheads” on his major instrument, trumpet, and is an accomplished composer and arranger. He has presented clinics on band instruction at the Texas Bandmasters Conference, Texas Music Educator’s Conference, Oregon Band Director’s Academy, Ohio Music Education Association, and the Midwest Clinic in Chicago. His beginning band method, Scale & Rhythm Chunks, is used by band programs throughout the country.
Chris Gibson
Hometown – Columbus, OH; BM in Music Education & BA in Music Composition from Miami U (2009). His professional experience has ranged from music instruction (Colerain M.S. & Elementary, as well as private studio), to reading intervention, Marching Band, summer camp director, live music performer on multiple instruments, musician in theatre pit, and an actor in civic theatre. He performs fiddle with Jake Speed & the Freddies, violin with the Seven Hills Sinfonietta, and guitar & bass locally.
Edward LeBorgne
Hometown – Wallington, NJ; BA in Music Education from Penn State University (1995), MM in Percussion Performance, Miami University (2001); taught in Dayton, KY school system 1996 - 1999, and has been teaching in the Cincinnati Public School system and here at Walnut Hills since 2000. Mr. LeBorgne’s musical passion for Steel Drum music developed while studying with Dr. Chris Tanner at Miami. He performs locally with the group Island Ed & His Fiery Limbo Review. Mr. LeBorgne was the 2002-03 recipient of the WHHS Golden Apple Award for teaching excellence.
Anthony Nims
BM in Music Education, Vocal Emphasis, from Ohio Wesleyan University (2000), MM in Choral Conducting, Westminster Choir College, Princeton (2006). His initial teaching experience was with the Forest Hills school district from 2000-2004, where his Women’s Chorus grew from 30 to 100 members over the four years, and he founded the Anderson H.S. A Cappella Chamber Choir. Prior to being recruited for the choral program here at Walnut, Mr. Nims served as Director of Choral Activities at Lakota West H.S. from 2006-13, where his groups consistently earned superior ratings at OMEA Large Group Adjudicated events, as well as performed numerous large choral/orchestral works. He himself sings as a baritone, and has sung professionally with various ensembles, churches and theaters locally and throughout the country.
Andrew Peoples
Hometown – Ocala, FL; BM in Music Performance from Stetson University (2003), MM in Music Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (2005), Education Licensure from Xavier University (2016). Upon graduation from CCM, Mr. Peoples began a ten year career as a professional trombonist and educator. While performing nationally and internationally at music festivals and with professional ensembles, he maintained a private teaching studio of up to 45 weekly students. This teaching experience encouraged him to follow a path to band directing. Over the last several years, Mr. Peoples has worked on the staff as Instructor and Assistant Band Director with the award winning William Mason High School Band while serving as adjunct Professor of Trombone at Xavier University. In 2016 he had the honor of assisting Marie Speziale with a presentation on rehearsal techniques for young brass choirs at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, IL.