James Albrecht

James Albrecht joined the music faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno in the fall of 2018. He is also the principal trombonist of the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra, a member of the Great Basin Brass Quintet and frequently performs with the Reno Chamber Orchestra. As an orchestral musician, he has served as 2nd trombonist in the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and acting utility trombone with the Pittsburgh Symphony and was a member of the New World Symphony in Miami, FL. He has also performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Nashville Symphony, the Colorado Symphony, the Honolulu Symphony, the Sacramento Symphony and many regional orchestras across the country. Albrecht began his undergraduate work at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and completed his Bachelor of Music degree at the Manhattan School of Music. He holds a Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Memphis.