Brenton Nash – Director of Bands
Katie Manker – Assistant Band Director
Jack Albert
Jack Albert currently serves as director of percussion at Sparkman High School in Harvest,
Alabama. Jack’s duties at Sparkman include co-directing the Sparkman High School Marching Senators, directing the Sparkman Indoor Percussion Ensemble, and teaching 6-8 grade percussion at Monrovia and Sparkman Middle Schools. These high achieving groups perform in the WGI and BOA arenas, as well as state and national concert band festivals. Mr. Albert is a graduate of the University of North Alabama (B.S. in Music Education) where he served as percussion section leader and principal percussionist. He is also an alumnus of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps where he was a member of the snare line. In addition to teaching, Mr. Albert is a highly sought after band and percussion arranger/designer, and serves as a staff arranger for the University of North Alabama Band Program and percussion arranger for Southwind and Western Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps. Mr. Albert currently resides in Priceville, Alabama with his wife Allison, and son Sawyer.