Brett Scott is Associate Professor of Ensembles and Conducting at the University of Cincinnati’s famed College-Conservatory of Music, where he conducts the CCM Chorale, teaches conducting and literature at the graduate and undergraduate level, and is Music Director of Opera d’arte. Under his direction, the CCM Chorale released its first commercial recording, Lux Dei—New Works for Choir by Douglas Knehans, through Ablaze Records, and has begun production of its second recording, focusing on sacred music for choir and electronics. Chorale has given multiple regional and world premieres by both American and international composers, including the 2015 revival performance of Dave Brubeck’s The Gates of Justice, and in 2016 the regional premiere of Abyssinian Mass by Wynton Marsalis, and the North American premiere of Stabat Mater by Ivan Moody. Under his direction Opera d’arte has won numerous awards through the National Opera Association. His conducting students have three times reached the finals of the ACDA graduate student conducting competition and have been selected to participate in Chorus America masterclasses.