CCM shares fall 2022 schedule of performances and public events

4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 
• Guitar Series •
50th ANNIVERSARY GALA CONCERT
Classical Guitar Ensemble 
Christopher Wilke, director 
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of CCM’s Classical Guitar program with a special concert featuring distinguished alumni in solos and ensembles performed by Amy Brucksch, Duane Corn, Brian DeLay, Murray Holland, Luke Jackson, Julie Goldberg, James Meade, Leighann Narum and Matthew Trkula. The concert will include the world premiere of three new works written for the occasion by Wenbin Lyu, Christopher Teves and Christopher Wilke, as well as a guitar orchestra made of alumni and current students. The gala also recognizes the program’s founder, Professor Emeritus Clare Callahan, with the launch of a new scholarship named in her honor to help promising young guitarists achieve their dreams.
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 
• CCM String-Quartet-in-Residence •   
OPENING CONCERT 
Ariel Quartet 
Described by the American Record Guide as "a consummate ensemble gifted with utter musicality and remarkable interpretive power," the Ariel Quartet has earned a glowing international reputation. The ensemble is comprised of Alexandra “Sasha” Kazovsky, violin; Amit Even-Tov, cello; Gershon Gerchikov, violin; and Jan Grüning, viola. The group was formed in Israel in 1998 and has served as CCM’s string quartet-in-residence since 2012. 
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in D major, Op. 18, No. 3 
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in G major, Op. 18, No. 2 
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No. 1 
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall 
Tickets: $29.50; student and group discounts available.

4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 
• Winds Series • 
OF THEE WE SING 
CCM Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble 
Kevin Michael Holzman and Thomas Gamboa, music directors and conductors 
The CCM Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble perform music by American composers commemorating historical events, places and culture. 
Wind Ensemble: 
JOLLEY: Motordom 
LO PRESTI: Elegy for a Young American 
MILBURN: American Hymnsong Suite 
NELSON: Savannah River Holiday 
Wind Symphony: 
ZARE: We Choose to Go to the Moon 
DANYEW: Into the Silent Land 
WARD (ARR. DRAGON): America the Beautiful 
COPLAND: Lincoln Portrait 
GOULD: Symphony No. 4, “West Point” 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 
• Orchestra and Choral Series • 
HOPE, FATE, TRIUMPH 
CCM Philharmonia, Chamber Choir, Chorale and UC Choruses 
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor 
Joe Miller, music director 
Brett Scott, Reina Dickey and Isiah Maxey, conductors  
The CCM Philharmonia opens its 2022-23 season with former Guggenheim Fellow Nkeiru Okoye’s Voices Shouting Out, which the composer wrote in response to 9/11. In her words, “it was a march to acknowledge those fighting on behalf of our safety, and yet a sparkling celebration of life for those who continue living.” Then CCM choirs and UC Choruses join the orchestra for Brahms’ Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) and Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68. 
NKEIRU OKOYE: Voices Shouting Out (2002)
ELGAR: "Nimrod," Variation IX from Variations on an Original Theme Op. 36 "Enigma"
BRAHMS: Schicksalslied, Op. 54
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $25; student and group discounts available.

7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18 
• Jazz Series • 
DON’T GIT SASSY: THE MUSIC OF THAD JONES 
CCM Jazz Orchestra 
Scott Belck, music director 
Thad Jones’ big band music embodies the height of sophistication, the depths of hard driving swing, the relentless groove of the blues, and the beauty of a compositional style like no other.  Join us for an evening celebrating the swinging music of this American jazz master. 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $25; student and group discounts available.

8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23 
• CCMpower Special Event Series • 
30 YEARS OF STEPHEN: THE MUSIC OF STEPHEN FLAHERTY 
CCMpower Fundraising Gala 
Marcia Milgrom Dodge, guest director
Join us for the world premiere of a theatrical concert featuring works by CCM alumnus and Broadway composer Stephen Flaherty. Directed by award-winning director and choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge, the performance features CCM students with alumni and Broadway stars Christy Altomare, Ashley Brown, Jason Graae, Bryonha Marie, Stephanie Jae Park, Alton Fitzgerald White and other surprise guests. Audiences will also experience the premiere of two never before heard compositions performed by Flaherty himself! Proceeds benefit CCM student scholarships and projects. *Please note: Aaron Lazar will no longer be able to perform in this concert due to a scheduling conflict.
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: Special ticket pricing and limited seating. Sponsorship and ticket information available online.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 
• Jazz Series • 
IN THE TRADITION 
CCM Jazz Lab Band 
Craig Bailey, music director 
Featuring swing music from the masters, including Count Basie, Thad Jones, Duke Ellington, Bill Holman, Woody Herman and more. 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 
8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 
2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 
2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 
• Play Series • 
CINCINNATI DIONYSIA: 
LYSISTRATA + THE TROJAN WOMEN 
Adapted by Ellen McLaughlin 
Brant Russell, director 
Caitlin Hines, dramaturg and director of movement 
Megan Steigerwald-Ille, musicology consultant 
Ellen McLaughlin’s adaptations of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata and Euripides’ The Trojan Women tell stories of women impacted by war and their struggle to take control of their fates. A satirical comedy, Lysistrata focuses on women who try to end the Peloponnesian War by going celibate until their men see reason and lay down their arms. Known as the first anti-war play in the western canon, The Trojan Women focuses on the surviving women who grapple with grief, fear and the total devastation of their homes after their city’s defeat in the Trojan War. 
Estimated runtime: 2 hours plus an intermission 
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $32.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 
• Winds Series • 
MASTERWORKS 
CCM Wind Symphony 
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor 
The CCM Wind Symphony performs masterworks by world-renowned composers. 
MENNIN: Canzona 
GOTO: A Wild Rose Above 
LUKÁS: Musica Boema 
DICKERSON: Essay for Band 
GOTKOVSKY: Symphonie pour grande orchestra d’harmonie 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 
8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 
2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 
2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 
• Play Series • 
CINCINNATI DIONYSIA: 
LYSISTRATA + THE TROJAN WOMEN 
Adapted by Ellen McLaughlin 
Brant Russell, director 
Caitlin Hines, dramaturg and director of movement 
Megan Steigerwald-Ille, musicology consultant 
Ellen McLaughlin’s adaptations of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata and Euripides’ The Trojan Women tell stories of women impacted by war and their struggle to take control of their fates. A satirical comedy, Lysistrata focuses on women who try to end the Peloponnesian War by going celibate until their men see reason and lay down their arms. Known as the first anti-war play in the western canon, The Trojan Women focuses on the surviving women who grapple with grief, fear and the total devastation of their homes after their city’s defeat in the Trojan War. 
Estimated runtime: 2 hours plus an intermission 
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $32.50; student and group discounts available.

8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 
8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 
2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 
2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 
• Musical Theatre Series • 
SHE LOVES ME 
Book by Joe Masteroff 
Music by Jerry Bock 
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick 
Based on a play by Miklos Laszio 
Originally Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince 
Originally Produced on Broadway by Harold Prince 
In Association with Lawrence N. Kasha and Philip C. McKenna 
Original Orchestrations by Don Walker 
Adapted by Frank Matosich, Jr. 
Eric Byrd, director and choreographer 
Ian Axness, musical director 
Considered by many to be the most charming musical ever written, She Loves Me is a warm romantic comedy with an endearing innocence and a touch of old-world elegance. Based on a play that inspired the beloved film You've Got Mail, the musical shares an enemies-to-lovers story about two shop clerks who normally don’t get along — until they begin an anonymous love letter exchange after they respond to a lonely-hearts ad in the newspaper. 
Estimated runtime: 2 hours and 30 minutes  
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater 
Tickets: $29.50; student and group discounts available.

*Please note that traffic and parking around campus will be heavier than normal on Oct. 8 due to UC Homecoming Activities. CCM encourages patrons to purchase parking in advance through the Box Office.

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 
• Orchestra Series • 
FULL FORCE 
CCM Philharmonia 
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor 
Join us for a performance of Aya Yoshida’s Double Face, winner of CCM’s Alexander Zemlinsky Prize for Composition in 2019, and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, known for its rich orchestration and passionate melodies.  
AYA YOSHIDA: Double Face (2015; rev. 2022) 
RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 (1907)  
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $25; student and group discounts available.

8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 
8 p.m. Friday, Oct, 21 
2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 
2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 
8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 
8 p.m. Friday, Oct, 28 
2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 
2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30 
• Musical Theatre Series • 
SOMETHING ROTTEN 
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell 
Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick 
Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick 
Diane Lala, director and choreographer 
Matthew J.C. Welsh, musical director 
Two brothers set out to write the world’s first musical in this hilarious mash-up of 16^th-century Shakespeare and 21^st-century Broadway. Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as "The Bard." When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz. 
Estimated runtime: 2 hours and 10 minutes 
*ASL interpreting available during Friday, Oct. 28 performance 
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $39.50; student and group discounts available.

7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 
• Jazz Series • 
A NIGHT WITH TAMIR HENDELMAN 
CCM Jazz Orchestra 
Scott Belck, music director 
Featuring guest artist Tamir Hendelman, piano 
Award-winning jazz pianist Tamir Hendelman joins the CCM Jazz Orchestra for a night of classic swinging piano. Hendelman is a shining star on the jazz scene, a true virtuoso, he has performed with the Jeff Hamilton Trio, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Harry Allen, Teddy Edwards, Warren Vache, Houston Person, Jeff Clayton, Nick Brignola, Phil Upchurch, Rickey Woodard, John Clayton and Barbara Morrison. 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $25; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 
• CCM String-Quartet-in-Residence •   
HAYDN, HAAS and BRAHMS
Ariel Quartet 
Featuring faculty artists Ayane Kozasa, viola; and Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello
Please note the repertoire has changed for this performance: 
HAYDN: String Quartet No. 5 in F Minor, Op. 20 
HAAS: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 7, “From the Monkey Mountains” 
BRAHMS: String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall  
Tickets: $29.50; student and group discounts available.

7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29
• Choral Series •
LIFE AND DEATH: BACH DANCES
CCM Chamber Choir
Joe Miller, music director and conductor
Featuring faculty artist Elliot Madore, baritone
Featuring guest choreographer Taylor Carrasco and guest artists from Cincinnati Ballet 
J.S. Bach’s Magnificat in D Major and Ich habe genung come to life with dance and theatrical staging at Cincinnati’s Christ Church Cathedral. The performance of the combined Baroque masterpieces features a collaboration with guest artists from the Cincinnati Ballet, professional musicians and CCM’s faculty and student artists. 
Location: Christ Church Cathedral, 318 E 4th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available. Tickets will not be available to purchase in-person at the venue.

8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 
8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 
2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 
2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 
• Play Series • 
A DREAM PLAY 
By August Strindberg 
Translated by Harry G. Carlson 
Vincent DeGeorge, director 
A young woman from another world is sent to earth to see what it is like to be human. In Strindberg’s A Dream Play, written in 1901, the playwright has sought to imitate the disconnected but apparently logical form of a dream. Anything can happen, everything is possible and plausible. Time and space do not exist. Using the backdrop of real-life events, Strindberg spins new patterns of memories, experiences, inventions and absurdities all in the quest to discover if life is really worth living.
Estimated runtime: 100 minutes, no intermission
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Tickets: $27; student and group discounts available.

*Please note that traffic and parking around campus will be heavier than normal on Nov. 5 due to a UC Football game. CCM encourages patrons to purchase parking in advance through the Box Office.

7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 
• Jazz Series • 
NEW YORK 
CCM Jazz Lab Band  
Craig Bailey, music director  
Featuring compositions and arrangements by artists who have been influenced by the New York scene and lifestyle. 
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 
• Winds Series • 
DREAMSCAPE 
CCM Wind Symphony 
Featuring the CCM Youth Wind Ensemble (CYWE) 
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor 
Featuring faculty artist Denise Tryon, horn 
Featuring guest composer Catherine Likhuta 
Join the CCM Wind Symphony and Youth Wind Ensemble as we explore the magical world of dreams. Additional repertoire to be announced.

Wind Symphony: 
THEOFANIDIS: I wander the world in a dream of my own making 
BARFIELD: Here We Rest 
LIKHUTA: Vivid Dreams Concerto for Low Horn and Wind Ensemble 
MASLANKA: A Child’s Garden of Dreams 

This concert also represents an interdisciplinary collaboration between CCM and UC’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP). Students and faculty of DAAP have created visual art pieces that compliment and respond to the sound world of Maslanka’s music. Led by DAAP faculty member Edward-Victor Sanchez, the collaboration began in July of 2022.
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 
• Orchestra Series • 
MOZART AND MORE 
CCM Philharmonia 
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor 
CCM Philharmonia performs W.A. Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 featuring Cassidy Franzmeier, the student winner of CCM’s Violin Concerto Competition. 

ROSSINI: Overture to La Scala Di Seta
W.A. MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4    

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $25; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 
• Winds Series • 
THE PLACES YOU’LL GO 
CCM Wind Ensemble  
Thomas Gamboa, music director and conductor  
Featuring the CCM Youth Wind Ensemble (CYWE) Symphonic Winds 

ITO: Festal Scenes
RESPIGHI: Huntingtower Ballad
CHÁVEZ: Mañanas Mexicanas
SAINT-SAËNS: Orient et Occident
DELLO JOIO: Scenes from the Louvre
VILLA-LOBOS/REED: Bachianas Brasileiras

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 
8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 
2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 
• Opera Series • 
DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES 
Music and Libretto by Frances Poulenc 
Libretto by Emmet Lavery 
Christopher Larkin, guest conductor 
Robin Guarino, director 
Based on a true story, this haunting opera tells the tale of the Carmelite Nuns, a small order put to death during the French Revolution. The fictional Parisian aristocrat Blanche de la Force attempts to find refuge with the nuns, setting the stage for a psychological study of devotion in the face of terror. Sung in French with English supertitles. 
Estimated runtime: 3 hours and 6 minutes with intermission 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $35.50-$39.50; student and group discounts available.

4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 
• Jazz Series • 
JAZZ HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA 
CCM Jazz Orchestra 
Scott Belck, music director 
Celebrate the holidays with the hot rhythms and cool sounds of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Stan Kenton, Count Basie and Duke Ellington, and a few surprise guest vocalists who will help us swing into the season! 
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $29.50; student and group discounts available.

8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1
8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2
8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3
3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 
• Dance Series • 
DANCE WORKS 
Shauna Steele, director 
A mixed repertoire performance featuring ballet and contemporary dance, including a holiday selection in collaboration with CCM’s costume design and technology students. 
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $29.50; student and group discounts available.

2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 
2 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 
FEAST OF CAROLS 
CCM Chamber Choir, Chorale and Concert Orchestra, UC Choruses and Cincinnati Youth Choir 
Featuring guest choirs from Lakota East High School, Sycamore High School, Walnut Hills High School and May Festival Youth Chorus
Featuring faculty artist Stuart Skelton, tenor 
Joe Miller, Brett Scott, Aik Khai Pung, Robyn Lana, Reina Dickey and Isiah Maxey, conductors with guest conductors Becky Huddilston, Ken Holdt, Antony Nims and Matthew Swanson 
Bring family and friends to CCM to welcome the 2022 holiday season with festive choral favorites performed by CCM’s, UC’s and CYC’s fabulous choirs and outstanding guest choirs. 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $21.50-$25.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 
2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 
• CCM Prep Series • 
FALL YOUTH BALLET CONCERT 
Tricia Sundbeck, director 
The CCM Youth Ballet Companies feature talented students from ages nine through adult, performing traditional and contemporary works choreographed by CCM and CCM Prep faculty. 
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater  
Tickets: Prices start at $19.50; student and group discounts available.

2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10
• CCM Ensemble-in-Residence Series •
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 
Cincinnati Youth Choir 
Robyn Lana, music director  
Join the Cincinnati Youth Choir as children and youth from across the Greater Cincinnati area celebrate the season and the many cultures of the community. 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $15; student and group discounts available.