CCM shares spring 2023 schedule of major performances and events

**New addition to CCM's spring schedule

7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12 
7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13 
2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 
• Musical Theatre Series • 
THE WILD PARTY
Book, Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa 
Based on the Poem by Joseph Moncure March 
Partially Developed and Received Readings at The O'Neill Theatre Center during the 1997 National Music Theatre Conference
Originally Produced in New York City by The Manhattan Theatre Club 
Eric Santagata, director 
Eliza Levy, choreographer 
Steve Goers, musical director   
Decadence and excess are the life of the party in this jazzy 1920s whodunnit. Lovers Queenie and Burrs decide to throw the party-to-end-all-parties in their Manhattan apartment. After the colorful arrival of a slew of guests living life on the edge, Queenie's wandering eyes land on a striking man named Black. As the party’s decadence and destruction reaches a climax, so does Burrs' jealousy. 
Location: Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E 6th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Tickets: $24.50; student and group discounts available. Tickets will not be available for purchase at the event venue.

Sponsored by Brett Offenberger and Douglas Duckett

7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 
• Percussion Series • 
A TRIP TO TRINIDAD AND BACK 
Steel Drum Band 
Russell Burge, music coordinator 
CCM’s Steel Drum Band presents an evening of the traditional music of Trinidad, along with pop, folk and reggae compositions. 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 
• Winds Series • 
BLUE CATHEDRAL 
CCM Wind Symphony 
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor 
Featuring the Sycamore High School Sycamore Winds 
The CCM Wind Symphony performs masterworks old and new, featuring Jennifer Higdon’s Blue Cathedral and Michael Martin’s monumental symphony Lontano. 
RODRIGO: Adagio Para Instrumentos de Vientos 
PRICE: Octet for Brasses and Piano 
HIGDON: Blue Cathedral 
MARTIN: Lontano Symphony for Wind Ensemble 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 
• Orchestral Series • 
D MAJOR/ D MINOR 
CCM Philharmonia 
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor 
Featuring faculty artist Alexandra Kazovsky, violin 
*Please note that Kazovsky is no longer performing on this concert 
Enjoy contrasting views of tonality and style in a performance that features works by modern master Gabriela Lena Frank, Igor Stravinsky and Antonín Dvořák. Winner of the CCM Violin Concerto Competition, doctoral student Yucheng Zeng will be featured as soloist in Stravinsky’s virtuosic Violin Concerto in D Major, which will be conducted by doctoral student Hannah Schendel.
FRANK: Apu, Tone Poem for Orchestra (2017)
STRAVINSKY: Violin Concerto in D Major (1931)
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70 (1885)
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $25; student and group discounts available.

4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 
• Jazz Series • 
CCM Jazz Orchestra 
Scott Belck, music director 
B. MINTZER: Tribute
J. REDMAN (arr. A. BLAYLOCK): Jazz Crimes
B. MINTZER: Papa Lips
B. BROOKMEYER: Hello and Goodbye
B. FLORENCE: Be Bop Charlie
K. WHEELER: Gentle Piece
M. BUSELLI: The Trouble with Triplets
O. NELSON: Self Help is Needed
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $25; student and group discounts available.

**All performances are SOLD OUT

8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3 
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 
•Undergraduate Opera Series• 
DIDO AND AENEAS + GIANNI SCHICCHI 
Kenneth Shaw, director 
Brett Scott, conductor 
Let your passions burn as Opera d'arte presents the tragic, but heroic love story between the Queen of Carthage and the hero of Troy. Henry Purcell's only true opera, Baroque masterpiece Dido and Aeneas, is presented in a double bill with Giacomo Puccini's raucous comedy, Gianni Schicchi, where we see a family passionately struggling to gain the inheritance of a dead relative, only to be outwitted by Gianni, who has his own passionate reasons to turn the tables! There is truly something for every opera lover in this double bill. 
Estimated run time:  2 hours, including intermission 
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater 
Tickets: $10; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 
• Jazz Series • 
CCM Jazz Lab Band 
Craig Bailey, music director 
Concert program to be determined. 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

*ASL interpreting available during Friday, Feb. 10 performance 

8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 
8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 
2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 
• Play Series • 
FRANKENSTEIN 
By Nick Dear 
From the novel by Mary Shelley 
Susan Felder, director 
An electrifying tale of a creature cast away by his creator into a hostile world — only to wind his way back in a dangerous game of destruction — that has captivated audiences for over 200 years. This gothic story comes to life with Nick Dear’s adaptation of the chilling fable by Mary Shelley, animating the themes of social rejection, intellectual hubris and the clash of good and evil. Content advisory: This production contains adult content, including scenes depicting physical and sexual violence.  

Estimated run time: 1 hour and 50 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.  
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater  
Tickets: $32.50; student and group discounts available.

*Traffic and parking on campus may be heavier than normal due to a UC Men’s Basketball game at 7 p.m. on February 11 at UC’s Fifth Third Arena.

8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 
8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17 
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 
• Opera Series • 
AGRIPPINA 
Music by George Frideric Handel 
Libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani 
Brian McCann, conductor 
Alison Pogorelc, director 
Machinations, mind games and unabashed ambitions are rampant in the court of Claudius, Emperor of Rome. No one is more adept at manipulating the political lackeys than his clever wife, Agrippina, sister of the emperor Claudius overthrew. Power-hungry and keen on revenge, Agrippina will stab just about anyone in the back to get what she wants — her son Nero seated on the throne. When Claudius names his favorite general as his successor, Agrippina will have to play her cards just right. Considered Handel’s earliest masterpiece, sex, intrigue and sharp humor fuel this biting political satire. 
Estimated run time: 2 hours and 15 minutes, including intermission 
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater 
Tickets: $23.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17 
• Winds Series • 
POPS: STAR WARS 
CCM Wind Symphony 
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor 
Featuring the CCM Youth Wind Ensemble 
Featuring faculty artist Michael Chertock, piano; and student artist Erin Alcorn, soprano 
The CCM Wind Symphony and CYWE join forces for an epic concert, featuring a suite of works from John Williams’ Star Wars soundtracks and Michael Chertock’s electrifying performance of Rhapsody in Blue. 
CCM Youth Wind Ensemble:  
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue 
CCM Wind Symphony:  
HOLST: “Jupiter” from The Planets  
WHITACRE: Goodnight Moon  
WILLIAMS: Symphonic Suite from Star Wars 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 
• CCM String-Quartet-in-Residence • 
AMERICAN DREAM 
Ariel Quartet 
Featuring guest artist Edward Arron, cello 
The internationally acclaimed Ariel Quartet performs “American Dream,” featuring works that will be announced from stage; and Franz Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major, D. 956, featuring guest artist Edward Arron, cello. 
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall 
Tickets: $29.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 
• Orchestral Series • 
THE SOUND OF WATER 
CCM Philharmonia 
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor 
Pablo Pegalajar, graduate student conductor 
Whether it is a noble river in Bohemia, the bracing sea off the coast of England or the exotic oceans of Asia, water has always inspired composers around the globe. Join the CCM Philharmonia as we travel far and wide, navigating the calm and treacherous currents of nature, and of humanity. 
SMETANA: Vltava, from “Ma Vlast” (The Moldau, from "My Homeland") (1882) 
BRITTEN: Four Sea Interludes, from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a (1945)   
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, Op. 35 (1888)  
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $25; student and group discounts available.

8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 
• Guest Artist Series • 
THE GABRIEL ALEGRÍA AFRO-PERUVIAN SEXTET KONECTADOS TOUR 2023 
The Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet presents Afro-Peruvian Jazz Music. To attend one of Gabriel's shows is to lose oneself in a culturally rich and immersive concert experience. Afro-Peruvian Jazz Music is characterized by infectious rhythms played on instruments such as the Cajón, Cajita and Quijada (literally the jawbone of a donkey)! This experience will authentically transport you to the coast of Peru and its magic. Renowned jazz critic Doug Ramsey said it best: "The Afro-Peruvian Sextet is writing a new chapter in the history of Latin Jazz.”

The concert’s program is scheduled to include:

GABRIEL ALEGRÍA: Carrusel de Luces
LAURA ANDREA LEGUIA: El Primer Final
LAURA ANDREA LEGUIA: Capicua
LAURANDREA LEGUIA: Eva
DANIEL ALOMIA ROBLES/DAVE BRUBECK: El Condor Pasa/Take Five
LAURA ANDREA LEGUIA: La Puertecita
GABRIEL ALEGRÍA: Mirando El Shingo
LAURA ANDREA LEGUIA: Amaranta

Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $30; student and group discounts available.

The Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet is hosted by CCM's Division of Music Education, and presented in partnership with La Mega Media, with additional support from the Paul Lammermeier Foundation.

**All performances are SOLD OUT

8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3 
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 
•Undergraduate Opera Series• 
DIDO AND AENEAS + GIANNI SCHICCHI 
Kenneth Shaw, director 
Brett Scott, conductor 
Let your passions burn as Opera d'arte presents the tragic, but heroic love story between the Queen of Carthage and the hero of Troy. Henry Purcell's only true opera, Baroque masterpiece Dido and Aeneas, is presented in a double bill with Giacomo Puccini's raucous comedy, Gianni Schicchi, where we see a family passionately struggling to gain the inheritance of a dead relative, only to be outwitted by Gianni, who has his own passionate reasons to turn the tables! There is truly something for every opera lover in this double bill. 
Estimated run time:  2 hours, including intermission 
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater 
Tickets: $10; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 
• Jazz Series • 
CCM Jazz Lab Band 
Craig Bailey, music director 
Concert program to be determined. 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

*ASL interpreting available during Friday, Feb. 10 performance 

8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 
8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 
2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 
• Play Series • 
FRANKENSTEIN 
By Nick Dear 
From the novel by Mary Shelley 
Susan Felder, director 
An electrifying tale of a creature cast away by his creator into a hostile world — only to wind his way back in a dangerous game of destruction — that has captivated audiences for over 200 years. This gothic story comes to life with Nick Dear’s adaptation of the chilling fable by Mary Shelley, animating the themes of social rejection, intellectual hubris and the clash of good and evil. Content advisory: This production contains adult content, including scenes depicting physical and sexual violence.  

Estimated run time: 1 hour and 50 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.  
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater  
Tickets: $32.50; student and group discounts available.

*Traffic and parking on campus may be heavier than normal due to a UC Men’s Basketball game at 7 p.m. on February 11 at UC’s Fifth Third Arena.

8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 
8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17 
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 
• Opera Series • 
AGRIPPINA 
Music by George Frideric Handel 
Libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani 
Brian McCann, conductor 
Alison Pogorelc, director 
Machinations, mind games and unabashed ambitions are rampant in the court of Claudius, Emperor of Rome. No one is more adept at manipulating the political lackeys than his clever wife, Agrippina, sister of the emperor Claudius overthrew. Power-hungry and keen on revenge, Agrippina will stab just about anyone in the back to get what she wants — her son Nero seated on the throne. When Claudius names his favorite general as his successor, Agrippina will have to play her cards just right. Considered Handel’s earliest masterpiece, sex, intrigue and sharp humor fuel this biting political satire. 
Estimated run time: 2 hours and 15 minutes, including intermission 
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater 
Tickets: $23.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17 
• Winds Series • 
POPS: STAR WARS 
CCM Wind Symphony 
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor 
Featuring the CCM Youth Wind Ensemble 
Featuring faculty artist Michael Chertock, piano; and student artist Erin Alcorn, soprano 
The CCM Wind Symphony and CYWE join forces for an epic concert, featuring a suite of works from John Williams’ Star Wars soundtracks and Michael Chertock’s electrifying performance of Rhapsody in Blue. 
CCM Youth Wind Ensemble:  
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue 
CCM Wind Symphony:  
HOLST: “Jupiter” from The Planets  
WHITACRE: Goodnight Moon  
WILLIAMS: Symphonic Suite from Star Wars 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 
• CCM String-Quartet-in-Residence • 
AMERICAN DREAM 
Ariel Quartet 
Featuring guest artist Edward Arron, cello 
The internationally acclaimed Ariel Quartet performs “American Dream,” featuring works that will be announced from stage; and Franz Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major, D. 956, featuring guest artist Edward Arron, cello. 
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall 
Tickets: $29.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 
• Orchestral Series • 
THE SOUND OF WATER 
CCM Philharmonia 
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor 
Pablo Pegalajar, graduate student conductor 
Whether it is a noble river in Bohemia, the bracing sea off the coast of England or the exotic oceans of Asia, water has always inspired composers around the globe. Join the CCM Philharmonia as we travel far and wide, navigating the calm and treacherous currents of nature, and of humanity. 
SMETANA: Vltava, from “Ma Vlast” (The Moldau, from "My Homeland") (1882) 
BRITTEN: Four Sea Interludes, from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a (1945)   
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, Op. 35 (1888)  
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $25; student and group discounts available.

8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 
• Guest Artist Series • 
THE GABRIEL ALEGRÍA AFRO-PERUVIAN SEXTET KONECTADOS TOUR 2023 
The Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet presents Afro-Peruvian Jazz Music. To attend one of Gabriel's shows is to lose oneself in a culturally rich and immersive concert experience. Afro-Peruvian Jazz Music is characterized by infectious rhythms played on instruments such as the Cajón, Cajita and Quijada (literally the jawbone of a donkey)! This experience will authentically transport you to the coast of Peru and its magic. Renowned jazz critic Doug Ramsey said it best: "The Afro-Peruvian Sextet is writing a new chapter in the history of Latin Jazz.”

The concert’s program is scheduled to include:

GABRIEL ALEGRÍA: Carrusel de Luces
LAURA ANDREA LEGUIA: El Primer Final
LAURA ANDREA LEGUIA: Capicua
LAURANDREA LEGUIA: Eva
DANIEL ALOMIA ROBLES/DAVE BRUBECK: El Condor Pasa/Take Five
LAURA ANDREA LEGUIA: La Puertecita
GABRIEL ALEGRÍA: Mirando El Shingo
LAURA ANDREA LEGUIA: Amaranta

Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $30; student and group discounts available.

The Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet is hosted by CCM's Division of Music Education, and presented in partnership with La Mega Media, with additional support from the Paul Lammermeier Foundation.

8 p.m. Thursday, March 2 
8 p.m. Friday, March 3 
8 p.m. Saturday, March 4 
2 p.m. Sunday, March 5 
• Dance Series • 
STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHERS’ SHOWCASE 
Shauna Steele, director 
From feisty, frisky jazz to sublime neo-classical ballet, the always exciting and much anticipated Student Choreographers’ Showcase features works by Rose Engel, Sydney D’Orso, Mandi Weitz, Hazel Alexander, Erin Decker, Morgan Montour and Gracie Zamiska. Content advisory: This production contains haze/strobe lighting effects and adult content, including audio depicting hate speech, gun violence and trauma.
Estimated run time: 70 minutes, no intermission 
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

*Traffic and parking on campus may be heavier than normal due to a UC Men’s Basketball game at 2 p.m. on March 5 at UC’s Fifth Third Arena.

*ASL interpreting available during Friday, March 3 performance 

8 p.m. Thursday, March 2 
8 p.m. Friday, March 3 
2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 4 
2 p.m. Sunday, March 5 
• Musical Theatre Series • 
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s 
CINDERELLA 
Music by Richard Rodgers 
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II 
New Book by Douglas Carter Beane 
Original Book by Oscar Hammerstein II 
Orchestrations by Danny Troob 
Music Adaptation & Arrangements by David Chase 
Eric Byrd, director 
Brandon Kelly, choreographer 
Ian Axness, musical director 
One of the world’s most beloved fairy tales comes to life on stage in a romantic story for all ages. Stuck as a servant to her evil stepmother and stepsisters, a poor girl wishes for her dream to come true. Her fairy godmother gives Cinderella a magical makeover just in time for the royal ball, where she meets Prince Charming and they fall in love.  

March 4 matinee performance: Bring your fairy tale costume and dress like a story book character for the show! Featuring photo ops and a chance to meet Cinderella cast members. 

Estimated runtime: 2 hours and 15 minutes, including an intermission. 
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $39.50; student and group discounts available; $15 special rate for children (12 and under).

*Traffic and parking on campus may be heavier than normal due to a UC Men’s Basketball game at 2 p.m. on March 5 at UC’s Fifth Third Arena.

7:30 p.m. Friday, March 3 
MARDI GRAS NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CONCERT
CCM Jazz Orchestra
Featuring internationally acclaimed guest artist Ashlin Parker, trumpet
Scott Belck, music director 
A companion to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center’s Black History Month programming, the New Orleans Mardi Gras concert is a celebration of music and culture. The Friday night performance promises an evening with all the revelry and flair of Mardi Gras, followed by a reception and meet-and-greet with New Orleans-based jazz trumpeter, Ashlin Parker.  
Location: Harriet Tubman Theater, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202 
Tickets: $25 general admission; $20 for Freedom Center members

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8
• Jazz Series • 
CCM Jazz Lab Band 
Craig Bailey, music director 
The CCM Jazz Lab Band continues its spring concert series with a program celebrating the music of Charles Mingus.
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

7 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 
7 p.m. Thursday, March 9 
7 p.m. Friday, March 10 
• Play Series • 
TRANSMIGRATION 2023 
A Festival of Student-Created New Works  
Brant Russell, producer  
Transmigration, so named for “the movement from one place to another” or “the transition from one state of being to another,” features six teams of CCM Acting students who craft and then perform original 30-minute shows simultaneously in different locations. Transmigration audience members will have the opportunity to experience four different works of their choosing in one spectacular evening. 
Location: Liberty Exhibition Hall, 3938 Spring Grove Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45223 
Admission: FREE, but ticket reservations are encouraged.

7 p.m. Thursday, March 9 
• CCMpower Special Event Series • 
CCM MUSICAL THEATRE SENIOR SHOWCASE
A CCMpower Benefit 
Created and performed by the Class of 2023 in Musical Theatre  
See and hear our musical theatre students in action at the 30^th edition of the Senior Showcase, featuring the Class of 2023 prior to its New York City debut.  
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater  
Tickets: $75. Special ticket pricing and limited seating. For more information, call CCM Development and Alumni Relations at 513-556-2100.

7 p.m. Friday, March 10 
7 p.m. Saturday, March 11
CCM MUSICAL THEATRE SENIOR SHOWCASE
Created and performed by the Class of 2023 in Musical Theatre 
See and hear our musical theatre students in action at the 30^th edition of the Senior Showcase, featuring the Class of 2023 prior to its New York City debut. 
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $18; student and group discounts available. 

7:30 p.m. Friday, March 10 
• Winds Series • 
WAR AND PEACE 
CCM Wind Symphony 
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor 
Featuring the Milford High School Wind Ensemble 
The CCM Wind Symphony performs music reflecting on war and peace, culminating in Karel Husa’s powerful Music for Prague, 1968. 
BERNSTEIN: Overture to Candide
BLACKSHAW: Peace Dancer 
JOLLEY: MARCH! 
SIMON: Sweet Chariot 
HUSA: Music for Prague, 1968
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

5 p.m. Sunday, March 12 
• CCM Ensemble-in-Residence Series • 
CENTERED IN OUR SONG: CELEBRATING 30 YEARS 
Cincinnati Youth Choir 
Robyn Lana, music director 
Current members of the Cincinnati Youth Choir and alumni lift their voices in celebration of CYC’s 30 years impacting youth and the Greater Cincinnati Community. 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $15; student and group discounts available

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 
• CCM String Quartet-in-Residence • 
BRAHMS PIANO QUINTET 
Ariel Quartet 
Featuring faculty artist Soyeon Kate Lee, piano 
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 
MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 44 
BRAHMS: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall 
Tickets: $29.50; student and group discounts available

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 
• Winds Series • 
VIRTUOSITIES 
CCM Wind Ensemble and CYWE Symphonic Winds  
Thomas Gamboa, music director and conductor  
Terence Milligan, conductor emeritus 
CHEN: Dragon Rhyme 
STRAUSS: Allerseelen 
DAHL: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra  
NELHYBEL: Symphonic Movement 
SPARKE: Dance Movements 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Friday, March 24 
• Orchestral Series • 
VIRTUOSITY! 
CCM Philharmonia 
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor 
Join the CCM Philharmonia and two of CCM's star soloists for a concert of orchestral and solo virtuosity from around the world! This performance features the winner of the CCM Piano Concerto Competition on Barber’s Piano Concerto Op. 38 or on Ginastera’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28; repertoire will be confirmed after the competition. 
STRAUSS: Overture to Der Zigeunerbaron (1885)                    
BARBER: Piano Concerto, Op. 38 (1960); or GINASTERA: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28 (1961) 
           Featuring the winner of the CCM Piano Concerto Competition 
CHEN QIGANG: Reflet d’un Temps Disparu (Reflection of a Vanished Time) (1995-96) 
           Featuring the winner of the CCM Cello Concerto Competition 
KODÁLY: Dances from Galánta (1933)  
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $25; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25 
• Jazz Series • 
ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON FESTIVAL: GALA CONCERT  
CCM Jazz Orchestra  
Scott Belck, music director
Tatum Greenblatt, trumpet  
CCM’s Essentially Ellington festival, sponsored by Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center, returns in full swing! The daylong event features the region’s top high school jazz ensembles, culminating in a gala concert with the CCM Jazz Orchestra.
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $25; student and group discounts available.

4 p.m. Sunday, March 26 
• Winds Series • 
PRISM 
CCM Wind Studies Ensembles 
Featuring the CCM Youth Wind Ensemble and UC Bearcat Band 
The CCM Department of Wind Studies presents our most popular annual concert! Join us for a spectacular performance of nonstop, surround-sound music in Corbett Auditorium featuring the Wind Ensemble, Chamber Winds, Brass Choir, CCM Youth Wind Ensemble, UC Bearcat Band and more!  
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

8 p.m. Thursday, March 30 
8 p.m. Friday, March 31 
8 p.m. Saturday, April 1 
2 p.m. Sunday, April 2 
• Opera Series • 
FELLOW TRAVELERS 
An Opera by Gregory Spears 
Libretto by Greg Pierce 
Based on the 2007 novel “Fellow Travelers” by Thomas Mallon 
William R. Langley, conductor 
Daria Zholnerova, co-director 
Greg Eldridge, co-director  
Based on the 2007 novel by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers was originally workshopped at CCM in 2013 as part of the college’s Opera Fusion: New Works (OF:NW) partnership with Cincinnati Opera. Cincinnati Opera presented the world premiere of Fellow Travelers in 2016 with a production that was conducted by CCM faculty member Mark Gibson and featured several alumni in the cast. A decade after its OF:NW workshop, Fellow Travelers finally makes its debut on the CCM stage! Fellow Travelers takes place in 1950s Washington, D.C. Timothy Laughlin is a recent Fordham graduate and devout Catholic who is eager to join the crusade against Communism. A chance encounter with a handsome, profligate State Department official, Hawkins Fuller, leads to Tim’s first job in D.C. and — after Fuller’s advances — his first love affair. As McCarthy mounts his desperate bid for power and internal investigations focus on “sexual subversives” during the “Lavender Scare,” Tim and Hawk find it dangerous to navigate their double lives. Drawn into a maelstrom of deceit and intrigue, Tim struggles to reconcile his political convictions, his love for God and his love for Fuller — an entanglement that will end in a stunning act of betrayal. Content advisory: This production features adult themes and situations and is intended for mature audiences.
Estimated run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including intermission 
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $39.50; student and group discounts available.

8 p.m. Thursday, March 30 
8 p.m. Friday, March 31 
8 p.m. Saturday, April 1 
2 p.m. Sunday, April 2 
• Opera Series • 
FELLOW TRAVELERS 
An Opera by Gregory Spears 
Libretto by Greg Pierce 
Based on the 2007 novel “Fellow Travelers” by Thomas Mallon 
William R. Langley, conductor 
Daria Zholnerova, co-director 
Greg Eldridge, co-director  
Based on the 2007 novel by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers was originally workshopped at CCM in 2013 as part of the college’s Opera Fusion: New Works (OF:NW) partnership with Cincinnati Opera. Cincinnati Opera presented the world premiere of Fellow Travelers in 2016 with a production that was conducted by CCM faculty member Mark Gibson and featured several alumni in the cast. A decade after its OF:NW workshop, Fellow Travelers finally makes its debut on the CCM stage! Fellow Travelers takes place in 1950s Washington, D.C. Timothy Laughlin is a recent Fordham graduate and devout Catholic who is eager to join the crusade against Communism. A chance encounter with a handsome, profligate State Department official, Hawkins Fuller, leads to Tim’s first job in D.C. and — after Fuller’s advances — his first love affair. As McCarthy mounts his desperate bid for power and internal investigations focus on “sexual subversives” during the “Lavender Scare,” Tim and Hawk find it dangerous to navigate their double lives. Drawn into a maelstrom of deceit and intrigue, Tim struggles to reconcile his political convictions, his love for God and his love for Fuller — an entanglement that will end in a stunning act of betrayal. Content advisory: This production features adult themes and situations and is intended for mature audiences.
Estimated run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including intermission 
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $39.50; student and group discounts available.

CANCELLED

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4 
• Jazz Series • 
CCM Jazz Lab Band 
Craig Bailey, music director 
Concert program to be determined. 
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

7 p.m. Sunday, April 9 
• Jazz Series • 
CCM Jazz Orchestra 
Scott Belck, music director 
Featuring guest artist Marion Hayden, bass
Concert program to be determined. Born in Detroit, MI, a crucible of jazz, Marion Hayden is one of the nation’s finest proponents of the acoustic bass. Mentored by master trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, Hayden began performing jazz at the age of 15. She has performed with such diverse luminaries as Bobby McFerrin, Nancy Wilson, Geri Allen, Regina Carter, Steve Turre, Lester Bowie, David Allen Grier, James Carter, Dorothy Donegan, Joe Williams, Lionel Hampton, Frank Morgan, Jon Hendricks, Hank Jones, Bobby Hutcherson, Larry Willis, Vanessa Rubin, Sheila Jordan, Mulgrew Miller, Annie Ross and many others. She is a co-founder of the touring jazz ensemble Straight Ahead- the first all woman jazz ensemble signed to Atlantic Records. She is a member of the Detroit International Jazz Festival All-Star Ambassadors touring ensemble.
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $25; student and group discounts available.

8 p.m. Thursday, April 13 
8 p.m. Friday, April 14 
8 p.m. Saturday, April 15 
2 p.m. Sunday, April 16 
• Dance Series • 
FAIRIES, SWANS AND STILL WATERS 
Shauna Steele, director 
Experience magic, mystery and artistry as CCM Dance presents selections from Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake, set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The performance also premieres Still Waters, a new collaborative work between faculty choreographer Shauna Steele and second-year DMA Composition student Grace Choi. An additional guest work to be announced.
Estimated run time: 1 hour 30 minutes with a 15-minute intermission. 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $25.50-$29.50; student and group discounts available.

8 p.m. Thursday, April 13 
8 p.m. Friday, April 14 
2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 15 
2 p.m. Sunday, April 16 
• Musical Theatre Series • 
SPRING AWAKENING 
Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater 
Music By Duncan Sheik 
Based on the play by Frank Wedekind 
Hannah Ryan, director  
Jess Zylstra, choreographer 
Julie Spangler, musical director  
The winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and dubbed "the most gorgeous Broadway score this decade” by Entertainment Weekly, Spring Awakening explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with a poignancy and passion that is illuminating and unforgettable. Set in Germany in 1891, the landmark musical is an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality and rock and roll. Content advisory: This production features adult themes and situations and is intended for mature audiences.
Estimated run time: 2 hours and 25 minutes, including an intermission. 
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater 
Tickets: $29.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Friday, April 21 
• Winds Series • 
URBAN REQUIEM 
CCM Wind Symphony 
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor 
Featuring the Lakota East High School Symphonic Winds 
Featuring guest artists of the Hinotori Quartet: James Bunte, Nathan Nabb, Masahito Sugihara and Jim Romain 
Join the CCM Wind Symphony for a blockbuster season finale! 
COLGRASS: Urban Requiem for four saxes and wind orchestra 
BRYANT: Concerto for Wind Ensemble  
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22 
• Choral Series • 
PATH OF MIRACLES 
CCM Chamber Choir 
Joe Miller, music director and conductor 
A pilgrimage in composition, Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles is a journey, as the four movement titles (Roncesvalles, Burgos, León and Santiago) are the four main posts along the Camino de Santiago, one of the most taxing pilgrimage routes in the Roman Catholic tradition. Path of Miracles incorporates musical styles from the Taiwanese Bunun people to the pilgrims' hymn Dum Pater Familias, and is sung in Greek, Latin, Spanish, Basque, French, English and German. 
Location: Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, 1140 Madison Ave, Covington, KY 41011 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available. Tickets will not be available to purchase in-person at the venue.

7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22 
• Orchestral Series • 
MAHLER AND THE ETERNAL 
CCM Philharmonia 
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor 
Featuring faculty artist Stuart Skelton, tenor; and alumni guest artist Catherine Martin, mezzo-soprano 
CCM's first performance in over a quarter of a century of Mahler's penultimate masterwork features one of the world's outstanding Mahlerians, Stuart Skelton, and acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Catherine Martin. CCM alumnus Brian Raphael Nabors’ (MM Composition, ’15; DMA Composition, ’19) Onward! opens the concert, an apt prelude to Mahler's discourse on life, love and eternity. 
NABORS: Onward! (2019)                                   
MAHLER: Das Lied von der Erde ("The Song of the Earth") (1908-09)      
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $25; student and group discounts available.

7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28 
7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29 
• Prep Series • 
SPRING YOUTH BALLET 
Tricia Sundbeck, director   
The CCM Prep Ballet Companies feature talented students from ages 8 through adult, performing classical and contemporary works choreographed by CCM Prep Ballet Faculty.   
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 
Tickets: $19.50; student and group discounts available.

**NEW TIME
3 p.m. Sunday, April 30 
THE FUTURE IS OURS 
Cincinnati Youth Choir 
Robyn Lana, music director 
As the school year comes to a close, CYC celebrates the growth of its choristers both musically and personally. Whether graduating, advancing to a new grade, or demonstrating leadership and social understand and compassion in new ways, our youth will sing words that will touch the soul. Help us celebrate the youth who are becoming leaders, one voice at a time. 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Tickets: $15; student and group discounts available.

POSTPONED TO FALL 2023

8 p.m. Saturday, May 13 
• CCMpower Special Event Series •  
AN EVENING WITH AARON LAZAR: FROM BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD 
CCM Musical Theatre alumnus and star of the stage and screen, Aaron Lazar, presents his cabaret From Broadway to Hollywood, which follows his expansive stage-to-screen career with songs from his many Broadway credits, a medley of film and musical theatre classics and more. With a voice that has been characterized as “velvety”, Lazar’s reputation for “reliably robust pipes” and “a sterling tone and wide, almost effortless range" guarantees the audience an evening of exceptional entertainment, up close and personal with one of Broadway’s most charismatic leading men. Learn more about CCMpower. 
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater  
Tickets: The UC Foundation will begin ticket sales in February. Special ticket pricing and limited seating. For more information, call CCM Development and Alumni Relations at 513-556-2100.