Law student hopes to make a difference through fair housing advocacy
January 4, 2023
Ashley Ward, third year law student, uses her internships to advocate for fair housing for recently incarcerated individuals.
January 4, 2023
Ashley Ward, third year law student, uses her internships to advocate for fair housing for recently incarcerated individuals.
April 19, 2021
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music alumna Diana Maria Riva appears alongside Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini in Netflix’s hit series Dead to Me. Riva plays Detective Ana Perez..
April 1, 2021
In 2015, pianist Brianna Matzke (MM Piano Performance, '11; DMA Piano Performance, '14) decided to look beyond traditional classical music outlets and create a project where new musical works could take shape. True to its name, the Cincinnati-based Response Project encourages composers and other artists to make compositions that react to other art, including music.
June 21, 2021
The School, Stage & Screen podcast created by UC College-Conservatory of Music alumni takes listeners inside the entertainment industry with stories and advice from Broadway performers, television actors, movie producers, make-up artists and more. WVXU's Cincinnati Edition recently featured the podcast in an interview with co-hosts Brian J. Leitten (BFA E-Media, ’02) and Dylan Mulvaney (BFA Musical Theatre, ’19).
July 22, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Ciara Alyse Harris (BFA Musical Theatre, '18) shares how she adjusted to life off stage when performances were cancelled during the pandemic.
January 25, 2021
Before he began his first year in the Musical Theatre program at UC's College-Conservatory of Music, Jeffrey Cornelius joined the cast of an original documentary by HBO Max, "Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020." The special is available to watch online with a subscription to the streaming service.
February 22, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music Jazz student Myles Twitty was recently included in Cininnati Magazine's list of "five up-and-coming artists" who are offering new music during the pandemic.
February 22, 2021
In 2019, Cincinnati Opera premiered Blind Injustice, with music by Scott Davenport Richards and a libretto by David Cote. The work tells the story of Ohioans who were falsely convicted of serious crimes and later exonerated by the Ohio Innocence Project. Blind Injustice was lauded as a “powerful piece of music theater” (The Wall Street Journal) and a “masterpiece” (CityBeat) upon its premiere. Recently, Cincinnati Opera released the live audio recording of the opera through Fanfare Cincinnati, which is now available for streaming and download.
March 1, 2021
The College Gazette recently released its picks for the top 10 universities for the performing arts in the United States. The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music ranked number two, just behind the University of North Texas and one spot ahead of Indiana University in Bloomington.
February 9, 2021
In April 2020, CCM doctoral student William R. Langley (MM Orchestral Conducting, ’18) was looking forward to a summer with the Cincinnati Opera as its assistant conductor. Of course, the company didn’t enjoy a regular summer season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is currently in the process of presenting a digital winter festival. Audiences can enjoy three performances with Cincinnati Opera participants and guest artists for free anytime before March 22.