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Three CCM Organ and Harpsichord students recognized in "20 under 30" list

May 10, 2021

CCM doctoral students Michael Delfin, Thomas Heidenreich and Curtis Pavey were each recognized by the Diapason magazine, an organ-focused periodical, in its “20 Under 30” list of up-and-coming organists, harpsichordists and keyboard artisans. To be featured in the list, these musicians were first nominated and then selected from the pool of nominations based on previous prizes, career advancement, publications, and more.

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CCM pianist awarded second prize in performance competition

June 15, 2021

Current CCM doctoral pianist Jiao Sun took home the second prize and $5,000 from the Washington International Piano Competition in early June. Sun, who attended Eastman before moving to Cincinnati for her Artist Diploma and doctorate, studies with CCM Associate Professor of Piano Soyeon Kate Lee. For her performance, Sun prepared a a full recital program of works by Brahms, Vine, Haydn, Prokofiev and Bach.

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CCM piano professor debuts with two major US orchestras

September 19, 2022

UC College-Conservatory of Music piano professor Awadagin Pratt is preparing debut performances with both the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, playing a commissioned work by contemporary composer Jessie Montgomery.

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Award-winning pianist Sara Daneshpour joins CCM's faculty

December 21, 2022

UC College-Conservatory of Music Interim Dean Jonathan Kregor has announced the addition of Sara Daneshpour to the college’s roster of distinguished performing and media arts faculty members. Daneshpour’s appointment as Assistant Professor of Piano begins on Aug. 15, 2023.

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Business Courier spotlights two retired pilots studying at CCM

March 27, 2020

James Cannon, a pianist, and Bert Nelson, an organist, are not the typical music students you would find walking the halls at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music. Both are retired airline pilots with distinguished careers in the military who returned to school to study keyboard performance at CCM. Janelle Gelfand featured Cannon and Nelson in the Cincinnati Business Courier.

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New summer program at CCM trains the voice, body and mind

January 24, 2022

Innovative voice instructor Taylor Stilson, LMT, CPT, MM is bringing a new summer program to uC's College-Conservatory of music in July 2022. The Stilson Institute at CCM trailblazes a new connection between historic voice pedagogy, modern sound-inspired modalities, science-based biomechanics and world-class faculty.