CCM ensembles present their first concerts of spring semester
CCM's Wind Symphony, Philharmonia and Jazz Orchestra return to the stage this week
The UC College-Conservatory of Music’s Spring 2023 Concert Series continues this week with performances by some of the college’s premier ensembles.
The CCM Wind Symphony performs masterworks old and new at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27. Under the direction of CCM faculty member Kevin Michael Holzman, the evening features Jennifer Higdon’s Blue Cathedral and Michael Martin’s monumental symphony Lontano. Presented in Corbett Auditorium, this concert also features the Sycamore High School Sycamore Winds. Tickets are $19.50; student and group discounts are also available.
Under the direction of CCM faculty member Mark Gibson, the CCM Philharmonia explores contrasting views of tonality and style in a performance at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, in Corbett Auditorium featuring works by 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. Tickets are $25; student and group discounts are also available.
Finally, the CCM Jazz Orchestra opens its spring concert series with a performance at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, in Corbett Auditorium. Directed by CCM faculty member Scott Belck, the concert program is scheduled to include works like Bob Mintzer's Tribute and Papa Lips, Bob Brookmeyer's Hello and Goodbye, Bob Florence's Be Bop Charlie, Kenny Wheeler's Gentle Piece, Mark Buselli's The Trouble with Triplets and Oliver Nelson's Self Help is Needed. Tickets are $25; student and group discounts are also available.
Purchasing Tickets
Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online.
Learn about additional ticket options for current CCM students.
Directions and Parking
CCM is located on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. For detailed driving directions, visit ccm.uc.edu/directions.
Parking is available in UC's CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus.
CCM OnStage patrons can add pre-paid parking to their checkout carts when purchasing tickets. Pre-paid parking is date/performance specific. CCM Garage parking rates for a performance or special event is usually available for $10-15. Learn more about parking at UC's CCM Garage.
For additional information on parking at UC, please visit uc.edu/about/parking.
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- Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust
- Scholarship and Resident Artist Supporter
- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship Sponsor
- The Corbett Endowment at CCM
- Dance Department Supporter
- All-Steinway School Supporter
- The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation, Ritter & Randolph, LLC, Corporate Counsel
- Visiting Artists & Thinking About Music Supporter
- William L. Gasch Endowment Fund for Dance Excellence
- CCM Dance Department Supporter
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J. Brett Offenberger, MD and Mr. Douglas E. Duckett;
Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer
Greg Mathein
Jim & Linda Miller
George & Caroll Roden - Musical Theatre Department Supporters
- The Estate of Genevieve Smith
- Opera Production Supporter
- Rafael and Kimberly de Acha
- Opera D’Arte Supporter
- Estate of Mrs. William A. Friedlander
- Dr. Randolph L. Wadsworth
- Judith Schonbach Landgren and Peter Landgren
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen
- Elizabeth C.B. Sittenfeld
- Elizabeth Stone
- Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman
- Mrs. Theodore W. Striker
- Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer
- Ariel Quartet Supporters
- Friedlander Family Fund Karl Zipser
- Chamber Music at CCM
- Jan Rogers
- Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation
- Choral Studies Supporters
- Anonymous
- Classical Guitar Supporter
- Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn
- Philharmonia Supporters
- Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation
- Starling Pre-Collegiate Supporter
- Starling Strings Supporter
- Dr. Timothy E. and Janet L. Johnson
- Thom Miles and Roberta Gary
- Organ Department Supporters
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Keyboard Club of Cincinnati
L. Ried Schott - Piano Department Supporters
- Kevin and Nancy Rhein
- Wind Studies Supporters
- Willis Music/ Buddy Rogers Music
- LINKS Instrument Donation Supporter
- Strader Fund of the Greter Cincinnati Foundation
- CCM Innovation Supporter
Sponsors listed as of July 1, 2024
A preeminent institution for the performing and media arts, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is the largest single source of performing arts presentations in the state of Ohio. All event dates and programs are subject to change. For a complete calendar of events, visit ccm.uc.edu/onstage.
Featured image at the top: Students perform in the CCM Wind Symphony on the Corbett Auditorium stage. Photo/UC Creative + Brand
Additional Contacts
Rebecca Butts | Assistant Public Information Officer
buttsrl@ucmail.uc.edu | 513-556-2675
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