December 2, 2020
In light of the pandemic, Junbo Zhou, a UC College-Conservatory of Music doctoral student in choral conducting, founded an organization to unite musicians from diverse backgrounds in creating universally-appealing art. With this in mind, World’s Harmony was born.
April 13, 2020
The University of Cincinnati has moved to remote operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning that classes are now being held online through tools like Zoom, WebEx, Skype and even FaceTime. Although this university-wide transition to remote learning is new, many College-Conservatory of Music faculty members have been hosting virtual video lessons for students all over the world for several years.
May 19, 2020
Anna Dunlap wasn’t able to present her senior recital to a live audience, so she posted it online
September 8, 2021
Recent UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Declan Hayden (BM Percussion Performance, ‘20; BM Music Education, ‘20) won a position this summer with the touring production of percussion and theatre troupe STOMP. The ensemble has twelve members, with eight of those members performing on any given night. Hayden’s character is called “Potato Head,” whom STOMP describes as “the rock steady rhythmic center of the show.”
September 17, 2020
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music flute student Katie Riley set a goal to memorize Berbiguer's 18 Etudes for flute during the pandemic. A fourth year undergraduate student, Riley is completing her final year at CCM from her home in the Hoosier National Forest in southern Indiana. She studies with CCM Professor Demarre McGill.
July 6, 2022
UC’s College-Conservatory of Music offers dozens of different general studies and arts elective courses in fall 2022. These credit-granting courses are open to all UC students and cover a wide range of topics including dance, movies and media, music and theatre arts!
April 8, 2021
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Betty Glover (BM, ’44) is no stranger to having the title of “first.” As one of the first female trombonists in the country, she made her mark on the world of music and enjoyed an incredible career.
February 12, 2024
UC College-Conservatory of Music celebrates the amazing successes of recent alumni, Jessica Findley Yang (MM Bassoon, ’16) and Hannah Peterson (BM Flute, ‘12), who both won principal positions with the Minnesota Opera Orchestra in the group’s most recent auditions. This GRAMMY-nominated, Pulitzer-Prize winning group is based in Minneapolis, and boasts an impressive playbill each season.
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.
December 5, 2023
UC's College-Conservatory of Music kicks off its fall performance season in September with a variety of concerts starring the next generation of performing and media artists. Local media featured the college's upcoming events in preview coverage shared by CityBeat, Movers and Makers, Behind the Curtain Cincinnati and All About the Arts.