November 4, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Jennifer Williams (AD Opera Stage Directing, '12) was recently featured by Classical Singer Magazine for her work on representing dynamic portrayals of women on the operatic stage.
April 5, 2022
You might have noticed an enthusiastic trumpet player in a white tuxedo performing next to Lady Gaga at the Grammy Awards last weekend. Brian Newman (Jazz Studies, att. ’99-’03) is a longtime band member of the pop star-turned-belter, and the award show was no exception.
January 19, 2022
Filmed in July 2021, UC’s episode is a crash-course in being a Bearcat, starring a few of the university’s best and brightest students and alumni. Some are lifelong Cincinnatians; others are from across the globe. But they’re all excited to show viewers why they've called UC home: From its beautiful spaces and state-of-the-art facilities to co-op and campus life.
January 26, 2022
Local audiences can attend the Cincinnati premiere of a new film to watch the work of UC College-Conservatory of Music Acting alum Jack Steiner (BFA '20) and Professor Robert Pavlovich. "They/Them/Us," a film based in Columbus, premieres on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, at the Esquire Theatre in Cincinnati. Audiences can catch showings at noon and at 2 p.m.
February 9, 2022
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Raven McMillon (MM Voice ‘20) was recently spotlighted in The Washington Post's "22 for ‘22: Composers and performers to watch this year. " The prestigious list holds spots for artists, such as Carlos Simon and Kamala Sankaram whose works have been featured at Washington National Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Minnesota Opera and Houston Grand Opera.
April 20, 2022
CCM Musical Theatre alumni Sharon Wheatley, Nikki Renee Daniels (BFA ‘01), Alysha Deslorieux (BFA ‘12), Betsy Wolfe (BFA ‘04), Max Clayton (BFA ‘14), Scott Coutler (BFA ‘93), Gary Cooper (BFA ‘17), and Aria Braswell (BFA ‘19) spoke with Cincinnati Magazine about their success on Broadway and lessons carried with them from longtime musical theater chair, Aubrey Berg.
November 2, 2022
To celebrate its return to the newly renovated David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, the New York Philarmonic recorded a program of masterworks and world premieres to be broadcast on PBS. Led by Philharmonic Music Director Jaap van Zweden, the concert features CCM alumna Joélle Harvey (BM Voice '07, MM Voice '09) as the soprano soloist in Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.” The recorded program will premiere at 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, as part of PBS’s Great Performances series.
June 6, 2022
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Mikayla Renfrow (BFA Musical Theatre, 2020) was recently featured by WLWT to talk about her Broadway debut as Nessarose in "Wicked."
June 15, 2022
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Max Clayton is stepping into Hugh Jackman's role in Broadway's "The Music Man" while the movie star is out sick with COVID.
February 9, 2024
Yamaha honors the work of music educators with the "40 Under 40" list, highlighting young teachers and pedagogues who bring innovation to their classrooms. UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Paulina Villarreal (DMA Voice ’18, MM Voice ‘15) made the 2024 list for her work as an Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Memphis. Her efforts to diversify the curriculum's repertoire brought important awareness to lesser-known composers from underrepresented backgrounds.