April 28, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Xian Zhang (Orchestral Conducting, att. '98-00) has led virtual concerts with the Seattle Symphony, Houston Symphony, Detroit Symphony Orchestra and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, where she is Music Director.
April 16, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music alum and "McMillions" producer/co-director receives CCM's Young Alumni Award.
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.
May 17, 2021
Singers trained in the Opera and Voice programs at UC's College-Conservatory of Music will compete in the Semifinals of the Metropolitan Opera's National Council Auditions on May 9.
January 25, 2021
Isaí Jess Muñoz (BM Voice, ’01) has found success as both a performer and an educator since his days at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music. After receiving a master’s and a doctoral degrees from Manhattan School of Music and Stony Brook University, he became an Associate Professor of Voice and Opera at the University of Delaware and the Vice President of the National Opera Association. Now, he is releasing his first solo album in over a decade with pianist Oksana Glouchko.
December 15, 2020
Countertenor John Holiday (MM Voice, ’12) consistently stunned viewers and judges alike during season 19 of NBC’s The Voice. The UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus battled through knockout duets, epic solos and audience voting rounds to make it to the top five singers.
March 20, 2020
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Edward Nelson (BM Voice, 2011; MM Voice, 2013) took home the first prize award at the 2020 Glyndebourne Opera Cup, an international competition designed to discover and spotlight the best young opera singers from around the world. Dame Janet Baker, the competition’s honorary president, gave Nelson his trophy, which was inspired by the golden lyre that Baker used in Glyndebourne's 1982 production of Orfeo ed Euridice.
May 4, 2020
The Cincinnati Business Courier featured local arts groups who are stepping up to help those impacted by COVID-19, including two groups led by UC College-Conservatory of Music alumni.
September 3, 2020
The American Guild of Organists (AGO) commissioned UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Brenda Portman (XX) to compose a new organ work for the AGO national convention. Originally scheduled to be held in Atlanta, AGO’s OrganFest 2020 was held online in July 2020.
November 30, 2020
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music alumnus John Holiday stuns views of NBC's The Voice with his immpressive vocal range.