April 15, 2019

Each year, the Richard Tucker Music Foundation awards the Sara Tucker Study Grant to singers, selected through a vocal competition, who are recently out of the university or conservatory and are considered to be at the beginning of promising careers. This year’s newly-announced recipients include two recent UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnae: Kayleigh Decker (MM Voice, 2017) and Jessica Faselt (MM Voice, 2016).

April 3, 2020

The Cincinnati Enquirer recently featured how one UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus is sharing his work through a unique business model. Ryan Fine (BFA Commercial Music Production, ’17) is a Nashville-based performer, songwriter, pianist and producer who suddenly found himself with an empty calendar when performances were canceled. So, he started Fine-Tuned Custom Songs to create original works for music lovers during the pandemic.

June 1, 2020

UC College-Conservatory of Music Acting Professor Brant Russell recently participated in two digital theatre efforts through Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s Monologues of Hope series and the national One Minute Play Festival (1MPF).

May 25, 2020

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music graduate Leslie Dunner (DMA Orchestral Conducting, ’82) conducted the premiere of Anthony Davis’ The Central Park Five last June with California’s Long Beach Opera. In May, the opera won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Music.

August 25, 2020

For 15 years, Cincinnati public radio station 91.7 WVXU has highlighted the local arts scene in its “Around Cincinnati” broadcast, produced and hosted by Lee Hay on Sunday evenings. Throughout this time, the radio program has welcomed countless guests from UC College-Conservatory of Music including faculty, alumni and students.

August 25, 2020

UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Jack Lazzaro (BFA Acting, 04) received his first Emmy nomination in 2020 for his work as a key makeup artist on Netflix’s Ozark, starring Jason Bateman. Atlanta-based magazine VoyageATL recently featured Lazzaro as a “hidden gem” of the community.

October 6, 2020

UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Jordan Pollard (MM Jazz Studies, ’14) recently spoke to Cincinnati Spectrum News 1 network about her experience teaching at the Cincinnati Music School during the pandemic.

October 5, 2020

UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Randa Minkarah (BFA Broadcasting, ’82) co-founded Resonance AI, which was recently named one of TechCrunch’s Top Picks for Disrupt 2020, a conference (held virtually this year) that promotes tech startups in a variety of categories.

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.

June 30, 2021

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Bryard Huggins releases a new album to celebrate the 10 year anniversary since the release of his debut album.