April 12, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Scott Coulter is awarded CCM's Distinguished Service award, presented during the college's Virtual Graduation Convocation Ceremony on May 1, 2021.
April 26, 2021
Over-the-Rhine has a new mural. It features 19 Bearcats recognized by the UC Alumni Association. It was created by UC Blue Ash assistant professor Nicole Trimble, who is also an alumna.
April 16, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music alum and "McMillions" producer/co-director receives CCM's Young Alumni Award.
May 28, 2021
Two of CCM’s doctoral piano students recently started Music X Habitat X Art, an organization that combines classical music with immersive visual art, both in physical installations and in the digital space. Yaoyue Huang and Scott Sherman, alongside Chinese visual artist Amelie Jiang, just enjoyed their organization’s first solo exhibition.
May 28, 2021
Each audio play is its own story, and you can listen to these pieces for free in any order you choose. They represent a year-long collaboration that reached into many corners of Cincinnati. Students from all over UC (CCM Acting, Sound Design, Stage Management, Commercial Music Production, Digital Media, and the College of Arts & Sciences’ Fiction PhD program) and local professional writers (YA author Liz Coley and musician, comedian and raconteur Paul Strickland) came together to make something truly special. Paul Strickland's play will be available soon. The Playhouse is assisting CCM by hosting and helping to promote these free audio plays.
June 2, 2021
The members of CCM's Musical Theatre Class of 2024 make their showcase debut this spring! In this excerpt from the CCM Musical Theatre Class of 2024 Freshman Showcase, students Jett Blackorby, Jeffrey Cornelius and Julia Schick perform Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” and Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” at the Imperial Theatre.
June 1, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Stanley E. Romanstein has announced the addition of Kevin Lawson to the college’s roster of distinguished performing and media arts faculty members. An accomplished theatre and television professional, Lawson’s appointment as Assistant Professor of Lighting Design and Technology begins on Aug. 15, 2021.
June 7, 2021
UC Classics Department Head Jack Davis and senior research associate Sharon Stocker talk to WVXU about their work in Pylos, Greece, and being honored with the Commander of the Order of the Phoenix medals by the Greek president.
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.
April 7, 2021
Soyeon Kate Lee, DMA, has won top prizes at some of the most prestigious piano competitions in the world, including first prize at the Naumburg International Piano Competition and at the Concert Artist Guild International Competition.