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.
February 15, 2022
CET Cincinnati Public Television's arts and culture series Showcase with Barbara Kellar recently featured CCM Associate Professor of Keyboard (Organ and Harpsichord) Michael Unger in an episode with Robert Anderson, pastor of Covenant-First Presbyterian Church.
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.
May 24, 2022
The New York Times features the Glyndebourne Festival Opera's revival of The Wreckers by British composer Ethel Smyth, which features UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Karis Tucker (MM Voice, '16). The mezzo-soprano plays Thurza in the opera, which runs May 21-June 24 at the Festival.
September 19, 2022
UC College-Conservatory of Music piano professor Awadagin Pratt is preparing debut performances with both the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, playing a commissioned work by contemporary composer Jessie Montgomery.
October 3, 2022
Cincinnati CityBeat featured students in the sports media production program at UC who participate in an experience-based learning effort that allows them to work outside of the classroom to produce and direct television broadcasts that air live on ESPN+. It’s the result of a partnership between CCM, ESPN+ and UC Athletics. The class is also part of UC’s Co-op 2.0 program.
February 10, 2023
The Ohio Arts Council selected UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Kathy Wade (MM Arts Administration, '81) to receive a Governor’s Award for the Arts in Ohio. In recognition of their impactful and visionary leadership in Ohio’s creative sector and their sustained dedication to promoting artistic excellence, awardees will be honored during a ceremony on May 17, 2023. Each of the winners will receive an original work of art by painter Brian Robinson of Dover.
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."