June 6, 2024
Curious to know where the 2024 Tony Award nominees received their theatre education? Playbill created a list of the eight schools that contain the most Tony nominees — and UC's College-Conservatory of Music is tied for third.
May 10, 2021
CCM doctoral students Michael Delfin, Thomas Heidenreich and Curtis Pavey were each recognized by the Diapason magazine, an organ-focused periodical, in its “20 Under 30” list of up-and-coming organists, harpsichordists and keyboard artisans. To be featured in the list, these musicians were first nominated and then selected from the pool of nominations based on previous prizes, career advancement, publications, and more.
June 7, 2021
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music student Brittannie McKenna Travis won national and regional awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
January 26, 2021
Two UC College-Conservatory of Music alums from the college’s theatre arts division come together to create a new Broadway musical. Jessica Hendy (BFA Musical Theatre, ‘93) and Richard Oberacker (BFA Acting, ‘93) are currently collaborating on With Becket, a one-woman show staring Hendy.
March 23, 2021
On April 5, members of the CCM classical guitar studio will join host John Carpenter (AD Piano Performance, '14) for his radio show, “Making Music Together,” on WAIF 88.3 FM. These student guitarists will perform live on the air between 8 and 10 p.m.
December 1, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music Professor of Flute Demarre McGill will join his brother, clarinetist Anthony McGill, and pianist Michael McHale for a performance featuring works for duos and trios at 5:30 pm on Dec. 6. The concert is hosted by the Shriver Hall Concert Series in Baltimore but will be broadcast on the venue’s website from Dec. 6 through Dec. 9.
May 19, 2020
The latest issue of Opera News magazine explores Cincinnati Opera’s century-long history, which includes the opera company’s longstanding ties to CCM.
June 29, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music’s Preparatory and Community Engagement (CCM Prep) area is featured in a news story about how high school summer theatre programs moved offerings online during the pandemic. The story is available to read online and was published by MindShift, a podcast on non-profit NPR/PBS member station KQED.
July 13, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) alumnus Ryan Fine is a Nashville-based musician who recently released his debut EP, "Square One," and performed with for WCPO's "Lounge Acts."
September 21, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Asia Renea Harrison (BFA Ballet, ’13) might be more recognizable to Cincinnati audiences under her stage name, Bla’szé; in mid-September, the performance artist gave a concert at Northside Yacht Club as part of WCPO’s Lounge Acts series. In the series, artists perform and give an interview for a relatively empty courtyard, generally alternating between musical numbers and discussion with host Brian Niesz (en mask, of course).