September 27, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music student Aadhivan Ramkumar won first place and a $1,000 award at the Young Composers Competition at the Prelude Chamber Music Festival for his three-movement string quartet Tremors.
October 27, 2021
Strings Magazine shone the spotlight on UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Anita Graef (MM Cello Performance, ‘19), featuring the rising star in a digital performance of Sibelius’ Theme and Variations for Solo Cello and Gliere’s 8 Pieces for Violin and Cello. The concert is still available for viewing on the publication’s website.
September 28, 2021
Area arts lovers are invited to return to the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music’s (CCM) concert halls and theaters to experience world-class performances in person! The largest single-source of performing and media arts events in the state of Ohio, CCM shares its initial lineup of ticketed September and October CCMONSTAGE performances.
November 8, 2021
Demarre McGill, Associate Professor of Flute at CCM and Principal Flutist of the Seattle Symphony sat down with Aaron Dworkin on Arts Engine for a conversation DE&I (diversity, equity and inclusion) in American music conservatories.
November 17, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music MFA Stage Management Marley Giggey recently received two award recognitions from the Peggy Ezekiel Awards at the USITT Ohio Valley Chapter. She presented her work for CCM’s 2020-21 productions Ariadne auf Naxos and La Rondine, which were performed without public audiences and under COVID restrictions.
October 1, 2021
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music presents more than 70 major events during its CCMONSTAGE fall 2021 performance series. Arts lovers can purchase single tickets online through the college’s digital box office at ccmonstage.universitytickets.com. Tickets are on sale to the general public now.
October 18, 2021
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) announces the creation of an annual competition for wind players in memory of Cincinnati Symphony principal bassoonist and long-time faculty member, William O. Winstead. The inaugural competition will culminate with finalists vying for cash prizes in a public performance scheduled for spring 2022.
October 5, 2021
First year UC College-Conservatory Oboe Professor Titus Underwood was recently featured on BBC’s Inside Sounds, sharing 16 tracks that are near and dear to his heart and carry musical influence over his performance. Underwood is the principal oboe of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, a member of the UK-based Chineke! Orchestra, and a 2021 Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient.
September 7, 2021
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory Associate Professor of Voice and CCM alum Stuart Skelton will be the featured soloist for Last Night at the Proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. The concert premieres Sept. 11, 2021, in London’s Royal Albert Hall.
September 27, 2021
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music is pleased to share that one of its faculty, Assistant Professor of Voice Quinn Patrick Ankrum, was chosen by UC’s Office of Research for a $10,000 research grant. The funding will go toward Our House is on Fire, a newly-commissioned musical work for voice and piano, accompanying visual and written works, and freely-available digital performances of that work.