January 16, 2023
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) holds the second annual competition for wind players in memory of Cincinnati Symphony principal bassoonist and long-time faculty member, William O. Winstead. The competition will culminate with a public performance with finalists on April 22, 2022 at CCM’s Robert J. Werner Recital Hall.
January 13, 2023
Applications for the inaugural Nina Simone Piano Competition for African American Pianists are now open. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2023, and applications can be accessed online. Taking place in the summer of 2023, this bi-annual competition is specifically for talented young African American pianists.
January 12, 2023
The UC Intranet project has finished Phase I establishing the university’s inaugural employee intranet.
January 12, 2023
The Cincinnati Business Courier recently published Janelle Gelfand’s preview of Cincinnati’s 2023 arts offerings. CCM’s upcoming production of Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce’s "Fellow Travelers" is included as one of the highlights of the new year.
January 9, 2023
UC President Neville G. Pinto welcomes faculty, staff and students back to campus on the first day of spring semester with a look ahead to what to expect in 2023.
January 3, 2023
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announces appointment of Steve Boymel and reappointment of Shelly Gillis to UC Board of Trustees
January 3, 2023
Phil Collins was unanimously elected chair for the next year during the Dec. 14, 2022, UC Board of Trustees meeting. Kim Heiman will serve as vice chair, and Jill McGruder will serve as secretary.
January 3, 2023
UC College-Conservatory of Music Interim Dean Jonathan Kregor has announced the addition of acclaimed hornist Margaret Tung to the college’s roster of distinguished performing and media arts faculty members. Hailed as “masterly” in the Chicago Classical Review and “spot on at every moment” in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Tung begins her appointment as CCM Associate Professor of Horn on Aug. 15, 2023.
December 21, 2022
UC College-Conservatory of Music Interim Dean Jonathan Kregor has announced the addition of Sara Daneshpour to the college’s roster of distinguished performing and media arts faculty members. Daneshpour’s appointment as Assistant Professor of Piano begins on Aug. 15, 2023.
December 16, 2022
CCM Opera’s production of Philp Glass’s Galileo Galilei recently nabbed five nominations in BroadwayWorld Cincinnati’s annual awards for excellence in the region’s performing arts. The production, which ran from March 31 to April 3, 2022, has been recognized in the categories of Best Ensemble, Best Direction of a Musical (Greg Eldridge, Associate Professor of Opera Directing), Best Lighting Design of a Play or Musical (Ian Macintosh, BFA Lighting Design ‘22, and Thomas Hase, MFA Lighting Design) and Best Choreography (Hazel Alexander, BFA Dance ‘24). The awards are determined by audience vote, and the online poll is open through December 31.