April 8, 2021
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Betty Glover (BM, ’44) is no stranger to having the title of “first.” As one of the first female trombonists in the country, she made her mark on the world of music and enjoyed an incredible career.
January 30, 2024
The UC College-Conservatory of Music has numerous alums employed by military bands all across the nation. However, one such luminary recently made history, achieving an unprecedented honor: Adrienne Doctor (BM Music Ed, ’11; MM Trumpet, ’15), the first female drum major to lead a band at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
August 2, 2023
UC's College-Conservatory of Music will present a wide variety of concerts and shows throughout the 2023-24 academic year. You can get the latest news on upcoming CCM OnStage performances by subscribing to our Next OnStage e-newsletter. New issues are published every other Wednesday, and you can manage your subscription settings at any time.
April 3, 2024
The 2024 winners of the University of Cincinnati’s All-University Faculty Awards were honored during an April 2 ceremony. Winners, selected by their peers, were honored for their outstanding work in the areas of distinguished research, excellence in teaching, leadership, and more.
December 9, 2021
The Cincinnati May Festival has announced the appointment of CCM student Matthew Swope as its Choral Conducting Fellow for the 2021-22 season. A first-year student in CCM's choral conducting doctoral program, Swope previously served as the director of choral activities at Winter Park High School in Orlando, Florida. He was recently awarded second place in the high school chorus division of the American Prize Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting.
July 24, 2020
Bill Rinehart's latest "OKI Wanna Know" segment on WVXU features the organist at Great American Ball Park, UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus John Schutte (Music Theory, ATT '84-'87).
July 15, 2020
In the middle of his final semester at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music, orchestral conducting student Jeremy Robin Lyons found himself in a new world that deprived him — for now — of the communal experience of making music with other people in person. The pandemic canceled performances, forced classes to move online and separated loved ones, but Robins was hopeful and set out to create a virtual choir and orchestra project that united musicians online.
April 14, 2020
A professional violinist, two CCM students and a Schulich School of Music student make music at home
April 13, 2020
Richard Oberacker's Tony Award-winning musical features the work of multiple CCM alumni
September 30, 2020
Out of over 200 applicants, 12 conductors made it to La Maestra competition, including three CCM alumni: Tong, Maria Fuller (MM Orchestral Conducting, ’19; AD Opera Coaching, ’17; MM Piano Performance, ‘15) and Jiajing Lai (MM Orchestral Conducting, ‘15). Lai also advanced to the semi-final round.