June 15, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Shawn E. Okpebholo and DMA student Martin Hebel won top awards in the national "American Prize" competition
June 1, 2020
Congratulations to UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Isabella Byrd (BFA Lighting Design and Technology, ’09) on winning the 2020 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for her work on the world premiere of Heroes of the Fourth Turning.
August 25, 2020
For 15 years, Cincinnati public radio station 91.7 WVXU has highlighted the local arts scene in its “Around Cincinnati” broadcast, produced and hosted by Lee Hay on Sunday evenings. Throughout this time, the radio program has welcomed countless guests from UC College-Conservatory of Music including faculty, alumni and students.
August 26, 2020
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music graduate Blaine Alden Krauss (BFA Musical Theatre, '14) presents a live streamed concert titled "A Moment of Clarity" to benefit the Healing and Discovery Foundation on September 10 and 11, 2020.
August 25, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Jack Lazzaro (BFA Acting, 04) received his first Emmy nomination in 2020 for his work as a key makeup artist on Netflix’s Ozark, starring Jason Bateman. Atlanta-based magazine VoyageATL recently featured Lazzaro as a “hidden gem” of the community.
August 14, 2020
The Little Tykes kid-sized toy car, designed by University of Cincinnati alum Jim Mariol, is one of the worldwide top-selling cars of all time.
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.
October 6, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Jordan Pollard (MM Jazz Studies, ’14) recently spoke to Cincinnati Spectrum News 1 network about her experience teaching at the Cincinnati Music School during the pandemic.
October 5, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Randa Minkarah (BFA Broadcasting, ’82) co-founded Resonance AI, which was recently named one of TechCrunch’s Top Picks for Disrupt 2020, a conference (held virtually this year) that promotes tech startups in a variety of categories.
October 23, 2020
We’ll dive into five of the most popular UC myths and debunk if they are fact or fiction.