October 16, 2020
UC’s College-Conservatory of Music offers dozens of different general studies and arts elective courses in fall 2020. These credit-granting courses are open to all UC students and cover a wide range of topics including dance, movies and media, music and theatre arts!
October 21, 2020
Earlier this month, Backstage Magazine released its list of “12 College Vocal Programs You Should Know,” which included UC’s College-Conservatory of Music alongside the likes of the Juilliard School, the Berklee College of Music, New England Conservatory and other top performing arts institutions.
October 20, 2020
University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music is consistently recognized by Playbill for being in the top ten most represented colleges on Broadway. Although the curtains are temporarily closed and the stage lights are dull, the annual Tony Awards is moving forward to recognize the excellent work performing artists have shared in Broadway productions during the 2019-20 season.
October 21, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumni pianist Andrew Haug (BM Jazz Studies, ‘18), bassist Noah Simionides (BM Jazz Studies, ‘17) and drummer Charlie Schefft (BM Music Education, ‘19) teamed up four years ago to create On a Limb, a jazz-influenced instrumental trio. The ensemble has experienced significant successes, including tour dates around the United States and now the release of its second album, Replaying the Tapes.
October 21, 2020
The CCM Philharmonia reunites on the stage of Corbett Auditorium to present a socially-distanced virtual performance. Led by Director of Orchestral Studies Mark Gibson, the concert also features a performance by mezzo-soprano and CCM Professor Quinn Patrick Ankrum, DMA. Watch the performance video today. The concert was recorded on Sept. 12, 2020.
April 15, 2019
Each year, the Richard Tucker Music Foundation awards the Sara Tucker Study Grant to singers, selected through a vocal competition, who are recently out of the university or conservatory and are considered to be at the beginning of promising careers. This year’s newly-announced recipients include two recent UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnae: Kayleigh Decker (MM Voice, 2017) and Jessica Faselt (MM Voice, 2016).
April 2, 2019
CCM student Elena Villalón has been named a Grand Finals Winner of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2019 National Council Auditions. After a months-long series of auditions involving more than 1,000 singers at the district, regional and national levels, a panel of expert judges named Villalón and four other singers as the winners of the 65th annual Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Each winner receives a $15,000 cash prize.
March 22, 2019
The University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music offers dozens of different general studies and fine arts elective courses in fall 2019. These credit-granting courses are open to all UC students and cover a wide range of topics including dance, movies and media, music and theatre arts!
June 12, 2019
Jazz at Lincoln Center has named CCM Jazz Studies as its inaugural College Affiliate, a distinction reserved for the country’s top-ranked jazz programs. Led by Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JALCO) will invite a premier student ensemble on tour for educational residencies through this new program. For the initial installment of this program, the CCM Jazz Orchestra directed by Professor Scott Belck, DMA, will join Marsalis and the JALCO for an international residency in São Paulo, Brazil, from June 22-30.
June 4, 2019
CCM and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) have selected five outstanding musicians for the next class of CSO/CCM Diversity Fellows. Born out of a mutual desire to make American orchestras more inclusive, this prestigious performance fellowship program was launched in 2015 with a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Foundation approved a renewal grant of $850,000 in 2017, providing funding for the innovative program through June 2021.