July 24, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Harrison Sheckler (BM Piano, '19) brought together musicians along with Major League Baseball starts to perform a virtual rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," including former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo.
November 4, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus and former Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra/CCM Diversity Fellow Ian Saunders was recently interviewed by Aaron Dworkin on Arts Engines, a nationally broadcast show produced in partnership with and distributed by Detroit Public Television, Ovation TV, the Violin Channel and American Pubic Media including Performance Today and YourClassical.
October 19, 2021
Theatre Design and Production students from UC’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) are using their creative expertise and skills to build customized costumes for May We Help’s annual Halloween Festival. The charity organization connected CCM’s students to children with disabilities who need specialized costumes built to fit their power chairs.
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.
January 20, 2023
The University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music provides high-caliber summer arts classes and workshops for youth, teens and adults that are open to students of all experience levels. Summer at CCM offers arts enthusiasts the chance to work with the college's world-class faculty and renowned guest artists at CCM's state-of-the-art facilities. Browse CCM's summer program offerings and find the perfect performing arts opportunity for you or for your family! Contact CCM Summer Programs at 513-556-5609 or ccmsummer@uc.edu if you have questions.
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.
November 21, 2023
The UC College-Conservatory of Music is proud to announce that Anthony Dorsey, a longtime student in the CCM Starling Preparatory String Project, was recently named a semi-finalist in the annual Sphinx Competition. Dorsey is joined at the semi-finals by Sonya Moomaw, a former student of CCM Prep’s Junior Strings Program. Based in Detroit, the Sphinx Organization is a nationwide social justice organization which fosters the talents of Black and Latinx string players and promotes diversity in classical music.
March 29, 2024
Each semester, CCM's Thinking About Music Series welcomes distinguished experts for musical discussions and lectures that are open to the general public and free to attend. The series continues at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5 with a presentation by Stephanie Vander Wel, Associate Professor in the Department of Music and Global Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University at Buffalo. The title of Vander Wel's talk is "Gendered Acts in Comedy: June Carter’s Vocal and Kinetic Performance in Country Music." The lecture will be presented in the CCM Baur Room.
May 20, 2024
Students of all ages and abilities with an interest in the performing arts can explore their creativity in Prep programs at UC's College-Conservatory of Music. CCM Prep offers a wide variety of classes in dance, music and theatre arts — including classes for adults, young children teens and pre-professional students preparing for a future in the performing arts.
May 14, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music graduate student Leo De La Cruz won the CCM Wind Studies concerto competition and he achieved an honorable mention at the 2020 Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition. Most recently, he won the National Federation of Music Clubs’ Carolyn Nelson Double Reed Award, which includes a $1,250 cash prize.