June 3, 2024

Four UC College-Conservatory of Music alumni are named nominees in the 77th annual Tony Awards, recognizing the excellent work shared in Broadway productions during the 2023-24 season. The nominees, announced Tuesday, April 30, include Isabella Byrd (BFA Lighting Design and Technology, ’09), Shoshana Bean (BFA Musical Theatre, '99), Dorian Harewood and Leslie Kritzer (BFA Musical Theatre, '99).

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.

March 25, 2024

UC College-Conservatory of Music and Know Theatre of Cincinnati co-produce an epic, world premiere theatrical adventure based on the album "Light Chasers" by indie orchestral-rock band Cloud Cult. Featuring CCM student actors and Know Theatre professionals, the production runs April 5-28, 2024 at Know Theatre; tickets on sale now.

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 13, 2020

Richard Oberacker's Tony Award-winning musical features the work of multiple CCM alumni

April 27, 2020

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra recently announced that longtime donors Ashley and Barbara “Bobbie” Ford made a major gift to endow the orchestra’s assistant conductor chair, currently held by UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus François López-Ferrer (BM Composition, ‘12).

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.

April 1, 2022

UC College-Conservatory of Music alum Alex Gartner (BM Music Education ‘12) recently finished a commission in partnership with a coalition of memory care associations, including TimeSlips Creative Storytelling (Milwaukee, WI) and Dementia Inclusive Durham (Durham, NC). The piece “Toward Something New” will be premiered by the Durham Children’s Choir in late May.

September 26, 2022

The UC College-Conservatory of Music is proud to share news of the appointment of alumnus Stephen Jones (MM Double Bass, ‘22) to the tenure-track position of Assistant Principal Bass in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.