November 6, 2019

Complete your elective requirements while learning about rock 'n' roll, classic cinema, dance or theatre arts

October 19, 2020

In 2019, UC College-Conservatory of Music student and now alumna Caroline Sackleh (DMA Bassoon Performance, ’20) created a music collective that focuses on highlighting the skills of women musicians and performing the works of living composers. With that vision in mind, New Downbeat was born. The ensemble now boasts over 20 performers and six affiliated composers, most of whom are CCM students or 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).

June 30, 2020

New Music USA recently announced six composers who have been co-commissioned to write new orchestral works through its Amplifying Voices Program, supported by the Sphinx Venture Fund. As one of the lead orchestras in the program, Berkeley Symphony co-commissioned UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Brian Raphael Nabors (MM Composition, ’15; DMA Composition, ’19) to write a new piece that will be premiered in the 2021-22 season.

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

May 6, 2024

UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus François López-Ferrer (BM Composition, ‘12) is the recipient of the prestigious Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, awarded annually to a promising American conductor 36 years of age or younger. One of the largest of its kind, it provides essential career guidance, industry connections and a cash award of $30,000 to aid grant recipients as they further hone the skills of their craft.

February 21, 2022

CCM’s Music Theory and Musicology Society hosts its ninth biennial student conference designed to engage both UC students and students from other institutions in the broad field of music scholarship. The hybrid-format conference features keynote speakers Julianne Grasso (University of Texas at Austin) and Imani Mosley (University of Florida) and student paper presentations. This year’s conference also includes two workshops led by CCM ethnomusicologists Stefan Fiol and Scott Linford.

September 2, 2021

The Composition Program at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music brings guest artists from five countries to Cincinnati throughout the 2021-22 school year. Visiting composers and guest artist ensembles present lectures and performances as part of the Alexander Zemlinsky Prize for Composition events.

January 30, 2024

The UC College-Conservatory of Music is thrilled to congratulate DMA composition students Kevin Li, who was recently named the winner of the 2023 American Prize in Composition university division, and Wenbin Lyu, who was awarded 3rd place in the same competition.

May 22, 2023

UC’s College-Conservatory of Music offers dozens of different general studies and arts elective courses in fall 2023. 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!