CCM alumnus Leslie B. Dunner conducts Pulitzer Prize-winning opera 'The Central Park Five'
May 25, 2020
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music graduate Leslie Dunner (DMA Orchestral Conducting, ’82) conducted the premiere of Anthony Davis’ The Central Park Five last June with California’s Long Beach Opera. In May, the opera won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Music.
$2.8 million gift to UC’s Niehoff Center for Film and Media Studies
May 29, 2020
The University of Cincinnati College of Arts & Sciences has created the Niehoff Center for Film and Media Studies, thanks to a $2.8 million gift from Peter and Betsy Niehoff.
CCM Acting faculty, alumni and students embrace local and national digital theatre
June 1, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music Acting Professor Brant Russell recently participated in two digital theatre efforts through Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s Monologues of Hope series and the national One Minute Play Festival (1MPF).
CCM alumna Isabella Byrd wins Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
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.
UC shares plan for start of fall semester
June 11, 2020
UC will follow enhanced health and safety measures as it begins with blend of in-person and virtual offerings for fall semester 2020.
Composition alumnus and student win top awards in national 'American Prize' competition
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
UC wins marketing and communication CASE awards
June 15, 2020
UC Magazine website was awarded a CASE Circle of Excellence gold medal from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Composition alumnus selected for New Music USA Amplifying Voices Program
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.