CCM s Spring Orchestra Series Begins with Richard Strauss Don Quixote Jan. 27

UC College-Conservatory of Music’s acclaimed orchestral ensembles will give ten concerts between

January 27

and

April 21

, several of which are free and all of which are open to the public. Tickets are on sale now for all performances requiring paid admission.

The series begins at

8 p.m.

on

Friday, Jan. 27

with the CCM Philharmonia, led by Director of Orchestra Studies

Mark Gibson

. Faculty artists

Catharine Carroll Lees

, viola, and

Alan Rafferty

, cello, will join students in concert for Richard Strauss’

Don Quixote.

  The concert concludes with Ludwig Van Beethoven’s infamous Symphony No. 3, lauded as a turning point in musical history.

CCM’s Concert Orchestra and Chorale close the concert series on

April 21

with

White Night

, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music

Aik Khai Pung

. The program features music from three Russian composers: Alexander Borodin, Sergei Prokofiev and Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

Event Information

All events listed below take place on the campus of the University of Cincinnati unless otherwise indicated. Some events do require purchased tickets; please see individual event information for single ticket prices and ordering information.

Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online now through our e-Box Office! Visit

ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice

for CCM Box Office hours and location.

All event dates and programs are subject to change. Visit

ccm.uc.edu

or contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 for the most current event information.

Parking and Directions

Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit

uc.edu/parking

for more information on parking rates.

For detailed maps and directions, please visit

uc.edu/visitors

. Additional parking is available off-campus at the U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.

For directions to CCM Village, visit

ccm.uc.edu/about/directions

.

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2017 SPRING ORCHESTRA SERIES

8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27

HERO/ANTIHERO
CCM Philharmonia
Featuring faculty artists Catharine Carroll Lees, viola, and Alan Rafferty, cello
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor

STRAUSS:

Don Quixote

, Op. 35

    Catharine Carroll Lees and Alan Rafferty, soloists

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (

Eroica

)

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets

: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

____

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4

2017 CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT
CCM Philharmonia Orchestra
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor

Come usher in the Year of the Rooster at the Greater Cincinnati Chinese Music Society’s annual Chinese New Year's concert!

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets

: Contact the Greater Cincinnati Chinese Music Society at 513-254-9402 or 513-328-8921 to order tickets.

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8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7

AMERICAN VOICES XIX
CCM Concert Orchestra
Aik Khai Pung, music director and conductor

Join us for a performances of George Gershwin’s

An American in Paris

and other classics!

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets:

$15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

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8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14

VALENTINE’S DAY: THE SILVER ROSE
CCM Philharmonia
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor
Under the direction of Aik Khai Pung and our gifted young conducting students

MENDELSSOHN: “Nocturne” from

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: “The Young Prince and the Young Princess” from

Scheherazade

, Op. 35

BEETHOVEN: “Adagio un poco mosso” from Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73

DVORÁK: Romance in F Minor, Op. 11

PUCCINI: “Intermezzo (Act III)” from

Manon Lescaut

GOUNOD: Duo: “Nuit d’hymenée” from

Roméo et Juliette

STRAUSS: Trio: “Hab’ mir’s gelobt” from

Der Rosenkavalier

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets

: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

____

8 p.m. Tuesday, March 7

HEAVENLY!
CCM Philharmonia
Rebecca Tong, conductor
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor

ROIG-FRANCOLÍ:

Orion

HOLST:

The Planets

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets

: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

____

7 p.m. Wednesday, March 8

HEAVENLY!

CCM Philharmonia
Rebecca Tong, conductor
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor

This special off-campus performance includes a multimedia experience by astronomer and visual artist José Francisco Salgado.

ROIG-FRANCOLÍ:

Orion

HOLST:

The Planets

Location

: Princeton High School’s Matthews Auditorium, 150 Viking Way, Cincinnati, OH 45246

Tickets

: $10 adults, $5 students under the age of 18, $5 adults age 65 or older, $20 family four pack (two adults, two students). Contact Princeton High School at 513-864-1569 to order tickets.

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8 p.m. Thursday, March 9

BREAK TIME
CCM Concert Orchestra
Aik Khai Pung, music director
Mark Gibson, conductor

Featuring the premiere of a work by the winner of the 2016 CCM Composition Competition!

R. STRAUSS:

Burleske

SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97 (

Rhenish

)

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Friday, March 31

CONCERTO CONCERT
CCM Concert Orchestra
Aik Khai Pung, music director and conductor

HAYDN: Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat Major

IBERT:

Escales

GINASTERA: Harp Concerto, Op. 25

    Featuring the winner of CCM’s Harp Concerto Competition

Location

: Walnut Hills High School Auditorium

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Friday, April 7

HAROLD MELTZER’S BRION
Café MoMus
Aik Khai Pung, music director

Café MoMus welcomes composer Harold Meltzer and guitarist Dieter Hennings for a performance of Brion, a guitar-and-ensemble piece that was a runner-up for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize.

Location

: Cohen Family Studio Theater

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Friday, April 21

WHITE NIGHT
CCM Concert Orchestra and Chorale
Aik Khai Pung, music director and conductor

BORODIN: “Polovtsian Dances” (from

Prince Igor

)

PROKOFIEV:

Alexander Nevsky

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17 (

Little Russian

)

Location

: Patricia Corbett Theater

Tickets

: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

Community Partners: The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, H. Wayne Ferguson Family Foundation, The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation, The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation Inc., Frances R. Luther Charitable Trust

Visiting Artists Sponsor: The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation, Ritter & Randolph, LLC, Corporate Counsel

Orchestral Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn