CCM Choral Ensembles Present World Premiere by Dale Warland Feb. 11

The

Department of Choral Studies

at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music presents nine free and ticketed performances during its

Spring 2018 Concert Series

, beginning with a special program honoring CCM’s Sesquicentennial at

4 p.m.

on

Sunday, Feb. 11

in

Corbett Auditorium

.

The CCM Chamber Choir, led by

Earl Rivers

, opens the concert series on Sunday, Feb. 11 with the world premiere of

Dale Warland

’s

I Hear America Singing

, commissioned to celebrate the 150th anniversary of CCM’s founding.

Founder of the Grammy Award-nominated Dale Warland Singers and an inductee in the American Classical Music Hall of Fame, Warland’s (HonDoc, 2008) distinguished career as a choral composer and conductor spans more than six decades. CCM is home to the

Dale Warland Singers Archive

, which is among the largest collection of contemporary choral works in the country.

Warland chose to set the commissioned choral work to text from Walt Whitman’s

I Hear America Singing

, which was revised for the fourth edition of

Leaves of Grass

in 1867 — the same year Clara Baur founded the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.

“Whitman, in this poem, creates an image of an America unified by song and hard work,” Warland says. “I cannot help but believe that the founders and early participants associated with CCM must have been fully aware of Whitman’s passion for music and the high regard that he had for singing.”

In celebration of CCM’s Sesquicentennial, acclaimed countertenor and alumnus

Michael Maniaci

(BM, 1999) returns to CCM as the featured soloist in the Feb. 11 concert with the Chamber Choir in Leonard Bernstein’s

Missa Brevis

. Praised for his rare, thrilling voice and sensational stage presence, Maniaci will also return to CCM to solo in Bernstein’s

Chichester Psalms

for a second concert on March 8.

The Feb. 11 concert also features performances from the Cincinnati Children’s Choir Bel Canto, directed by Robyn Lana; the UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses, conducted by Kevin Coker and Molly Getsinger; and the CCM Chorale, conducted by

Brett Scott

, in Brahms’

Neue Liebeslieder (New Love Songs)

.

CCM’s Spring 2018 Choral Series presents nine concerts between

Feb. 11

and

April 29

. View the complete performance listings below! Tickets are available through the

CCM Box Office

.

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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 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

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uc.edu/parking

for 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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SPRING 2018 CHORAL SERIES

4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11

• CCM at 150 Celebrates Bernstein at 100 •

CELEBRATING CCM’S SESQUICENTENNIAL WITH DALE WARLAND
CCM Chamber Choir and Chorale, Cincinnati Children’s Choir Bel Canto, and UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses
Earl Rivers, Robyn Lana, Kevin Coker and Molly Getsinger, conductors

CCM’s Sesquicentennial Celebration features guest conductor/composer-in-residence Dale Warland (HonDoc, 2008), inductee in the American Classical Music Hall of Fame and founder of the Grammy Award-nominated Dale Warland Singers. The CCM Chamber Choir presents the world premiere of

I Hear America Singing

commissioned by the CCM Choral Department and composed by Warland in honor of the 150th anniversary of CCM’s founding. CCM Chamber Choir also presents Leonard Bernstein’s

Missa Brevis

, featuring countertenor and CCM alumnus Michael Maniaci, and the CCM Chorale presents Brahms’

Neue Liebeslieder (New Love Songs)

.

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets

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

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8 p.m. Monday, March 5

• Guest Artist Series •

COLORS OF EUROPE: CONTEMPORARY CHORAL MUSIC
Madrigalchor from Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
Martin Steidler, music director and conductor

Madrigalchor presents contemporary a cappella and accompanied choral works of Buchenberg (Germany), Busto (Spain), Esenvalds (Latvia), Gjeilo (Norway), Herzog (Austria), Petrassi (Italy), Tormis (Estonia) and Vujic (Serbia).

Location

: Cohen Family Studio Theater

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Thursday, March 8

• CCM at 150 Celebrates Bernstein at 100 •

BERNSTEIN’S CHICHESTER PSALMS AND SAXOPHONE CONCERTOS
CCM Concert Orchestra and Chorale
Featuring guest artists from the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Convention
Aik Khai Pung and Brett Scott, music directors and conductors

Bernstein’s most popular choral/orchestra work,

Chichester Psalms

, premiered in 1965 with the composer conducting. The work features countertenor and CCM alumnus Michael Maniaci and Bernstein-selected texts from Psalms 23, 100, 108 and 131 of the Hebrew Bible. Saxophone repertoire to be announced.

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets

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

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5 p.m. Sunday, March 18

• CCM Ensemble-in-Residence •

CELEBRATE YOUTH: LEGACY25
Cincinnati Children’s Choir
Robyn Lana, music director

The Cincinnati Children’s Choir celebrates its 25th anniversary. Premiering commissions by Ola Gjeilo and Rollo Dilworth, the program will highlight some of the finest, most recognized children's choir repertoire as well as past commissions.

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets

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

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8 p.m. Wednesday, March 21

• Choral Series •

MUSIC THAT UNITES
UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses
Kevin Coker and Molly Getsinger, conductors

Comprised of students from all 14 UC colleges, the UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses and Cabaret Singers offer a variety of classical, popular, folk and jazz arrangements of Copland, Davison, Forrest, LaBarr, Ramsey and Walker.

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets

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

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3 p.m. Sunday, April 8

• Choral Series •

MONTEVERDI FESTIVAL
CCM Chamber Choir, CCM student soloists and Early Music guest artists
Earl Rivers, conductor

CCM’s Monteverdi Festival features madrigals from Books V, VI, VII and VIII, and concerto works from

Selva Morale e Spirituale

. Early Music guest artists playing period instruments join CCM students for a feast of chamber and large-scale works.

Location

: Cohen Family Studio Theater

Tickets

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

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4 p.m. Saturday, April 14

• Choral Series •

LISZT’S VIA CRUCIS
CCM Chorale
Brett Scott, conductor
Kenneth Griffiths, piano

Composed between 1866 and 1878 for chorus and solo organ or piano, Liszt’s

Via Crucis

portrays Jesus’ journey carrying the cross in 14 meditations, each representing a station of the cross.

Location

: Patricia Corbett Theater

Tickets

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

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3 p.m. Sunday, April 15

• Choral Series •

CCM Chorale
Featuring Cincinnati’s Musica Sacra Chorus
Brett Scott, conductor

CCM Chorale combines with Music Sacra, one of Cincinnati’s notable volunteer choruses, to perform an all-Schubert program of Romantic choral/orchestral masterworks.

SCHUBERT: Mass in A-Flat, D. 678

SCHUBERT:

Stabat Mater

, D. 383

Location

: St. Boniface Church, 1750 Chase Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45223

Admission

: FREE

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5 p.m. Sunday, April 29

• CCM Ensemble-in-Residence •

WE SING: HOPE AND UNITY – LEGACY25
Cincinnati Children’s Choir
Robyn Lana, music director

This concert will complete the 25th anniversary season as we celebrate international friendships made since the choir began.

Location

: Corbett Auditorium

Tickets

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

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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Foundation

Choral Studies Sponsors: Jan Rogers, Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation