CCM concert ticket packages on sale now

Pick the performances you want to attend in 2018-19

Ticket packages are now on sale for the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music’s (CCM) 2018-19 Concert Series. From Sept. 11, 2018 through May 11, 2019, CCM’s students, faculty members and guest artists collaborate on an unprecedented lineup of Choral, Jazz, Orchestra, Percussion, Piano, Preparatory, String Quartet and Winds performances.

Pick up a copy of CCM’s 2018-19 Concert Series Brochure to learn more about our upcoming performances! Physical copies of the brochure are available at the CCM Box Office and other distribution points throughout UC’s campus.

CCM’s Ariel Quartet Series Subscriptions and Concert Flex Packages are the best way to own every moment of the season ahead.

For our most in-demand Prestige Events and Feast of Carols performances, subscribers can also pre-order tickets now to guarantee their seats! Concert single tickets go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018.

The complete 2018-19 Concert Series is listed below. Repertoire and dates are subject to change. Please contact our Box Office at 513-556-4183 or boxoff@uc.edu with any questions.

For full details on Ariel Quartet Series Subscriptions, please visit ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/ariel-quartet/subscriptions. Additional information on CCM’s Concert Flex Packages is available at ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/concerts/flex-tickets.

Pick the concerts you want to attend and prepare to be invigorated and inspired by what’s next!

CCM's 2018-19 Concert Series

Choral, Jazz, Orchestra, Percussion, Piano, Preparatory, Prestige, String Quartet and Winds

MOZART, MENDELSSOHN AND BARTÓK

8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11
CCM String Quartet-in-Residence
The Ariel Quartet

Praised by the Wall Street Journal for its “consummate musicianship,” CCM’s string quartet-in-residence opens its 2018-19 four-part concert series with an evening featuring:

  • MOZART: String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590
  • MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 44, No. 3
  • BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 4

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets
: $25 general, $15 non-UC students, UC students FREE

BERNSTEIN AND FRIENDS

8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14
CCM Celebrates Bernstein at 100 Series
CCM Philharmonia and Concert Orchestra
Mark Gibson and Aik Khai Pung, music directors and conductors

Concert Orchestra:

  • CHAVEZ: Symphony No. 2 (Sinfonia India)
  • THOMPSON: Excerpt from Symphony No. 2 (1932)
  • DIAMOND: Music to Romeo and Juliet (1947)

Philharmonia:

  • COPLAND: El Salón México
  • BARBER: Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
  • BERNSTEIN: Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets
: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

THE BIRTHDAY CABARET

NEW TIME: 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16
Prestige Event
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the CCM Musical Theatre Program
Devised and Directed by Aubrey Berg

Join CCM Musical Theatre graduates from the past five decades in a salute to Broadway old and new. Featuring the program’s first graduate Pam Myers (BFA, 1969), emcee Scott Coulter (BFA, 1993) and our newest stars of tomorrow, the Birthday Cabaret promises to be a tuneful and invigorating tribute to 50 years of CCM Musical Theatre excellence. UC’s Nippert Stadium will also host an FC Cincinnati game at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. Please anticipate heavier-than-normal traffic on and around campus.

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets
: $20 general, $10 non-UC students. UC students FREE

A NEW BEGINNING

8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21
Winds Series
CCM Wind Symphony
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor
Featuring faculty artist Denise Tryon, horn

A truly unforgettable evening of music, which celebrates the beginning of a new era for CCM Wind Studies.

  • SHOSTAKOVICH: Festive Overture, Op. 96
  • THOMAS: Of Our New Day Begun
  • WILSON: Concerto for Horn and Wind Ensemble
  • MASLANKA: Symphony No. 2

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

THE LEGEND OF BENNY CARTER

7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23
Jazz Series
CCM Jazz Orchestra
Scott Belck, music director

Count Basie knew a thing or two about swing when he asked Benny Carter to write two iconic albums’ worth of music for his band in 1960-61: The Legend and Kansas City Suite. Join us to celebrate these heights of sophisticated swing.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets
: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

FALL CHORAL SHOWCASE

4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30
Choral Series
CCM Chorale, UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses, and Cincinnati Youth Choir
Brett Scott, Molly Getsinger, Matthew Coffey and Robyn Lana, conductors
CCM Alumnus Graeme Langager, guest conductor

CCM’s Choral Department opens the season with a joint concert by CCM Chorale, UC Choruses and the Cincinnati Youth Choir featuring classics, folk, jazz, spirituals and recent choral works.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

ELGAR, CHAUSSON AND DVORÁK

8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5
Orchestra Series
CCM Philharmonia
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor

  • ELGAR: In the South, Op. 50
  • CHAUSSON: Poème, Op. 25
  • DVORÁK: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

RHYTHM, GROOVE, DANCE

8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17
Winds Series
CCM Wind Symphony
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor
Featuring CCM alumnus Paul Schuette
CCM Professor Emeritus Terence Milligan, narrator

The CCM Wind Symphony performs compositions from a broad spectrum of composers ranging from the complexity of 21st-century, rhythm-driven works to the nuanced grace of 19th-century French ballet. Featuring former Director of Wind Studies and CCM Professor Emeritus Terence Milligan as the narrator for Copland’s Lincoln Portrait.

  • ARCHER: Common Threads
  • COPLAND: Lincoln Portrait
  • GANDOLFI: Vientos y Tangos
  • SCHUETTE: Still Life with Rhythms and Echoes
  • MASSENET: Ballet Music from Le Cid

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

HAYDN, ZEMLINSKY AND MENDELSSOHN

8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30
CCM String Quartet-in-Residence
The Ariel Quartet

The Ariel Quartet has a gift for “filling the pristine structures of Classicism with fire” (New York Times). Experience their artistry for yourself in an energetic performance showcasing:

  • HAYDN: String Quartet No. 55 in D Major, Op. 71, No. 2
  • ZEMLINSKY: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15
  • MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44, No. 1

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets
: $25 general, $15 non-UC students, UC students FREE

BERNSTEIN AND FRIENDS

8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31
CCM at 150 Celebrates Bernstein at 100 Series
CCM Wind Symphony
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor
Featuring faculty artist Ronald Aufmann, clarinet
CCM Dean Stanley Romanstein, narrator

Celebrating the centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth, this program features CCM faculty artist and CSO clarinetist Ronald Aufmann in Bernstein’s Prelude, Fugue and Riffs. The concert also showcases works by composers most associated with the cultural icon, including Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, narrated by CCM Dean Stanley Romanstein.

  • TOWER: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
  • THOMSON: A Solemn Music
  • COPLAND: Lincoln Portrait
  • BERNSTEIN: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
  • COPLAND: Quiet City
  • BERNSTEIN: Suite from Mass

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

PIANOPALOOZA CELEBRATES LENNY

8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1
CCM at 150 Celebrates Bernstein at 100 Series
Michael Chertock, music coordinator

UPDATED PROGRAM: This program will feature the Symphonic Dances from West Side Story played by CCM faculty artists Michael Chertock and James Tocco, who will also play Bernstein's arrangement of Aaron Copland’s El Salón México and other works performed by faculty artists Mark Gibson, Sandra Rivers and doctoral student Kara Huber.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

SONGFEST AND FANCY FREE

8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2
CCM at 150 Celebrates Bernstein at 100 Series
CCM Philharmonia
Featuring CCM student soloists
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor

Join the CCM Philharmonia in its final concert celebrating Leonard Bernstein’s centennial. One of the composer’s finest achievements, Songfest, blends late-romanticism with fiery Latin rhythms, blues, folksong and jazz. Fancy Free features a vibrant, jazz-tinged score and was a huge success when it premiered to sold-out crowds at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1944.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

STAN KENTON’S WEST SIDE STORY

7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4
CCM at 150 Celebrates Bernstein at 100/ Prestige Event Series
CCM Jazz Orchestra
Scott Belck, music director
Vaughn Wiester, guest conductor

CCM’s Bernstein Celebration continues with this rare performance of Stan Kenton’s West Side Story. This is the record that gave Kenton his first Grammy Award and introduced the band to a whole new generation of listeners. Guest conductor and Stan Kenton scholar Vaughn Wiester will also present a pre-concert talk.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $20 general, $10 non-UC students. UC students FREE

REFLECTIONS

8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7
Choral Series
UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses
Matthew Coffey and Molly Getsinger, conductors

Comprised of students from all 14 of UC’s colleges, the UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses and Cabaret Singers present music of Brahms, Thompson and Vaughan Williams.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

PRISM XXII

4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18
Winds Series
CCM Wind Studies
Kevin Michael Holzman, Thomas Gamboa and Ann Porter, music directors and conductors

Join us for a thrilling evening of nonstop music, featuring the CCM Wind Symphony, CCM Wind Ensemble, CCM Brass Choir, CCM Chamber Winds, the Cincinnati Youth Wind Ensemble (CYWE) and the UC Bearcat Band, culminating in an epic performance of Alfred Reed’s Russian Christmas Music.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

FESTIVUS

8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28
Winds Series
CCM Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble
Kevin Michael Holzman and Thomas Gamboa, music directors and conductors
Featuring CCM alumnus Russ Zokaites, bass trombone

A Festivus for the rest of us featuring the world premiere of Kenneth Fuchs’ Bass Trombone Concerto conducted by Maestro Mark Gibson alongside other classics.

Wind Ensemble:

  • PROKOFIEV: March, Op. 99
  • MACKEY: Hymn to a Blue Hour
  • DELLO JOIO: Variants on a Medieval Tune
  • GINASTERA: “Danza Final” from Estancia

Wind Symphony:

  • IVES: The Alcotts from Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord”
  • BENSON: The Passing Bell
  • THOMAS: Magneticfireflies
  • FUCHS: Bass Trombone Concerto (world premiere)
  • REED: Russian Christmas Music

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

VERDI, BRITTEN AND RACHMANINOFF

8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30
Orchestra Series
CCM Philharmonia
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor

  • VERDI: Overture to Les vêpres siciliennes
  • BRITTEN: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
  • RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

DUKE ELLINGTON’S NUTCRACKER SUITE

4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2
Prestige Event
CCM Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Band
Featuring CCM Musical Theatre students
Scott Belck, music director
Diane Lala, choreographer

Enjoy our original retelling of Ellington’s remarkable adaptation of The Nutcracker Suite, brought to life with stunning choreography from CCM Musical Theatre’s stars of tomorrow.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $20 general, $10 non-UC students. UC students FREE

FEAST OF CAROLS

2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8
2 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9
CCM Chamber Choir, Chorale and CCM Concert Orchestra, UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses, and Cincinnati Youth Choir
Featuring guest choirs from Oak Hills, Kings and Milford High Schools and the School for Creative and Performing Arts
Earl Rivers, Brett Scott, Robyn Lana, Matthew Coffey, Molly Getsinger, Amy Thompson, Tracy Carpenter, Hope Milthaler and Laurie Wyant, conductors

Bring family and friends to CCM to welcome the 2018 holiday season with festive choral favorites performed by CCM’s, UC’s and CYC’s fabulous choirs and outstanding guest choirs.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15-20 adults, $10-15 non-UC students, UC students FREE

FALL YOUTH BALLET CONCERT

7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15
CCM Preparatory and Community Engagement
CCM Youth Ballet Companies
Jonnie Lynn Jacobs-Percer, director

The CCM Youth Ballet Companies feature talented students from ages nine through adult, performing traditional and contemporary works choreographed by CCM and CCM Prep faculty.

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

SINGING IN THE SEASON

2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15
CCM Ensemble-in-Residence
Cincinnati Youth Choir
Robyn Lana, music director

The Cincinnati Youth Choir (formerly Cincinnati Children’s Choir), including CCM resident choirs and satellite choirs from across the Tristate area, performs holiday songs from around the globe.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

BEETHOVEN, LIGETI AND BRAHMS

8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29
CCM String-Quartet-in-Residence
The Ariel Quartet
CCM’s award-winning string quartet-in-residence continues its 2018-19 concert series with a program featuring:

  • BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
  • LIGETI: String Quartet No. 2
  • BRAHMS: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 67

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $25 general, $15 non-UC students, UC students FREE

WEBER, BLACHER AND TCHAIKOVSKY

8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1
Orchestra Series
CCM Philharmonia
Aik Khai Pung, interim music director and conductor

  • WEBER: Overture to Euryanthe
  • BLACHER: Orchestral Variations on a Theme of Paganini
  • TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 73, “Pathétique”

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

A TRIP TO TRINIDAD AND BACK

8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2
Percussion Series
CCM Steel Drum Band
Russell Burge, music coordinator

An annual favorite! CCM’s Streel Drum Band presents an evening of traditional music of Trinidad, along with pop, folk and reggae compositions.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

GIVE IT ONE: THE BEST OF MAYNARD FERGUSON

4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3
Jazz Series
CCM Jazz Orchestra
Scott Belck, conductor
Featuring guest artist Steve Patrick, trumpet

Nashville studio legend and trumpet virtuoso Steve Patrick joins the CCM Jazz Orchestra in this high voltage concert of some of the most exciting music in big band history.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

RISING

8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6
Winds Series
CCM Wind Symphony
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor
Featuring faculty artist James Bunte, saxophone

An evening of inspiring works, including a new composition by CCM alumna Jennifer Jolley and John Mackey’s brilliant Concerto for Soprano Saxophone performed by CCM faculty artist James Bunte.

  • JOLLEY: The Eyes of the World Are Upon You
  • BROWNE: Barnstorming Season
  • J.S. BACH: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor
  • MACKEY: Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

ORFF AND STRAVINSKY

4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17
Choral Series
CCM Chamber Choir and Chorale, Cincinnati Youth Choir Bel Canto, and UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses
Featuring faculty artists Dror Biran and James Tocco, piano, with student vocal soloists, pianists and percussionists 
Earl Rivers, Brett Scott and Robyn Lana, conductors

An afternoon of spirited and romantic cantatas by master composers. Carl Orff’s Catulli Carmina, a cantata of poems by the Roman poet Catullus (87-54 B.C.), sketches the story of the poet’s passion for the promiscuous Clodia (Lesbia). Igor Stravinsky’s Les Noces captures the essence of a Russian peasant wedding and post-wedding party with four pianos, six percussionists, soloists and chorus.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON FESTIVAL: GALA CONCERT

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23
Jazz Series
Scott Belck, music director

CCM’s annual Essentially Ellington Festival, sponsored by Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center, returns in full swing! The daylong event features the region’s top high school jazz ensembles and the gala concert will feature the CCM Jazz Orchestra and a special guest artist from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

¡VIVA ESPAÑA!

8 p.m. Friday, March 1
Orchestra Series
CCM Philharmonia
Aik Khai Pung, interim music director and conductor

  • CHABRIER: España
  • LALO: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
  • FALLA: El Sombrero de Tres Picos  

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

THE WINDS OF NAGUAL

8 p.m. Saturday, March 2
Winds Series
CCM Wind Symphony
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor
Featuring emeritus faculty artist Rick VanMatre, saxophone

The CCM Wind Symphony performs an evening of music from a broad spectrum of styles and inspirations, featuring the epic Winds of Nagual by Michael Colgrass.

  • RODRIGO: Adagio para instrumentos de viento
  • HINDEMITH: Konzertmusik für Blasorchester, Op. 41
  • PENSYL: Concerto for Saxophone and Wind Orchestra (“Moving Formations”)
  • COLGRASS: The Winds of Nagual

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

OLD AND NEW

8 p.m. Wednesday, March 13
Choral Series
UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses
Matthew Coffey and Molly Getsinger, conductors

Comprised of students from all 14 of UC’s colleges, the UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses and Cabaret Singers feature the music of Arneson, Copland, Ramsey, Schubert, Szymko and Tormis.

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

CELEBRATE YOUTH

5 p.m. Sunday, March 17
CCM Ensemble-in-Residence
Cincinnati Youth Choir
Robyn Lana, music director

Building tomorrow’s leaders, one voice at time, the Cincinnati Youth Choir (formerly Cincinnati Children’s Choir) sing of growth, encouragement and unity through new commissions and music from around the globe.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

BEETHOVEN, SCHUMANN AND BRAHMS

8 p.m. Tuesday, March 26
CCM String-Quartet-in-Residence
The Ariel Quartet
Featuring guest artist Yura Lee, viola

  • BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18
  • SCHUMANN: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 41
  • BRAHMS: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets
: $25 general, $15 non-UC students, UC students FREE

CLASSICS AND DIVERSIONS

8 p.m. Friday, March 29
Winds Series
CCM Wind Symphony
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor
Featuring faculty artist Timothy Anderson, trombone

The CCM Wind Symphony performs a concert of classics by Gustav Holst, Paul Hindemith and Ralph Vaughan Williams alongside thrilling newer works by Adam Gorb and wind composition contest winner Julien Monick.

  • VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Toccata Marziale
  • HOLST: Hammersmith, Op. 52
  • MONICK: Mosaics of Painted Glass
  • GORB: Downtown Diversions for Trombone and Wind Symphony
  • HINDEMITH: Symphony in B-flat

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets
: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

BACK TO BAROQUE

4 p.m. Saturday, March 30
Orchestra and Choral Series
CCM Philharmonia and Chamber Choir
Earl Rivers, conductor

The combined CCM Philharmonia and Chamber Choir present Handel’s Zadok the Priest, composed for the coronation of King George II in 1727, and J.S. Bach’s Magnificat BWV 243, composed for Bach’s first Christmas in Leipzig. The Philharmonia will also play J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major and Handel’s Water Music in F Major.

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

PIANO-POW-LOOZA: DELIGHTFUL MINIATURES

4 p.m. Sunday, April 7
Piano Series

Tickle your fancy with a variety of selections that showcase CCM's award-winning piano students at one, two and three pianos. There’s something for everyone at this annual fan-favorite concert!

Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

FANTASIA BRASILEIRA

7 p.m. Sunday, April 14
Orchestra and Jazz Series
CCM Philharmonia and Jazz Orchestra
Featuring guest artist Jovino Santos Neto, piano
Scott Belck and Aik Khai Pung, music directors and conductors

The seductive soundscape of enchanted Brazil comes to life in this evening of cool Brazilian music for orchestra and jazz ensemble. Featuring three-time Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto, a master pianist and composer.

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

STRAUSS, BARTÓK AND BEETHOVEN

8 p.m. Friday, April 26
Orchestra Series
CCM Philharmonia
Aik Khai Pung, interim music director
Neil Varon, guest conductor from Eastman School of Music

  • STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegel lustige Streiche, Op. 28
  • BARTÓK: Piano Concerto
  • BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets
: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

LONTANO

8 p.m. Saturday, April 27
Winds Series
CCM Wind Symphony
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor
Featuring guest artist Steve Houghton, percussion

Join the CCM Wind Symphony for its 2018-19 season finale, featuring internationally acclaimed jazz percussionist Steve Houghton in a concerto by CCM faculty artist Steve Allee! Highlights include two classic wind pieces and Michael Martin’s stunning new Symphony for Wind Ensemble.

  • GOULD: Ballad for Band
  • TAILLEFERRE: Suite Divertimento
  • ALLEE: Passages
  • MARTIN: “Lontano” Symphony for Wind Ensemble

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

THE VOCAL STYLING OF CARLA COOK

7 p.m. Sunday, April 28
Jazz Series
CCM Jazz Lab Band
Craig Bailey, music director

Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Carla Cook joins the CCM Jazz Lab Band for an evening of classic jazz favorites honoring the legacy of Nancy Wilson, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald and other great jazz vocalists.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

SPRING YOUTH BALLET CONCERT

7:30 p.m. Friday, May 3
7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4
CCM Preparatory and Community Engagement
Jonnie Lynn Jacobs-Percer, director

The CCM Youth Ballet Companies feature talented students from ages nine through adult, performing traditional and contemporary works choreographed by CCM and CCM Prep faculty.

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

A MELODIOUS JOURNEY

2 and 5 p.m. Sunday, May 5
CCM Ensemble-in-Residence
Cincinnati Youth Choir
Robyn Lana, music director

The Cincinnati Youth Choir, including CCM resident choirs and community choirs continue to sing for the future featuring songs of life, love and laughter.

Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

SPRING JUNIOR MUSICAL

7 p.m. Thursday, May 9
7 p.m. Friday, May 10
3 p.m. Saturday, May 11
CCM Preparatory and Community Engagement
Becca Kloha Strand, co-director
Rebecca N. Childs, co-director

CCM’s Junior Musical Theatre Intensive provides a challenging and disciplined educational experience for students ages 9-14 with a special interest in musical theatre. Join the students for their spring performance as they showcase what they’ve learned this year!

Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE

CCM’S 2018-19 MAINSTAGE SERIES
Interested in CCM’s theatre arts offerings? Subscription packages are on still on sale for CCM’s 2018-19 Mainstage Series of Acting, Dance, Musical Theatre and Opera Productions. Learn more at ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/mainstage.


Don’t wait to guarantee your seats and savings to CCM’s 2018-19 performance season! Single tickets for all Mainstage performances go on sale Sept. 10, 2018.

About CCM

Declared “one of the nation’s leading conservatories” by The New York Times, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is a preeminent institution for the performing and media arts. The school’s educational roots date back to 1867, and a solid, visionary instruction has been at its core since that time.

CCM offers nine degree types (BA, BM, BFA, MFA, MM, MA, AD, DMA, PhD) in nearly 120 possible majors. The synergy created by housing CCM within a comprehensive public university gives the college its unique character and defines its objective: to educate and inspire the whole artist and scholar for positions on the world’s stage.

CCM is the largest single source of performing arts presentations in the state of Ohio. All event dates and programs are subject to change. For a complete calendar of events, please visit us online at ccm.uc.edu.

Featured image at top: The cover artwork for CCM's 2018-19 Concert Series Brochure, depicting the CCM Philharmonia performing in the newly-renovated Corbett Auditorium. Photo/UC Creative Services.

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Ariel Quartet welcomes Pavel Vinnitsky in "Best of Brahms"...

March 22, 2024

The Ariel Quartet presents its final CCM concert of the 2023-24 season at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 in Robert J. Werner Recital Hall. The program includes two of the most beloved works in the chamber music canon: Beethoven’s intense Op. 59 No. 1 and Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, featuring faculty artist Pavel Vinnitsky. Tickets are on sale now through the CCM Box Office.

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