Photo gallery: Back to school at CCM with online, in-person classes
Images from the fall semester show faculty and students reunited in learning
Students, faculty and staff reunite to learn, create, perform and research during the fall semester at UC's College-Conservatory of Music. While the semester may look different during the pandemic, the university is committed to providing students with the best collegiate experience possible in this new era of living and learning.
The CCM Wind Symphony rehearses Adolphus Hailstork’s Spiritual with CCM Ensembles and Conducting Division Head Kevin Michael Holzman. Students are protected by shields and spaced 10 feet apart. Trumpets and trombones have plastic masks on their bells. Photo/Provided by Kevin Michael Holzman.
Each student in CCM's online score reading class has a keyboard or piano to play the exercises that are presented. Photo/Provided by Aik Khai Pung.
The CCM Wind Ensemble rehearses a transcription of Maurice Ravel’s “Mother Goose Suite.” Photo/Provided by Kevin Michael Holzman.
Arts Administration students and faculty meet virtually for their fall welcome party. Photo/Provided by Jobelle Mesa.
The CCM Chamber Orchestra rehearses with Professor Aik Khai Pung. Photo/Provided by Kevin Michael Holzman.
CCM Flute Professor Demarre McGill and his brother Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic, meet online with students in the CCM Flute Studio. Photo/Provided by Demarre McGill.
CCM Organ majors enjoy a socially-distant visit with Bruce Fowkes (Richards, Fowkes & Co. Organ Builders) to learn about the new Opus 24 organ, currently in progress for Cincinnati’s Christ Church Cathedral. Photo/Provided by Michael Unger.
CCM Trombone students rehearse with plastic masks on their bells and protective shields. Photo/Provided by Kevin Michael Holzman.
Professor Aik Khai Pung leads his orchestral conducting class. Students record conducting videos and the class watches and learns together online. Photo/Provided by Aik Khai Pung.
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Featured image at the top: The CCM Saxophone Ensemble holds a socially distanced rehearsal with protective shields in Corbett Auditorium. Photo/Provided by Kevin Michael Holzman.
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