CCM Philharmonia's spring 2022 concerts feature diverse works, choral and voice collaborations

The CCM Philharmonia, led by Director of Orchestral Studies Mark Gibson, presents three ticketed performances during the spring 2022 semester — beginning with a "Carnival" of diverse works on Feb. 17 and closing with a "Trimumphant" program on April 23. 

The concert on Feb. 17, titled "Carnival," begins with CCM alumnus Shawn Okpebholo’s Kutimbua Kivumbi (Stomp the Dust!). Okpebholo received his master’s and doctoral degrees in Composition from CCM, and his music has been described as "devastatingly beautiful" and "fresh and new and fearless" by the Washington Post. 

After this contemporary work, the Philharmonia plays Stravinsky’s Petrouchka (1911 version), a ballet score telling the tragic story of the eponymous puppet who magically comes to life. The concert closes with Brahms’ Symphony No. 3, which was premiered by the Vienna Philharmonic in 1883. The work begins with the musical notes F-Ab-F, a statement of Brahms’ personal musical motto: frei aber froh, or “free but happy.”

On March 11, the Philharmonia joins forces with the CCM Chamber Choir, Chorale and faculty artist Gwendolyn Coleman, soprano. The orchestra welcomes CCM Director of Choral Studies Joe Miller to the podium with a program honoring women through the healing power of the human voice. The concert, titled "Women Lost, Forgotten, Celebrated," features Louise Farrenc's Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36; John Harbison's Mirabai Songs and Francis Poulenc's Stabat Mater.

The orchestra closes its season on April 23 with “Philharmonia Triumphant!.” The set list for this performance includes Tchaikovsky's Waltz from Swan Lake, Florence Price’s Piano Concerto and Strauss’ iconic tone poem, Ein Heldenleben.

All of CCM's ticketed events will have digital programs instead of printed programs. QR codes will be displayed at events to give access to the digital programs to patrons. The programs are also accessibile through the link below. Programs for events will be shared shortly before the event date.

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• Over the phone at 513-556-4183
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CCM’s Box Office is open Mon-Fri from 12:30-6 p.m., Sat. from 12-4 p.m. and one hour prior to curtain for ticketed performances. Hours subject to change based on the University of Cincinnati calendar.

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Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust 
Scholarship and Resident Artist Sponsor

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 
CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship Sponsor

The Corbett Endowment at CCM 
Dance Department Sponsor 
All-Steinway School Sponsor

Louise H. & David S. Ingalls Foundation, Inc. 
Community Partners

The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation, Ritter & Randolph, LLC, Corporate Counsel 
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CCMpower: Friends and Alumni Fueling the Future of the Arts 
The Strader Fund at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
CCMONSTAGE ONLINE Broadcast Sponsors

Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer 
Musical Theatre Department Sponsor

Genevieve Smith 
Opera Production Sponsor

Rafael and Kimberly de Acha 
Opera D’Arte Sponsor

An Anonymous Donor 
Estate of Mr. William A. Friedlander 
Mrs. William A. Friedlander 
Dr. Randolph L. Wadsworth 
Judith Schonbach Landgren and Peter Landgren  
Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen 
Elizabeth C.B. & Paul G. Sittenfeld+ 
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman 
Dr. & Mrs. Theodore W. Striker 
Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer 
Ariel Quartet Sponsors

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

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn 
Orchestral Sponsor

Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation 
Starling Pre-Collegiate Sponsor 
Starling Strings Sponsor

Dr. Timothy E. and Janet L. Johnson 
Thom Miles and Roberta Gary 
Organ Department Sponsors

Louis and Susan Meisel 
Piano Department Sponsor

Richard E. Thornburgh 
Edward Donovan and Cheryl Carter 
Jeff Thomas Catering 
The Castleberry Family 
KMK Law 
Sandra & Stephen Joffe 
Paula Boggs Muething & Brian Muething 
Patti Myers & Alan Flaherty
Trish & Rick Bryan 
Prestige AV & Creative Services 
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Rhinegeist Brewery
CCMpower 
The CCM Harmony Fund: Challenging Hate & Prejudice through the Performing Arts 
Event Sponsors

Buddy Rogers Music 
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