Get to know CCM’s newest faculty and staff members

CCM welcomes new faculty and staff for 2023-24

UC’s College-Conservatory of Music welcomes a variety of new faculty and staff members to its roster of distinguished performing and media arts experts this fall and spring.

The following new appointments have been announced as of March 29, 2024.

New Full-Time Faculty

The newest members of CCM’s faculty began their appointments on Aug. 15, 2023. Those faculty members are:

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Ian Axness

Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre and Resident Music Director

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Sarah Folsom

Assistant Professor-Educator of Musical Theatre Voice

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Nick Photinos

Professor of Chamber Music and Eminent Scholar

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Samuel Stricklen

Assistant Professor of Acting

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Margaret Tung

Associate Professor of Horn

Visiting Faculty

CCM's roster of visiting faculty members includes:

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Brian Robertson

Visiting Assistant Professor of Opera

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Rachel Mollie Stevens

Assistant Professor of Acting in Musical Theatre

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Post Doctoral Fellow

CCM also welcomes a Charles Henry Turner Post-Doctoral Fellow, who will continue his research and teach while preparing for a future faculty position during a 2-year appointment under the tutelage of CCM Professor Michael Fiday:

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New Staff

The following staff also recently joined CCM:

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Annie Bloemer

Associate Director of Development

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Ashley Crockett

Staff Props Supervisor; Adjunct Instructor of Theatre Design and Production

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Meg Hensley

Business Officer

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Celeste Jackson-Moody

Costume Shop Manager

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Lisa Li

Piano Technician

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Jessica Secrest

Scenic Artist; Adjunct Instructor of Theatre Design and Production

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New Leadership Roles

The following current CCM faculty members have recently assumed new roles:

Division Head

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Christopher Segall

Associate Professor of Music Theory

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Department Chairs

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Vincent DeGeorge

Patricia A. Corbett Distinguished Chair of Musical Theatre and the Joseph Weinberger Chair of Acting for the Lyric Stage

Learn more about CCM's divisional and departmental leadership here.


About CCM’s Faculty

At CCM, tomorrow’s arts luminaries work with today’s industry leaders. Our internationally recognized faculty members work with students from around the world. CCM students receive personalized mentorship from professors who guide their individual scholarly, creative, musical, performing and teaching growth.

Who are our faculty members? CCM professors are Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning performers and designers, ASCAP and BMI Award-winning songwriters and composers, as well as Fulbright Scholars. They are members of major American orchestras, as well as directors and conductors for the world’s leading opera houses and summer festivals. They are researchers, educators, choreographers, technicians, filmmakers and playwrights, as well as experts on health and wellness for artists. They have published widely-used textbooks and produced multimedia for US presidents. They have been featured on major broadcasts like Good Morning America, the Today Show and the Tonight Show, to mention just a few of their accomplishments.

Next Lives Here

At the University of Cincinnati, we realize the impact our teaching, research, artistry and service can have on our community and the world. So, we don’t wait for change to happen. We break boundaries, boldly imagine and create what’s Next. To us, today’s possibilities spark tomorrow’s reality. That’s why we are leading urban public universities into a new era of innovation and impact, and that's how we are defining Next for the performing and media arts.

We're about engaging people and ideas - and transforming the world.

We are UC. Welcome to what's Next.


Featured image at top: A July 2023 panoramic photograph of CCM's Corbett Center for the Performing Arts and Mary Emery Hall. Photo/Curt Whitacre

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