CCM Wind Symphony opens season with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra guest artist

Music fills the rehearsal spaces and halls at UC's College-Conservatory of Music as students and faculty prepare for the start of the performance season after the summer break. The CCM Wind Symphony opens its fall performance series on Sunday, Sept. 10, in a special concert featuring Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra guest artist Haley Bangs, flute. 

Embracing the back-to-school spirit, CCM invites audiences to enjoy this opening performance by our students as we welcome them back to campus; tickets for this concert are just $10.

The concert, titled "From the Ashes," explores themes of moving towards peace and repose after troubled times. Like the legendary Phoenix, humanity has often risen from the fires of our past and present to emerge stronger than before.

The 90-minute program opens with Adolphus Hailstork's Celebration!, originally commissioned to commemorate the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976. The student ensemble also performs Jeff Vitucci's Caught in the Current and David Maslanka's Tears.

CSO guest artist Haley Bangs, flute, joins the CCM Wind Symphony for Anthony Plog's Flute Concerto. The piece is in three traditional movements, and the flute is used in various ways to show its many moods and colors. The concert comes to a grand finale with Paul Hindemith's Symphony in B-flat, a masterwork that serves as a pillar of wind repertoire. 

CCM Wind Symphony
Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor 
Featuring guest artist Haley Bangs, flutist at Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

HAILSTORK: Celebration! 
VITUCCI: Caught in the Current 
MASLANKA: Tears 
PLOG: Concerto for Flute 
HINDEMITH: Symphony in B-flat

CCM's 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.

• 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10
• Estimated run time: 90 minutes

Corbett Auditorium, CCM Village 
University of Cincinnati

Tickets are $10. Experiencing the magic of CCM OnStage has never been easier! Purchase your tickets:

• Online at ccmonstage.universitytickets.com
• Over the phone at 513-556-4183
• In person at the CCM Box Office in the Atrium of UC's Corbett Center for the Performing Arts 

CCM’s Box Office hours are Tue-Fri from 1-5 p.m. and one hour prior to curtain for ticketed performances. Hours subject to change based on the University of Cincinnati calendar. Our Box Office staff is always ready to answer your questions by phone at 513-556-4183 or email at boxoff@uc.edu. 

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Parking is available in UC's CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Effective July 1, 2023, all University of Cincinnati Parking Services locations will become cashless. Pay for parking securely with your credit/debit card. All major credit cards accepted.

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There's more to explore — view CCM's full schedule of fall major events at ccm.uc.edu/onstage. 

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All event dates and programs are subject to change. For a complete calendar of events, please visit ccm.uc.edu/onstage.