Holding Hope: CCM students and alumni perform in collaborative concert by Queen City Opera and Cincinnati's Holocaust and Humanity Center
Presented at Union Terminal on May 17, the performance features Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Psalm 42
In collaboration with the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust and Humanity Center, Queen City Opera presents a moving afternoon of music inspired by Holding Hope, the Center’s portrait exhibition honoring Holocaust survivors with ties to Cincinnati. Featuring performances by many CCM student and alumni musicians, the event begins at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 17 at Cincinnati's Union Terminal; tickets are available online.
Led by Founder and Artistic Director Isaac Selya (DMA Orchestra Conducting, '14), Queen City Opera's performances often feature many CCM students and alumni, including 27 in the Holding Hope event.
The event begins at 3:30 p.m. within the gallery itself, where small ensembles of QCO musicians activate the space through intimate performances of short works connected to the lives, memories and cultural backgrounds of the survivors, many of them Russian-speakers from Eastern Europe. The gallery performance is free and open to anyone who visits the exhibit.
At 4:30 p.m, audiences are invited to Union Terminal's Reakirt Auditorium for a culminating ticketed concert featuring professional singers and orchestra in selections from Mendelssohn’s Elijah and a complete performance of his Psalm 42. Mendelssohn’s deeply personal setting of longing, faith and renewal offers a powerful artistic response to themes of resilience, remembrance and hope. Free parking in the lot of the Cincinnati Museum Center. Seating is general admission.
Flauti
- Annie Gordon
- Yian Liu, (DMA Flute, ’26)
Oboi
- Austin Smith, (AD Oboe, ’16)
- Sarah Minneman, (DMA Oboe, ’26) CCM Chamber Music Coordinator
Clarinetti
- Miriam Culley, alumna
- Citlalmina Hernandez Toro, current DMA Clarinet student
Fagotti
- Randal Dennler, (MM Bassoon, ’13)
- Caroline Sackleh, (DMA Bassoon, ’20) UC Admissions Coordinator
Corni
- Alex Dick, (DMA Horn, ’22)
- Kenji Ulmer
Clarini
- Audrey Schmid, (MM Trumpet, ’09)
- Emery Hicks, (AD Trumpet, ’22)
Tromboni
- Louis Setzer, (DMA Trombone, ’17)
- Kyle Maleseich, (MM Trombone, ’16)
- Sean McGhee, (MM Trombone, ’09)
Timpani
- Kyle Lamb, (AD Percussion, ’20)
Violin 1
- Pin-Hsuan Chen, (DMA Violin, ’26)
- Yu-Kun Hsiang, (DMA Violin, ’22)
- Lu Li, alumna
- JaeEun Lee, alumna and CCM Prep Violin Instructor
Violin 2
- Yen-Ju Young, (DMA Violin, ’26)
- Kiran Rajamani, current DMA Violin student
- Vera Hsu, current DMA Violin student
Viola
- Melissa Peraza, (AD Viola, ’23)
- Nathaniel Sendi, (MM Viola, ’23)
- Satish Casie Chetty, UC graduate
Cello
- Juneho Josh Kim, (AD Cello, ’22)
- Diana Flores, (AD Cello, ’18)
- Shu-li Cheah, (DMA Cello, ’25)
Bass
- Corey Watzek, (MM Double Bass, ’22)
Featured image at top of Union Terminal.
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