Faculty Artist Series at CCM Continues Jan. 9

Acclaimed faculty artists from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music take center stage during 12 diverse performances this spring! Running from

Jan. 9

through

April 23

, these programs highlight music from multiple genres, from classical styles to contemporary commercial music and beyond.

Each concert in CCM’s Faculty Artist Series is free and open to the general public, offering audiences the chance to hear recitals by internationally renowned artists in CCM’s stunning performance halls.

Please refer to the listings below for a complete schedule and additional performance information.

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CCM’S SPRING 2017 FACULTY ARTIST SERIES

8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9

• Faculty Artist Series •

Dror Biran, piano

J.S. BACH: Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825

J.S. BACH: French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816

SCHUMANN:

Carnaval

for Piano, Op. 9

Location

: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10

• Faculty Artist Series •

Kimberly Trout, viola
John Kurokawa, clarinet
Hitomi Koyama, piano

MIKLÓS RÓZSA: Introduction and Allegro, Op. 44

MAX BRUCH: Selections from Eight Pieces, Op. 83

SCHUMANN:

Märchenerzählungen

, Op. 132

Location

: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall

Admission

: FREE

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4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15

• Faculty Artist Series •

THE PAT AND JULIE SHOW(A.K.A. DIVA: RECONSTRUCTED)
Patricia Linhart, soprano
Julie Spangler, piano

2016 was a wild year, and we plan to kick it out of here in style. Pat and Julie promise a program full of surprises, assisted by James Bunte and Luke Dumm along with special guest Mary Stucky. Get here early for your party favors and stick around for the construction.

Location

: Patricia Corbett Theater

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17

• Faculty Artist Series •

Thomas Baresel, tenor
Amy Johnson, soprano
Kenneth Griffiths and Mark Gibson, piano

Join us for an evening of art song featuring French duets by Hue, Duparc and Saint-Saëns, along with operetta duets by Lehár, Strauss and Milloeker. This program also features Alan Louis Smith’s

Windows: Five Songs of Love

and selected songs of Rachmaninoff.

Location

: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall

Admission

: FREE

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4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22

• Faculty Artist Series •

IN RECITAL
Daniel Weeks, tenor
Donna Loewy, piano

Featuring songs by Schubert, Quilter, Donizetti, Tosti and Dubois.

Location

: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23

• Faculty Artist Series •

FROM BLUES TO BEBOP AND BEYOND
Craig Bailey, saxophone
Featuring Steve Allee, piano; Dan Karlsberg, piano; Eric Lechliter, trumpet; Zak Granger, trombone; Aaron Jacob, bass; Juan Megan, drums and percussion; Art Gore, drums

Craig Bailey performs selections from throughout his career, including music by Ray Charles, Art Blakey, Panama Francis and original compositions inspired by his world travels.

Location

: Patricia Corbett Theater

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25

• Faculty Artist Series •

James Bunte, saxophone

Location

: Cohen Family Studio Theater


Admission

: FREE

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4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5

• Faculty Artist Series •

(UN)STRUCTURED
Awadagin Pratt, piano

CCM Professor of Piano and Artist-in-Residence Awadagin Pratt presents 300 years of fantasies and fugues – from Bach to the future – assisted by Charles Dennis Thurmond, Russell Burge and others.

Location

: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13

• Faculty Artist Series •

Kurt Sassmannshaus, violin
Christoph Sassmannshaus, cello
Rohan DeSilva, piano

This concert features Theodor Kirchner’s piano trio version of Brahms’ Sextet in B-flat, Op. 18, which was approved by Brahms but only recently published by Bärenreiter. Other works include Fritz Kreisler’s

Syncopation

, one of his few original works for piano trio, and Stravinsky’s Suite

Italienne

for violin and piano.

Location

: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15

• Faculty Artist Series •

CCM FACULTY JAZZTET
Featuring CCM String Quartet-in-Residence, The Ariel Quartet

CCM’s world-famous jazz faculty artists show off their skills with a set of exciting new works composed and arranged by our very own CCM Jazz faculty.

Location

: Patricia Corbett Theater

Admission

: FREE

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8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24

• Faculty Artist Series •

LOU HARRISON CENTENNIAL CONCERT
Percussion Group Cincinnati and Friends

Featuring music spanning composer Lou Harrison’s entire career, including music written for Percussion Group Cincinnati.

Location

: Patricia Corbett Theater

Admission

: FREE

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4 p.m. Sunday, April 23

• Faculty Artist Series •

Michael Unger, organ

Featuring solo and chamber music by Mendelssohn, Haydn and others, celebrating the historic 1866 Koehnken and Company Organ at Plum Street Temple.

Location

: Isaac M. Wise Temple, 720 Plum Street, Cincinnati 45202

Admission

: FREE

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Event Information

All events listed here take place in CCM Village on the campus of the University of Cincinnati unless otherwise noted. Admission to Faculty Artist Series performances is free and reservations are not required.

Parking and Directions

Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit

uc.edu/parking

for information on parking rates.

For detailed maps and directions, please visit

uc.edu/visitors

. Additional parking is available off-campus at the U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.

For directions to CCM Village, visit

ccm.uc.edu/about/directions

.

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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

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