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Lighting up the skyline for Blink

October 9, 2026

A team of University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music students designed “Echoes of Light,” a music-and-light installation on Ohio’s largest mural for BLINK, Cincinnati’s massive public light and art festival.

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Dylan Mulvaney visits CCM, where she got 'the best degree in the world'

October 6, 2026

UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Dylan Mulvaney (BFA Musical Theatre, '19) visited campus to meet with current students on Friday, Oct. 2. During the 2.5 hour Q & A session, Dylan talked about her career, shared advice and answered questions from CCM's current Musical Theatre students.

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Lighting up the skyline for Blink

October 9, 2026

A team of University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music students designed “Echoes of Light,” a music-and-light installation on Ohio’s largest mural for BLINK, Cincinnati’s massive public light and art festival.

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Dylan Mulvaney visits CCM, where she got 'the best degree in the world'

October 6, 2026

UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Dylan Mulvaney (BFA Musical Theatre, '19) visited campus to meet with current students on Friday, Oct. 2. During the 2.5 hour Q & A session, Dylan talked about her career, shared advice and answered questions from CCM's current Musical Theatre students.

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CCM Media Production wins 8 'student Emmy' awards

September 16, 2026

Media Production students from the UC College-Conservatory of Music won 8 Student Production Awards, commonly referred to as "Student Emmys," from the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). Including the winning projects, CCM Media Production received 24 award nominations that span 13 categories from non-fiction and fiction to arts/entertainment and sports.

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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and CCM collaborate on new program

September 15, 2026

Symphony Behind the Scenes, a 10-week adult education series from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and UC College-Conservatory of Music, invites audiences behind the curtain of a professional orchestra. From artistic planning and rehearsal techniques to administration, education and concerto production, this course offers an insider’s view of how symphonic music comes to life.

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Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz visits CCM

September 11, 2026

UC College-Conservatory of Music's BFA Musical Theatre students received advice and words of wisdom from one of the most influential composer and lyricists in America in a master class on Thursday, Sept. 10. From Broadway's Wicked, Godspell and Pippin to Disney's Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (and many, many more), Schwartz's work has moved generations of music and theatre lovers. Dozens of CCM students got to learn from his mentorship up close in a 2-hour workshop and Q&A in Cohen Family Studio Theater.

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CCM alumnus to write and direct movie for Neon, Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Spooky Pictures

September 9, 2026

Spencer Lackey is taking his scary stories from social media to feature films with Lust, a movie he wrote and will direct. A few months ago, The Hollywood Reporter informally surveyed agents, managers and producers about who could be the next Curry Barker (Obsession) or Kane Parsons (Backrooms). UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Spencer Lackey (BFA Acting, '17) was one of the names that kept coming up as a potential "next big thing in the horror space."

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CCM doctoral student appointed as May Festival Conducting Fellow

September 8, 2026

The Cincinnati May Festival has announced the appointment of Dami Choi, a first-year DMA student in CCM’s renowned choral conducting program, as its Conducting Fellow for the 2026-27 season. Choi, who will serve as the assistant conductor for the May Festival Chorus this year, previously earned her Master of Music degree from the University of British Columbia.