May 12, 2025

UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Pete Jutras has announced the appointment of Kenneth Renshaw as CCM's new Assistant Professor of Violin. His faculty appointment officially begins on Aug. 15, 2025. Born and raised in San Francisco, Renshaw came to international attention in 2012 after winning First Prize at the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in Beijing. He was also a prize winner in the Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition of Belgium, and First Prize recipient of the inaugural Manhattan International Concert Artists Competition.

May 6, 2025

Todd Almond is no stranger to the stage. A 1999 alum of the UC College-Conservatory of Music with a BFA in Acting and BM in Vocal Performance, he got his start in local Cincinnati productions in the early 2000s. Since then, he’s gone on to a career as a performer in Broadway musicals, a writer of acclaimed plays and a singer/composer on multiple original albums. Now, Almond adds the title of “author” to his multi-hyphenate. In a recent interview with CityBeat, Almond discusses his new book, Slow Train Coming: Bob Dylan’s Girl from the North Country and Broadway’s Rebirth, chronicling his experience as a Broadway actor during the Covid-19 pandemic.

May 6, 2025

CCM congratulates Erin Alcorn (DMA Voice ‘25) for her recent first place win at UC’s GradNEXT Competition, a Shark Tank-style event where UC students pitch their ideas for how the university can reshape graduate education. In addition to her first place win, Alcorn took home the Audience Choice Prize, and will receive funding support for her dissertation project: the UC ARIA Initiative, incorporating virtual reality into art song performance.

May 5, 2025

UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Pete Jutras has announced the appointment of Jose Maria Condemi, MFA, as CCM's new Associate Professor of Opera. His faculty appointment officially begins on Aug. 15, 2025.

May 1, 2025

UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Pete Jutras has announced the appointment of Brian Hong as CCM's new Assistant Professor of Viola. His faculty appointment officially begins on Aug. 15, 2025. Hong has established a notable career as a critically acclaimed performer, inspiring pedagogue and successful music administrator. As the violist of the GRAMMY-nominated Aizuri Quartet from 2023-2025, he premiered major new works on nationally renowned chamber music series and conducted residencies at universities across the United States.

April 25, 2025

Four CCM faculty members were recently highlighted in a New York Times roundup of notable new classical music albums. Entitled "5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now," the article spotlights the new album of Beethoven's string quartets performed by the Ariel Quartet, which has served as CCM's string quartet-in-residence since 2012. The ensemble is comprised of four CCM faculty members: Alexandra “Sasha” Kazovsky, violin; Amit Even-Tov, cello; Gershon Gerchikov, violin; and Jan Grüning, viola.

April 25, 2025

The University of Cincinnati will celebrate another record spring commencement as undergraduate ceremonies return to Nippert Stadium.

UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Pete Jutras has announced the appointment of Tyler Ehrlich, DMA, as CCM's new Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Wind Studies. In this role, which begins on Aug. 15, Ehrlich will conduct the CCM Wind Ensemble, oversee CCM’s doctoral cognate in wind conducting and teach conducting, literature and music education courses.

April 23, 2025

UC student leaders discuss the need for better student-neighborhood relations and a desire to build a better community on campus. Student Body President Joshua Copley and Student Body Vice President Wilaini Alicea are being their term with UC Student Government.

April 22, 2025

UC College-Conservatory of Music Composition Professor Mara Helmuth is appointed to the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows, including 198 distinguished individuals working across 53 disciplines.

April 22, 2025

UC College-Conservatory of Music student Erin Morton, a junior pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre, performs a cover of Radiohead's "Creep" and goes viral.

April 17, 2025

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) celebrates alumnus Michael Canu (BFA Musical Theatre, '20), who stars as Romeo in the national tour of "& Juliet." Canu was recently featured on Local 12 News, where he shared his experience with the groundbreaking production and what it means to perform in his hometown.