August 17, 2022

During the 2022-23 performance season, the UC College-Conservatory of Music will continue to offer digital programs for all of its free and ticketed events in place of printed programs. These paperless programs will be available on CCM's website, and they can also be accessed via smartphone/mobile device by scanning the Quick Response (QR) code displayed outside of each CCM performance venue.

August 15, 2022

UC’s College-Conservatory of Music is welcoming a new member to its team of performing and media arts professionals this fall: Troy A. Brizius joins the college as its staff technical director on Aug. 15, 2022.

August 2, 2022

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and the UC College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) are proud to announce recent successes of their CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship program. Established in 2015 and launched with a grant from The Mellon Foundation, the nationally-recognized program amplifies and supports extraordinary young string players from populations historically underrepresented in American orchestras through a specialized, two-year graduate degree-level education, professional development and mainstage performance opportunities with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Four CSO/CCM Diversity Fellows have obtained full-time positions with major American orchestras for the 2022-23 season; additional Diversity Fellows successes include careers in music education, social change and orchestral administration.

July 22, 2022

The University of Cincinnati is saddened to share news of the passing of CCM Assistant Dean Emeritus Paul Hillner. A pillar of the CCM community for more than 40 years, Hillner passed away on July 20, 2022, at the age of 70.

July 19, 2022

UC College-Conservatory of Music Interim Dean Jonathan Kregor has announced the addition of Matthew D. Schatt to the college’s roster of distinguished performing and media arts faculty members. Schatt’s appointment as Associate Professor of Music Education begins on Aug. 15, 2022.

June 27, 2022

Valerio Ferme, PhD, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost for the University of Cincinnati (UC), has announced the appointment of Jonathan Kregor, PhD, as CCM’s interim dean, effective July 1, 2022.

June 21, 2022

The Dayton Daily News recently caught up with CCM alum Alex Stone (BFA Musical Theatre, ‘19) ahead of his appearance at the Schuster Center as part of the national touring company of Fiddler on the Roof. The iconic musical returned to Broadway for its 50th anniversary in 2015, and Stone has been part of the show’s touring cast since 2021.

June 16, 2022

Conductor, arranger and CCM alumnus Avishay Shalom (MM Orchestral Conducting, ‘16) received first prize at the second edition of the Arthur Nikisch International Conducting Competition, which was held from June 6-11, 2022, in Bulgaria.

June 14, 2022

What do a cast of classic children's characters, a Pulitzer Prize-winning musical and the tale of an immigrant who would become one of the biggest bootleggers (and local legends) in history all have in common? They’ll all be making their way to The Carnegie in Northern Kentucky this summer with nearly 20 CCM students, alumni and faculty members in the cast and crew.

June 7, 2022

One of Cincinnati’s most popular performing ensembles is welcoming new leadership this summer, and there’s a CCM connection: alumnus Evan Gidley (MM Saxophone Performance, ‘18) was recently named executive director of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. An independent ensemble of 32 professional musicians, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (CCO) launched the critically acclaimed “Summermusik” festival in August 2015.