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Album by CCM faculty featured in the New York Times

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.

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CCM welcomes Tyler Ehrlich as Assistant Director of Wind Studies

April 23, 2025

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.

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CCM welcomes new music theory faculty member Nathaniel Mitchell

April 21, 2025

UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Pete Jutras has announced the appointment of Nathaniel Mitchell, PhD, as CCM's new Assistant Professor of Music Theory. His faculty appointment officially begins on Aug. 15, 2025. Mitchell is a music theorist whose research investigates the cognitive, cultural and structural dimensions of musical creativity in genres ranging from eighteenth-century opera to bluegrass and video games.

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Watch selections from the CCM Philharmonia's Feb. 19 concert

April 7, 2025

The CCM Philharmonia student orchestra continued its 2024-25 concert season on Feb. 19, performing works inspired by the natural wonders and legends of Northern Europe and Russia. Dubbed "Northern Lights," the eclectic program included concertos by composers Alexander Scriabin and Sergei Prokofiev, giving student soloists a chance to shine. The concert concluded with a rarely-heard pairing of two stunning works by Finnish master Jean Sibelius. Selections from that concert are now available for on-demand viewing.

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CCM hosts public lecture on rock music and politics in South America

Event: April 9, 2025 2:30 PM

The UC College-Conservatory of Music's public lecture series continues at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, with a talk on rock and politics presented by guest speaker Minerva Campion, who serves as Professor of Political Science at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia. This talk is free and open to the general public. It will be presented in Watson Recital Hall, which is located on the 1000 level of the Corbett Center for the Performing Arts in the CCM Village.

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Opera Fusion: New Works program extended by three years

February 13, 2025

Cincinnati Opera has announced a generous donation in support of Opera Fusion: New Works (OF:NW), its joint creative venture with the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). The company has received an anonymous gift that will extend OF:NW by three years.

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CCM and The Carnegie join forces for new production of 'Seussical'

Event: January 31, 2025 7:30 PM

The Carnegie and the UC College-Conservatory of Music join forces this winter for a wildly imaginative, all-new production of Seussical. This family-friendly musical plays Jan. 31-Feb. 16 at The Carnegie in Northern Kentucky. Tickets are on sale now through The Carnegie's Box Office.

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CCM's production of 'Little Women' named best local show of 2024

January 6, 2025

Cincinnati Magazine recently interviewed theatre aficionado Kirk Sheppard, who publishes reviews of local productions on his Sappy Critic website. When asked about his favorite show of 2024, Sheppard singled out the UC College-Conservatory of Music's February 2024 production of Little Women: The Broadway Musical.

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Watch highlights from the CCM Jazz Orchestra's holiday concert

December 16, 2024

CCM's Department of Jazz Studies recently welcomed a near-sellout crowd for its annual holiday concert. This year's performance featured jazz pianist and composer Ted Rosenthal as a special guest artist, with the CCM Jazz Orchestra performing selections from Rosenthal's acclaimed Wonderland holiday album. Highlights from the concert are now available for on-demand viewing. CCM faculty member Scott Belck conducts. The performance was recorded in Patricia Corbett Theater on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024.