Arts & Culture

Discover a vibrant tapestry of artistic expression and cultural exploration in our Arts & Culture newsroom featuring stories that delve into performances, exhibitions, other arts events and insightful research. 

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CCM Media Production students take 'The Rotation' live at Big 12 Media Days

October 20, 2026

Media Production students from the UC College-Conservatory of Music will help produce and broadcast "The Rotation" live, bringing the Big 12 original to Basketball Media Days on Oct. 20-21 in Kansas City. Watch their work on episode 2 of “The Rotation,” airing live on the Big 12’s YouTube channel each day from 2-4 p.m. CT, with interviews and short-form content available across Big 12’s social media platforms.

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CCM Media Production students take 'The Rotation' live at Big 12 Media Days

October 20, 2026

Media Production students from the UC College-Conservatory of Music will help produce and broadcast "The Rotation" live, bringing the Big 12 original to Basketball Media Days on Oct. 20-21 in Kansas City. Watch their work on episode 2 of “The Rotation,” airing live on the Big 12’s YouTube channel each day from 2-4 p.m. CT, with interviews and short-form content available across Big 12’s social media platforms.

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CCM student pianist awarded first prize in Ohio MTNA Competition

October 14, 2026

The Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) has named Jiayi Lu, a second-year DMA student studying piano performance at CCM, as its 2026-27 Ohio Young Artist Piano Competition winner. Selected from a field of 18 competitors as the state winner, Lu will represent Ohio in the MTNA East Central Division Competition, performing in competition against winning pianists from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.

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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.