Music From Latin America and the Caribbean Fills CCM’s Concert Halls This Spring

Take a tour around the tropics in a weekend filled with the rhythmic sounds of steel drums and congas at CCM! At 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, in UC’s Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM’s Steel Drum Band explores the traditional sounds of Trinidad while incorporating the modern sounds of pop, folk and reggae. See these talented pannists (the technical term for steel drum players) improvise and be transported to the tropics by the soothing sounds of calypso.

Concerto Competition Winners Concert Showcases CCM’s Student Talent

Photography by Jing Huan.

As the final installment of our 2011-12 Orchestra Series, the CCM Philharmonia will feature the talents of some of CCM’s most gifted young soloists and conductors in an all-Mozart matinee concert at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16 in UC’s Patricia Corbett Theater.

CCM Conductor Leads Decades of Graduating Bearcats Through Pomp and Circumstance

CCM Professor of Music Terence Milligan.

Terence Milligan has played a unique role in the lives of tens of thousands of University of Cincinnati graduates on their special day, dating back to processionals in Nippert Stadium. He has conducted the University Commencement Band at every Commencement ceremony since June, 1980.

This spring will be his 33rd year behind the baton at Commencement directing 48 ceremonies, counting the three in June. Through each ceremony, his service has been all voluntary.

CCM Slideshows: The Rake’s Progress

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

You only have two more chances to experience CCM’s innovative new take on Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress: 8 p.m. Saturday, May 12 and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 13 in UC’s Corbett Auditorium.

All photography by Mark Lyons.

CCM Horn Performance Major Wins Neale-Silva Young Artists’ Competition

Congratulations to horn performance major Austin Larson, who has been named one of five winners of Wisconsin Public Radio’s Neale-Silva Young Artists’ Competition! The performance of Larson’s winning solo will be broadcast live on Wisconsin Public Radio at 12:30 p.m. this Sunday, May 13. Larson currently studies with Randy C. Gardner, Professor of Horn at CCM.

Learn more about Larson’s win here.

CCM Alumnus Lands Record Deal

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Earlier this month, Albany Records released CCM alumnus Evan Mack’s (DMA, 2008) new American opera Angel of the Amazon for worldwide distribution.

Recorded live at premiere performances held on May 6 – 22, 2011 in New York City after preview performances in Cincinnati, Angel of the Amazon depicts Sister Dorothy Stang’s lifetime of work with the Brazilian peasant farmers in the rainforest.

CityBeat Spotlights CCM’s ‘The Rake’s Progress’ as ‘One Hell of a Collaboration’

Anne Arenstein takes a detailed look at the collaborative efforts that went into CCM’s production of The Rake’s Progress in this week’s issue of CityBeat (on newsstands now and available digitally here).

The Rake’s Progress runs at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 10 and Saturday, May 12, with a 2 p.m. matinee performance scheduled for Sunday, May 13.

Learn more about the opera here.