High Praise for CCM’s Kurt Weill Festival

CCM presents ‘The Threepenny Opera.’ Photography by Mark Lyons.

This weekend is your last chance to catch CCM’s acclaimed productions of both The Threepenny Opera (March 8 – 10) and the brand-new Kurt Weill revue Into a Lamplit Room (March 10).

The critics have had high praise for both productions, with CityBeat’s Rick Pender calling The Threepenny Opera “authentic,” “compelling” and “visually stunning” and Seen and Heard International‘s Rafael de Acha calling Into a Lamplit Room “heavenly!”

See what the critics have said for yourselves here:

• Cincinnati Enquirer: “CCM’s Threepenny Challenging, Bold”
• Talkin’ Broadway: “The Threepenny Opera Review”
• CityBeat: “Threepenny Opera: CCM Shines with Historical Tale of Corruption, Greed”
• Seen and Heard International: “Heavenly Sampler of Kurt Weill”
  

Opera Fusion: New Works Lab Presents Terence Blanchard and Michael Cristofer’s ‘Champion’ This Weekend

This weekend, CityBeat recommends the Opera Fusion: New Works Lab performance of Terence Blanchard and Michael Cristofer‘s Champion.

CCM will host a public performance of this new American opera at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 in UC’s Patricia Corbett Theater. Cincinnati Opera will host a performance 3 p.m. performance on Sunday, Oct. 28 at Cincinnati’s School for Creative and Performing Arts. Champion contains mature subject matter and adult language.

You can read Anne Arenstein’s entire preview here.

CCM Prep and the CSO Present Adult Chamber Music Weekend Sept. 28-29.

The Preparatory Department of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM Prep) is proud to announce a weekend to play chamber music and work with some of the finest musicians in the city. Adult musicians who want a chance to play chamber music with their peers shouldn’t miss this rare event, hosted by CCM Prep and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) Community Engagement Program on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28-29, 2012. All sessions will take place at CCM Village.

CCM Winds Presents ‘European Excursions’ On Friday, April 27

CCM’s Wind Symphony will present “European Excursions,” a dynamic concert of music from many periods, at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 27, in Corbett Auditorium.

Under the direction of Glenn D. Price, the program features the rich musical traditions of Europe, with offerings from the Renaissance to the Baroque to modern-day compositions.

UC Campus Community: CCM and UC Athletics Events on Dec. 3, May Impact Traffic & Parking

This Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, the University of Cincinnati will be hosting multiple events on campus. If you will be coming to campus on Saturday, please plan for the increased traffic.