Today, we are delighted to provide you with CCM’s updated schedule of major events for November and December 2012. All updated listings are highlighted in red.
All events listed below take place in CCM Village on the campus of the University of Cincinnati unless otherwise indicated. Admission is free to many CCM performances, although some events do require purchased tickets or reservations. Please see individual event information for details and ordering information.
All event dates and programs are subject to change. Visit ccm.uc.edu or contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 for the most current event information.
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NOVEMBER
8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1
• CCM Winds Series •
Wind Ensemble
Terence Milligan, director
“Red, White & Blue”
Work: Autumn Walk
Adler: Southwestern Sketches
Gould: Symphony for Band, “West Point”
Sousa: Two Marches: Black Horse Troop and George Washington Bicentennial
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2
• CCM Winds Series •
Wind Orchestra
Glenn D. Price, music director and conductor
Danielle Gaudry, assistant conductor
“Latin Landscapes”
Featuring compositions of contemporary Latin composers for professional Wind Orchestras.
Revueltas: Sensemaya
Nogueira: Brasileirismos No. 2
Granados/Ford: Tonadillas
Guarneri/Silva: Suite Vila Rica
Serrano: Tramonto
Marquez: Danzon No. 2
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $12 general admission, $6 non-UC students, UC students FREE. This concert can be included in a flex ticket package.
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7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4
• Starling Series •
Starling Chamber Orchestra
Kurt Sassmannshaus, director
Showcasing the superbly talented young students from the Starling Preparatory String Project.
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREERescheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Clifton Community Arts Center
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6 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5
“Erik Satie’s Vexations”
CCM kicks off this fall’s Cage Centennial Celebration with an 18-hour presentation of Erik Satie’s solo piano piece Vexations. The first “marathon” performance of this work was produced by John Cage and Lewis Lloyd at the Pocket Theatre in Manhattan in 1963.
Location: Atrium, Corbett Center for the Performing Arts
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Tuesday, November 6
• Chamber Music Series •
Classical Guitar Ensemble
Clare Callahan, director
Solos, duos, trios and quartets by CCM’s undergraduate classical guitar majors.
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7
• CCM Choral Series •
UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses and Cabaret Singers
Guest Choir: Anderson High School Mixed Chorus
Olga Artemova, Michael Fuchs, Steven Berlanga and Sandra Thornton, conductors
“Fall Concert”
The UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses and Cabaret Singers, comprised of students from all thirteen of UC’s colleges, present Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, Op. 80 as well as a cappella and accompanied classical, popular and jazz works.
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $12 general admission, $6 non-UC students, UC students FREE. This concert can be included in a flex ticket package.
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8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7
• Faculty Artist Series •
Percussion Group Cincinnati
“John Cage: A 50 Year Retrospective”
A part of CCM’s Cage Centennial Celebration, Percussion Group Cincinnati presents works from five decades of John Cage’s percussion music on the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth.
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission: FREE
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2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9
• Thinking About Music Lecture Series •
Deborah Campana, Oberlin College
“A Ping Qualified by a Thud: Reflections on the Life and Work of John Cage”
Location: Baur Room
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9
John Cage’s HPSCHD, Ryoanji and The City Wears a Slouch Hat
CCM’s celebration of John Cage’s centennial continues with a performance of HPSCHD (pronounced “harpsichord”). The evening also includes Cage’s Ryoanji, with soprano Audrey Luna, and a rare recreation of Cage and Kenneth Patchen’s 1942 CBS radio play The City Wears a Slouch Hat, in collaboration with CCM Drama and E-Media.
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission: FREE
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4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10
• Faculty Artist Series •
Kenneth Shaw, bass-baritone
Donna Loewy, piano
Featuring songs of Roven, Hoekman, Le Gallienne and Busoni
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREERescheduled for 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19.
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7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10
• Starling Series •
Starling Chamber Orchestra
Kurt Sassmannshaus, director
Showcasing the superbly talented young students from the Starling Preparatory String Project.
Location: Clifton Community Arts Center
Admission: FREE
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5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11
• CCM Choral Series •
Chorale
Brett Scott, conductor
CCM Chorale’s annual Calvary Episcopal music series performance.
Fauré: Requiem
Location: Calvary Episcopal Church, 3766 Clifton Ave., Clifton
Admission: FREE
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7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11
• CCM Jazz Series •
Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Band
Scott Belck and Dominic Marino, conductors
Mary Ellen Tanner, guest vocals
Brent Wallarab, guest composer and arranger
“Heart and Soul – The Music of Hoagy Carmichael”
Timeless classics like “The Nearness of You,” “Skylark” and “Stardust” come to life in the contemporary arrangements of guest composer Brent Wallarab. This concert will also feature a special tribute to our veterans and Glenn Miller’s Army Air Corps Band.
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $12 general admission, $6 non-UC students, UC students FREE. This concert can be included in a flex ticket package.
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8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13
• Eminent Scholar Series •
James Tocco, piano
Guest Artists the Amernet String Quartet
Schubert: Adagio and Rondo in F Major for Piano Quartet, D. 487
Bartók: String Quartet No. 4
Taneyev: Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 30
Haydn: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5
Bartók: String Quartet No. 4
Cesar Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 *
8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16
8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 **
2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18
• Mainstage Opera Series •
Street Scene
Music by Kurt Weill
Lyrics by Langston Hughes
Book by Elmer Rice
Mark Gibson, conductor
Steven Goldstein, director
Based on Elmer Rice’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Street Scene is a stirring synthesis of European traditional opera and American musical theatre. A simple story of love, greed and death portrays life in a tenement house between one evening and the next, bringing to life a wide range of multi-ethnic characters. Kurt Weill’s Tony Award-winning music is considered by many critics to be his masterpiece. Sung in English without supertitles. This production is dedicated to the memory of Malcolm Fraser (1939-2012), former J. Ralph Corbett Distinguished Chair in Opera at CCM.
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $30 adult, $19 non-UC students, $17 UC Students, $12 student rush tickets available for Sunday matinee beginning at 1 p.m. on Nov. 18; limit two rush tickets per student ID. Subscription packages available.
* Note: the Nov. 15 performance of Street Scene will be preceded by a pre-show lecture by Kurt Weill Foundation President Kim Kowalke at 7:15 p.m. in the Baur Room.
** A UC Bearcat Football home game is also scheduled on this date. Please anticipate heavier-than-normal traffic on and around campus. Arrive early to secure your parking.
Kurt Weill Festival Sponsor: The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macy’s
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2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16
Thinking About Music Lecture: “What Makes Weill Weill” with Kim Kowalke (University of Rochester)
Location: Baur Room
Admission: FREE
Kurt Weill Festival Sponsor: The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
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4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18
• CCM Winds Series •
Chamber Players
Glenn D. Price, conductor
Angela Holt and Boon Hua Lien, assistant conductors
“Contemporary Americans”
Higdon: wissahickon poeTrees
Stucky: Boston Fancies
Bolcombe: Orphee Serenade
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREE
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7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18
• Chamber Music Series •
Classical Guitar Chamber Music
Clare Callahan, director
Music for instruments, voices and guitar
Location: Watson Hall
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19
Brass Choir Showcase
Timothy Northcut, conductor
CCM’s nationally recognized brass ensemble performs classical, folk and popular selections.
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19
• Faculty Artist Series •
Karen Lykes, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Griffiths, piano
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREERescheduled for a later date (TBD).
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8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19
• Faculty Artist Series •
Kenneth Shaw, bass-baritone
Donna Loewy, piano
Featuring songs of Roven, Hoekman, Le Gallienne and Busoni
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20
• CCM Orchestra Series •
Concert Orchestra Chamber Orchestra
Annunziata Tomaro, music director
Aik Khai Pung, guest conductor
Featuring Berlioz’s Orchestral suite from Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17 and César Franck’s Symphony in D Minor.
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28
• CCM Choral Series •
Chamber Choir with Early Music Faculty Members and Guest Artists
Earl Rivers, conductor
Vivian Montgomery, harpsichord
Annalisa Pappano, gamba and lirone
Michael Leopold, theorbo
“Monteverdi: Madrigals of Love and War and Music From the Selva Morale e Spirituale”
CCM’s Early Music faculty and students and Guest Artists team with the CCM Chamber Choir for an evening featuring Monteverdi’s secular masterwork (Book 8, Madrigals of Love and War) and sacred collection (Selve Morale e Spirituale). This concert event will be recorded for future broadcast on CET, Cincinnati’s Public Television Station!
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $12 general admission, $6 non-UC students, UC students FREE. This concert can be included in a flex ticket package.
Monteverdi Project Sponsor: The Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund
of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation
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8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29
• CCM Orchestra Series •
Philharmonia Orchestra with Percussion Group Cincinnati
Mark Gibson, music director
Neal Gittleman, guest conductor
“American Voices XV – Celebrating John Cage at 100”
A part of CCM’s Cage Centennial Celebration, featuring Charles Ives’ Three Places in New England, John Cage’s 4’33”, Lou Harrison’s Piano Concerto (with Kris Rucinski, soloist) and John Cage’s Renga, with Music for Three (with Percussion Group Cincinnati).
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $12 general admission, $6 non-UC students, UC students FREE. This concert can be included in a flex ticket package.
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7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29
7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30
2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1
• Studio Drama Series •
The Laramie Project
Written by Moisés Kaufman and Members of Tectonic Theater Project
Richard E. Hess, director
The facts surrounding the death of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student whose brutal murder shocked the country in 1998, come to life on stage. Award-winning playwright Moisés Kaufman and members of his theater company traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, to conduct 200 interviews with the residents of the town. What resulted is a powerful dramatization of the murder, investigation and subsequent convictions—a sobering look into how hate is born and nurtured in the back streets of a friendly American town. Mature subject matter.
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission: Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at 12 noon on Monday, Nov. 26—visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.
Drama Studio Series Sponsor: Neil Artman & Margaret Straub
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8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30
2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1
8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1
2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2
• CCM Dance Series •
Fall Dance Concert
Michael Tevlin, director
Two guest artist choreographers’ works grace our stage: Ben Needham-Wood (CCM graduate, class of 2010 and current member of Louisville Ballet Company) creates a raw and vibrant world première and Sharee Lane (former dancer with Ballet West and current Professor of Dance, University of Utah) restages “Affinity” to music by Vivaldi. In addition, from the classical ballet Sleeping Beauty (Act III), CCM Dance presents “Aurora’s Wedding” with music by Tchaikovsky, original choreography by Petipa and restaged by CCM Professors Deirdre Carberry and Michael Tevlin. It is here that the royal wedding of Prince Charming and Princess Aurora takes place, complete with a full series of celebratory divertissements performed by the inhabitants of fairyland and the royal court.
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE. These concerts can be included in a flex ticket package.
The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the support of The Corbett Endowment at CCM.
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8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30
5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1
8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1
• CCM Special Event Series •
The Revue Review: A Musical Redux Presentation
Roger Grodsky, musical director
During its golden years from World War I until the Great Depression, one of the most popular forms of entertainment was the “revue.” Combining music, dance and sketches with a sophisticated, satirical point of view, the revues delighted audiences with songs by the likes of Cole Porter, Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart, Irving Berlin, Eubie Blacke, Noel Coward, the Gershwin brothers and Fats Waller. The Revue Review looks back at these long-forgotten shows, presented in the acclaimed minimalist style of CCM Redux.
Location: CCM Master Classroom – 3250 Mary Emery Hall
Admission: Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at 12 noon on Monday, Nov. 26—visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.
CCM Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
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DECEMBER
7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2
• CCM Jazz Series •
Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Lab Band
Featuring Musical Theatre Dancers
Scott Belck and Dominic Marino, music directors and conductors
Diane Lala, choreographer
“Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite”
Duke Ellington recorded The Nutcracker Suite for the Columbia label in 1960, featuring jazz interpretations of well-known melodies by Tchaikovsky. As a special Christmas treat, the Musical Theatre dancers join CCM Jazz to transform the Nutcracker Suite’s romantic orchestrations into jumpin’ jazz melodies.
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $12 general admission, $6 non-UC students, UC students FREE. This concert can be included in a flex ticket package.
CCM Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
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8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4
• CCM Winds Series •
Wind Ensemble
Terence Milligan, director
“The British Isles”
Holst: Suite No. 1 in E-flat
Arnold: English Dances, part 1
Ellerby: Symphony for Winds
Alford: The Vanished Army and Army of the Nile
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4
Sonic Explorations
Mara Helmuth, director
Presenting electroacoustic and computer music by CCM faculty, guests and students.
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4
• CCM Chamber Music Series •
Ariel String Quartet
Winners of the Fischoff Grand Prize, the acclaimed Ariel Quartet presents an exciting performance as part of their inaugural season at CCM.
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 non-UC Students, UC Students FREE. Subscription packages available
The Ariel Quartet’s 2012-13 CCM concert series is made possible by the generous contributions of The Corbett Foundation, Dr. & Mrs. Randolph L. Wadsworth, Mr. & Mrs. William A. Friedlander, Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman and Mr. & Mrs. J. David Rosenberg.
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8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5
• Opera Fusion: New Works Lab •
A collaboration between CCM Opera and Cincinnati Opera
Co-Artistic Directors Robin Guarino and Marcus Küchle
Morning Star
Composed by Ricky Ian Gordon
Libretto by William M. Hoffman
Steven White, conductor
Ron Daniels, director
Carol Walker and Lydia Brown, pianists
Funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, CCM Opera and Cincinnati Opera present a rare behind-the-scenes look at the creation of an original work! Ricky Ian Gordon (composer of 2007’s The Grapes of Wrath) and William M. Hoffman (librettist of 1991’s The Ghosts of Versailles) workshop Morning Star, a story of sisterhood set against the backdrop of New York City’s tragic Triangle Shirt Factory fire of 1911. The workshop will culminate with a public performance conducted by Steven White (the Metropolitan Opera) and directed by Ron Daniels (director of the 2009 film The War Boys) on Dec. 4 and 5.
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Tickets: Admission is free but reservations are required. Tickets become available at 12 noon on Monday, Dec. 3—visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.
Cincinnati Opera will also host a performance at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4 in Memorial Hall (1225 Elm Street). Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets available beginning Monday, October 8 at 9:30 a.m. Please contact the Cincinnati Opera Box Office at (513) 241-2742 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.
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8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5
• CCM Winds Series •
Wind Orchestra
Glenn D. Price, music director and conductor
Thanapol Setabrahmana, assistant conductor
“Views of the Americas”
Marking the 60th anniversary of Frederick Fennell’s founding of the modern Wind Ensemble.
Gould: American Salute
Harbison: Three City Blocks
Ticheli: Blue Shades
Bennett: Suite of Old American Dances
Nelson: Sonoran Desert Holiday
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $12 general admission, $6 non-UC students, UC students FREE. This concert can be included in a flex ticket package.
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8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6
• CCM Orchestra Series •
Café MoMus: Contemporary Music Ensemble
Annunziata Tomaro, music director
Aik Khai Pung, conductor
“Chinatown”
Derek Bermel: Dragon Blue (2012)
Hsin Lei Chen: [work TBA]
Chen Yi: Suite for HuQin
Zhou Long: With Wang Wei, Men Haoran
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission: FREE
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7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8
• CCM Preparatory Department •
CCM Youth Ballet Company
The CCM Preparatory Youth Company, Jr. Youth and Mini Company along with the Adult Ballet Group will perform works featuring classic and original choreography by CCM Prep faculty.
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $10 adults, $8 students. Tickets will be sold at the door on the evening of the performance, or they may be purchased in advance by calling 513-556-2595.
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5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8
2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9
5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9
• CCM Choral Series •
Feast of Carols
CCM Chamber Choir, Chorale and Concert Orchestra, UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses, Cincinnati Children’s Choir and guests – May Festival Youth Chorus, School for Creative and Performing Arts Chorale and Winton Woods High School Varsity Ensemble
Earl Rivers, Brett Scott, Olga Artemova, Michael Fuchs, Robyn Lana, James Bagwell, David Bell and Laurie Wyant, conductors
Bring family and friends to CCM and welcome the December Holiday Season with festive choral favorites performed by CCM’s fabulous choirs and outstanding guest
choirs. Experience the grand finale with CCM’s Concert Orchestra and combined choruses, featuring over 300 voices.
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $12, $6 non-UC students, UC students FREE. Although tickets to this special event are not included in a concert flex ticket package, tickets can still be ordered today.
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7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10
• CCM Preparatory Department •
Cincinnati Youth Wind Ensemble and Cincinnati Junior Youth Wind Ensemble
Ann Porter, director
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12
• CCM Preparatory Department •
Prep Brass Choir
Paul Hillner, director
The area’s finest young brass musicians perform a concert of music composed and arranged for brass choir.
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12
University of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Angela Holt, music director and conductor
UC’s campus orchestra, comprised of non-music majors, is designed to provide students with an opportunity to rehearse and perform orchestral repertoire.
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Admission: FREE
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2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15
• CCM Special Events Series •
Cincinnati Children’s Choir
Robyn Lana, director
“Holiday Concert”
The 350 members of the Cincinnati Children’s Choir, including CCM resident choirs and satellite choirs from across the tri-state area, will perform holiday songs from around the globe.
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $12 general admission, $6 non-UC students, UC students FREE. This concert can be included in a flex ticket package.
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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program Sponsor
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Dance Division Supporter and All-Steinway School Sponsor
The Corbett Endowment at CCM
Community Partner
ArtsWave
Kurt Weill Festival Sponsor
The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
Mainstage Season Production Sponsor
Macy’s
Ariel Quartet Sponsors
The Corbett Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Randolph L. Wadsworth
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Friedlander
Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman
Mr. & Mrs. J. David Rosenberg
Drama Studio Series Sponsor
Neil Artman and Margaret Straub
Monteverdi Project Sponsor
The Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund
of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation
Lonely Instruments for Needy KidS (LINKS) Sponsor
Buddy Roger’s Music
Mahler Marathon Sponsor
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn
Event Sponsors
Friends of CCM
CCM Alumni Board of Governors
The CCM Harmony Fund: Challenging Hate and Prejudice through Performing Arts
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