CCM Alumnus Lands Record Deal

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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.

LISTEN: CCM’s ‘The Damnation of Faust’ Featured on WVXU’s Around Cincinnati

Robyn Carey-Allgeyer discussed the upcoming multimedia production of Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust with CCM’s Earl Rivers on the latest edition of WVXU’s Around Cincinnati.

You can listen to the full interview here. Performance information for The Damnation of Faust is available after the jump!

LISTEN: CCM’s ‘Into the Woods’ Featured on WVXU’s Around Cincinnati

CCM’s Aubrey Berg provided a preview of Into the Woods to theatre correspondent and Sondheim maven Rick Pender on the latest edition of WVXU’s Around Cincinnati.

You can listen to the full interview here. Performance information for Into the Woods is available after the jump!

LISTEN: CCM’s ‘Coram Boy’ Featured on Around Cincinnati

Director Richard E. Hess discussed CCM’s Mainstage Series-opening title Coram Boy with Jim Stump on this past Sunday’s installment of WVXU’s Around Cincinnati. You can listen to the full discussion here.

CCM presents Helen Edmundson’s Tony-nominated play Coram Boy beginning tomorrow evening (preview performance) and running through Oct. 30. Tickets are available via the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 or boxoff@uc.edu.

CCM Fall 2011 Calendar of Major Events – Updates

Please note the following updates to CCM’s schedule of major events for the fall:

• The Sept. 28 Faculty Artist Concert featuring Ixi Chen, Theodore Nelson and Marcus Kuchle will take place in Robert J. Werner Recital Hall. The event was previously scheduled for the Cohen Family Studio Theater.

• The Pridonoff Duo’s 30th Anniversary Concert (scheduled for Oct. 3) and the Elisabeth Pridonoff, Timothy Lees and Catherine Carroll Prokofiev and Shostakovich Festival concert (scheduled for Oct. 11) have both been cancelled due to illness. Stay tuned for rescheduled dates.

• Tickets for the Dec. 9 & 10 Preparatory Dance Concert are $10 general admission, $8 students. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

You can always find the most up-to-date information on CCM’s calendar of events at ccm.uc.edu.

Composition Student Wins Major Prize

Last month, CCM Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition candidate Sangbong Nam was awarded a major prize at the 2011 Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) National Conference in Miami, Florida.

CCM Jazz Ensemble – Mean to Me

Continuing our new series of CCM Audio posts, we present the CCM Jazz Ensemble performing Mean to Me.

The CCM Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Band open their season this Sunday, Oct. 17, with “Big Band Celebration,” a concert featuring the landmark works of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman and more. Tickets are still available at the CCM Box Office!

CCM Philharmonia – George Enescu’s Romanian Rhapsody No. 1

For the first of our new series of CCM Audio posts, we present the CCM Philharmonia performing George Enescu’s Romanian Rhapsody No. 1.



The CCM Philharmonia opens their season this evening with the Schumann Festival Opening Concert. Tickets are still available at the CCM Box Office!

Married CCM Educators to Share the Spotlight at Carnegie Hall

 

Jennifer Roig-Francolí and Adam Kent

 

Two CCM educators will share the stage in a unique way at Carnegie Hall on October 24, when violinist Jennifer Roig-Francolí will perform the world premiere of a new piece composed by her husband, CCM Professor of Music Theory and Composition Miguel Roig-Francolí. Mrs. Roig-Francolí, a violinist and CCM Preparatory Department faculty member, will perform “Songs of the Infinite” with pianist Adam Kent at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York on October 24 at 7 p.m.