Alumna Adrienne Danrich Gives CCM Recital This Weekend

CCM welcomes the return of alumna Adrienne Danrich (MM Voice, 1995) for a special 150^th Anniversary guest artist recital at 2 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 22 at CCM’s Robert J. Werner Recital Hall.

The soprano will perform a free recital “Of Legends and Contemporaries,” with accompaniment from Lydia Brown, piano; Marcus Küchle, piano; and Bill Willits, guitar. The program features works by Richard Wagner, Francis Poulenc and Sergei Rachmaninoff along with pieces by contemporary composers including Ricky Ian Gordon and Danrich herself.  Complete repertoire is below.

An award winning singer, writer, composer and educator, Danrich is a versatile artist based in New York City. She is most notably recognized for winning a Midwest Emmy for her performance and narration of This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price, which she also created. In 2006, the Cincinnati Opera commissioned Danrich to write and perform the one-woman show, which has since been presented over 80 times across the United States and televised on PBS Milwaukee and Cincinnati’s WCET.

Experience Danrich’s artistry in person during her free recital this Sunday, Oct. 22 at CCM’s Robert J. Werner Recital Hall. Danrich’s return to her alma mater during CCM’s 150^th Anniversary Celebration is not to be missed.

Learn more about Adrienne Danrich on her professional website: adriennedanrich.com

Repertoire
WAGNER: Dich, Teure Halle from Tannhäuser
POULENC: La Dame de Monte Carlo from Mefistofele
RACHMANINOFF: No prophet, I Op. 21, No. 11; Child, You Are Beautiful Like a Flower, Op. 8, No. 2; In My Garden at Night, Op. 38, No. 1; A-u!, Op. 38, No. 6
ARRIGO BOITO: L’altra notte in fondo al mare
Intermission
RICKY IAN GORDON: Daybreak in Alabama
DREW HEMENGER: Genius Child and Casual
GEOFFREY BURLESON: Shall We Gather by the River
ADRIENNE DANRICH & KAMALA SANKARAM: Anti-Social Media
ADRIENNE DANRICH & DAVE HALL: Strawberry and My Lady
ADRIENNE DANRICH: Forgiveness
ADRIENNE DANRICH & DAVE HALL: I Am Not Alone
MARGARET BONDS: He’s Got The Whole World in His Hands

Performance Time
2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 

Location
Robert J. Werner Recital Hall, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati

Admission
FREE

Parking and Directions
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit uc.edu/parking for more information on parking rates.

For detailed maps and directions, please visit uc.edu/visitors. Additional parking is available off-campus at the U-Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.

For directions to CCM Village, visit ccm.uc.edu/about/directions.

CCM Alums in NBC’s Live Broadcast of ‘The Sound of Music’

The hills will be alive with the sound of CCM alumnae during this evening’s live television broadcast of The Sound of Music on NBC! The Carrie Underwood-starring musical features a number of former CCM students in its cast, including Ashley Brown, Nikki Renee Daniels and Adrienne Danrich!

The Cincinnati Enquirer‘s Janelle Gelfand recently spoke with Danrich about her role in the TV event. Read the interview online here.

Read about The Sound of Music‘s other Cincinnati connections courtesy of the Enquirer‘s John Kiesewetter here.

The Sound of Music airs live at 8/7c tonight (Thursday, Dec. 5) on the NBC network. You can learn more about the broadcast by visiting NBC.com and view the complete cast list courtesy of Broadway World.