Please join us this Friday and Saturday for the next two episodes of CCMONSTAGE Online, our new ongoing series of digital concerts and performances.
Tonight’s installment features the CCM Chamber Choir performing an eclectic program of nine musical selections dating from the Renaissance to the 21st century. The program will stream from 7:30-8:30 p.m. EDT.
Tomorrow night’s installment features the CCM Ballet Ensemble performing a mixed repertoire dance concert. The program will stream from 7:30-9 p.m. EDT.
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Each performance will be available for on-demand viewing shortly after the premiere stream concludes.
Video production by MasseyGreenAVP, LLC. This digital performance series is made possible by support from CCMONSTAGE Online Broadcast Sponsors CCMpower and ArtsWave, and CCMONSTAGE Online Production Sponsors Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer.
CCM Dance provides a “travelogue” of classical and contemporary works during this installment of CCM’s virtual performance series!
The fourth episode of CCMONSTAGEOnline debuts at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday, March 20, 2021. The premiere will stream simultaneously on CCM’s website, YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Travelogueis a 90-minute long virtual performance featuring the CCM Ballet Ensemble. “Travelogue is a mixed repertory performance featuring a vivid array of classical and contemporary ballet, modern and jazz works,” explains CCM Dance Department Chair Shauna Steele, who directs the performance. “As we sat and planned our potential fall season during the unprecedented coronavirus shutdown in spring 2020, we kept returning to the idea that dance is community, it is catharsis, and it is vitally essential, thus Travelogue … where we as the artists could share through a visual medium places and experiences encountered by a ‘traveler.’ It can let us visit people, communities, myths, legends and monumental moments in our shared history allowing the audience to travel without moving.”
The program opens with Les Sylphides, with choreography by Mikhail Fokine restaged by CCM faculty member Deirdre Carberry. This popular one-act Romantic ballet is set to the music of Frédéric Chopin.
The concert features three premieres choreographed by CCM faculty members: Handel Concerto choreographed by Thomas Bell, The Space Between choreographed by Shauna Steele and Death and the Maiden choreographed by Jiang Qi.
The performance concludes with August Bournonville’s iconic Napoli restaged by CCM faculty member Tricia Sundbeck. Subtitled “The Fisherman and His Bride,” this ballet depicts a love story in a small Italian fishing village and is celebrated for its solos. Steele explains: “In Napoli, we see through the eyes of August Bournonville, who visited a small Italian village in 1841, and was so enchanted that he created a composition that would forever capture that joyous, bright day and coincidentally created an enduring and touching ballet.”
A collaboration with CCM’s Department of Theatre Design and Production, Travelogue also features scenic designs by CCM student KarissaHodge and lighting and projection designs by CCM student IanMacIntosh.
Like other episodes in CCM’s new virtual performance series, Travelogue features commentary from CCM students and faculty. All episodes of CCMONSTAGEOnline can be digitally streamed for free. After the premiere broadcast, each installment in this ongoing series will remain available for on-demand viewing on CCM’s website, YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Travelogue was recorded live in CCM’s Corbett Auditorium on Nov. 14, 2020. Video production by MasseyGreenAVP, LLC. This digital performance series is made possible by support from CCMONSTAGE Online Broadcast Sponsors CCMpower and ArtsWave, and CCMONSTAGE Online Production Sponsors Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer.
Learn more about CCM’s upcoming video releases courtesy of Janelle Gelfand and the Cincinnati Business Courier.
Streaming Premiere
7:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, March 20, 2021
Performance Details
Les Sylphides
Choreography Mikhail Fokine
Restaged by Deirdre Carberry
Music by Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in A flat Major, Op. 32, No. 2 Valse in G flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1 Mazurka in D Major, Op. 33, No. 2 Mazurka in C Major, Op. 67, No. 3 Valse in C sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 Valse in E flat Major, Op. 18, No. 1
Corps de Ballet Carmen Doll Sydney D’Orso Rae Dougherty Emily Glaccum Meg Green Lily Kozub Jennifer Listerman Grace Mitchell Anna Lee Rohovec Bethany Roup Mandi Weitz Claire Zakrajsek
Understudies Rae Dougherty for Carly Herrmann Anna Lee Rohovec for Lauren Sokol Claire Zakrajsek for Hannah Adamczak
Les Sylphides has been abridged and adapted to honor the restrictions of social distancing and Covid-19.
Handel Concerto
Choreography Thomas Bell
Music by George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 5 in D Major: Larghetto e staccato, Allegro, Largo, Menuet, Allegro
Dancers Sarah Bartlett Isabelle Cummings Clementine Greely Madeline Montgomery Eva Moore Megan Schroeder Sofia Stitz Madelin Talbot Gracie Zamiska
The Space Between
Choreography Shauna Steele
Music by Emeli Sandé Read All About It, Pt. III Hope River
Dancers Hannah Adamczak Maia Blake Carmen Doll Sydney D’Orso Meg Green Amanda Kenner Jennifer Listerman Ying-Chi Lu Anne McGovern Lauren Sokol
Junichiro Tanizaki believed that to “Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides. The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say. Life is a mixture of light and shadow, calm and storm…” For me, that point where light and dark meet and form endless unique shadows is the trigger for the wonderous and endless possibilities in our world. Neither the light nor the dark are evil or good. It is the purpose we assign to them that will either “illuminate our paths or darken our way. [As Maya Angelou said] It is a matter of choice.”
Death and the Maiden
Choreography Jiang Qi
Music by Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor
Dancers in Black Elaina Didier Ava Gyurcsik Emma Phillips
Dancers in White Hazel Alexander Rebekah Docea Rose Engel Emerson Lecrone Morgan Montour Alyssa Pankey Keenan Pennington Ellen Pierce Jillian Sadler Sarah Santarsiero Mira Sidhu
“Death is the dropping of the flower, that the fruit may, swell.” – Henry Ward Beecher
Napoli
Choreography August Bournonville
Restaged by Tricia Sundbeck
Music by Niels W. Gade, Edvard Helsted and Holger Simon Paulli Pas De Six
Dancers Maia Blake Amanda Kenner Ying-Chi Lu Anne McGovern Gabby Savka David Lopena Garrett Steagall
Napoli has been abridged and adapted to honor the restrictions of social distancing and Covid-19.
Choreographers
August Bournonville (1805-1879)
Born in Copenhagen, August Bournonville was a dancer and choreographer who directed the Royal Danish Ballet for nearly 50 years and established the Danish style based on bravura dancing and expressive mime. He studied under his father, Antoine Bournonville, one of the major dancers of his day, before going to Paris for further training under Auguste Vestris and Pierre Gardel. After appearances at the Paris Opera and in London, Bournonville returned to Copenhagen as soloist and choreographer for the Royal Danish Ballet. A strong dancer with excellent elevation and an accomplished mime, he emphasized these qualities in his ballets. His choreographic style also reflected the pre-Romantic approach of his teacher Vestris. Many of his ballets have remained in the repertoire of the Royal Danish Ballet for more than a century. Bournonville also directed the Swedish Royal Opera at Stockholm (1861-64) and staged several of his works in Vienna (1855-56). In 1877, after his return to Denmark, he retired and was knighted. He died on November 30, 1879 in Copenhagen.
Mikhail Fokine (1880-1942)
Born in St Petersburg, Russian choreographer Mikhail Fokine trained at the Imperial Ballet Academy before joining the Mariinsky Theatre. In 1904 he became a premier danseur and the following year he created his first choreographic work, Acis and Galatea, for a pupils’ performance, and The Dying Swan, which would become Anna Pavlova’s most famous role. Fokine was engaged by Diaghilev for his 1909 Paris season and created Le Pavillon d’Armide, Polovtsian Dances, Les Sylphides, and Cleopâtre. He worked for some time for both the Imperial Theatre and for Diaghilev; he did not return to Russia after 1918. For Diaghilev his works include Le Carnaval, Sheherazade, Firebird, Le Spectre de la rose, Narcisse, Petrushka, Papillons, and The Golden Cockerel. When he left Diaghilev’s company he worked as a freelance choreographer, creating new works and reviving his successes. He settled in the USA, where he worked with several dance companies, and in musical theatre and film. The Fokine American Ballet Company made its debut in 1924. Fokine, however, spent much of his time in Europe, and in 1936 was engaged as choreographer-in-chief by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, where he created three successful ballets – L’Épreuve d’amour, Don Juan (both 1936) and Les Éléments (1937). He died in 1942, having created more than sixty works.
Performance Producer Denton Yockey, TAPAA Division Head
Stage Management Advisor Michele Kay
Technical Director Advisor Stirling Shelton
Lighting Design Advisor Sharon Huizinga
Sound Design Advisor Matt Tibbs
Dance Department Faculty Shauna Steele, chair Deirdre Carberry Jiang Qi Michael Tevlin John Thomas Bell Isabele Elefson Stephen Ferre Jeri Gatch Jonnie Lynn Jacobs-Percer Kathleen Johannigman Molly Perez Tricia Sundbeck
Physical Therapists Amber Boyd Heidi Dunning Heather Graden Rose Smith
Dance Program Manager Colleen Condit
Costume Coordinator Jonnie Lynn Jacobs-Percer
Costumes Courtesy of CCM Dance Department
Accompanists Angelika Bonyhati-Kovacs Brian Cashwell Douglas Sutton Yudong Wang
Technical Director Jacob Bober
Assistant Technical Director Jacob Blumberg
Performance Production Manager Amanda Powell
Scenic Shop Foreman Kyle Wichman
Scenic Designer Karissa Hodge
Lighting Designer/Projection Designer Ian MacIntosh
Video Production MasseyGreenAVP, llc Director – John Massey Producer/Editor – Austin Maynard
Camera Operators John Tapogna Glenn Hartong Matt Green
Video Production Assistant Paule Casale
Audio Engineer Simón Sotelo
Senior Director of Performance Operations Ray Dobson
CCMONSTAGE Online Series Concept Developed and Managed by Curt Whitacre
CCM Digital Content Team Kenneth D. Allen Clarence M. Brown Kevin Burke Rebecca Butts Rayburn Dobson Mikki Graff Melissa Neeley-Nicolini Simón Sotelo Curt Whitacre
Special thanks to Amber Boyd, Will Brenner, Dr. Kyuran Ann Choe, Dr. Jon Divine, Dr. Tonya Dixon, Dr. Michael Donaworth, Heidi Dunning, Heather Graden, Dale Pickett, Diana Queen of Diana’s Dancewear, and Rose Smith.
About the Series
CCMONSTAGEOnline is a series of free digital concerts and performing arts presentations showcasing the unparalleled artistry and expertise of CCM’s students, faculty and staff. Enjoy a sneak peek at a few of our upcoming episodes:
A preeminent institution for the performing and media arts, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music offers nearly 120 possible majors, along with a wide variety of pre-collegiate and post-graduate programs.
The synergy created by housing CCM within a comprehensive public university gives the college its unique character and defines its objective: to educate and inspire the whole artist and scholar for positions on the world stage.
For more information, please visit us online at ccm.uc.edu.
Featured image at top: the CCM Ballet Ensemble performs “Les Sylphides.” Photo/Dale Pickett
The UC College-Conservatory of Music’s virtual concert series continues with a powerful performance by the CCM Chamber Choir.
CCM’s “stars of tomorrow” are back on stage, and you get the best seats in the house! The next episode of CCMONSTAGEOnline debuts at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Friday, March 19, 2021. The premiere will stream simultaneously on CCM’s website, YouTube channel and Facebook page.
“The isolation generated by the pandemic is at the heart of Together/Apart,” says Miller. “Strengthening our world by staying apart is a new concept for many of us and one that we both resist and embrace.”
Comprised of nine musical selections dating from the Renaissance to the 21st century, Together/Apart‘s eclectic program takes viewers on an emotional journey that reflects on the impact of COVID-19. Works by Thomas Morley, Claudio Monteverdi and J.S. Bach are featured alongside contemporary pieces like David Lang’s “I Am Walking” and The Wailin’ Jennys’ “One Voice.” The performance is also a collaborative effort with CCM’s Department of Theatre Design and Production, and also features lighting and projections by student designer Emily Rooks.
“Engaging with music allows us to recognize the significance of this isolation,” says Miller. “Together/Apart seeks to provide a musical landscape, reflecting this shared experience. Sometimes music is the only thing that makes sense.”
Like other episodes in CCM’s new virtual performance series, Together/Apart also features commentary from CCM students. All episodes of CCMONSTAGEOnline can be digitally streamed for free. After the premiere broadcast, each installment in this ongoing series will remain available for on-demand viewing on CCM’s website, YouTube channel and Facebook page.
In addition to the performances recorded in CCM’s Corbett Auditorium, portions of Together/Apart were also recorded at Cincinnati’s Old St. Mary’s Church. Video production by MasseyGreenAVP, LLC. This digital performance series is made possible by support from CCMONSTAGE Online Broadcast Sponsors CCMpower and ArtsWave, and CCMONSTAGE Online Production Sponsors Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer.
Streaming Premiere
7:30 p.m. EDT Friday, March 19, 2021
Performance Repertoire
David Lang: “I Am Walking” from Death Speaks
Thomas Morley: Nolo mortem peccatoris
Claudio Monteverdi: Ohimè, dov’è il mio ben (from Book VII Madrigals)
Robert White: Domine quis habitabit (III)
Paweł Łukaszewski: Responsoria Tenebrae: V. Ecce quomodo moritur
Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, Jesu, komm
Ruth Moody, arr. Marcelline Moody: One Voice
Nathan Jones: I Would Live in Your Love
Ola Gjeilo: Ubi Caritas
Performers and Creative Team
CCM Chamber Choir
Joe Miller, music director and conductor Joseph Taff, graduate assistant conductor Shane Thomas, Jr., graduate assistant conductor
Soprano
Tori Adams Jisoo Bae Tanya Harris Jennifer Jun Rachel Kobernick Maya McGuire Melodie Spencer
Matt Coffey Andrew Cunningham Corbin DeSpain Jarrett Hazelton Aaron McKone Greg Miller Shane Thomas, Jr.
Bass
Matt Lee Jay Mobley Andrew Nash Erik Nordstrom Nathan Schludecker Joseph Taff Emilio Vasquez
Instrumentalists and Soloists
“I Am Walking” from Death Speaks
Tanya Harris, soprano Shane Thomas, Jr., tenor Melodie Spencer, violin Jay Mobley, guitar Thomas Heidenreich, piano
Ohimè, dov’è il mio ben (from Book VII Madrigals)
Melodie Spencer, soprano Reed Demangone, countertenor Christopher Wilke, theorbo
Komm, Jesu, komm
Christopher Wilke, baroque guitar Thomas Heidenreich, organ Joshua Bermudez, cello Zachary Reich, bass
One Voice
Tori Adams, soprano Maya McGuire, soprano Kate Gardin, mezzo-soprano Matt Coffey and Joseph Taff, guitar
Ubi Caritas
Shane Thomas, Jr., conductor Joe Miller, piano
Stage Management
Meghan Emanuel, primary stage manager Morgan Piper, assistant stage manager
Lighting Design
Emily Rooks
Additional Theatre Design and Production Support
Sharon Huizinga, Lighting Design and Technology Faculty Member Michele Kay, Theatre Design and Production Chair
Piano Technicians
Rebekah Whitacre Eric Wolfley
Video Production
MasseyGreenAVP, llc Director – Matt Green Producer/Editor – Austin Maynard
Camera Operators
John Tapogna Glenn Hartong Stacy Doose
Audio Engineers
Simón Sotelo Joel Crawford (on Thomas Morley’s Nolo mortem peccatoris and Robert White’s Domine Quis Habitabit III)
Senior Director of Performance Operations
Rayburn Dobson
CCMONSTAGE Online Series Concept Developed and Managed by
Curt Whitacre
CCM Digital Content Team
Kenneth D. Allen Clarence M. Brown Kevin Burke Rebecca Butts Rayburn Dobson Mikki Graff Melissa Neeley-Nicolini Simón Sotelo Curt Whitacre
About the Series
CCMONSTAGEOnline is a series of free digital concerts and performing arts presentations showcasing the unparalleled artistry and expertise of CCM’s students, faculty and staff. Enjoy a sneak peek at a few of our upcoming episodes:
Please join us at 7:30 p.m. EST tonight for the next episode of CCMONSTAGE Online, our new ongoing series of digital concerts and performances.
Our latest installment features CCM string quartet-in-residence the Ariel Quartet collaborating with master’s degree students Cristian Diaz and Denielle Wilson, who are also both second-year participants in CCM’s Diversity Fellowship initiative with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
If the video does not start autoplaying on your viewing device, please refresh the web page and then click the play button on the video player. Tonight’s performance will be available for on-demand viewing shortly after the premiere stream concludes.
Video production by MasseyGreenAVP, LLC. This digital performance series is made possible by support from CCMONSTAGEOnline Broadcast Sponsors CCMpower and ArtsWave, and CCMONSTAGEOnline Production Sponsors Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer.
CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Patricia Kisker Foundation.
Watch the Ariel Quartet collaborate with CSO/CCM Diversity Fellows Cristian Diaz and Denielle Wilson during this upcoming virtual performance.
Arts lovers from around the world are invited to tune in to the next episode of CCMONSTAGEOnline at 7:30 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. The premiere will stream simultaneously on CCM’s website, YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Titled Joining Hands, this 30-minute-long virtual concert features CCM string quartet-in-residence the Ariel Quartet collaborating with master’s degree students Cristian Diaz and Denielle Wilson, who are also both second-year participants in CCM’s innovative Diversity Fellowship initiative with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
To open the concert, Wilson and Diaz – a cellist and a violist respectively – join the Ariel Quartet on the stage of CCM’s Robert J. Werner Recital Hall for a performance of the first movement of Johannes Brahms’ String Sextet in B-flat Major.
The Ariel Quartet – which is comprised of CCM faculty members Alexandra “Sasha” Kazovsky, violin; Amit Even-Tov, cello; Gershon Gerchikov, violin; and Jan Grüning, viola – then perform the third movement of Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in D Major.
For the finale of this digital program, the Ariel Quartet are rejoined by Diaz for a performance of the fourth movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s String Quintet in G Minor.
Like other episodes in CCM’s new virtual performance series, Joining Hands also features commentary from CCM students and faculty. All episodes of CCMONSTAGEOnline will be digitally streamed for free. After the premiere broadcast, each installment in this ongoing series will remain available for on-demand viewing on CCM’s website, YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Video production by MasseyGreenAVP, LLC. Additional footage provided by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. This digital performance series is made possible by support from CCMONSTAGE Online Broadcast Sponsors CCMpower and ArtsWave, and CCMONSTAGE Online Production Sponsors Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer.
The CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship
Funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship provides an unparalleled learning experience for graduate-level violin, viola, violoncello and double bass players coming from populations that are historically underrepresented in classical music.
Participants get paid to perform with the acclaimed Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra while completing your two-year graduate degree at CCM with full scholarship support plus stipend. Learn more
Streaming Premiere
7:30 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 12, 2021
Performance Details
Repertoire
Johannes Brahms: String Sextet in B-flat Major No. 1, Op. 18 (1860)
I. Allegro ma non troppo
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in D Major No. 3, Op. 44, No. 1 (1838)
III. Andante espressivo ma con moto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quintet in G Minor No. 4, K. 516 (1787)
IV. Adagio – Allegro
Performers
The Ariel Quartet
Distinguished by its virtuosity, probing musical insight, and impassioned, fiery performances, the Ariel Quartet has garnered critical praise worldwide over the span of nearly two decades. Formed in Israel as teenagers at the Jerusalem Academy Middle School of Music and Dance and celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2020-21, the Ariel was named recipient of the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award, granted by Chamber Music America in recognition of artistic achievement and career support. Since 2012 the members of the ensemble have served as the faculty quartet-in-residence at CCM since, where they direct the chamber-music program and present a concert series in addition to maintaining a busy touring schedule in the United States and abroad.
The ensemble has dedicated much of its artistic energy and musical prowess to the groundbreaking Beethoven quartets, and has performed the complete Beethoven cycle on five occasions throughout the United States and Europe. The Quartet has written a powerful and comprehensive series of program notes on the sixteen quartets, open to the public on their website. The Ariel Quartet regularly collaborates with today’s eminent and rising young musicians and ensembles, including pianist Orion Weiss, violist Roger Tapping, cellist Paul Katz, and the American, Pacifica and Jerusalem String Quartets. The Quartet has toured with cellist Alisa Weilerstein and performed frequently with pianists Jeremy Denk and Menahem Pressler. In addition, the Ariel served as quartet-in-residence for the Steans Music Institute at the Ravinia Festival, the Yellow Barn Music Festival and the Perlman Music Program, as well as the Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence at the Caramoor Festival.
Formerly the resident ensemble of the Professional String Quartet Training Program at the New England Conservatory, from which the players obtained their undergraduate and graduate degrees, the Ariel was mentored extensively by acclaimed string quartet giants Walter Levin and Paul Katz. It has won numerous international prizes in addition to the Cleveland Quartet Award: Grand Prize at the 2006 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the Székely Prize for the performance of Bartók’s String Quartet No. 4, and Third Prize at the Banff International String Quartet Competition. About its performances at the Banff competition, the American Record Guide described the group as “a consummate ensemble gifted with utter musicality and remarkable interpretive power” and noted, in particular, their playing of Beethoven’s monumental Quartet in A minor, Op. 132, as “the pinnacle of the competition.”
The Ariel Quartet has received significant support for its studies in the United States from the American-Israel Cultural Foundation, Dov and Rachel Gottesman, the Legacy Heritage Fund and the A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Family Foundation. The members of the Ariel Quartet are graduates of the Young Musician’s unit of the Jerusalem Music Centre. Visit the Ariel Quartet’s website to learn more.
Cristian Diaz
Cristian Diaz is a violist from Colombia who holds a bachelor’s degree in violin performance from Colombia’s National University-Conservatory of Music, and a master’s degree in chamber music from Kent State University. His former professors include members of the acclaimed Miami String Quartet, Keith Robinson and Cathy Meng Robinson, and his viola professor Joanna Patterson Zakany, member of the prestigious Cleveland Orchestra.
Diaz has been part of many orchestras across the globe, and was runner up in the Kent State University concerto competition (2017), he was selected to become part of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra Academy 2018 in Dortmund, Germany, winner of the inaugural Diversity Fellowship of the CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra and is also a member of the Efferus String Quartet.
He has attended the XI Cartagena Music Festival (Colombia, 2017), the first and second International Festival of String Quartets (Colombia, 2015 and 2016), III Bogota’s Viola Festival (Colombia, 2015), Santa Catarina Music Festival FEMUSC (Brazil, 2012) and also the Kent Blossom Music Festival (2019). Diaz began his master’s degree at CCM in the fall of 2019 where he studies with Professor Catharine Lees.
Denielle Wilson
Denielle Wilson is a cellist from Lithonia, Georgia. A former resident of Evanston, Illinois, she has played in the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and maintains a studio of private cello students. She completed an undergraduate degree at Northwestern University in 2017, having majored in cello performance and music education.
Wilson’s musical mentors have included Hans Jørgen Jensen, Joel Dallow and Nan Kimberling. She has spent summers at the Meadowmount School of Music, Bowdoin Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival and School, and the Grant Park Music Festival.
Wilson plays in a piano trio with her siblings, and they enjoy sharing classical and religious music with their local community.
About the Series
CCMONSTAGEOnline is a series of free digital concerts and performing arts presentations showcasing the unparalleled artistry and expertise of CCM’s students, faculty and staff. Enjoy a sneak peek at a few of our upcoming episodes:
We invite you to join us at 7:30 p.m. EST tonight (Dec. 11) for the premiere of CCMONSTAGE Online, our new ongoing series of digital concerts and performances.
Our first installment features the CCM Philharmonia student orchestra. Future episodes will feature performances by CCM’s many other ensembles and departments as our series continues.
Tonight’s premiere streams on CCM’s website from 7:30-8:30 p.m. EST. The performance will be available for on-demand viewing shortly after the premiere stream concludes tonight.
The premiere will begin autoplaying on our website at 7:30 p.m. with a brief countdown clock sequence. If the video does not start autoplaying on your device, please refresh the web page and then click the play button on the video player.
If you have any trouble viewing the stream on our website, you can instead access the stream on CCM’s YouTube channel.
Under the direction of CCM Professor Mark Gibson, the CCM Philharmonia performs a program of “Classical Virtuosity” with works by Claude Debussy/Maurice Ravel, Ottorino Respighi, Julia Perry and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Video production by MasseyGreenAVP, LLC. This digital performance series is made possible by support from CCMONSTAGE Online Broadcast Sponsors CCMpower and ArtsWave, and CCMONSTAGE Online Production Sponsors Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer.
CCM’s “stars of tomorrow” are back on stage, and you get the best seats in the house!
The University of Cincinnati’s nationally ranked and internationally renowned College-Conservatory of Music invites arts lovers from around the world to join in the viewing party for the debut episode of CCMONSTAGEOnline at 7:30 p.m. EST on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. The premiere will stream simultaneously on CCM’s homepage and YouTube channel.
This dynamic new series of digital concerts and performing arts presentations will allow audiences near and far to experience the unparalleled artistry and expertise of CCM’s students, faculty and staff.
“The performing arts help to build and sustain a sense of community,” says CCM Dean Stanley E. Romanstein, PhD. “Now more than ever, we crave the sense of fellowship that comes through shared cultural experiences. While we may not yet be able to welcome audiences back to the CCM Village for live performances, we are excited to help you stay connected to the arts and to each other through our new CCMONSTAGEOnline performance series.”
A behind-the-scenes look at the CCM Philharmonia’s video shoot.
Recorded live at CCM while adhering to strict health and safety precautions, each installment of this new performance video series spotlights a different CCM program or ensemble.
The debut installment features the CCM Philharmonia student orchestra performing a program of Classical Virtuosity that includes works by Claude Debussy/Maurice Ravel, Ottorino Respighi, Julia Perry and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Each episode also features insight into the repertoire and commentary on the process of rehearsing and performing during the era of COVID-19.
A behind-the-scenes look at the CCM Chamber Choir’s video shoot.
Future episodes will showcase performances by the CCM Ballet Ensemble, the CCM Chamber Choir, and a collaborative concert with CCM string quartet-in-residence the Ariel Quartet and members of the CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship program. The performances by the CCM Ballet Ensemble and CCM Chamber Choir are further augmented by the cutting-edge artistry of students and faculty from CCM’s Theatre Design and Production programs. CCM will announce the premiere dates for these subsequent episodes later this fall.
CCM turned to the considerable expertise of its E-Media faculty and alumni to help produce this new series. Video production services for CCMONSTAGEOnline are provided by MasseyGreenAVP, LLC. “Our goal was to capture the world-renowned talent that CCM has to offer through multiple cameras, providing CCM with professionally-produced videos to share with their fans virtually,” says CCM alumnus John Massey (BFA E-Media, ‘03), who directs each installment in this new series.
CCM alum John Tapogna preps his camera for the CCM Philharmonia’s video shoot.
Massey explains, “Our team is made up of videographers with decades of experience from the news, sports and entertainment industries. We were excited to be able to shoot in CCM’s beautiful facilities. We recruited E-Media grad John Tapogna (BFA Broadcasting, 1988), who has over 25 years’ experience as a sports videographer, to tackle providing tight shots. We sought to capture the energy and emotion of the performance up close while showing off the performers’ technical skill.”
All episodes of CCMONSTAGEOnline will be digitally streamed for free. After the premiere broadcast, each installment in this ongoing series will remain available for on-demand viewing on CCM’s website and YouTube channel.
“Whether you’re a longtime CCM performance patron or a first-timer, we hope you’ll join us for one of our upcoming viewing parties to get a front row seat to see tomorrow’s stars today,” says Romanstein.
CCM student David Lopena participates in an interview during the CCM Dance video shoot.
This digital performance series is made possible by support from CCMONSTAGE Online Broadcast Sponsors CCMpower and ArtsWave, and CCMONSTAGE Online Production Sponsors Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (1774)
Orchestra Roster
The CCM Philharmonia Mark Gibson, music director and conductor Strings after principal stands are listed alphabetically
Violin I
Magdiell Antequera, concertmaster Grace Brown, assistant concertmaster Daniel Fields Andrew Horak Jade McClellan Angkun Uabamrungit Alayne Wegner
Violin II
Grace Wride, principal Lauren Greene, assistant principal Yasmine Bougacha Sydney Ebersohl Brittany Hausmann Rachel Mancini
Viola (1st Half)
Julius Adams, principal Murphy Combs Javier Otalora Aadhivan Ramkumar Caleb Robinson
Viola (2nd Half)
Maya Fields, principal Chloe Drake Celeste Meisel Nathaniel Sendi Lucas Wardell
Cello
Maximiliano Oppeltz, principal Marcel Bobe
Double Bass (1st Half)
Taiga Benito, principal Zoe Heuser Zachary Reich
Double Bass (2nd Half)
Caleb Edwards, principal Esther Kwon Peter McCutcheon
Flute
Vincenzo Volpe, principal Caitlyn Lyerly
Oboe (1st Half)
Dylan Reynallt, principal Daniel Outlaw
Oboe (2nd Half)
Yayi Senior, principal Elena Suarez
Clarinet
Alyssa Berry, principal Rachel Beil
Bassoon
John Robken, principal Elizabeth Beeche
Horn (1st Half)
Sarah Yarbrough, principal Jacob Speakman
Horn (2nd Half)
Will Morgan, principal Sarah Palmer
Trumpet
Emery Hicks, principal Kole Pantuso
Trombone
James Smith, principal Jordan Rowan
Percussion
Jacob Ottmer Ryan Thomas
Harp
Claire Greene Madeline Arney (Debussy) Janna Young (Respighi)
Celeste
Kara Piatt
Piano
Thomas Ryskamp
Graduate Assistants
Xiao Geng Kara Piatt Shimon Ohi Sophie Mok Kin Szeto Caleb Glickman
Librarians
Rebecca Flank Kristin Welke
Sponsors
Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust Scholarship and Resident Artist Sponsor
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship Sponsor
The Corbett Endowment at CCM Dance Department Sponsor All-Steinway School Sponsor
H. Wayne Ferguson Family Foundation Louise H. & David S. Ingalls Foundation, Inc. Community Partners
The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation, Ritter & Randolph, LLC, Corporate Counsel Visiting Artists & Thinking About Music Sponsor
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Elizabeth C.B. & Paul G. Sittenfeld Musical Theatre Showcase Sponsor
Genevieve Smith Opera Production Sponsor
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Jan Rogers Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation Choral Studies Sponsors
Robert & Debra Chavez Three Arts Scholarship Fund CCMpower Partners
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn Orchestral Sponsor
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Miller Musical Theatre Production Sponsor
Trish & Rick Bryan CCMpower: Friends and Alumni Fueling the Future of the Arts The Harmony Endowment Fund: Challenging Hate and Prejudice Through the Performing Arts The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation KMK Law Paula Boggs Muething & Brian Muething PNC Jeff Thomas Catering Event Sponsors
A preeminent institution for the performing and media arts, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music offers nearly 120 possible majors, along with a wide variety of pre-collegiate and post-graduate programs.
The synergy created by housing CCM within a comprehensive public university gives the college its unique character and defines its objective: to educate and inspire the whole artist and scholar for positions on the world stage.
For more information, please visit us online at ccm.uc.edu.
All behind-the-scenes and performance photos by MasseyGreenAVP.
In November 2019, the UC College-Conservatory of Music Wind Symphony presented a special concert to commemorate the 50th anniversary year of the Stonewall Uprising. Exclusively featuring works by LGBTQ+ composers, the performance showcased Omar Thomas’ A Mother of a Revolution, which is available to watch online.
A Mother of a Revolution celebrates the bravery of trans women, particularly Marsha “Pay it No Mind” Johnson, a pioneering leader of the LGBTQ+ rights movement and Stonewall Uprising. The Stonewall Uprising began in the early hours of June 28, 1969, when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, an LGBTQ+ bar and, today, a National Historic Landmark. This raid sparked a series of riots and protests that served as a significant catalyst for the country’s modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. Pride Month, celebrated each year in the month of June, honors the Stonewall Uprising as well as the impact that LGBTQ+ individuals have had on history locally, nationally and internationally.
CCM Wind Symphony music director and conductor Kevin Michael Holzman looks to find relevant anniversaries of important events to share with students and the community, which inspired him to program the concert of all LGBTQ+ works. Other works featured in the concert included Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, Higdon’s Mysterium, Clay Mettens’ Un-Masqued and Corigliano’s Mr. Tambourine Man.
“The contributions to music (and all of the fine arts) from LGBTQ+ artists are truly incredible; despite this fact, they are so rarely recognized explicitly,” says Holzman, CCM Interim Division Head of Ensembles and Conducting. “Many of these artists suffered tremendously and were treated as outcasts socially and professionally, particularly in the years prior to the turn of the millennium. An equal or greater number never felt safe coming out due to discrimination.”
CCM Wind Symphony’s performance was sponsored by the CCM Harmony Fund, which supports artistic works that fight hate and prejudice through the performing arts. This Fund was created based on the belief that the arts inspire imaginative thinking, encourage conversations, present contrasting attitudes and help us examine our own viewpoints. For the month of June, Eat Well Celebrations and Feasts in Newport, Kentucky, is selling pride cupcakes and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the CCM Harmony Fund.
Kevin Michael Holzman and Omar Thomas in front of CCM’s booth at the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago in December 2019.
“I think it’s our job as music directors to recognize the powerful voice we have to amplify composers and musicians, particularly those who have been historically underrepresented,” Holzman says. “Our students at CCM represent so many diverse backgrounds and cultures, and it’s my responsibility to make sure they feel seen and heard. The first step, in my opinion, is to program works by composers with whom they identify. I also think it’s important that our audiences also feel seen and heard, and can relate to not only the music we perform but to the artists they see on stage and the composers on the program.”
Holzman has pledged that he will continue to program more works by female composers, Black composers and composers coming from other underrepresented populations in the future. Concert programming is just the start, though, and Holzman has formed a working group of graduate students to identify other ways to partner with the Black community and Cincinnati Public Schools.
Holzman first met A Mother of a Revolution composer Omar Thomas two years ago, when he programed Thomas’ Of Our New Day Begun on his first concert as Director of Wind Studies at CCM. Of Our New Day Begunhonors the nine people who were murdered in a tragic mass shooting at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (commonly referred to as “Mother Emanuel”) in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17, 2015.
“I knew I had to get to know the composer who wrote the work to be able to do it justice, and it turned into a great friendship,” Holzman says. “I’ll be a champion of Omar’s music and voice forever.”
Described as “elegant, beautiful, sophisticated, intense and crystal clear in emotional intent,” the music of Omar Thomas continues to move listeners everywhere it is performed. Born to Guyanese parents in Brooklyn, New York in 1984, Thomas moved to Boston in 2006 to pursue a Master of Music in Jazz Composition at the New England Conservatory of Music after studying Music Education at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He is the protégé of lauded composers and educators Ken Schaphorst and Frank Carlberg, and has studied under multiple Grammy-winning composer and bandleader Maria Schneider.
Hailed by Herbie Hancock as showing “great promise as a new voice in the further development of jazz in the future,” educator, arranger and award-winning composer Thomas has created music extensively in the contemporary jazz ensemble idiom. It was while completing his Master of Music degree that he was appointed the position of Assistant Professor of Harmony at Berklee College of Music at the surprisingly young age of 23. He was awarded the ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award in 2008, and invited by the ASCAP Association to perform his music in their highly exclusive JaZzCap Showcase, held in New York City. In 2012, Thomas was named the Boston Music Award’s “Jazz Artist of the Year.” Following his Berklee tenure, he served on faculty of the Music Theory department at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Composition at the University of Texas at Austin.
Thomas’ music has been performed in concert halls the world over. He has been commissioned to create works in both jazz and classical styles. His work has been performed by such diverse groups as the Eastman New Jazz Ensemble, the San Francisco and Boston Gay Mens’ Choruses, and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, in addition to a number of the country’s top collegiate music ensembles. Thomas has had a number of celebrated singers perform over his arrangements, including Stephanie Mills, Yolanda Adams, Nona Hendryx, BeBe Winans, Kenny Lattimore, Marsha Ambrosius, Sheila E., Raul Midon, Leela James, Dionne Warwick and Chaka Khan. His work is featured on Dianne Reeves’s Grammy Award-winning album, “Beautiful Life.”
Thomas’ first album, “I AM,” debuted at No. 1 on iTunes Jazz Charts and peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums Chart. His second release, ” We Will Know: An LGBT Civil Rights Piece in Four Movements,” has been hailed by Grammy Award-wining drummer, composer and producer Terri Lyne Carrington as being a “thought provoking, multi-layered masterpiece” which has “put him in the esteemed category of great artists.” “We Will Know” was awarded two OUTMusic Awards, including “Album of the Year.” For this work, Thomas was named the 2014 Lavender Rhino Award recipient by the History Project, acknowledging his work as an up-and-coming activist in the Boston LGBTQ community. Says Terri Lyne: “Omar Thomas will prove to be one of the more important composer/arrangers of his time.”
CCMONSTAGE Musical Series presents this award-winning story tonight, March 5-Sunday, March 8, 2020. Tickets available online.
Tony Award-winning musical The Secret Garden, opens at 7:30 p.m. tonight, March 5, and continues through Sunday, March 8, 2020 at CCM’s Corbett Auditorium. Presented by CCM’s Musical Theatre student stars of tomorrow, this “turn-of-the-century fairy tale” (Los Angeles Times) offers an enchanting evening of entertainment for the whole family.
The musical is brought to life on stage by director and choreographer Connor Gallagher (BFA Musical Theatre, ’06), who most recently created choreography for Broadway’s Beetlejuice. Get a sneak peek at the production in the slideshow below. Photos by Mark Lyons.
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The compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal centers on 11-year-old orphan Mary Lennox, who moves from India to Yorkshire to live with her reclusive uncle Archibald and his ailing son Colin. The estate’s many wonders include a magic garden which beckons the children with haunting melodies and the “Dreamers,” spirits from Mary’s past who guide her through her new life.
The 2019-20 CCMONSTAGE Musical Series presents The Secret Garden on March 5-8, 2020, at Corbett Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now through the CCM Box Office; student and group discounts are available.
CCM’s production of The Secret Garden will last two hours, plus a 15-minute intermission.
The Secret Garden Billing Credits
Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman
Music by Lucy Simon
Based on the Novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
“The Secret Garden” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
Creative Team
Connor Gallagher, director and choreographer
Jeremy Robin Lyons*, musical director
Joshua E. Gallagher, scenic designer
Evan Carlson*, lighting designer
Zach Buscher* and Seth Howard*, prop masters
Andrew Volzer*, production stage manager
Dean Mogle, costume designer
Marnee Porter*, wig and make-up designer
Zachory Ivans*, sound designer
* CCM Student
Cast List
Zoe Mezoff as Mary Lennox
Delaney Guyer as Lily
Madison Hagler as Archibald Craven
Sam Pickart as Dr. Neville Craven
Anna Chase Lanier as Martha
Kurtis Bradley Brown as Dickon
Jenna Bienvenue as Colin
Britta Cowan as Mrs. Medlock
Jamie Goodson as Mrs. Winthrop/Jane
Nick Berninger as Ben
Christian Feliciano as Fakir
Sofie Flores as Ayah
Mikayla Renfrow as Rose Lennox
Matt Copley as Captain Albert Lennox
Michael Canu as Lt. Peter Wright
Elijah King as Lt. Ian Shaw
Hank Von Kolnitz as Major Holmes
Veronica Stern as Claire Holmes
Jack Brewer as Major Shelley
Zoë Grolnick as Mrs. Shelley
Bailee Endebrock as Alice
Chip Hawver as William
Cassie Maurer as Betsy
David Littlefield as Timothy
Swings: Sasha Spitz and Cole Harksen
Dance Captains: Michael Canu and Bailee Endebrock
Performance Times
7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5
7:30 p.m. Friday, March 6
2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7
2 p.m. Sunday, March 8
Location
Corbett Auditorium, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati
Purchasing Tickets
Single tickets prices start at $35.50. Student discounts and group rates are also available.
CCM is located on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Please visit ccm.uc.edu/about/directions for detailed driving directions to CCM Village.
Parking is available in UC’s 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.
CCMONSTAGE Production Sponsors: Macy’s, Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer and Graeter’s Ice Cream
UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Stanley E. Romanstein has announced the appointment of Eric Santagata to the position of Associate Professor and Patricia A. Corbett Distinguished Chair of Musical Theatre at CCM. A 2004 graduate of CCM’s nationally recognized BFA Musical Theatre program, Santagata’s appointment begins on Aug. 15, 2020.
“The appointment of Eric Santagata ushers in an exciting new era for CCM Musical Theatre, which is recognized nationally for its tradition of excellence in preparing our graduates to take their places on the world’s stages,” Romanstein says.
Eric Santagata. Photo by Walter McBride.
The Musical Theatre program at CCM was the first of its kind in the country. A four-year bachelor of fine arts (BFA) program, it was used by the National Association of Schools of Theatre in creating the guidelines for accreditation of Musical Theatre programs nationwide. The program is widely recognized for its “triple-threat” approach to training and many of its graduates are following careers as performers and creative artists in every facet of the entertainment industry. The program is regularly ranked near the top of PlaybillMagazine’s annual list of “10 Most Represented Colleges on Broadway.”
“A gifted director, teacher and nurturing mentor, Eric is precisely the kind of educator who will lead our top-rated musical theatre training program to even greater heights,” says Denton Yockey, CCM Professor of Arts Administration and Head of the Division of Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration (TAPAA).
Santagata’s appointment concludes an extensive national search that began when long-time CCM Musical Theatre Chair Aubrey Berg retired at the end of the 2018-19 academic year after holding the position for 32 years. Yockey chaired the search committee, which consisted of CCM faculty members Diane Lala, Roger Grodsky, Vincent DeGeorge, Richard Hess, Robin Guarino, Mark Halpin, Katie Johannigman, Shauna Steele and UC College of Arts and Sciences faculty member Sharrell Luckett.
“As a musical theatre alumnus, CCM has been crucial in my development as both an educator and an artist,” Santagata says. “The tools and training I honed here have been the backbone of my career. I look forward to having the opportunity to take the knowledge I’ve accrued in the professional entertainment industry and focus it into a curriculum that speaks to the tradition that CCM is founded on, while ushering it into a new era of success.”
An accomplished director, choreographer, performer and educator, Santagata has worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway, on national tours and in regional theaters across the country. He was most recently seen on Broadway in the Hal Prince retrospective Prince Of Broadway at the Manhattan Theater Club. His other performing credits include Bullets Over Broadway at St. James Theatre, Chaplin at Barrymore Theatre, The Apple Tree at Roundabout Theatre Company, Happiness at Lincoln Center Theater, Stairway to Paradise and Face the Music at City Center Encores!.
Santagata has served as associate director to Tony Award-winning director/writer James Lapine in the national tour and Broadway productions of Falsettos — nominated for five Tony Awards — as well as assistant director and choreographer to Lapine in A New Brain at Encores! Off-Center in New York. He has also served as associate director and choreographer to Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Susan Stroman in Off-Broadway productions of The Beast in the Jungle and Dot at Vineyard Theatre as well as Broadway productions of The Scottsboro Boys, which received 12 Tony Award nominations, seven Olivier Award Nominations and the Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical. In London, Santagata was the associate choreographer on Stroman’s The Scottsboro Boys at the Young Vic and West End theaters.
In addition to his work on stage and behind-the-scenes, Santagata has presented master classes and taught theatre arts at universities and programs across the country including at Penn State STAGES Conference, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Orpheum Theater Group, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Oklahoma City University and the Open Jar Institute as well as London’s Mousetrap Theatre Organization. His master classes and talkbacks focus on Santagata’s professional experiences in acting, singing, dancing, directing, choreographing and audition techniques.
He is also an active board member of Westport Country Playhouse’s Resident Conservatory – the Broadway Method Academy, a non-profit program that offers focused training for young adults while connecting them with established industry professionals. He previously served as an adjudicator at the 2017-18 Stephen Sondheim Awards, Connecticut’s Regional Award program in association with the Jimmy Awards and the National High School Musical Theatre Awards; and as a directing mentor during the week-long Staples High School Directing Intensive in Westport, Connecticut.
Santagata is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Actors Equity Association and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
About CCM Musical Theatre
The Musical Theatre program at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is the oldest in the country and was the first of its kind. A four-year bachelor of fine arts (BFA) program, it was used by the National Association of Schools of Theatre in formulating the guidelines for the accreditation of Musical Theatre programs nationwide.
The program provides professional conservatory training designed to help singers, dancers and actors become accomplished musical theatre performers. Students participate in a number of productions while in residence and create a freshman and a senior showcase, the latter functioning as their New York debut for agents and casting directors. In addition, students undertake courses in English, history, psychology, dramatic literature, social and ethical issues and the humanities.
CCM Musical Theatre is widely recognized for its “triple-threat” approach to training and many of its graduates are following careers as performers and creative artists in every facet of the entertainment industry. CCM Musical Theatre graduates are working on Broadway and throughout the nation in such productions as Anastasia, Hamilton, Waitress, Moulin Rouge, The Phantom of the Opera, The Book of Mormon, Pippin, Wicked, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Kinky Boots, Big Fish, Newsies and The Lion King. Students represent CCM in national and international touring productions, in dinner theatres and theme parks, on cruise ships, on television, in talent agencies, as producers and in many of the related entertainment fields.
The Musical Theatre program is part of a larger academic division known as TAPAA: Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration. At the time of its establishment in 1991, the Patricia A. Corbett Distinguished Chair of Musical Theatre at CCM was the only academic chair of its kind in the United States, the American equivalent of the Chair in Musical Theatre endowed by Cameron Macintosh in honor of Stephen Sondheim at Oxford one year later.
About CCM
Nationally ranked and internationally renowned, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is a preeminent institution for the performing and media arts.
The synergy created by housing CCM within a comprehensive public university gives the college its unique character and defines its objective: to educate and inspire the whole artist and scholar for positions on the world’s stage. For more information about CCM, please visit us online at ccm.uc.edu.
