CCM’s 2017-18 Season Brochure Now Available In Print and Online

Welcome to CCM’s Sesquicentennial Performance Season!

This season, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) celebrates the 150th anniversary of its founding with an unparalleled series of performances and special events designed to highlight a tradition of innovation and excellence dating back to 1867.

The history of CCM’s success involves three institutions separate in their origins but united by a common cause: the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the College of Music of Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati. Sometimes partners and sometimes rivals, these three institutions would eventually join forces to establish one of the world’s premier schools for the performing and media arts.

In the year ahead, we will look back on CCM’s illustrious history, celebrate the careers of our impressive alumni and showcase the talents of our incredible students and faculty members. We look forward to welcoming you to the CCM Village to experience our ongoing history, the artistry of our alumni and a chance to experience the stars of tomorrow.

Download a digital copy of CCM’s 2017-18 brochure today (7.1 MB). Physical copies are also available at the CCM Box Office.

Subscription and flex ticket packages are on sale now. Single tickets go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. For more details about CCM’s 2017-18 performance schedule, contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 or visit ccm.uc.edu.

Learn more about CCM’s Sesquicentennial by visiting ccm.uc.edu/about/villagenews/notations-ovations/sesquicentennial-celebration.

This is our story. This is your season.
Join us for a celebration 150 years in the making!

CCM Wind Orchestra Collaborates with Xavier University Symphonic Winds for Dec. 5 Concert

UC alumnus Matthew Westgate leads the Xavier University Symphonic Winds as part of the Dec. 5 CCM Wind Orchestra concert.

The CCM Wind Orchestra will present a concert celebrating the 60th anniversary of Frederick Fennel’s founding of the modern wind ensemble at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in UC’s Corbett Auditorium under the direction of Glenn D. Price. This performance will also feature guest ensemble Xavier University Symphonic Winds, under the direction of CCM alumnus Matthew Westgate.

CCM Alumnus Named Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Bands & Coordinator of Instrumental Music at Nazareth College

CCM alumnus Jared Chase.

Congratulations to former CCM student Dr. Jared Chase (MM ’06, DMA ’11) for his appointment as Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Bands and Coordinator of Instrumental Music for the Department of Music at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY!

CCM Wind Symphony Concert Celebrates Achievements of Retiring Director of Wind Studies

Rodney Winther with CCM Interim Dean Frank Weinstock.

CCM director of Wind Studies Rodney Winther conducts his final CCM Wind Symphony concert on June 4 at 8 p.m. in Corbett Auditoriumin CCM Village, before retiring after 14 years with CCM.

This concert is also part of the first CCM Wind Studies Alumni Weekend, in which alumni have been invited to sit in on rehearsals, attend concerts and even perform in the final Wind Symphony concert. In addition to the Wind Symphony concert, the weekend will include performances by the Chamber Winds and Wind Ensemble along with a post-concert reception. You can view a full schedule for the weekend here.

Titled “CCM Alumni Concert – A New Beginning,” the June 4 Wind Symphony concert will celebrate Winther’s career and the next chapter for the Wind Studies Department.

Chamber Players’ Conductor Rodney Winther Makes His Last Bow with the Ensemble

Rodney Winther (far right) and the CCM Chamber Players.

CCM’s Director of Wind Studies Rodney Winther makes his final appearance as conductor of the Chamber Players this weekend, in a concert featuring the music of Mozart and Schwantner. Winther’s tenure comes to a close as he retires at the end of this academic year, finishing 13 years as Director of Wind Studies and Professor of Music at CCM. He is also responsible for the Chamber Winds and CCM Wind Symphony: his final concert with this ensemble is later this month. Read more about Rodney here.

We thank Rodney Winther for his years of dedication to CCM, and invite you  to join us in celebrating him during his final concerts here!

CCM’s Rodney Winther Honored at San Cristóbal’s 450th Anniversary Celebrations

Rodney Winther

CCM’s Director of Wind Studies Rodney Winther was recently given one of the Venezuelan state of Táchira’s highest honors for directing the state orchestral band during the 450th anniversary celebrations of the Táchira capital city of San Cristóbal.

Besides standing ovations at every performance, Winther, who has conducted the state band several times over the past 15 years, received the Manuel Felipe Rugeles medal, the state’s highest cultural award, from Táchira Governor César Pérez Vivas. Several diplomatic representatives, including U.S. Embassy Cultural Affairs Officer Sally Hodgson and Cultural Affairs Specialist Elena Broszkowski, were awarded buttons of merit by Mayor Mónica de Méndez and Governor César Pérez Vivas for helping to bring Winther to the city.

CCM Philharmonia and Wind Symphony Celebrate the Music of America this Month

The CCM Wind Symphony welcomes special guest Michael Daugherty on April 29.

Two of CCM’s major ensembles pay tribute to the prolific and talented composers who were born in or immigrated to America in a two concert pairing. CCM Philharmonia celebrates American immigrant composers on Thursday, April 28 at 8 p.m. in CCM’s Corbett Auditorium, while CCM Wind Symphony features living American-born composers with special guest, Grammy Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty on Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m. in Corbett Auditorium.

Announcing CCM’s Full Spring 2011 Schedule of Major Events

Photography by Rene Micheo.

With winter finally loosening it’s icy grip on Cincinnati, we are happy to announce our full spring schedule of major events. CCM presents nearly 1,000 public events throughout the year and offers free admission to many of its performances. All events listed take place on the CCM campus and are free unless otherwise indicated. Some events require paid admission; please see individual event information after the jump for details and ordering information. View a digital version of our Spring Events Booklet here.

CCM Hosts Conference of Two Music Societies

For the first time in the nearly fifty-year history of CCM’s musicology program, the department is hosting a national academic conference of the Society for American Music and the International Association for the Study of Popular Music-U.S. Branch. The conference takes place March 9 – 13, Wednesday through Sunday, at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. Scholars and students will be traveling from 41 of the 50 states, as well as such countries as Brazil, Canada, Finland, Great Britain, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Sweden, St. Thomas, Turkey and the West Indies.

CCM Wind Symphony Marches to the Tune of Sousa

The CCM Wind Symphony is prepared for a performance of legendary composer John Phillip Sousa’s music at the 37th Annual Conference of the Society for American Music. Performed as a celebration of the centenary of Sousa’s world tour in 1910-1911, the pomp and flare of Sousa’s enthusiastic marches will ring through Corbett Auditorium on Saturday, March 12 at 12:45 p.m.