
From left to right, recent CCM graduates Eric Geil, Thomas Knapp, Dallas Padoven and Nate Irvin rehearsing ‘Holiday’ from ‘American Idiot.’
8 p.m. Thursday, March 3
8 p.m. Friday, March 4
2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, March 5
2 p.m. Sunday, March 6
8 p.m. Thursday, March 10
8 p.m. Friday, March 11
2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, March 12
2 p.m. Sunday, March 13
âą Mainstage Musical Theatre Series âą
AMERICAN IDIOT
Book and lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong
Book by Michael Mayer
Music and lyrics by Green Day
Aubrey Berg, director
Steve Goers, musical director
Samantha Pollino, choreographer
The two-time Tony Award-winning hit musical American Idiot, based on Green Dayâs Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album of the same name, boldly takes the American musical where itâs never gone before. Johnny, Tunny and Will struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world. When the three disgruntled men flee the constraints of their hometown for the thrills of city life, their paths diverge when Tunny enters the armed forces, Michael is called back home to attend familial responsibilities, and Johnnyâs attention becomes divided by a seductive love interest and a hazardous new friendship. An energy-fueled rock opera, American Idiot features minimal dialogue and instead relies on the lyrics from Green Dayâs groundbreaking album to execute the story line. This production contains mature subject matter, including references to drug use, sexual content and profanity.
Location:Â Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets:Â $31â35 adults, $20â24 non-UC students, $18â22 UC students.
Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macyâs
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8 p.m. Thursday, March 3
8 p.m. Friday, March 4
2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, March 5
âą Studio Dance Series âą
DANCE STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHERâS SHOWCASE
Andre Megerdichian, director
Come experience the next generation of emerging choreographers as CCM dance majors take the stage with exciting and diverse new works.
Location:Â Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission:Â Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, Feb. 29. Visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.
The Dance Department gratefully acknowledges the support of the Corbett Endowment at CCM.
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5 p.m. Saturday, March 5
âą Starling Series âą
Starling Showcase
Kurt Sassmannshaus, music director
CCMâs finest violin soloists from college and pre-college appear in performances with orchestra.
Location:Â Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission:Â FREE
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4 p.m. Sunday, March 6
âą Winds Series âą
CCM Chamber Players
Glenn D. Price, music director and conductor
SAINT-SAĂNS:Â Carnival of the Animals
VAN OTTERLOO:Â Sinfonietta
HINDEMITH:Â Kammermusik
Location:Â Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission:Â FREE
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NEW ADDITION
6 p.m. Sunday, March 6
âą Guest Artist Series âą
The U.S. Army Ground Forces Bandâs âForscom Fourâ Clarinet Quartet
The Army Ground Forces Bandâs Clarinet Quartet performs works by Bernstein, Farrenc, Sayers and more.
Location: 3250 Mary Emery Hall
Admission: FREE
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7 p.m. Sunday, March 6
âą Jazz Series âą
SWING, SWING, SWING!!
CCM Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Lab Band
Scott Belck and Craig Bailey, conductors
Dust off your dancing shoes and get ready to jump, jive and wail to the classic big band hit parade of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Harry James and many more!
Location:Â Corbett Auditorium
Tickets:Â $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE.
This concert is dedicated in memory of Lincoln âLinkâ Wendell Pavey, a long-standing CCM jazz supporter.
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TRANSMIGRATION, CCM Drama’s festival of student-created new works.
7 p.m. Thursday, March 10
7 p.m. Friday, March 11
7 p.m. Saturday, March 12
âą Studio Drama Series âą
TRANSMIGRATION 2016
A Festival of Student-Created New Works
Richard E. Hess, coordinator
Brant Russell, producer
TRANSMIGRATION, so named for âthe movement from one place to anotherâ or âthe transition from one state of being to another,â is a festival of new works created by the acting students in CCM Drama. Six teams of actors craft and perform five original 30-minute shows. Performed simultaneously in different locations throughout CCM Village, TRANSMIGRATION will allow the audience to sample four different new works of their choosing in one spectacular evening. âThanks to the drama program at UCâs College-Conservatory of Music,â observed CityBeatâs Rick Pender, âtheater fans were offered a jolt of onstage vitality.â
Location:Â Various locations throughout CCM Village
Admission:Â Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, March 7. 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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UPDATE: Brian Kane’s March 11 lecture has been canceled.
2:30 p.m. Friday, March 11
âą The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Thinking About Music Lecture Series âą
HEARING DOUBLE: JAZZ AND ONTOLOGY
Brian Kane, Yale University
Philosophers have often considered the ontology of music, worrying over the relation between works, scores and performances. Yet, surprisingly, jazz has not received the same consideration, even though jazzâwhere performances of works such as “standards” vary widely in their propertiesârepresents an even more challenging ontological problem than found in classical music. In this talk, Brian Kane will argue for a non-essentialist, network-based ontology of jazz standards. This argument will depend on two basic operationsâchains of replication and chains of nominationâthat together provide a robust basis for judgments concerning a performance’s identity and individuation. Also, just as jazz is an exemplification of a network-based ontology of music, Kane will try to draw out some wider implications for the ontology of music more generally.
Location:Â Baur Room
Admission:Â FREE
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8 p.m. Friday, March 11
âą Orchestra Series âą
AMERICAN VOICES XVIII
CCM Philharmonia
Featuring faculty artist James Bunte, soprano saxophone
Also featuring recent music of faculty composer Douglas Knehans
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor
CCM presents the world premiere of a new symphony by faculty artist Douglas Knehans, along with the exhilarating soprano saxophone concerto by Jennifer Hidgon and âCruel Sisterâ by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe.
KNEHANS:Â Unfinished Earth
HIGDON: Soprano Sax Concerto
James Bunte, soloist
WOLFE:Â Cruel Sister
Location:Â Corbett Auditorium
Tickets:Â $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE.
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8 p.m. Friday, March 11
8 p.m. Saturday, March 12
2 p.m. Sunday, March 13
âą CCM Opera dâarte â Undergraduate Opera Series âą
MARIA STUARDA
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Giuseppe Bardari
Brett Scott, music director and conductor
Amy Johnson, stage director
Kenneth Shaw, co-producer
One of the hallmarks of bel canto opera, Maria Stuarda is a story of intrigue, confrontation and tragedy loosely based upon the lives of Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart) and her cousin Queen Elizabeth I.
Location:Â Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission:Â Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, March 7. Visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.
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9 a.m. â 6 p.m. Saturday, March 12
OPERA SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
Hear tomorrowâs opera stars today as CCM hosts its prestigious national competition, featuring current and new students vying for tuition scholarships and cash awards.
Location:Â Corbett Auditorium
Admission:Â FREE
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CCM ensemble-in-residence the Cincinnati Children’s Choir.
4 p.m. Sunday, March 13
âą CCM Ensemble-in-Residence âą
TAPESTRY OF VOICES
Cincinnati Childrenâs Choir
Robyn Lana, music director
The CCM resident choirs of the award winning, internationally celebrated Cincinnati Childrenâs Choir will premiere new works in recognition of their 23rd season.
Location:Â Corbett Auditorium
Tickets:Â $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE.
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8 p.m. Tuesday, March 15
âą Winds Series âą
THE MUSIC OF EUROPE
CCM Wind Orchestra
Featuring guest artist George Carpten, trumpet
Glenn D. Price, music director and conductor
STRAUSS:Â Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare
SWEELINCK:Â Variations on âMein junges Leben hat ein Endâ
STRENS:Â Danse Funambulesque
PĂTZ: Trumpet Concerto
LUKAS:Â Musica Boema
Location:Â Corbett Auditorium
Tickets:Â $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE.
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8 p.m. Wednesday, March 16
âą Winds Series âą
A SPRING POTPOURRI
CCM Wind Ensemble
Featuring the Cincinnati Youth Wind Ensemble with music director and conductor Ann Porter
Angela Holt, music director and conductor
Spring is in the air! Join the CCM Wind Ensemble and CYWE as they collaborate for a concert assortment of musical sounds and colors.
Location:Â Corbett Auditorium
Admission:Â FREE
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NEW ADDITION
8 p.m. Wednesday, March 16
âą Guest Artist Series âą
The U.S. Army Bandâs “Pershing’s Own” Woodwind Quintet
Location: Watson Hall
Admission: FREE
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7 p.m. Thursday, March 17
THE MUSICAL THEATRE SENIOR SHOWCASE
A Friends of CCM Benefit
Created and performed by the Class of 2016 in Musical Theatre
The Friends of CCM invite you to see our musical theatre stars of tomorrow in action at the 24th edition of the âNot Famous Yetâ showcase featuring the Class of 2016 prior to their New York City debut. The annual CCM Musical Theatre Young Alumni Award will be presented at the showcase.
Location:Â Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets:Â Special ticket prices and limited seating. For more information, contact CCM External Relations at 513-556-2100.
Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
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2 and 7 p.m. Friday, March 18
THE DRAMA SENIOR SHOWCASE
Enjoy the talents of the CCM Drama Class of 2016 in their exciting industry showcase prior to their professional debuts in New York and Los Angeles. The performance will be followed by the 13th annual DOLLY awards (recognizing excellence in the 2015-16 Drama Season) as well as a reception in the Baur Room.
Location:Â Patricia Corbett Theater
Admission:Â FREE
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8 p.m. Friday, March 18
âą Orchestra Series âą
Café MoMus
Aik Khai Pung, music director
Featuring the winners of the CCM Composition Competition.
Location:Â Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission:Â FREE
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4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 19
THE MUSICAL THEATRE SENIOR SHOWCASE
Created and performed by the Class of 2016 in Musical Theatre
Our musical theatre stars of tomorrow in action at the 24th edition of the âNot Famous Yetâ showcase featuring the Class of 2016 prior to their New York City debut.
Location:Â Patricia Corbett Theater
Admission:Â Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, March 14. Visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.
Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
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NEW ADDITION
8 p.m. Tuesday, March 29
âą Bearcat Piano Festival âą
Caroline Hong, piano
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Tuesday, March 29
SONIC EXPLORATIONS
Mara Helmuth, music director
Featuring an evening of electroacoustic and computer music by CCM students, faculty and guests.
Location:Â Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission:Â FREE
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8 p.m. Wednesday, March 30
âą Choral Series âą
UC MENâS AND WOMENâS CHORUSES
Christopher Albanese and Alex Sutton, conductors
Comprised of students from all 14 UC colleges, the UC Menâs and Womenâs Choruses and Cabaret Singers present a variety of classical, popular, folk and jazz works. The program will include a newly commissioned work from Daniel Elder titled The Brightest Heaven (with texts from Shakespeareâs Henry V) and highlights from the UC Choruses Spring Break Tour to Washington, D.C., featuring masterpieces by Bernstein, Dickau, Barber, Miller, Belen, Gibbs, Lang, Mendelssohn, Pergolesi, DeCormier, Nelson, Burchard, Sperry and Thompson.
Location:Â Patricia Corbett Theater
Admission:Â $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE
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NEW ADDITION
7 p.m. Thursday, March 31
âą Bearcat Piano Festival âą
J.S. BACH: THE COMPLETE WELL-TEMPERED CLAVIER BOOK II
CCM Student Pianists
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREE
APRIL
2:30 p.m. Friday, April 1
âą The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Thinking About Music Lecture Series âą
SENSIBILITY TRIUMPHANT: C. P. E. BACH AND THE ART OF FEELING
Annette Richards, Cornell University
In Goetheâs Triumph der Empfindsamkeit (1777), sensibility, feeling and sympathy are brutally exposed as trivial obsessions with postures and props. Excess, bad taste and poor behavior are the focus of Goetheâs hilarious critique of the craze unleashed by his own Sorrows of Young Werther. Embodied in this strange and funny text is satire aimed not only at the cult of Empfindsamkeit and at the works of the artist himself, but also at the conspicuous blurring of public and private spheres, the untoward exposure of personal proclivities and private feeling. Given the ubiquitous textbook designation of C. P. E. Bach as the architect of the âEmpfindsamer Stilâ in music, Dr. Annette Richards takes another look at what âEmpfindsamkeitâ might mean, especially for the composerâs late keyboard works. By examining this music (along with then-contemporary views on humor, satire and other cultural elements), the audience may have to reconsider Bachâs own claims about the competing aesthetics of public and private music.
Location:Â Baur Room
Admission:Â FREE
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4 p.m. Sunday, April 3
MUSIC FOR FOOD â CCM BENEFIT CONCERT
The Ariel Quartet, Lydia Brown and Gwen Coleman Detwiler, series coordinators
CCM presents an exciting new chamber music series supporting Music For Food, a national musician-led initiative for local hunger relief. Concerts raise resources and awareness in the fight against hunger. CCM is pleased to partner on this series with the Freestore Foodbank, Cincinnati’s leading hunger relief organization. Bring non-perishable food items or a cash donation and enjoy a feast of chamber music favorites!
Location:Â Dieterle Vocal Arts Center, Room 300
Admission:Â Non-perishable food items or cash donation. Suggested donation: $20 general, $15 students.
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7 p.m. Sunday, April 3
âą Piano Series âą
PIANO-POW-LOOZA: STUDENT SHOWCASE
Andy Villemez and Sophie Wang, music curators
Come hear an all-star evening of performances by some of CCMâs most spectacular student pianists. Selected from CCMâs nearly 100 piano majors, these young artists will provide witty repartee and stunning performances, triumphantly helping us conclude a week of special events in our annual Bearcat Piano Festival!
Location:Â Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Tickets:Â $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE.
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8 p.m. Tuesday, April 5
Classical Guitar Ensemble
Clare Callahan, music director
Featuring solos, duos, trios and quartets by CCMâs classical guitar majors.
Location:Â Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission:Â FREE
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8 p.m. Thursday, April 7
8 p.m. Friday, April 8
2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 9
âą Studio Musical Theatre Series âą
LYSISTRATA JONES
Lyrics and Music by Lewis Flinn
Book by Douglas Carter Beane
Emma Griffin, director
Danny White, musical director
Patti James, choreographer
The Athens University basketball team hasnât won a game in 30 years. But when spunky transfer student Lysistrata Jones dares the squadâs fed-up girlfriends to stop âgiving it upâ to their boyfriends until they win a game, their legendary losing streak could be coming to an end. Adapted from Lysistrata, Aristophanesâ classic Greek comedy, Lysistrata Jones takes student activism to a whole new level and celebrates the journey of discovering and embracing who you truly are.
Location:Â Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission:Â Admission is free. Reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, April 4. Please visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.
Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
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8 p.m. Friday, April 8
8 p.m. Saturday, April 9
2 p.m. Sunday, April 10
âą Mainstage Opera Series âą
THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN
Composed by LeoĆĄ JanĂĄÄek
Libretto by LeoĆĄ JanĂĄÄek (after Rudolf TesnohlĂdek)
Mark Gibson, conductor
Vince DeGeorge, director
Based on the famous 1920s Czech comic strip and newspaper serial, The Cunning Little Vixen is LeoĆĄ JanĂĄÄekâs symphonic celebration of the diversity and interdependence of all life. The opera, focusing on the lives of an aging Forester and an adventurous Vixen, tells the story of humans living long lives of quiet desperation along side animals interacting with each other in brutal harmony. It is a playful and heartbreaking tale of how life unfolds before us, circles around and reveals itself to be nothing more, nothing less, than a million little miracles. Sung in English, in a new singing translation by CCM Professor Emeritus David Adams.
Location:Â Corbett Auditorium
Tickets:Â $31â35 adults, $20â24 non-UC students, $18â22 UC students
Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macyâs
Opera Department Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Rosenthal
Opera Production Sponsor: Genevieve Smith
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7 p.m. Sunday, April 10
âą Jazz & Orchestra Series âą
CHARLIE PARKER WITH STRINGS
CCM Jazz Orchestra and Concert Orchestra
Aik Khai Pung and Craig Bailey, conductors
Our annual collaboration between Jazz and Orchestra! Join us for an exciting night of orchestral jazz featuring music from the classic album Charlie Parker with Strings.
Location:Â Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets:Â $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE.
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7 p.m. Sunday, April 10
âą Winds Series âą
CONDUCTORâS CHOICE
CCM Chamber Winds
Glenn D. Price, music director and conductor
Prof. Glenn Price journeys into his library of wind works to find some of his favorites to share!
Location:Â Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission:Â FREE
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8 p.m. Monday, April 11
Composition Department Recital
Location:Â Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission:Â FREE
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8 p.m. Tuesday, April 12
âą Winds Series âą
HOT OFF THE PRESS!
CCM Wind Ensemble
Angela Holt, music director and conductor
This is your opportunity to hear the creative minds of CCMâs composition students debut a variety of new music with help from the CCM Wind Ensemble â you will not want to miss out!
Location:Â Patricia Corbett Theater
Admission:Â FREE
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8 p.m. Wednesday, April 13
âą Winds Series âą
SKETCHES
CCM Wind Orchestra
Glenn D. Price, music director and conductor
ZUK:Â Scherzo
TULL:Â Sketches on a Tudor Psalm
Feat. the winner of the CCM Wind Orchestra Young Artists Concerto Competition
MASLANKA:Â Give Us This Day
VALENCIA:Â Suite Colombiana No. 2
Location:Â Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets:Â $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE.
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2:30 p.m. Friday, April 15
âą The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Thinking About Music Lecture Series âą
DOMENICO SCARLATTI, ESCAPE ARTIST: SIGHTINGS OF HIS âMIXED STYLEâ TOWARDS THE END OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Janet Schmalfeldt, Boston University
Location:Â Baur Room
Admission:Â FREE
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8 p.m. Friday, April 15
Percussion Ensemble
James Culley, music director
The CCM Percussion Ensemble presents a variety of modern chamber compositions from established composers such as Frederick Rzewski and Stuart Saunders Smith, as well as CCM student composers Hangrui Zhang, Nate May and Evan Williams.
Location:Â Patricia Corbett Theater
Admission:Â FREE
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3 p.m. Sunday, April 17
âą Jazz and Choral Series âą
WYNTON MARSALISâ ABYSSINIAN MASS: A GOSPEL CELEBRATION
CCM Jazz Orchestra and Chorale and Central State University Gospel Choir
Scott Belck, Brett Scott and Jeremy Winston, directors
Featuring guest artist Damien Sneed, conductor
Commissioned to celebrate the 2008 bicentennial of Harlemâs Abyssinian Baptist Church, Marsalisâ Mass is a landmark collaboration of jazz, gospel, instrumentals and vocals with âhand-clappinââ and âtambourine-slappinâ,â reflecting the form of the African American church service.
Location:Â Zion Baptist Church, 630 Glenwood Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229
Tickets:Â $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE.
Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Visiting Artists
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4 p.m. Sunday, April 17
âą Winds Series âą
CCM Chamber Players
Glenn D. Price, music director and conductor
STRAVINSKY:Â Lâhistoire du soldat
PINKHAM:Â Music for an Indian Summer
LIGETI: Chamber Concerto
Location:Â Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission:Â FREE
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7 p.m. Sunday, April 17
Classical Guitar Chamber Music
Clare Callahan, music director
An evening of music for guitar with cello, violin, voice and other combinations.
Location:Â Watson Hall
Admission:Â FREE
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8 p.m. Monday, April 18
STAR QUALITY
CCM Brass Choir
Timothy Northcut, music director
CCMâs nationally recognized brass ensemble performs classical, folk and popular selections. This concert features brass students as soloists.
Location:Â Patricia Corbett Theater
Admission:Â FREE
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8 p.m. Wednesday, April 20
âą Orchestra Series âą
CAFĂ MOMUS PRESENTS THE 2016 CCM ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION
CCM Philharmonia Orchestra
Mark Gibson, music director
This public reading by the CCM Philharmonia features new works by CCM students. The winning composer will write a new work for the 2016-17 CCM Orchestra Series.
Location:Â Patricia Corbett Theater
Admission:Â FREE
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8 p.m. Thursday, April 21
8 p.m. Friday, April 22
2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, April 23
âą Studio Drama Series âą
VERY DUMB KIDS
(formerly THE GREAT MAJORITY)
Written by Gracie Gardner
Brant Russell, director
Join us for a staged reading of an in-process play by rising New York star Gracie Gardner. Sarah Nehal was murdered while working as a correspondent in New Delhi while her college friends were at home in the U.S. watching TV on the internet and peddling their esoteric skill sets. One year after her funeral, the friends meet for their annual Fourth of July reunion. The play explores entitlement and how its effects are visited upon the disenfranchised as well as the privileged. But it’s also about empowerment. How do we live responsibly in an irresponsible universe? Join CCM Drama as we embark on a new play commissioning initiative: plays that speak to the unique experience that is being young in America; plays that are written for and about our students; plays that will go on to be produced by educational institutions and professional theatre companies all over the country; plays that will involve a new generation of artists and audiences. And youâll be able to say you were there when it all started.
Location:Â Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission:Â Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, April 18. 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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