8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8
• Orchestra Series •
FAITH, DOUBT AND REASON: IN HONOR OF THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REFORMATION
CCM Philharmonia
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor
MOZART: Overture to The Magic Flute
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 107 (Reformation)
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE
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4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10
• Faculty Artist Series •
Soyeon Kate Lee, piano
SCHUMANN:Davidsbündlertänze, Op.6
R. SCHUMANN: Carnaval, Op. 9
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11
• Faculty Artist Series •
Mark Gibson and Marie-France Lefebvre, piano
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
BRAHMS: Sonata for Two Pianos in F Minor, Op. 34
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12
• Jazz Series •
SATISFACTION: THE MUSIC OF THE ROLLING STONES
CCM Jazz Orchestra
Scott Belck, music director and conductor
Experience the classic hits of the “Stones” as you’ve never heard them before. L.A.-based composer (and Cincinnati native) Matt Harris’ beautiful orchestrations will have you “dancing in the street!”
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE
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8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15
• Orchestra Series •
CCM Concert Orchestra
Aik Khai Pung, music director and conductor
FRANCK: Le Chausseur Maudit
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, Op. 35
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Admission: FREE
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4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17
• Winds Series •
COMING TOGETHER
CCM Chamber Players
Terence Milligan, music director and conductor
DEBUSSY: Prelude à l’après-midi d’un faune
STRAVINSKY: Ragtime for Eleven Instruments
RZEWSKI: Attica – Coming Together
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18
• Faculty Artist Series •
Daniel Weeks, tenor
Donna Loewy, piano
LISZT: Hohe Liebe, S. 307; Kling leise, mein Lied, S. 301/2; O lieb so lang du llieben kannst, S. 298
G. FINZI: A Young Man's Exhortation, Op. 14
J. BERGER: Villanescas
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18
• Winds Series •
AMERICAN TRANSFORMATIONS
CCM Wind Ensemble
Kevin Holzman, music director and conductor
The CCM Wind Ensemble presents a concert of American transformations — both the transformation of American music into larger works in the Western art-music tradition, as well as music related to transformative events in American history. Mohammed Fairouz’s epic Symphony No. 4, In the Shadow of No Towers memorializes the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and comments on the tragedy’s aftermath.
IVES/SCHUMAN: Variations on “America”
LO PRESTI: Elegy for a Young American
SCHUMAN: New England Triptych
FAIROUZ: Symphony No. 4, In the Shadow of No Towers
Location: Dieterle Vocal Arts Center, Room 300
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20
• Faculty Artist Series •
Douglas Knehans, composer
Featuring Belinda Burge, viola; Paul York, cello; Mikey Arbulu, clarinet; Dror Biran, piano; and others
Works will include:
Spin-off, for clarinet and electronics
Red Silk, Black Water, for viola and electronics
Lumen, for cello and piano
Additional repertoire to be announced.
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21
• Winds Series •
IN MEMORIUM: KAREL HUSA
CCM Wind Orchestra
Terence Milligan, music director and conductor
The CCM Wind Orchestra opens its new season with a concert in memory of Karel Husa, who died on December 14, 2016, at the age of 95. Born in Prague, he was a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music (1969), the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition (1993) and a musical champion of freedom for all.
LUKÁS: Musica Boema
HUSA: Concerto for Wind Ensemble
FUČÍK: Entry of the Gladiators March
HUSA: Music for Prague 1968
Location: Dieterle Vocal Arts Center, Room 300
Tickets: $15 general, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE
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5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23
• Starling Series •
STARLING SHOWCASE
Kurt Sassmannshaus, music director
Showcasing the superbly talented young students from the Starling Preparatory String Project and the Starling College class.
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREE
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3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24
• Choral Series •
FALL CHORAL SHOWCASE
CCM Chorale, Cincinnati Children’s Choir Bel Canto, UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses, and Seven Hills Brass Ensemble
Brett Scott, Robyn Lana, Kevin Coker and Molly Getsinger, conductors
The Choral Department celebrates CCM’s 150th Anniversary with festival repertoire featuring Norman Dello Joio’s Proud Music of the Storm for mixed chorus, organ and brass, commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. J. Ralph Corbett in 1967 to celebrate CCM’s CCM 100th Anniversary and the dedication of its new home, the Corbett Center for the Performing Arts.
Location: Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, 1140 Madison Ave., Covington, KY 41011
Admission: FREE
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7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24
• Jazz Series •
THE LOUD MINORITY: THE MUSIC OF FRANK FOSTER
CCM Jazz Lab Band
Craig Bailey, music director
Best known for his long association with the great Count Basie Orchestra, Frank Foster’s swinging saxophone and timeless compositions (Shiny Stockings, Corner Pocket, etc.) help define the classic sounds of one of the most swinging road bands of all time.
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater
Admission: FREE
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8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25
• Faculty Artist Series •
Dror Biran, piano
SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in G Major, D. 894
RACHMANINOFF: Prelude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12, and Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5
PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, No. 7, Op. 83
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
Admission: FREE
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