Accent12

Accent12 is a Chamber Music and New Music Festival in which participants have the opportunity to perform alongside internationally recognized artist-faculty. Private instrumental instruction is also offered with select members of the CCM faculty and with members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. This seven-day intensive program showcases its participants and faculty in side-by-side public performances of chamber music repertoire. Daily master classes with our artist-faculty provide further performance opportunities. The New Music Division of Accent12 includes a daily composition seminar with our composer in residence and the opportunity for participating composers to have a piece performed during the Festival. Accent12 is open to college, graduate and post-graduate students in composition, stringed instruments and piano.

Accent12 takes place at CCM from June 10 to June 16, 2012, and presents daily master classes and late-afternoon concerts open to the public free of charge. It can be taken for one or two graduate or undergraduate credits.

Contact: Dorotea Vismara

The Art of the Piano: Summer Master Classes at CCM

June 18 – July 1, 2012

Harken back to the time of Liszt in this new Summer Master Class program, featuring 5-8 hours of master classes every day with some of the finest master teachers of our time. All students will play three times over the 10 day period. All classes will be in the beautiful Robert J. Werner Recital Hall at CCM, and pianists will have their choice of two-year old Hamburg or New York Steinways.

The program’s esteemed faculty includes Awadagin Pratt (director; Associate Professor of Piano and Artist-in-Residence at CCM), Michael Chertock (Associate Professor of Piano; Chair in Piano at CCM), Frederic Chiu, Myong-Joo Lee, Robert Weirich, Tamas Vasary, Ann Schein and Nelita True.

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Contact: Awadagin Pratt

Classical Guitar Workshop

The Classical Guitar Workshop is a rich environment that builds confidence and provides perspective for players of all ages and skill levels. In an intense seven days, guitar enthusiasts participate in master classes, ensembles and technique classes for beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. There are special sessions on early music, Latin styles, individual composers, arranging for guitar and more. Recitals are performed by faculty ensembles, guest soloists and chamber musicians, as well as participants.

Contact: Clare Callahan - 513-556-9542

Great Wall International Music Academy

Held in Beijing, China during the summer holiday every year, The Great Wall International Music Academy (GWIMA) is a month-long classical music education summer institute for gifted string players at the age of 10 to 25 from China, the United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Europe and around the world. GWIMA, which is founded in summer 2005 by the Starling Project Foundation from the United States, not only brings together current and future leaders of the music profession, but also promotes cultural exchange and provides the highest quality music training and performances.

During the Academy month, selected young musicians from around the world stay in a Beijing resort, and are given private lessons, master classes, chamber music coaching by world renowned faculty members from the world’s top conservatories. Meanwhile, there are various performance opportunities for the students and various maestros through a series of high profile concerts in Beijing, sharing the joy of classic music with thousands of audiences in the concert halls.

Contact: Kurt Sassmannshaus

CCM Prague

In the summer of 2011 a record number of participants converged in Prague for the CCM Prague International Piano Institute for an unforgettable ten days of beautiful music, life-long friendships, and a renewed commitment to their musical endeavors. Participants have lesson with five different faculty artists, daily master classes, recital performances, faculty discussion groups, and individual sessions with renowned psychologist Carl Schwartz on maximizing performance potential. Testimonials from past participants describe experiences that provided greater clarity and sense of purpose in the musical pursuits.

Contact: Joan Van Brocklin

CCM Prep Summer Opportunities

Explore the arts in a world-class setting. CCM Prep offers summer programs for the novice to the skilled, and for preschoolers through adults. Students can perform in piano, jazz band, orchestra or choir, and adults can take their own theatre camp! This year’s programs are available at UC Blue Ash, Sycamore Senior Center and at CCM. Interested in theatre? CCM Prep offers workshops in acting and musical theatre and performance workshops featuring performances of Once Upon A Mattress and Disney Kid’s Sleeping Beauty. High School students may wish to take the two-week intensive program in acting or musical theatre. Ballet classes are also offered at convenient hours during the summer.

Contact: Amy Dennison - 513-556-2595