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Composition, Musicology and Theory

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CCM's Division of Composition, Musicology and Theory offers student composers, music researchers and theorists opportunities to create original works, understand the complicated contexts of music's long history and develop analytical procedures.

The division places great emphasis on merging the theoretical with the practical in biennial graduate student conferences, an in-house and student-run journal, residencies by leading composers and a robust lecture series featuring distinguished speakers. It serves as a resource for all music students, enriching the already active musical atmosphere of the college.

Coursework for the MM and PhD degrees in musicology and theory is comprehensive and rigorous. It includes seminars, special topics courses, colloquia and professional development. These degrees offer a unique opportunity to pursue an academic discipline in a performance-oriented school.

The BM, MM and DMA degrees in composition include one-on-one composition lessons and ample opportunities to work with CCM ensembles and community organizations for hearings and performances. The division is also closely tied to UC's Albino Gorno Memorial Library/CCM Library, which boasts nearly 200,000 volumes of books and journals, scores, audio and video recordings and microforms. 

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Composition Faculty

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Michael D. Fiday, 

Professor of Composition

513-967-6492

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Ellen R. Harrison, 

Adjunct Associate Professor of Composition; CCM Prep Master Teacher, Theory and Composition

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Mara M. Helmuth, 

Professor of Composition

513-556-0807

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Douglas Knehans, 

Norman Dinerstein Professor of Composition Scholar

513-556-9401

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Miguel A. Roig-Francoli, 

Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music Theory and Composition

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Music Theory Faculty

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David Carson Berry, 

Professor of Music Theory

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Headshot of Steven Joel Cahn

Steven Joel Cahn, 

Professor of Music Theory

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C. Catherine Losada, 

Professor of Music Theory

513-556-9567

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Samuel Y. Ng, 

Associate Professor of Music Theory

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Miguel A. Roig-Francoli, 

Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music Theory and Composition

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Christopher Segall, 

Associate Professor of Music Theory

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Musicology Faculty

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Shelina Louise Brown, 

Assistant Professor of American Music

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Jenny Doctor, 

Head of the CCM Library, Associate Professor of Musicology

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James Feist, 

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Stefan P. Fiol, 

Professor of Ethnomusicology

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Megan Steigerwald Ille, 

Assistant Professor-Educator of Musicology

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Jeongwon Joe, 

Associate Professor of Musicology

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Jonathan Kregor, 

Interim Dean and Thomas James Kelly Professor of Music; Professor of Musicology

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Stephen Conrad Meyer, 

Professor of Musicology

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Julien Monick, 

Adjunct Instructor of Musicology

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Matthew G. Peattie, 

Interim Division Head of Composition, Musicology, and Theory; Associate Professor of Musicology

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Samuel Reich, 

Student Teacher of Musicology

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Stanley E. Romanstein, 

Professor of Musicology

513-556-3737

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Stephanie P. Schlagel, 

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies; Associate Professor of Musicology

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Jewel Smith, 

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Musicology

513-315-3207

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Matthew Swanson, 

Adjunct Instructor of Musicology

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Kristy Swift, 

Assistant Professor of Musicology - Educator

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Jennifer Thomas, 

Adjunct Instructor of Musicology

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Ioannis Tsekouras, 

Adjunct Instructor of Musicology

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Composition, Musicology and Theory Division Head and Staff

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Matthew G. Peattie, 

Interim Division Head of Composition, Musicology, and Theory; Associate Professor of Musicology

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Darlene Y. Miller, 

Executive Staff Assistant

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News and Events

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Counseling services now available to CCM students through...

January 18, 2023

CCM students can now access counseling services within the CCM Village thanks to the addition of a CAPS embedded clinician. A member of UC’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) staff, Dalziel Reliford-Stone (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with Supervision (LPCC-S) who will serve as an embedded clinician for CCM and DAAP. In this new position, Dalziel hopes to work with students and staff to support a culture that embraces authenticity, self-acceptance and wholeness.

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CCM shares spring 2023 schedule of major performances and events

November 22, 2022

Audiences are invited to return to the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music’s (CCM) concert halls and theaters to experience world-class performances and presentations by the next generation of performing and media artists! The college’s spring 2023 schedule of free and ticketed events is now available. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning on Monday, Nov. 28, through the CCM Box Office.

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Get to know CCM’s newest faculty/staff members and unit heads

October 17, 2022

UC’s College-Conservatory of Music welcomes six new full-time faculty members and six new staff members to its roster of distinguished performing and media arts experts this fall. In addition, the college is also welcoming five current faculty members into new leadership roles for 2022-23.

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