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Dean Jutras looks back on year two at CCM
September 23, 2026
CCM Dean Pete Jutras shares a message with the college's community as he enters his third year.
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President Pinto’s 2nd glow party brings first-year Bearcats together
September 20, 2026
UC President Neville Pinto and team hosted the second annual Bright Beginnings glow party for first-year students
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CCM Media Production wins 8 'student Emmy' awards
September 16, 2026
Media Production students from the UC College-Conservatory of Music won 8 Student Production Awards, commonly referred to as "Student Emmys," from the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). Including the winning projects, CCM Media Production received 24 award nominations that span 13 categories from non-fiction and fiction to arts/entertainment and sports.
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and CCM collaborate on new program
September 15, 2026
Symphony Behind the Scenes, a 10-week adult education series from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and UC College-Conservatory of Music, invites audiences behind the curtain of a professional orchestra. From artistic planning and rehearsal techniques to administration, education and concerto production, this course offers an insider’s view of how symphonic music comes to life.
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Playbill ranks CCM in Top 10 most represented colleges on Broadway
September 14, 2026
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music has once again been named as one of Playbill’s Top 10 most represented schools on Broadway.
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CCM alumna Xian Zhang opens Seattle Symphony's new season in $20M renovated hall
September 14, 2026
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Xian Zhang (DMA Orchestral Conducting, att. ’98-01) embarks on her second year leading the Seattle Symphony Orchestra with a season-opening concert in Benaroya Hall, which recently completed a $20M renovation project.
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Get to know CCM’s newest faculty and staff members
September 14, 2026
UC’s College-Conservatory of Music will welcome a variety of new faculty and staff members to its roster of distinguished performing and media arts experts, researchers and educators this fall.
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Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz visits CCM
September 11, 2026
UC College-Conservatory of Music's BFA Musical Theatre students received advice and words of wisdom from one of the most influential composer and lyricists in America in a master class on Thursday, Sept. 10. From Broadway's Wicked, Godspell and Pippin to Disney's Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (and many, many more), Schwartz's work has moved generations of music and theatre lovers. Dozens of CCM students got to learn from his mentorship up close in a 2-hour workshop and Q&A in Cohen Family Studio Theater.
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Record enrollment continues at the University of Cincinnati
September 9, 2026
The University of Cincinnati recorded its largest enrollment ever in fall 2026 with more than 54,400 students, driven by record first-year enrollment, growth at UC Blue Ash and rising College Credit Plus participation.
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CCM alumnus to write and direct movie for Neon, Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Spooky Pictures
September 9, 2026
Spencer Lackey is taking his scary stories from social media to feature films with Lust, a movie he wrote and will direct. A few months ago, The Hollywood Reporter informally surveyed agents, managers and producers about who could be the next Curry Barker (Obsession) or Kane Parsons (Backrooms). UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Spencer Lackey (BFA Acting, '17) was one of the names that kept coming up as a potential "next big thing in the horror space."
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CCM doctoral student appointed as May Festival Conducting Fellow
September 8, 2026
The Cincinnati May Festival has announced the appointment of Dami Choi, a first-year DMA student in CCM’s renowned choral conducting program, as its Conducting Fellow for the 2026-27 season. Choi, who will serve as the assistant conductor for the May Festival Chorus this year, previously earned her Master of Music degree from the University of British Columbia.