CCM's 2024 Graduation Convocation
After investing countless hours in classrooms, practice rooms, studios, workshops and rehearsal halls, the Class of 2023-24 is graduating from UC’s College-Conservatory of Music. Congratulations!
This ceremony celebrates students scheduled to graduate at the end of our Summer 2023, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 terms.
Ceremony Livestream
The livestream of CCM's Graduation Convocation Ceremony is now available for on demand viewing:
Ceremony Program
Welcome
Rachael Bell (MM Voice, ’24)
Opening Remarks and CCM Video Highlight Reel
Jonathan Kregor, PhD
CCM Interim Dean and Thomas James Kelly Professor of Music
Performance: Dance
Dance performed to “Gold Leaks” by chewydan
Introduced by Tre Harris (BFA Media Production, ’24)
Featured performers:
- Shaelyn Kuipers
- Celeste Lau
- Kelsey Lewis
- Caitlyn Wehner, choreographer
Student Short Film: “No Running in the Halls”
Introduced by Lukas Hummeldorf (BFA Technical Production,’24)
Undergraduate Student Reflections
Eliza Levy (BFA Musical Theatre, ’24)
Performance: Brass Quintet
Brass Quintet No. 1, Op. 5, by Victor Ewald
Introduced by Casey Reed (MM Orchestral Conducting, ’24)
Featured performers:
- Jessica Barrick (BM Trumpet, ’24), trumpet
- Justin Ciccone, horn
- Bruce Deal, trombone
- Mason Kibble, trumpet
- Madison Smith, trombone
Performance: Musical Theatre
“Something’s Coming” from Sondheim on Sondheim;
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, conceived by James Lapine
Introduced by Sarah Patisaul (BFA Stage Management, ’24)
Featured performers:
- Andrew Burke (BFA Musical Theatre, ’24)
- Nathaniel Jones (BFA Musical Theatre, ’24)
- Peter Neureuther (BFA Musical Theatre, ’24)
- Grace Rusnica (BFA Musical Theatre, ’24)
- Accompanied by Casey Reed (MM Orchestral Conducting, ’24)
Graduate Student Reflections
Kali Ashurst (MFA Stage Management, ’24)
Performance: Voice
An die Musik by Franz Schubert
Introduced by Katie Kinman (BFA Acting, ’24)
Featured performers:
- Lauryn Davis (MM Voice, ’24), soprano
- Sam Dhobhany (BM Voice, ’24), baritone
- Jie Fang Goh (AD Opera Coaching, ’24), piano
- Jadyn Riggs (BM Voice, ’24), soprano
Faculty and Staff Farewell and Thank You
Kali Ashurst (MFA Stage Management, ’24) and Eliza Levy (BFA Musical Theatre, ’24)
Recessional
Please join us for a cupcake reception in the CCM atrium immediately following the ceremony.
Share your graduation photos, a favorite college memory or a congratulatory message to your favorite CCM graduate on social media and tag CCM on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) or Instagram with #UCGrad24! Whether you’re in pajamas, cap and gown or dressed to impress — we want to see you! Snap a photo of your convocation celebration and tag CCM online!
CCM's 2023-24 Graduates
- Galen Arnett, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Shaylee Bowman, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Luke Danni, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Nathan Flesh, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Chloé Hill, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Katie Kinman, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Nora Kovasckitz, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Lyd Noll, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Lily Olsen, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Sydni Charity Solomon, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Sarah Farwell, Master of Arts, Spring 2024
- Michael Kralik, Master of Arts, Spring 2024
- Aaron Libby, Master of Arts, Spring 2024
- Nicole Ortiz, Master of Arts, Spring 2024
- Sol de María Rodríguez Martel, Master of Arts, Spring 2024
- Emily Wallace, Master of Arts, Spring 2024
- Hazel Alexander, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Sarah Bartlett, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
- Meg Green Emerson, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
- Emerson Lecrone, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
- Grace Mitchell, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Morgan Montour, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Eva Moore, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
- Sofia Stitz, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Maddie Talbot, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Mandi Weitz, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
- Gracie Zamiska, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Nolan Moore, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Anthony Siciliano, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Pranav Venkataraman, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Carl Jacobson, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Wenbin Lyu, Doctor of Musical Arts, Fall 2023
- Kieran McAuliffe, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Andrew McFarlane, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Siyuan Kang, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Saebyul Woo, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- John Galik, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Xiaoman Liu, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Ian Marr, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
Choral Conducting
- Jiannan Cheng, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Reina Dickey, Doctor of Musical Arts, Fall 2023
- Matthew Lee, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Matthew Swope, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Kin Szeto, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Alberto de la Paz, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Liyao Yu, Master of Music, Spring 2024
Orchestral Conducting
- Casey Reed, Master of Music, Spring 2024
Wind Conducting
- Adam Friedrich, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Pearce Nitta, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Patty Saunders, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Santana Bernadel, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Haily Bernot, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Brandon Britton, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Jacob Carter, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Feliciy Cook, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Lauren Delligatti, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- PJ Donahoe, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
- Aidan Doty, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Donovan Duffy, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Kevin Elmlinger, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Christopher Furgason, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Ruth Galberg, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Junzhi Gu, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Tre Harris, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Ellie Hartranft, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
- Clement Ho, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Bradley Hodges, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Tyler Hopton, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Megan House, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
- Andrew Jaeger, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Cameron James, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summer 2023
- Alonna Johnson, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Ian Keele, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Kurt Knue, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
- Joshua Kwiatkowski, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Steve Lang, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- William Lemmink, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Eric Lynn, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Vinny Meehan, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
- Logan Moore, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Callum Norrie, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Trevor Payne, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Alexander Prinzbach, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
- Nicholas Raihala, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Gabe Schmidt, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Abigail Sohn, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summer 2023
- Luke Stone, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Logan Stryker, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Julia Swartz, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Savannah Tirey, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Diego Wagner, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
- Eli White, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Saba Zananiri, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Yuxi Zhang, Bachelor of Fine ArtsSpring 2024
- George Drewyor, Master of Music Education, Summer 2023
- Morgan Ferris, Master of Music Education, Summer 2023
- Paul Glader, Master of Music Education, Summer 2023
- Annie Hobson, Master of Music Education, Summer 2023
- David Lewis, Master of Music Education, Summer 2023
- Sara Lewis, Master of Music Education, Summer 2023
- Austin Murphy, Master of Music Education, Summer 2023
- Anna Whaley, Master of Music Education, Summer 2023
- Jessica Bailey, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Taryn Rupp, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Madi Bosch, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Justin Bruss, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Katherine Frazier, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2023
- Judson Haynes, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Peter Kapourales, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2023
- Lauryn Koeppel, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2023
- Anna Mears, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2023
- Caleb Robinson, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Nathan Smith, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Joseph Ulmer, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2023
- Charlie Brooks-Knepfle, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Alex Frazzetto, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Matthew Frazzetto, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Zachary Gutman, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Eric Lechliter, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Yiyang Luo, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Song Zhao, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Keith Humphrey, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Zach Karp, Bachelor of Music, Summer 2023
- Max Kreeger, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Tristen Krueger, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Kaleb Swedlund, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Andrew Bates, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2024
- Daisy Eng, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2024
- Grace Hansen, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2024
- Elizabeth Johnson, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2024
- Brennen Leech, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2024
- Rachel Mancini, Bachelor of Arts, Fall 2023
- Zeke Pierson, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2024
- Parker Polen, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2024
- Aadhivan Ramkumar, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2024
- Alison Wallace, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2024
- Thomas Croke, Doctor of Philosophy, Summer 2023
- Ashley Greathouse, Doctor of Philosophy, Spring 2024
- Michael Kennedy, Doctor of Philosophy, Summer 2023
- Caitlan Truelove, Doctor of Philosophy, Summer 2023
- Eleanor Backman, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Patrick Mitchell, Master of Music, Summer 2023
- Jerika O’Connor Hayes, Master of Music, Summer 2023
Flute
- Mingu Son, Doctor of Musical Arts, Fall 2023
- Dayna Hagstedt, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Lauren Jett, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Oscar Thompson, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Katherine Frazier, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2023
- Sieun Park, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
Oboe
- Leo De La Cruz, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Ben Goodley, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Luca Ortolani, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Qiming Sheng, Master of Music, Spring 2024
Clarinet
- Tianqi Xia, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Leila Sereki, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Tyler Song, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Kale Welte, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Shuta Maeno, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
Bassoon
- Elizabeth Beeche, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Chaoju Lin, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Tyler Wilkins, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Bryan Benson, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Chet Rhodes, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Kyle Sodman, Master of Music, Spring 2024
Saxophone
- Jiajun Hou, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Seok Jun Yang, Master of Music, Spring 2024
Horn
- Josh Hannon, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Dominick Neville, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Grace Kim, Master of Music, Fall 2023
- Joseph Muhl, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
Trumpet
- Andrew Jeng, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Solomon Abang, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Jarod Gallenstein, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Joseph Rau, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Anna Sheppard, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Jessica Barrick, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Terry Hill, Bachelor of Music, Summer 2023
Trombone
- Trevor Ballard, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Jacob Forte, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- William Hurst, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Kyle Langer, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Cameron Webb, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Alec Yeaste, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Gabriel Gilliland, Master of Music, Spring 2024
Tuba
- Caroline Habig, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2023
Percussion
- Jacob Ottmer, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Jun Zheng, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- San-Lou Wei, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Emily Dickman, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Alden Hanmer, Bachelor of Music, Summer 2023
- Kyle Roemer, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
Voice
- Brenda Iglesias Zarco, Doctor of Musical Arts, Fall 2023
- Laura LeVoir, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Junbo Zhou, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Carlos Ahrens, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Ahhyun Baek, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Rachael Bell, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Jaeyoon Choi, Master of Music, Summer 2023
- Lauryn Davis, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Emily Garcia, Master of Music, Fall 2023
- Junyue Gong, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Grace Graham, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Alex Gushrowski, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Tanya Harris, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Salleigh Harvey, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Ryan Henry, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Maren Hrivnak, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Olivia Knutsen, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Seowon Lee, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- John Mburu, Master of Music, Fall 2023
- John Potvin, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Will Ryan, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Holly Thomas, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Tristan Tournaud, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Gabrielle Turgeon, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Zachary Burnham, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Natalie Corrigan, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Sam Dhobhany, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Joshua Klein, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Maya McGuire, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Lea Nayak, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Jadyn Riggs, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Grant Shields, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Emma Siegel, Bachelor of Music, Summer 2023
- Nia Spaulding, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Emilio Vasquez, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
Violin
- Yasmin Bougacha, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Junjung Hang, Artist Diploma, Summer 2023
- Beibei Liu, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Andrii Isakov, Doctor of Musical Arts, Fall 2023
- Matthew Latawiec, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Saeyun Lee, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Boyun Li, Doctor of Musical Arts, Fall 2023
- Youjin Na, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Boyu Qian, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Shuai Shao, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Sejin Byun, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Jason Colón, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Letian Feng, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Ethan Forman, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Cassidy Franzmeier, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Kristine Clair Galano, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Zishang Gao, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Madeline Marshall, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Natalie Orth, Master of Music, Fall 2023
- Andrew Smeader, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Piper Vance, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Maggie Wilcox, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Zhe Xiao, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Nayoung Yang, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Linke Zhou, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Chonghua Zuo, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Yinyin Sun, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
Viola
- Jaehyuk Choi, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Ilona Eke, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Shuang Feng, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Yiming Shao, Doctor of Musical Arts, Fall 2023
- Lila Reeser, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Wenjie Yang, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Lauryn Koeppel, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2023
- Celeste Meisel, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Caleb Robinson, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Matthias Young, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2023
Violoncello
- Juan Guillermo Mireles Morales, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Dong Yeol Hong, Doctor of Musical Arts, Fall 2023
- Li-Hsin Huang, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Yixi Zhang, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Anna Macintosh, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Hye-jeong Oh, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Laurenz Oriondo, Master of Music, Fall 2023
- Abigail Leidy, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Lucas Orth, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Jacqueline Pegis, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
Double Bass
- Kaleb Collins, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Peter Kim, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Corey Watzek, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Lydia Young, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Hollie Greenwood, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Lorenzo Nigrelli, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Jane Hanneman, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Jack Kotchka-Smith, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Anna Mears, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2023
Harp
- Mary Duplantier, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Sara Magill, Artist Diploma, Summer 2023
- James Predovich, Doctor of Musical Arts, Fall 2023
- Allegra Bel Embley, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Madeline Arney, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
Piano
- Jimmy Cheung, Artist Diploma, Summer 2023
- Stephanie Pestana, Artist Diploma, Summer 2023
- Vikki Chen, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Yige Chen, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Jih-Ting Chen, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Diana Chubak, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Yaoyue Huang, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Hyeongkeon Kim, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Yeon-Kyung Kim, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Eunhwa Lee, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Wen Pan, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Minhye Park, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Dobin Park, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Jiao Sun, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Li Wang, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2024
- Dabin Ha, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Sujin Kim, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- John-Austin King, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Xiang Li, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Yangyang Zhao, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Larissa Chen, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2023
- Shiyang Chen, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Yilin Du, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Ye Qian, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Whitney Wang, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Rie Yamaguchi, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Dongqin Yu, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
- Emerald Yuan, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2024
Collaborative Piano
- Parker Konkle, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Mary Nerren, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Anne Ziegler, Master of Music, Spring 2024
Organ
- Mike Dailey, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Daniel Grotz, Master of Music, Spring 2024
Harpsichord
- Michael Delfin, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2023
- Andrew Nash, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Amanda Bishop, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Jett Blackorby, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Andrew Burke, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Benjamin Cheng, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Nathaniel Jones, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Eliza Levy, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Kassandra McMillan, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Peter Neureuther, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Grace Parker, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Nicholas Pattarini, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- nnalise Prentiss, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Stanislav Przedlacki, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Jackson Reagin, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Grace Rusnica, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Julia Schick, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Jesse Kinne, Doctor of Philosophy, Summer 2023
- Jacy Pedersen, Doctor of Philosophy, Summer 2023
- Abigail Seguin, Doctor of Philosophy, Fall 2023
- Leah Amarosa, Master of Music, Summer 2023
- Leo De La Cruz, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Kaitlyn Grella, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Evan Martschenko, Master of Music, Spring 2024
- Micah Roberts, Master of Music, Spring 2024
Vocal Performance
- James Benson, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Tess Klibanoff, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Aaron McKone, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Erik Nordstrom, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Ashlyn Rock, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
- Felicity Tomkins, Artist Diploma, Summer 2023
- Candace Williams, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
Opera Coaching
- Jie Fang Goh, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
Opera Direction
- Daria Zholnerova, Artist Diploma, Spring 2024
Costume Design and Technology
- Clara Cavins, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Max Cotman, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Erin Donnelly, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Corey Cochran, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Nato Hermann, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Abby Powers, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Amira Rowe, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
Lighting Design and Technology
- Jessica Drayton, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Baron Leon, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Andrew Gange, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- William Meckstroth, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Claire Michels, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Bella Pfeiffer, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Sydney Riddle, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Riley Rowan, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Eli Suarez, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
Make-Up & Wig Design
- Tiara Jones, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
Sound Design
- Patrick Kiernan, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Kayla Chen, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Michael Donahue, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Brenden Friedel, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
- Brian Haack, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Frank Jernigan, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Mia Teboe, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
Stage Design
- Suzanne Barnes, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Madelyn Byrnes, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
Stage Management
- Kali Ashurst, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Jie Min, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Hannah Burford, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Rachel Ledington, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2023
- Sarah Patisaul, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Katherine Reus, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Sage Shepard, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
Technical Production
- Lukas Hummeldorf, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Nick Hunley, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
- Hunter Lee, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2024
In addition to this year’s graduates, we would also like to acknowledge our 2024 alumni and distinguished service award recipients.
Young Alumni Award
Connor Chee (MM Piano, ’11) is known for combining his classical piano training with his Native American heritage. Chee made his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 12 after winning a gold medal in the World Piano Competition. Chee’s 2020 album “Scenes from Dinétah” features piano pieces written about elements of Navajo life and culture, accompanied by several music videos filmed on the reservation, directed by Navajo filmmaker Michael Etcitty Jr. Chee’s most recent release, ”Across the Desert: The Long Walk Home,” stands as a musical tribute to the Navajo people’s journey through adversity and the triumphant return to their cherished ancestral lands.
J.T. Rooney (BFA Media Production, ’11) is a screen producer at Silent Partners Studio in Los Angeles, California. He served as Projection Designer for the Superbowl LII halftime show in 2018, has toured with Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Billy Joel, Kanye West and more. He was named to Live Design Online’s “30 under 30” list in 2018.
Brian Raphael Nabors’ (MM Composition, ’15; DMA Composition, ’19) music has been throughout the United States and at many international events, including the Lucerne and Helsinki music festivals, National Orchestral Institute (NOI), Aspen and Tanglewood Music Festivals. Upcoming projects in ‘24-25 include the world premiere of a chamber ballet (Black Iris Project), a choir and chamber orchestra arrangement for Carnegie Hall (Mid-America Productions), a co-commissioned premiere with Seattle Symphony, and a concerto for orchestra with Chineke! for premiere at Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany.
Distinguished Alumni Award
Melody Moore (MM Voice, ’05) is enjoying a thriving career on the world’s leading stages, prompting Opera News to label her “a revelation,” and of her sold-out appearance at Carnegie Hall to rave, “As I left the auditorium, I could only think: more of Moore, please.” She has performed with La Opera, Minnesota Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Washington National Opera, Opéra de Montréal, Glimmerglass Festival, Lincoln Center Festival and more.
Distinguished Service Award
Jeffrey W. Thomas founded Jeff Thomas Catering July 1985, which has supported many special events at CCM with delicious food. Throughout his 39-year career, he has been deeply involved in community organizations including the CCMpower Board, the Carnegie of Covington, Kentucky Board, Caracole Board, Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky and he was a past recipient of Lighthouse Youth Services Beacon of Light Award.
CCM Celebrates 2023-24 Faculty and Staff Retirements
CCM also celebrates the retiring faculty and staff members who have dedicated themselves to continuing the college’s legacy as a leading training center for the performing and media arts:
- Dave Colussi, Audio/Video Integrated Systems Specialist | Staff member from 1990-2023
- Michelle Conda, Professor of Piano; Keyboard Studies Division Head | Faculty member from 1993-2024
- James Culley, Professor of Percussion | Faculty member from 1979-2024
Special thanks to Kali Ashurst, Matthew Beller, Maxine Botchway, Clarence Brown, James Bunte, Rebecca Butts, Josh Chal, Elaine Cox, Anne Cushing-Reid, Ray Dobson, Lucy Evans, Gregory S. Falcione, Melissa Godoy, Ryan Gordon, Mikki Graff, Laura Hanks, Meg Hensley, Casey Hull, Brett Hurd, Tess Kilbanoff, Jonathan Kregor, Susan Kresser, Eric Louie, Jessica Lucas, John Martin, Sylvia McCormack, Melissa Neeley-Nicolini, Charlie Raschke, Patti Rencher, Chet Rhodes, Sydney Riddle, Gabe Saba, Stephanie Schlagel, Jasmine Lim Smith, Simón Sotelo, Ellen Stedtefeld, Mindy Stopfel, Alison Tritschler, Curt Whitacre, Rebekah Whitacre, Trina Williams, and Prestige Audio and Lighting.
The CCM community is proud to welcome this year's graduates to our global network of alumni. Graduates join a network of thousands of UC alumni including artists, entrepreneurs, researchers, leaders and professionals around the world.
Until we see each other in person again, please stay in touch and stay connected at alumni.uc.edu