CCM's 2025 Graduation Convocation
After investing countless hours in classrooms, practice rooms, studios, workshops and rehearsal halls, the Class of 2024-25 is graduating from UC’s College-Conservatory of Music. Congratulations!
This ceremony celebrates students scheduled to graduate at the end of our Summer 2024, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 terms.
Ceremony Livestream
The below ceremony was livestreamed from Corbett Auditorium at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 2, 2025. The livestream is now available for on-demand viewing.
Ceremony Program
Welcome
- Annalee Crosser (BFA Stage Management, ’25)
- Sara Gibson (MA Arts Administration, ’25)
Opening Remarks and CCM Introduction Video
Peter Jutras, PhD
CCM Dean and Thomas James Kelly Professor of Music
Video features original music by Summer Feldt (BM Commercial Music Production, ’25)
Performance: Musical Theatre
“We’re On Our Way” by Spencer Stanley
Introduced by Hannah Toronto (BFA Acting, ’25)
Featured performers:
- Spencer Stanley (BFA Musical Theatre, ’25)
- Essence Bell (BFA Musical Theatre, ’25)
Performance: Violin Duet
“Folk Song” by Andrew Strawn (BM Composition and Saxophone Performance, ’25)
Introduced by Serafina Medica (BM Music Education, ’25)
Featured performers:
- Emma Joyce (BM Violin Performance, ’25)
- Ava Shedd (BM Violin Performance, ’25)
Undergraduate Student Reflections
Lillian Smith (BFA Media Production, ’25)
Student Short Film: “Echoes In Motion”
Introduced by Annalee Crosser (BFA Stage Management, ‘25)
Performance: Dance
Raison D’être (a reason for existing)
Music: “Ladyfingers” by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Introduced by Kana Luzmoor (MM Violin Performance, ’25)
Featured performers:
- Miranda Sharer (BFA Ballet, ’25)
- Campbell Lee (BFA Ballet, ’26)
- Erin Decker, Choreographer (BFA Ballet, ’25)
Graduate Student Reflections
Laura Aldana (MA Arts Administration, ’25)
Performance: Opera
“You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Carousel
Music by Richard Rodgers
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Introduced by Sara Gibson (MA Arts Administration, ’25)
Featured performers:
- Logan Wagner (AD Vocal Performance, ’25)
- Accompanied by Joseph Stevens (AD Opera Coaching, ’25)
Recognition of Departments
- Stephanie P. Schlagel, PhD, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies
- Jonathan Kregor, PhD, Division Head of Composition, Musicology, and Theory
- Kevin Holzman, DMA, Division Head of Ensembles and Conducting
- Andy Villemez, DMA, Interim Division Head of Keyboard Studies
- Kevin F. Burke, MFA, Division Head of Media Production
- BettyAnne Gottlieb, PhD, Division Head of Music Education
- James Bunte, DMA, Division Head of Performance Studies
- Rebecca Bromels, MBA, Division Head of Theatre Arts, Production, and Arts Administration
Alumni Welcome
Marie Morgan, Alumni Engagement Program Director
Closing Remarks
- Annalee Crosser (BFA Stage Management, ’25)
- Sara Gibson (MA Arts Administration, ‘25)
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 #UCGrad25! 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 2024-25 Graduates
- Gabrielle-Mignonne Leveque Adams, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Rebecca Grace Anderson, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Kaitlin McKenzie Baker, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Staylie Grace Brunner, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Madison Lee Burnett, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Brandon Aubrey Cook, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Gavin Thaddeus Duffy, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Joysoline Mar’shay Ivory Smith, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Evan Nathaniel Kupersmith, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Erin Lynch, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Debra Najor, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Yodeet Meskerem Nymberg, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Kendal Nyrie Rayborn, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Cassandra Catherine Reeves, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Emma Ashley Frances J.J. Sanchez, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Utpalini Sunkara, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Wyatt Henry Toloczko, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Hannah Toronto, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Marissa Jolene Boitnott, Master of Arts, Spring 2025
- Victoria Corona, Master of Arts, Spring 2025
- Sara Marie Gibson, Master of Arts, Spring 2025
- Kit Grace Gladieux, Master of Arts, Spring 2025
- Noah Patterson Moore, Master of Arts, Spring 2025
- Laura Vanessa Aldana Pamplona, Master of Arts, Spring 2025
- Maria del Pilar Serrano Pineda, Master of Arts, Summer 2024
- Joshua Aaron Senger, Master of Arts, Spring 2025
- Matthew Thomas Wilson, Master of Arts, Spring 2025
- Elise Isabella Arcuri, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Erin Decker, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Sophia Nichole Gray, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Katherine Ann Griffith, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Celeste Ga Kay Lau, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Cynthia Anzai Lutz, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Emilia Mariola Mieczykowski, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Regina Marie Murphy, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Iliana Victoria Rich, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Bethany Ann Roup, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Miranda Lynn Sharer, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Laykin Michelle Stoess, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
Choral Conducting
- Landon Eugene Scriber, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Christin Soh Sears, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Ryan Joseph Block, Master of Music, Spring 2025
Orchestral Conducting
- Carlos Alberto Avendaño-Garcia, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Jacob Tyler Priddy, Master of Music, Spring 2025
Wind Conducting
- Adam David Friedrich, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2024
- Jialu He, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Zachary William Karp, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Bradley Michael Pangburn, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Jake Andrew Petmecky, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- William Augustus Brock III, Bachelor of Music, Summer 2024
- Alexander Gordon Davis, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Zyele Gaither, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2025
- Will Juergens, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2025
- Alexander Laurence Nicodemus, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Gabriel Jose Pimentel, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Benjamin Michael Troyer, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- William Stephen Cooper, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2024
- Summer Renee Feldt, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- William Robert Fortune, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Weixu Hou, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Mohit Iyengar, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2024
- Zachary Joseph Reich, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Alexander Douglas Hartshorn Scheftt, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Zachary Schlake, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2024
- Agamjit Singh, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2024
- Jingyi Wang, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Noah Christian Andersen, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- John Dean Anderson Jr., Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summer 2024
- Connor Gilman Andrews, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Haseeb Anas Ahmad, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2024
- Megan Nicole Benzing, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Eliana Kiley Bishop, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Davison Giles Black, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2024
- Tyler William Brune, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2024
- Hunter Thomas Calderon, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2024
- Kyra Campbell, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Jonathan Lee Carter, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2024
- Ireland Marie Castle, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Fabiola Ivett Corwin, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2024
- Kaitlyn Brooke Crutcher, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Owen Cummings, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Ibrahima Dabo, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Joseph Jay Davis, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Herman Charles Durr III, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Haopeng Gu, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summer 2024
- Byron Dean Hazlett, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2024
- Aidan Walter Britton-Heitz, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Malcolm Jon Paul Hillman, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summer 2024
- Xiaonan Hu, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Tierre Laron Hummons, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Traci Marie Kaninberg, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Logan Alexander Keller, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Joshua Michael Kwiatkowski, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- John Harold Langen, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2024
- Chengxi Li, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Morgan Corinne Manger, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summer 2024
- Louis Petes Martini, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2024
- Lucas Gregory McCorkle, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Kaitlyn Han McDonie, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Nathan D. McKee, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Emma Rose McName, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Aislinn Shea Moss-Buckley, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Patrick William Mulcahey, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Samuel Amos Musgraves, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Logan Scott Myers, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Connor Napier, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Logan Christopher Nunery, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Simon Peter Okun, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Maya Lucia Paris, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Nicholas Roy Parker Jr., Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Ian Perdomo, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2024
- Justin Samuel Pilloff, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2024
- Christopher Avery Raymond, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summer 2024
- Kuyper William Reynolds, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summer 2024
- Stephen Eric Schaeper, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Lillian Claire Smith, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Audrey Eileen String, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Anne Elizabeth Thompson, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Emma Louella Underwood, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Aidan Cruz Veauthier, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Ella Marie Wahlquist, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Tatiana Simone Wallace, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Wanwei Wang, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summer 2024
- Elise Christine Feng Wells, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Elizabeth Annalise White, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summer 2024
- William Ronald Whyte, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2024
- Dominic Michael Widmeyer, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summer 2024
- William Randall Wolf, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2024
- Maria Ioannis Kitsinis, Master of Music Education, Summer 2024
- Luke Martin Shultz, Master of Music Education, Summer 2024
- Özgür Çetindere, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Xue Zhao, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Yixiang Zhu, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Beatrice Emiliana Aldrich, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Ian James Bunt, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Eleanor Elise Byard, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Mae Elise Deeter, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2024
- Ryan Matthew Donahue, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2024
- Riley Hale Foos, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Maxwell Taylor Gibson, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2024
- Millicent Cecile Houston, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2024
- Ethan Daniel Maycon, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2024
- Catherine Grace Mazon, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Serafina Eva Medica, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Alexander Robert Merk, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Colin Patrick Palmieri, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2024
- Travis Sandomierski, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Nicholas Gerard Smith, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Kevin Xing Ru Li, Doctor of Musical Arts, Fall 2024
- Catherine Fields, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Paul Addison Francis, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Mu-Tien Lai, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Liam Denison Kornoely, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Andrew Peter Strawn, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Kirsten Westerman Anatone, Doctor of Philosophy, Summer 2024
- Emily Corinne Ewing, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Maxwell Oliver Griffey, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Anne E. Delfín, Doctor of Philosophy, Summer 2024
- Yan Kit Li, Doctor of Philosophy, Summer 2024
- Clair Hoang Khuong Nguyen, Doctor of Philosophy, Summer 2024
- Andrew Becker Wittenberg, Doctor of Philosophy, Summer 2024
- Elizabeth Gabrielle Ross, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Julia Frances Castiello, Bachelor of Arts, Fall 2024
- Torie Rebecca Davis, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2025
- Brenna Grace Geyer, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2025
- Cameron Rowen Jupp, Bachelor of Arts, Summer 2024
- Alexandria Marie Raia, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2025
- William Sponaugle, Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2025
Flute
- Caitlyn Nicole Lyerly, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Jocelyn Kaixin Zhang, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Joshua Ayooluwa Benitez, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Betania Canas, Master of Music, Fall 2024
- Lindsey Wong, Master of Music, Spring 2025
Oboe
- Reed Hart Carter, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Pyunghwa Cho, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Alexis Jeanne Doremus-Wessels, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Anna Hanako Lower, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
Clarinet
- Kathryn Young Kilgus, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2024
- Ngo Yeung Cheung, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Luís Fernando Umbelino Da Silva, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Logan Mark Leister, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Jo-Ya Lin, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Talor Boyd Marren, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Marian Alejandra Mayen, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Xin Wang, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Matthew Isaac Mitchell, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Clara Madison Spears, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
Bassoon
- Jonathan Bernard Headen, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Evan S. Schultz, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
Saxophone
- Braydon Tyler Sowell, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Dabin Jung, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Andrew Peter Strawn, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
Horn
- Anna Brittany Elizabeth Eberwine, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Sarah Kseniya Elizabeth Zhukenova, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Monica Ann Bird-Romero, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Justin Christopher Ciccone, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Hayden Joseph LaVelle, Master of Music, Fall 2024
- Kaylee Anna Skaris, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Natalie Louise Sweasy, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Gilbert Travis Trevino, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Brian Scott Walsh, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Duoran Wang, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Emma Van Zuyle, Master of Music, Fall 2024
Trumpet
- Andrew Jeng, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Dong Han Park, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Mason Josiah Kibble, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
Trombone
- Jakob Larson, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Nathan Titus Petersen, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Declan Michael Phelps, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Cameron Spencer Webb, Master of Music, Fall 2024
- Madison Lily Smith, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
Tuba
- Bruce William Deal, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Christopher Kyle Messinger, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Gregory George Preston, Master of Music, Spring 2025
Percussion
- Michael John Launius, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Yudong Wang, Doctor of Musical Arts, Fall 2024
- Qimng Han, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- William Wyatt Hatch, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Emily Nicole Dickman, Bachelor of Music, Summer 2024
- Justin Kulka, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Zongzihan Li, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
Voice
- Kaylyn Baldwin, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Madison Elizabeth Ann Finke, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Reed Alan Gnepper, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Junyue Gong, Master of Music, Summer 2024
- Grace Ann Graham, Master of Music, Fall 2024
- Andrew Micheal Hallam, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Kaylan Hernandez, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Søren Christian Tate Pedersen, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Clara Simmons Reeves, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Natalie Ann Romanick, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- William Hatcher Ryan, Master of Music, Fall 2024
- Lily Maureen Scalisi, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Morgan Rebecca Small, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Diamond Denise Sparks, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Cole Patrick Stephenson, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- William John Tanski IV, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Tristan Michael Tournaud, Master of Music, Fall 2024
- Cade Celine Chisham, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Hayden Samuel Smith, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Laura Isabella Stanell, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
Violin
- Lucas Ferreira Braga, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Xinhang He, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Fang-Chun Hsieh, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2024
- Hyeji Jeong, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Minji Jo, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Jade Elizabeth McClellan, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Boyu Qian, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2024
- Ruey-Yun Chao, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Eunjae Chung, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Yihan He, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Po-Ling Huang, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Lillian Alexis Kostraba, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Ella Seungmin Lee, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Jiye Li, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Jiarui Liu, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Kana Matsuo Luzmoor, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Riki Nagai, Master of Music, Fall 2024
- Rafael Roig-Francolí, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Gabrielle Elese Sewell, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Olivia Noelle Simons, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Kalli Monique Sobania, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Piper Madison Vance, Master of Music, Summer 2024
- Yutong Wu, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Tao Xue, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Ruiqi Zhang, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Linke Zhou, Master of Music, Summer 2024
- Emma Rose Joyce, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Ava Grace Shedd, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
Viola
- Jiho Chung, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Murphy Elizabeth Combs, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Mariia Demash, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Jiaxin Zhang, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2024
- Kody Lee Dunford, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Melissa Elimar Peraza Mata, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Sarah May Nichols, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Isabella Marie Prater, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Ryan Peter De La Ree, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Chenxi Yuan, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
Violoncello
- Matthew Hsinhung Lei, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Maximiliano Oppeltz, Artist Diploma, Summer 2024
- Manuel Agustin Papale Schwarz, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Naomi Marie Guth, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Yuanxi Zhao, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Amani Zouehid Abou Assi, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Colin Lee Gregoire, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Myles James Yeazell, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Aidan Matthew Bolding, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
Double Bass
- Caleb Anthony Edwards, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Gregory André Patterson, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Wendell Felipe Rodrigues da Rosa, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Jason August Meusel, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
Classical Guitar
- Özgür Çetindere, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- David Thomas Puthoff, Master of Music, Spring 2025
Harp
- Anna Catherine Pardoe Dunlap, Doctor of Musical Arts, Fall 2024
- Evelyn Jo Busby, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
Piano
- Hyrum Thomas Arnesen, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2024
- Hai Jin, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2024
- Eunjeong Jo, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Pui Yee Lau, Doctor of Musical Arts, Fall 2024
- Eunhwa Lee, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Lihao Li, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2024
- Ningjialu Liu, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2024
- Le Binh Anh Nguyen, Doctor of Musical, Arts Fall 2024
- Molly Louise Sanford, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2024
- Scott Lowell Sherman, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2024
- Ilsu Yoon, Doctor of Musical, Arts Fall 2024
- Zhiqi Yuan, Doctor of Musical Arts, Spring 2025
- Sini Zheng, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2024
- Sicong Zhou, Doctor of Musical Arts, Summer 2024
- Ashley-May DePaola Burkhardt, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Shuhan Chen, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Zelin Luan, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Trinity Lê, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Chang Lu, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Yuqi Shi, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Ke Gong, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Gabriel Shapiro, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
- Tong Su, Bachelor of Music, Fall 2024
- Xinyi Zhang, Bachelor of Music, Summer 2024
Collaborative Piano
- Hyewon Shin, Master of Music, Summer 2024
Organ
- Michael James Dailey, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- John Paul Depinet, Bachelor of Music, Spring 2025
Harpsichord
- Joseph William Brantley, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Maksym Mahlay, Master of Music, Spring 2025
- Lucille Alo Acuna, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Essence Senece Bell, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Brian Ho Pui Cheung, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Matthew Byon Danforth, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Kristen Elizabeth Das, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Ryan Christopher Dever, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Annalese Elizabeth Fusaro, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Dan Klimko, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- JT Langlas, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Tomi Nicole Newman, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Madison Elizabeth Osment, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Coty Francis Perno, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Sean Christopher Polk II, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Makayla Lynae Shipe, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Spencer Christian Stanley, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Franco Valerga, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
Vocal Performance
- Malone Lizabeth Blaich, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Lucy Walker Wolfe Evans, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Logan Charles Wagner, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
Opera Coaching
- Marine Alizée Eckert, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
- Joseph C. Stevens, Artist Diploma, Spring 2025
Costume Design and Technology
- Lauren Fitts, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Jayna Louise Fry, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Cassidy Ann Kempthorne, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Shelby Anne Allred, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Abigail Elizabeth Barrientes, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Peggie Dona, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Meredith Louise Randall, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Cassandra Rose Smith, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Lauren Madison Wooten, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fall 2024
Lighting Design and Technology
- Abigail Lynn Fluck, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Ashton Jaeger Karp, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Nathaniel Curran Miller, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
Sound Design
- Bryan Wily Pivaral, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Kaitlin Barnett Proctor, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Macaylee Marie Smith, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Benjamin Ryan Stacy II, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Lucia Rose Thill, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
Stage Design
- Mia Faith Adrian, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Elizabeth Marie Mitan, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Melanie Jean Reitman, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Emma Danielle Shreve, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
Stage Management
- Deborah Elizabeth Heyl, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Annalee Jacobs Crosser, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Sophia Ruthanne Gamble, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Ella Anne Gover, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Hannah Katherine Hawver, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Emily Nicola Mallendick, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Anika Shirvaikar, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
Stage Properties
- Hattie Victoria Fann, Master of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Amber Lee Slater, Master of Fine, Arts Spring 2025
Technical Production
- Isabelle Dillon, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
- Benjamin Tate Lookatch, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Spring 2025
CCM Celebrates 2024-25 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:
- Anne Cushing-Reid, Assistant Dean and Director of CCM Prep| Staff member from 2014-2025
- Jenny Doctor, Professor of Musicology, Senior Librarian and Head of the Albino Gorno Memorial (CCM) Library | Faculty member and senior librarian from 2016-2025
- Robin Guarino, Professor of Opera | Faculty member from 2008-2025
- Qi Jiang, Professor of Dance | Faculty member from 2001-2025
- Jeongwon Joe, Associate Professor of Musicology | Faculty member from 2004-2024
- Diane Lala, Professor of Musical Theatre | Faculty member from 1989-2025
- Karen Lykes, Professor of Voice, Dieterle Chair of Music in memory of George Andreas and Elsa Fischer Dieterle | Faculty member from 2001-2025
- Miguel Roig-Francolí, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music Theory and Composition | Faculty member from 2000-2025
- Regina Truhart, Associate Professor of Costume Technology | Faculty member from 2006-2025
- Won-Bin Yim, Associate Professor of Violin | Faculty member from 1991-2025
Special thanks to CCM Dean Pete Jutras, Susan Kresser, Annalee Crosser, Sara Gibson, Laura Aldana, Kana Luzmoor, Stephanie P. Schlagel, James Bunte, Mindy Stopfel, Dalziel Reliford-Stone, John Martin, Rayburn Dobson, Jessica Lucas, Carmen Wiseman, Gregory S. Falcione, Abigail Fluck, Nate Miller, Kassidy Schley, Rebekah Whitacre, Clarence Brown, Brett Hurd, Casey Hull, Curt Whitacre, Rebecca Butts, Mikki Graff, Melissa Neeley-Nicolini, Melissa Godoy, Simón Sotelo, Summer Feldt, Derek Stacy, Abigail Stamps, Ben Terribilini, Davison Black, Meg Hensley, Denton Yockey, Matthew Wilson, Elaine M. Cox, Annie Boemer, Marie Morgan, Deborah Neiheisel-DeZarn, Amanda Powell, Katie Frisco, UC Alumni Association, CCMpower, CCM GSA, CCM Tribunal, CCM Performance Management, CCM Box Office, and Prestige AV and Creative Services.
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