CCM Divisional and Departmental Leadership

Composition, Musicology and Theory Division Head

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Christopher Segall

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

513-556-6251


Ensembles and Conducting Division Head

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Kevin Michael Holzman

Division Head of Ensembles and Conducting; Director and Associate Professor of Wind Studies

513-556-9424

Eminent Scholar of Chamber Music

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Nick Photinos

Professor of Chamber Music and Eminent Scholar

Director of Choral Studies

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Joe Miller

Director and Professor of Choral Studies

513-556-2696

Director of Commercial Music Production

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Kim C. Pensyl

Division Head - General Studies; Program Director - Commercial Music Production; Professor of Music

513-633-4606

Director of Jazz Studies

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Scott B. Belck

Director and Professor of Jazz Studies (Trumpet)

513-556-9447

Director of Orchestral Studies

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Mark I. Gibson

Director of Orchestral Studies; Professor of Music

513-556-9420

Director of Wind Studies

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Kevin Michael Holzman

Division Head of Ensembles and Conducting; Director and Associate Professor of Wind Studies

513-556-9424


General Studies Division Head

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Kim C. Pensyl

Division Head - General Studies; Program Director - Commercial Music Production; Professor of Music

513-633-4606


Keyboard Studies Division Head

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Andy Villemez

Interim Division Head of Keyboard Studies; Associate Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy

513-556-6825

Chair of Piano

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Michael S. Chertock

Chair of Piano Department; Professor of Piano

513-556-9531

Director of Collaborative Piano

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Kenneth R. Griffiths

Director of Collaborative Piano Activities; Professor of Collaborative Piano

513-556-9514


Media Production Division Head

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Kevin F. Burke

Division Head and Professor of Media Production

513-556-7029


Music Education Division Head

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BettyAnne Gottlieb

Division Head and Associate Professor Educator of Music Education (Strings), Director of New Horizons Orchestra

513-556-9530


Performance Studies Division Head

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Daniel Weeks

Interim Division Head of Performance Studies; Professor of Voice

513-556-6830

Chair of Strings

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Rachel Calin

Chair of Strings Department; Professor of Double Bass

513-556-1118

Chair of Voice

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Karen Lykes

Dieterle Chair of Music in memory of George Andreas and Elsa Fishcher Dieterle; Professor of Voice

513-556-9516

Chair of Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion

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Pavel Vinnitsky

Chair of Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion Department; Associate Professor of Clarinet

513-556-9540


Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration Division Head

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Rebecca Bromels

Division Head of Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration (TAPAA); Chair and Associate Professor of Arts Administration

513-556-5803

Chair of Acting

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Brant Russell

A.B., Dolly, Ralph and Julia Cohen Chair of Dramatic Performance; Associate Professor of Acting; Artistic Director, CCM Playwrights Workshop; Drama Editor, Cincinnati Review

312-882-5647

Chair of Arts Administration

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Rebecca Bromels

Division Head of Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration (TAPAA); Chair and Associate Professor of Arts Administration

513-556-5803

Chair of Dance

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Shauna L. Steele

Chair and Associate Professor of Dance

513-556-9594

Chair of Musical Theatre

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Vincent DeGeorge

Patricia A. Corbett Distinguished Chair of Musical Theatre and the Joseph Weinberger Chair of Acting for the Lyric Stage

513-556-4030

Chair of Opera

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Amy S. Johnson

J. Ralph Corbett Distinguished Chair of Opera; Professor of Voice (Soprano)

267-980-3956

Chair of Theatre Design and Production

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Matthew Daniel Tibbs

Chair of Theatre Design and Production; Assistant Professor of Sound Design

513-556-9597

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