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November 18, 2025
Last year, UC College-Conservatory of Music student Erin Morton went viral after giving a performance of Radiohead's "Creep" on campus. Since then, she landed the role of Martha Dunnstock in "Heathers the Musical" at New World Stages and was recently featured on the Tamron Hall Show.
November 18, 2025
The BFA Acting program at UC's College-Conservatory of Music prepares students for careers in theatre and beyond in the evolving entertainment landscape. The Cincinnati Business Courier highlights the program's work in UC's Digital Performance Lab, showcasing how CCM's performance training embraces innovation in the digital era.
November 18, 2025
Experience world-class performances by the next generation of performing and media artists at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)! The college's spring 2026 schedule of major events is now available; tickets are on sale now through the CCM Box Office.
November 14, 2025
Maura Kesterson spends her days, and most of her nights, sewing away in a space underneath Patricia Corbett Theater. “Pretty much anything you can do in the costume department, I’ve done,” Kesterson said. A lifelong seamstress and performer, Kesterson was crafty enough in her career choices to land her at the University of Cincinnati, designing all the colorful costumes for a grand opera, a retelling of the charming story of Cinderella. Kesterson is a master’s degree student studying costume design and technology at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music.
November 14, 2025
One doesn’t need to search hard for a common thread uniting accomplished, Philadelphia-based professionals in the business, academic, music, athletics, and medical fields: a shared affinity for the University of Cincinnati.
November 6, 2025
Dive into the holiday spirit with "Just Desserts: Selections from The Nutcracker and Faculty Works" on Nov, 20-22, 2025 in CCM's Corbett Auditorium.. Presented as part of the CCM Dance performance series, tickets for the production are on sale now through the CCM Box Office.
November 4, 2025
UC College-Conservatory of Music student Emily Riker is making her mark in the international horn community. Her recent article, “Access Denied: Instrumental Music Education Barriers” published in the International Horn Society’s peer-reviewed journal, The Horn Call, explores the barriers to music education and access to learning instruments.
Event: November 13, 2025 6:12 PM
UC College-Conservatory of Music's 2025-26 theatre season continues with Cendrillon, playing Nov. 13-15, 2025 in Patricia Corbett Theater.
October 31, 2025
UC College-Conservatory of Music alumnus Spencer Lackey (BFA Acting, '17) has amassed 6 million followers on TikTok and Instagram through his short-form horror content. Now, he is sharing his spooky wisdom with current CCM Acting students who are studying acting for the camera.
October 27, 2025
The University of Cincinnati Foundation recognized its Outstanding Philanthropic Volunteer Award honorees at the George Rieveschl Recognition Dinner on Oct. 23, 2025.
October 24, 2025
UC President Neville Pinto was a special guest on the 'Beyond The Title' Podcast hosted by Bearcast Media.
October 21, 2025
Light shapes how we see, feel and connect. That message is at the heart of CCM Lighting Design and Technology alumnus Sean Savoie's recent TEDxStLouis talk, "A Well-Placed Light." The presentation is available to watch on the Tedx Talk YouTube channel.
October 21, 2025
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) congratulates DMA euphonium student Kelley Ozier on his appointment to the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own."
October 20, 2025
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music presents six new works in Transmigration 2025 at 7 p.m. on Oct. 28-30 at CCM Village. Tickets are FREE, but reservations through the CCM Box Office are encouraged.
Event: October 23, 2025 5:54 PM
UC College-Conservatory of Music's 2025-26 theatre season continues with "The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical", playing Oct. 23-25, 2025 in Patricia Corbett Theater. Tickets are on sale now through the CCM Box Office.
October 15, 2025
Jessica Prewitt, AuD, the lead audiologist at the University of Cincinnati Speech and Hearing Clinic, opened her phone to find a message from her husband, Kroger pharmacist Ben Prewitt, PharmD. He had some unexpected news: Kroger had a surplus of over-the-counter hearing devices designed to help with mild-to-moderate hearing loss and were looking for a place to donate the supplies.
October 8, 2025
D’Arcy Smith, a professor at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music, taught business leaders the value of nonverbal communication at the 1819 Innovation Hub. We’ll break down his tips.
October 7, 2025
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of music (CCM) junior Ava Camaj, a Commercial Music Production major from Northville, Michigan, recently earned the opportunity of a lifetime: being mentored by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and producer Charlie Puth through the BIC INKubator Competition.
October 3, 2025
UC College-Conservatory of music celebrates Pulizter and Grammy Award-winning composer Jennifer Higdon during her residency at CCM on Oct. 16-18, 2025. Audiences are invited to experience the music of this contemporary classical composer in a variety of free and ticketed concerts; tickets on sale through the CCM Box Office.
September 29, 2025
The University of Cincinnati has joined a national program aimed at strengthening mental health support for college students, becoming an official JED Campus as part of the university’s long-standing commitment to supporting student well-being. The JED Campus program, developed by the nonprofit Jed Foundation, helps colleges and universities evaluate and enhance their mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention efforts. The initiative guides schools through a four-year strategic process to build comprehensive systems of care.
September 27, 2025
Photo Gallery of hundreds of UC first-year students enjoying a glow party hosted by University of Cincinnati President Neville Pinto on Friday, September 26.
September 25, 2025
The second year of the Hoffman Honors Scholars program (HHS) is in full swing. This fall, University of Cincinnati faculty and staff welcomed 22 new students as the second cohort of the Hoffman Honors Scholars program (HHS). Students from UC’s College of Arts and Sciences, College-Conservatory of Music and the Carl H. Lindner College of Business are provided tuition, room and board and a plethora of community tools and skill-training.
September 23, 2025
Media Production students from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music received 20 nominations in the 2025 Student Production Awards from the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). The nominations span 12 categories from non-fiction and fiction to arts/entertainment and sports.
Event: October 2, 2025 4:00 AM
UC College-Conservatory of Music's 2025-26 theatre season opens with Regency-era romance "Pride and Prejudice," playing Oct. 2-4, 2025 in Patricia Corbett Theater. The fire and wit of Jane Austen's classic 1813 romance shines through in this vibrant new adaptation by Joseph Hanreddy and J. R. Sullivan. Presented as part of CCM's Play Series, tickets are on sale now through the CCM Box Office.
September 17, 2025
WVXU turned to UC musicologist Jonathan Kregor for a look into the Chicken Dance's rise to fame.
