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April 21, 2026
The Cincinnati Business Courier recently featured CCM graduate student ensemble Poiesis Quartet. Before they graduate with their Artist Diploma degrees from CCM, the quartet performs a free concert in Cohen Family Studio Theatre on Friday, April 24.
April 21, 2026
UC College-Conservatory of Music is proud to announce that DMA Choral Conducting student Max Trombley, is the recipient of The Presser Foundation’s 2025-26 Graduate Music Award. Invited annually, graduate schools of music at accredited colleges, universities, and independent institutions of higher education present the Presser Graduate Music Award to an outstanding graduate music student whom they select. The Award was established to encourage and support in a special way the advanced education and career of truly exceptional graduate music students who have the potential to make a distinguished contribution to the field of music.
April 21, 2026
The UC College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is proud to announce the winners of the fifth annual competition for wind players in memory of Cincinnati Symphony principal bassoonist and long-time faculty member, William O. Winstead. The winners of CCM's 2026 Winstead Artistry in Wind Playing Competition are: - Winstead Prize ($2,000): Seongjin Kim, clarinet - Honorable Mention ($500 each): Valentina Arango-Sanchez, flute; and Michael Zelinksi, horn - Collaborative Pianist Prize ($1,000): Giorgos Kyriazidis, piano
April 17, 2026
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” not only stars the titular “demon” barber, but is famously a monster of a show. It’s such a grand team lift across its dozens of cast members, special effects and a multistory set that most productions cut it down to a small-scale adaptation. But the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music is stepping up to the challenge of putting on a full-scale performance of the classic, gory tale. Debuting on Broadway in 1979, the show is almost 50 years old, with countless revivals and adaptations of the vengeful barber Sweeney Todd and his co-conspirator, pie shop owner Mrs. Lovett. CCM’s performance, with a double cast and three-story set, is just as huge and bloody as the original.
April 14, 2026
The UC Alumni Association (UCAA) will host its annual Alumni Celebration during Alumni Week, April 13-18, with a community art project commemorating this year’s slate of alumni honorees receiving the organization’s top awards. Taking place April 16 at the First Financial Center (Cincinnati Convention Center), the Alumni Celebration will recognize the 18 honorees for their individual and collective innovation and impact, and the resulting impact on their university, communities, and fields of endeavor.
April 13, 2026
Third-year MFA Stage Design students Gabby Trice and Regan Densmore recently represented the UC College-Conservatory of Music at the USITT Emerging Creatives Showcase. Selected from a small cohort of rising theatre designers, both students presented models, renderings and process materials on the expo floor, offering industry professionals a behind-the-scenes look at their work.
April 13, 2026
Dr. Rudolph Buchheit has been selected as next Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, effective June 1.
April 7, 2026
The HBO Original five-part documentary series "Born to Bowl," directed by CCM Media Production alumnus Brian Lazarte and James Lee Hernandez, from A24 and executive produced by Ben Stiller, and narrated by Liev Schreiber, airs its final episode on Monday, April 13. It will be available to watch on HBO as well as stream on HBO Max.
April 6, 2026
The Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest has named UC College-Conservatory of Music student San-Lou Wei, a second-year DMA candidate, as its grand prize winner for her original work, Moon Blocks: A Divination Ritual 擲筊.
April 1, 2026
A new collaboration between the University of Cincinnati's Digital Performance Lab (DP Lab), CCM Acting, UC's School of Information Technology, and the Cincinnati Fire Museum is using gaming technology to bring essential fire safety education to children. The project titled Fire Escape is an interactive video game designed to teach K-12 students how to respond safely during a house fire. It was developed through Digital Futures research support, student game development, and guidance from local fire safety professionals.
March 31, 2026
At the University of Cincinnati, a NEXT Mindset empowers students to lead and thrive in a changing world. See how Bearcats are being intentionally prepared for future success.
Event: April 15, 2026 12:00 AM
UC College-Conservatory of Music presents Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd on April 15-19, 2026 in Corbett Auditorium. An infamously bloody tale of obsession and revenge, the production features a collaboration between CCM’s nationally recognized Musical Theatre and Opera/Voice programs with the CCM Philharmonia.
March 30, 2026
Do you have a favorite film music theme? Have you ever wondered how film scores come to life? Discover the art of film scoring during the one-day Film Scoring Summit at UC's College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Led by Professor Jasmine Guo, the Film Scoring Summit is a free event for rising 10th-12th grade students. Participants will delve into the magic of music in film, experiment with scoring and learn about CCM's Commercial Music Production (CMP) program. The Summit ends with a tour of CCM's recording studios and a Q&A session with faculty.
March 23, 2026
UC College-Conservatory of Music's BFA Acting program launches its 2026 Senior Showcase website, featuring performance videos available to watch on demand. Explore the website to watch film scenes and self tapes, listen to voiceover demos and get to know the graduating students: ccm.uc.edu/actingshowcase.
March 18, 2026
Current and incoming students competed for six full-tuition scholarships and $62,500 in additional awards during CCM's 2026 Opera Scholarship Competition on Saturday, March 14 in Corbett Auditorium.
March 16, 2026
Three UC College-Conservatory of Music alumni and one current student are semifinalists in the 2026 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. One of the most prestigious singing competitions in the world, the Laffont Competition's national semifinals take place on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
March 13, 2026
The UC Board of Trustees approved $12 million at its Feb. 24 meeting for the design phase of a new Welcome Gateway Building for Uptown campus.
March 10, 2026
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music student Jules Cabrera, MFA Lighting Design and Technology, is the 2026 Howell Binkley Fellow, presented by Hemsley Lighting Programs.
March 5, 2026
UC College-Conservatory of Music presents Dance Works, playing March 5-7 in Patricia Corbett Theater. Tickets are on sale through the CCM Box Office.
March 3, 2026
The La Maestra International Competition for Women Conductors named UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Jiajing Lai (MM Orchestral Conducting, '18) as a prizewinner in the 2026 competition. Lai won second prize and received €10,000..
Event: March 31, 2026 7:30 PM
Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) invite the public to an exclusive preview of O’Keeffe: Kiss the Sky, a new opera-ballet commissioned by Washington National Opera and inspired by the life of celebrated American artist Georgia O’Keeffe, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Cincinnati Ballet (1801 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45202). This special sneak peek will be presented through Cincinnati Opera and CCM’s dynamic creative partnership, Opera Fusion: New Works, which offers composers and librettists the opportunity to refine their works-in-progress through Cincinnati-based workshops.
February 26, 2026
Dylan Mulvaney (BFA Musical Theater, 19’), a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, reached a major milestone in her performing career with her Broadway debut in the hit musical "Six," currently on stage at the Lena Horne Theatre in New York City. Mulvaney plays Anne Boleyn, one of the six queens at the center of the pop-infused reimagining of King Henry VIII’s wives.
February 23, 2026
Hundreds of University of Cincinnati students, faculty, and staff members turned out for the third annual Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) AI & Emerging Technology Symposium, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in UC's Tangeman University Center.
February 18, 2026
Audiences can enjoy CCM Philharmonia's next concert in person or watch at home via livesteam at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20. Featuring alumni guest artists Rebecca Barnes, viola; and Jonathan Lee, cello; tickets for the "Midlife Crisis" concert are on sale now through the CCM Box Office. The livesteam is free to watch on CCM's website and YouTube channel.
February 16, 2026
UC College-Conservatory of Music welcomed alumnus and civil rights activist Jim Obergefell (CECH, '90) for a panel discussion and performance that occured earlier this month on Feb. 6-7, 2026.