CCMOnStage Presents
2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021
2 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021
Corbett Auditorium
Featuring guest choirs from Anderson High School, Dixie Heights High School, Kings High School and Mason High School
Joe Miller, L. Brett Scott, Reina Dickey, Isiah Maxey, Gregory Miller, Matthew Swope, Matthew Lee, Robyn Lana, Daniel Parsley, Sandra Thornton and Heather Vest, conductors
Faith Diehl, Stacy Haney, Jason McKee and Hope Milthaler, guest conductors
Robyn Lana, conductor
Jason McKee, conductor
Faith Diehl, conductor
Stacy Haney, conductor
Sandra Thornton and Heather Vest, conductors
Robyn Lana, conductor
Reina Dickey, Isiah Maxey and Gregory Miller, conductors
Robyn Lana, conductor
Joe Miller, conductor
*Performs 2 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday
^Performs 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday
Hark! The herald-angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn king;
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled.’
Joyful, all ye nations, rise;
Join the triumph of the skies;
With angelic host proclaim,
“Christ is born in Bethlehem”
Hark! The herald-angels sing,
“Glory to the new-born king.”
Hail the Heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
Risen with healing in his wings.
Mild He lays His glory by,
Born that we no more may die
Born to raise each child of earth
Born to give us second birth.
Hark! The herald angels sing,
“Glory to the new-born king.”
The first Noel the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;
In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep,
On a cold winter's night that was so deep:
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel!
Born is the King of Israel.
They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the East, beyond them far;
And to the earth it gave great light,
And so it continued, both day and night.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel!
Born is the King of Israel.
Angels we have heard on high,
Sweetly singing o'er the plains,
And the mountains in reply,
Echoing their joyous strains:
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold him, born the king of angels.
O come let us adore him,
O come let us adore him,
O come let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.
Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning,
Jesus, to thee be glory giv’n;
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing:
O come let us adore him,
O come let us adore him,
O come let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.
CCM's Choral Studies Program is internationally recognized for more than 50 years of excellence in training conductors for successful, lifelong careers in the choral arts. Our choral ensembles are proud to offer transformative musical experiences for singers and audiences. CCM has delighted multiple generations of music lovers with the concerts presented by its five choral ensembles: the 32-voice Chamber Choir, 45-voice Chorale, 30-voice Chamber Singers, Vox Antiqua — a select vocal/instrumental ensemble dedicated to Medieval, Renaissance and early Baroque music — and 100-voice UC Men's and UC Women's Choruses. Performances range from acclaimed staged productions presented in collaboration with CCM’s Opera Department to presentations of contemporary works like David Lang’s Little Match Girl Passion and Tan Dun’s Water Passion after St. Matthew.
Ensemble-in-Residence of CCM Preparatory and Community Engagement. The Cincinnati Youth Choir is an educationally based choral ensemble program. Participants learn healthy vocal technique, sight-reading, music history and music theory while experiencing performance excellence using the philosophies and techniques of Carl Orff, Zoltan Kodaly, Jacques Dalcroze and Jerome Brunner.
The learning environment is creative, explorative and fun. The children form lasting relationships with children outside of their community and develop a lifelong appreciation of music.
CYC members have toured Italy, Japan, China, Scandinavia, England, Ireland, Wales, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, and the United States. Founded in 1993, as the Cincinnati Children’s Choir, the organization updated its name to the Cincinnati Youth Choir in 2018 to better represent the age range of our member base.
CYC has recently received wide acclaim by winning the following awards:
Stacy Haney, director
The Anderson High School Singers and Chamber Choir are select ensembles of mainly upper classmen. Under the direction of Stacy Haney, Director of the Anderson Vocal Arts, Singers have consistently received superior ratings at OMEA Adjudicated Events performing literature of all genres in class AA. We would like to thank Dr. Joe Miller, music faculty, and CCM for the distinct honor of participating in this year's Feast of Carols.
Faith Diehl, director
Dixie Heights High School is located in the Edgewood neighborhood of northern Kentucky. The Dixie Heights Chamber Choir, directed by Faith Diehl, is the top, auditioned-based choral ensemble. It is a mixed voice ensemble, made up of the most elite singers in our school. Students in this ensemble are heavily involved in musical extracurriculars such as school productions, professional and community theater, Governor's School of the Arts and more. Chamber Choir is honored to be asked to perform on Feast of Carols and thankful for the opportunity to sing with CCM.
Hope Milthaler, director
We, the Kings High School Chamber Choir, are a family of passionate musicians whose mission is to facilitate deep connections with the world of music outside our classroom. We study, we discuss, we ask, and we listen. We view performance as an opportunity not just to sing but to shorten the perceived distance between composers, collaborative musicians, our listeners, and each other. We believe that choir is a testament to the universality of the human experience, and that music is a gateway of hope through which a more unified people can emerge. We are grateful to the Kings Local School District for its relentless support of our program and are especially grateful that we are all once again making music together.
Jason McKee, director
The Honors Concert Choir is the top auditioned ensemble at William Mason High School. The choir has enjoyed collaborating with local universities across the region as well as performing for organizations throughout the Mason community. They consistently receive Superior ratings at OMEA district and state adjudicated events, and they were one of twelve invited choral ensembles from across the United States to perform at the 2019 Music for All National Choir Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana. This year the Honors Concert Choir will travel to New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall as part of a festival under the direction of Dr. Z. Randall Stroope.
It was no coincidence that, in 2012, Cincinnati was chosen as the first American city to host the World Choir Games
Music for All Seasons
*Graduate Assistant
*Graduate Assistant
Reina Dickey, Isiah Maxey, Gregory Miller, and Shane Thomas, Jr., conductors
Sandra Thornton and Heather Vest, conductor
Caitlyn Lana, assistant conductor
Grace Devoid and CJ Buckles, interns
Robyn Lana and Daniel Parsley, conductors
Robyn Lana, conductor
Cheryl Kim, assistant conductor
Katie Riederer, intern
Robyn Lana, conductor
Cheryl Kim, assistant conductor
Robyn Lana, conductor
We will continue to announce our 2021-22 schedule of public performances in two-month intervals — audiences will learn more about our programming for November and December events in October! Performance information and updates will be shared on the CCM website and in our Next OnStage e-newsletter.
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November 19, 2024
Vocal Arts Ensemble, the region’s premier professional vocal ensemble, has announced the appointment of Joe Miller as the fifth music director in the ensemble’s 45-year history, following a search that drew national and international interest.
November 18, 2024
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 2025 schedule of major events is now available; tickets are on sale now through the CCM Box Office.
November 13, 2024
This year, four UC College-Conservatory of Music alumni and one current faculty member are among the nominees named for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, which will be held in February of 2025. Represented across four categories, the Bearcats specifically named in the Grammy's published list of nominees include CCM Associate Professor of Voice Elliot Madore along with alumni Kevin McCollum (BFA Musical Theatre ’84, HonDoc ’05), Fotina Naumenko (MM Voice ‘12, DMA Voice ‘18), Jeannette Sorrell (MM Orchestral Conducting) and Donald Nally (BM Music Education ‘82).
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CCM's faculty and staff and its state-of-the-art facilities make possible the professional training and exceptional education on which CCM believes the future of the arts relies. The school's roster of eminent faculty regularly receives distinguished honors for creative and scholarly work, and its alumni have achieved notable success in the performing and media arts. More than 150 internationally recognized faculty members work with students from around the world, specializing in eight areas of study.
Performance dates and repertoire are subject to change. View CCM's current calendar of events.
The purpose of these performances is educational, and they are part of a University of Cincinnati academic program.
