CCM CHORAL SERIES Presents
2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022
2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022
Corbett Auditorium
CCM’s Choral Studies Program is internationally recognized for more than 50 years of excellence in training conductors and singers for successful, lifelong careers in the choral arts. Our choral ensembles are proud to offer transformative musical experiences for singers and audiences through performances ranging from acclaimed staged productions to presentations of contemporary works.
Cincinnati Youth Choir is the Queen City’s premier youth choral ensemble program, in-residence at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Through CCM Prep, CYC’s educationally-based organization oversees a portfolio of:
Cincinnati Youth Choir’s learning environments are explorative, supportive, and fun. Our resident and in-school choirs have engaged thousands of Cincinnati youth through musicianship and vocal development and outstanding artistry. Inspired by the innovative El Sistema model, CYC also manages the city’s Cincinnati Choral Academy, a free after-school program serving over 200 CPS students, in collaboration with Cincinnati May Festival and Vocal Arts Ensemble (VAE), operating within a “participatory environment in which students and teachers learn and lead, together.”
Over the past 30 years, CYC singers have formed lasting relationships with children outside their communities and developed a lifelong appreciation of choral music. Boasting an impressive international reputation, CYC singers have toured globally in Italy, Japan, China, Scandinavia, The United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, and Canada. CYC also holds the title of Gold Medal Youth Choir in 2012’s World Choir Games.
Rebecca Huddilston and Susan Hartman, directors
Eastside Voices is the top mixed ensemble at Lakota East High School, located in Liberty Township, Ohio. Eastside Voices is a select group of Juniors and Seniors who not only perform as an ensemble, but also perform in various outside choirs and theatre stages. The choir has achieved superior performances in many OMEA adjudicated events and National Festivals throughout the mid-west and in Ohio. Eastside Voices also has performed at the annual holiday concert with the West Chester Symphony for 11 years and continues sharing their talents with other audiences throughout the community. We would like to thank Joe Miller, music faculty, and CCM for the distinct honor of participating in this year's Feast of Carols.
Matthew Swanson, director
The May Festival Youth Chorus connects, inspires, and educates young people through the study and performance of choral music. Since its founding in 1987, the Youth Chorus has appeared annually at the May Festival, performing choral-orchestral works with the May Festival Chorus, Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras, and an international cast of conductors and soloists. Youth Chorus members receive high-level training from skilled choral leaders and annually give world premiere performances of new works. Membership in the Youth Chorus is entirely cost free, and new members in grades 8-12 of all voice types are always welcome. The Youth Chorus is grateful to Joe Miller, Brett Scott, and the CCM Choral Studies program for their generous invitation.
Ken Holdt, director
Select Ensemble is the top auditioned ensemble at Sycamore High School. The choir has enjoyed collaborating with local universities and professional groups across the region and beyond: iconic rock band Foreigner, country music artist Eric Church, and actor Whoopi Goldberg, among others. Select Ensemble will join the Cincinnati Pops for the Holiday Pops performance series at Music Hall this season. This group consistently earns Superior ratings at OMEA district and state adjudicated events. Members are honored, grateful, and excited to return to CCM's Feast of Carols.
Anthony Nims, director
Vocal Ensemble is the varsity-level choir at Walnut Hills High School. Ranging from 60 to 80 singers, they perform large choral/orchestral works annually and are frequent guests at events around the city. They have sung at Feast of Carols, Sing for a Cause, Christ Church Cathedral, the Mercantile Library, Saint John the Divine Cathedral in NYC, and Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ, and have performed with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. At OMEA Large Group Adjudicated Events, they regularly receive a superior rating at the AA level. Biannually, they tour New York City over spring break.
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
Joe Miller, music director and conductor
Matthew Lee and Matthew Swope, graduate assistant conductors
Brett Scott, music director and conductor
Landon Scriber and Christin Sears, graduate assistant conductors
Reina Dickey and Isiah Maxey, conductors
Alberto de la Paz, assistant conductor
Robyn Lana, director
Cheryl Kim, assistant director
Liyao Yu, Richard W. Wesp assistant director
Sandra Thornton, director
Caitlyn Lana McGlynn, assistant conductor
Cheryl Kim, director
Liyao Yu, Richard W. Wesp assistant director
Robyn Lana, director
Daniel Parsley, director
Liyao Yu, Richard W. Wesp assistant director
*Performs during Brightest and Best
^Performs during Festival First Nowell
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University of Cincinnati President Neville G. Pinto shared his 2024 Sate of the University address with the campus community on April 15.
April 11, 2024
Peter Jutras, PhD, professor of piano and piano pedagogy and director of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music (HHSOM) at the University of Georgia, has been named dean of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, effective Aug. 1, 2024, pending approval of the UC Board of Trustees.
April 11, 2024
The connection to alum Travis Kelce runs deep at the University of Cincinnati, but there's a relationship with Taylor Swift as well. UC has offered classes on Taylor's musical impact long before Taylor and Travis became a couple.
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The purpose of these performances is educational, and they are part of a University of Cincinnati academic program.
