CCM ORCHESTRAL SERIES PRESENTS
7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 19, 2023, Corbett Auditorium
Aik Khai Pung, conductor and vocals
Featuring guest artist Tatiana "LadyMay" Mayfield, vocals
Featuring guest artists Justin Dawson, bass; and Justin Heaverin, drums
Featuring faculty artists Sergio Pamies, piano and arranger; Scott Belck, trumpet and conductor; James Bunte, tenor saxophone; and Craig Bailey, alto saxophone
All arrangements by Sergio Pamies
Tatiana LadyMay Mayfield
Tatiana “LadyMay” Mayfield is a jazz/soul vocalist, musician, composer, and educator from Fort Worth, Texas. LadyMay has performed in various venues and festivals throughout the U.S. and abroad, which have earned her rave reviews from listeners and musicians in addition to numerous awards. In 2023, LadyMay was named as an awardee for the “Next Jazz Legacy” grant program created by NEA Jazz Master, Terri Lyne Carrington in partnership with the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice and New Music USA with funding from the Mellon Foundation. Through this program, she has been mentored by pianist/vocalist/composer Patrice Rushen and jazz/soul harpist/composer Brandee Younger. Other highlights of her career include performing with the legendary Cincinnati POPS Orchestra and other orchestras around the country, having a number one song on the UK Soul Chart, performing and teaching in Zhuhai, China, and being the first woman and African American person to receive a M.M. in Jazz Composition from the University of Texas in Arlington. LadyMay has recorded three albums, From All Directions (2009), A Portrait Of LadyMay (2012), and The Next Chapter (2018). She has also provided vocals in various styles for several artists’ albums, television shows, and films. As an educator, Mayfield recently joined the faculty in the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver in Denver, CO as the Assistant Professor of Contemporary Popular Music in the fall of 2023.
The CCM Philharmonia and Concert Orchestra are recognized as two of the world's elite conservatory orchestras. The breadth of each season’s concert series rivals many of the world’s great performing organizations, and CCM's orchestras present a body of repertoire that encompasses more than what most conservatories venture to program. The close bond between the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and CCM’s orchestral program invigorates student conductors and instrumentalists alike, and CCM's commitment to high standards enriches the cultural life of Greater Cincinnati.
the flair and technique of a professional ensemble
Rafael's Music Notes
Aik Khai Pung, music director and conductor
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April 22, 2024
In the lead up to the release of Taylor Swift's new album, "The Tortured Poets Department," several media outlets covered classes offered at UC that focus on the singer's music and poetry. UC offers three classes that cover the pop icon: a general music course at CCM and two classes at A&S.
March 29, 2024
Each semester, CCM's Thinking About Music Series welcomes distinguished experts for musical discussions and lectures that are open to the general public and free to attend. The series continues at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5 with a presentation by Stephanie Vander Wel, Associate Professor in the Department of Music and Global Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University at Buffalo. The title of Vander Wel's talk is "Gendered Acts in Comedy: June Carter’s Vocal and Kinetic Performance in Country Music." The lecture will be presented in the CCM Baur Room.
March 29, 2024
UC’s College-Conservatory of Music will welcome a variety of new faculty and staff members to its roster of distinguished performing and media arts experts this fall. The following new appointments have been announced as of Aug 15, 2023. Additional new hires will be announced later this summer.
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