CCM WINDS SERIES PRESENTS

Hope Springs Eternal

7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2025, Corbett Auditorium

CCM Wind Symphony

Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor 
Bradley Esau, graduate student conductor 
Featuring faculty artist Dror Biran, piano

Featuring Walnut Hills High School Wind Ensemble, guest ensemble
Richard Canter, conductor

Repertoire

Walnut Hills High School Wind Ensemble

  • Fanfare for the Centennial 
    Ryan J. Nowlin (b. 1978) 

  • West Side Story Selections
    Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
    Music by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
    arr. W.J. Duthoit (1885-1965) 

  • Illumination 
    David Maslanka (1943-2017) 
    Beatrice Aldrich, student teacher conductor  

  • All the Earth & Air 
    Tyler S Grant (b. 1995)

Intermission

CCM Wind Symphony

  • Fanfare on Amazing Grace
    Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941) 
    Arr. Don Patterson (b. 1961)
    Bradley Esau, graduate student conductor

  • Masquerade 
    Anna Clyne (b. 1980)
    Arr. Dennis Llinás (b. 1980) 

  • Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments  
    Igor Stravinsky
    Featuring faculty artist Dror Biran, piano  
    • I. Largo – Allegro – Maestoso
    • II. Largo
    • III. Allegro 

  • Symphony No. 4 
    David Maslanka (1943-2017)

About CCM Wind Symphony

The CCM Wind Symphony has received wide acclaim for the quality of its performances as well as the diversity and originality of its programing. Dedication to bringing the finest traditional and contemporary literature to its audiences, the ensemble performs chamber music, selected transcriptions, concerti and original full ensemble repertoire spanning five centuries. 

a vibrant performance

Janelle's Notes

Rosters

Walnut Hills High School Wind Ensemble

Richard Canter, conductor

Flute

  • *Janne Guo
  • Madi Handshoe
  • Victoria Niu
  • Lena Parker
  • Saanvi Shah
  • Riya Tummala
  • Thomas Wood

Oboe

  • *Akhilesh Ponna

Bassoon

  • *Gabriel Johnson

Clarinet

  • Duncan Dawson
  • Kemper Jenkins
  • Avery Klenowski
  • *Ana Smith
  • Lauren Staley
  • Mario Ynga Orellana

Bass Clarinet

  • *Gabby Zingarelli

Alto Saxophone

  • *Alaina Aiello
  • Jacob Enia
  • Molly Gardner
  • Ben Kongdech
  • Trevor Rack

Tenor Saxophone

  • *Arshya Maricar
  • Seth Washington

Baritone Saxophone

  • *Henry Demko

Trumpet

  • Ilsa Boerger
  • Liam Christie
  • Gabriel Hernandez
  • Seth Mason
  • Ai Nhi Nguyen
  • Will Shifley
  • Kamaria Ushery
  • Christian Ware
  • *Daniel Vinnitsky

Horn

  • *Evan Blubaugh
  • Matthew Cook
  • Cate Mahoney
  • Jeffrey Pastor

Trombone

  • Jack Arora
  • Zane Davis
  • *Karna Gajjar
  • Tvasta Gajjar
  • Alex Papp

Euphonium

  • Harrison Jackson
  • *Aidan Mahoney

Tuba

  • *Maddox Spangler
  • Cameron Vample

Percussion

  • Nolan Backscheider
  • Winter Cruser
  • Murray Cummings
  • *Knox Dowell
  • Jude Kemper
  • Ian Leventhal
  • Andrew Weber

Piano

  • Brenda Hartman

CCM Wind Symphony

Kevin Michael Holzman, music director and conductor

Flute/Piccolo

  • Laura Lin
  • Allison Clifford
  • Lauren Jett
  • Maddie Choi

Oboe

  • Jill Peterson
  • Reed Carter
  • Jonah Hertzman

Clarinet

  • Huai Xuan Wu
  • Citlalmina Hernandez Toro
  • Logan Leister
  • Talor Marren
  • Casey McGuire
  • Jo-Ya Linn
  • Joaquín Chávez
  • Seongjin Kim

Bassoon

  • Joshua Butenschoen
  • Cedric Quinn
  • Ethan Surles

Saxophone

  • Josh Duebber
  • Dabin Jung
  • Giovanni Flores
  • Noah Burns

Trumpet

  • Gabriel Curtis
  • Alexa Dziatkowski
  • Josh Krovetz
  • Brendan Mathieson
  • Olivia Passerini

Horn

  • Madeleine Case
  • Justin Ciccone
  • Alex Fanetti
  • Monica Lange
  • Zihao Song
  • Brian Walsh

Trombone

  • Sean LaRoy
  • Nathan Petersen (Bass)
  • Declan Phelps
  • Sean Small

Euphonium

  • Nick McDermott
  • Kelley Ozier

Tuba

  • Bruce Deal
  • Mike Ring

Percussion

  • Maddie Adams
  • Marie Conti
  • Liang Dong
  • Yuxuan Gong
  • Josiah Jobe
  • Peter Loferski
  • Isaiah Wright
  • Han Qiming

Piano

  • Trinity Le

Keyboard

  • Isabel Mearini

Harp

  • Linhuan Wei

Double Bass

  • John Mason Copeland
  • Jason Meusel
  • Eric Reigelsperger

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CCM welcomes new violin faculty member Kenneth Renshaw

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UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Pete Jutras has announced the appointment of Kenneth Renshaw as CCM's new Assistant Professor of Violin. His faculty appointment officially begins on Aug. 15, 2025. Born and raised in San Francisco, Renshaw came to international attention in 2012 after winning First Prize at the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in Beijing. He was also a prize winner in the Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition of Belgium, and First Prize recipient of the inaugural Manhattan International Concert Artists Competition.

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CCM alumnus releases memoir about Broadway in the Covid-19...

May 6, 2025

Todd Almond is no stranger to the stage. A 1999 alum of the UC College-Conservatory of Music with a BFA in Acting and BM in Vocal Performance, he got his start in local Cincinnati productions in the early 2000s. Since then, he’s gone on to a career as a performer in Broadway musicals, a writer of acclaimed plays and a singer/composer on multiple original albums. Now, Almond adds the title of “author” to his multi-hyphenate. In a recent interview with CityBeat, Almond discusses his new book, Slow Train Coming: Bob Dylan’s Girl from the North Country and Broadway’s Rebirth, chronicling his experience as a Broadway actor during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Q&A: CCM Doctoral student gains accolades for innovative...

May 6, 2025

CCM congratulates Erin Alcorn (DMA Voice ‘25) for her recent first place win at UC’s GradNEXT Competition, a Shark Tank-style event where UC students pitch their ideas for how the university can reshape graduate education. In addition to her first place win, Alcorn took home the Audience Choice Prize, and will receive funding support for her dissertation project: the UC ARIA Initiative, incorporating virtual reality into art song performance.

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The Cincinnati area and the land that the University of Cincinnati has been built on is the native homeland of the Indigenous Algonquian speaking tribes, including the Delaware, Miami, and Shawnee tribes.


Box Office

Located in the CCM Atrium, the Box Office is open Tuesday through Friday, 1-5 p.m.; and one hour prior to curtain for all ticketed performances. MasterCard, Visa and Discover cards are accepted.

  • Location: CCM Atrium Lobby next to Corbett Auditorium
  • Telephone: 513-556-4183
  • Email: boxoff@uc.edu
  • Mail: CCM Box Office, P.O. Box 210003, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003

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Convenient parking is available in the CCM Garage at the base of Corry Boulevard off of Jefferson Avenue. Additional parking is available in garages throughout the UC campus. Any questions concerning on-campus parking should be directed to UC Parking Services at 513-556-2283.


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If you find that you cannot attend your performance, your tickets may be donated for tax credit as a charitable contribution. Simply notify the Box Office prior to the performance to release your seats, and give your name and address. A tax donation receipt will be mailed to you.


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The House Manager has been instructed to minimize the disturbance to patrons already seated when accommodating latecomers. The director and producer of each production select times that are least likely to interrupt the performance, and latecomers will be seated only during these times. Latecomers who miss these opportunities will not be admitted until intermission. Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted.


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The video or audio recording of performances is prohibited.

The use of cameras, with or without flashes, recording devices, cellular phones and other electronic devices inside the theater is prohibited. Please leave them with the House Manager.


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Smoking and refreshments are not permitted in the theater. Effective May 1, 2017, smoking and tobacco use (including chewing tobacco and electronic cigarettes) shall be prohibited by students, staff, faculty, visitors, vendors and contractors at all times in or on University of Cincinnati properties, including events on university property during non-school hours. This includes all shelters, indoor and outdoor theaters and athletic facilities, bridges, walkways, sidewalks, residence halls, parking lots, and street parking and garages owned by the university.


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