APRIL EVENTS Thursday, April 1, 7 pm
Friends of CCM Benefit: Musical Theatre Senior Showcase The 18th annual musical theatre senior showcase features the class of 2010 before they make their New York debut. The Friends of CCM invite you to be a part of this moment and see our future Broadway stars shine onstage. Location: Patricia Corbett Theater Tickets: $100βreception, performance, dinner-by-the-bite, parking and program recognition. Seating is limited. For ticket information, please call CCM External Relations at (513) 556-2100. Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Friday, Percussion Ensemble April 2, James Culley, coordinator 8 pm Featuring a variety of chamber works for percussion, including a set of three Canticles, Fugue, and Double Music by late composer Lou Harrison. Also presenting pieces by John Cage, William Duckworth, David Lang, Randy Coleman and Tan Dun with guest cellist. Location: Corbett Auditorium ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Friday, β’ CCM Musical Theater Series β’ April 2, Musical Theatre Senior Showcase 8 pm Aubrey Berg, director βi-Generationβ Saturday, An original musical revue created and performed by the April 3, class of 2010 in musical theatre, i-Generation focuses on the 8 pm events of the first decade of the 21st century and the rise of technology. Location: Patricia Corbett Theater Admission is free, but ticket reservations are required. Tickets become available Mon., March 29 at noonβplease contact the CCM Box Office at (513) 556-4183 to reserve. Limit two per order. Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Friday, β’ CCM Opera Series β’ April 2, Opera dβArte β CCM Undergraduate Opera Italian 8 pm Double Bill
PIANOPALOOZA V CCM PHILHARMONIA Sunday, 18, 726, pm8 pm Tuesday,April January
Saturday, April 3, 8 pm
THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
Thursday, February 11, 8 pm Friday, February 12, 8 pm Saturday, February 13, 2:30 & 8& pmALUMNI JAZZ SHOWCASE February Sunday, May 23, 414, pm2:30 pm
PRISM: A MUSICAL SALUTE TO OUR MAXIMUS ARMED FORCES CIRCUS Friday, February 8 pm Saturday, June 5,19, 8 pm
BEARCAT PIANO FESTIVAL Monday, March 29, 11 am Schumann-y Beautiful Pieces Monday, March 29, 4 pm Chopin Etude Piano Masterclass with Robert Weirich Monday, March 29, 8 pm Ian Hobson, piano Performing an all-Chopin piano program, including Sonata No. 3 in B Minor Tuesday, March 30, 10 am All-Chopin Piano Masterclass with Ian Hobson Tuesday, March 30, 1 pm Chopin Etude Competition Robert Weirich, adjudicator Tuesday, March 30, 8 pm Robert Weirich, piano Performing J.S. Bachβs famous Goldberg Variations Wednesday, March 31, 4 pm Piano Masterclass with Nelita True Wednesday, March 31, 7 pm Schumann-y Beautiful Pieces Marathon All festival events will be held in Robert J. Werner Recital Hall.
DRAMA SENIOR SHOWCASE Wednesday, March 31, 2 & 7 pm Richard Hess, director Enjoy the talents of the 14 graduating seniors from the Class of 2010 in this showcase of 7 scenes we affectionately call 7 Kisses. See this 30-minute showcase here in Cincinnati before the actors travel to New York and Los Angeles to present the work to industry professionals. Location: Patricia Corbett Theater Admission: Free
REUNION
La Canterina Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn Libretto by Francesco Puttini Brett Scott, conductor Kenneth Shaw, director
Gianni Schicci Composed by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano Chaowen Ting, conductor Wesley Lawrence, director Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Thursday, β’ Studio Drama Series β’ Friday, & Bury the Dead Saturday, By Irwin Shaw April 8, 9, 10 Michael R. Burnham, director 7:30 pm Produced by the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center. Amid the grim tableau of a hopeless battle, six slain Thursday*, soldiers arise from their graves and refuse to be buried, Friday, & inciting international intrigue and bringing to a grinding halt Saturday, the seemingly mindless engine of war. CCMβs Michael R. April 15, 16, 17 Burnham leads a cast of Greater Cincinnatiβs top collegiate 7:30 pm talent and local professionals on a poignant and brilliantly constructed theatrical journey. Thursday*, *Performances to include ASL interpreting and closed captioning Friday, & Location: The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, Saturday, 1028 Scott Blvd, Covington, KY. April 22, 23, 24 Admission: $14-$18. Tickets may be purchased through The 7:30 pm Carnegie Box Office at 859.957.1940, open Tuesday through Friday, noon to 5:00pm, or online at www.thecarnegie.com. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Friday, β’ Thinking About Music Lecture Series β’ April 9, Janna Saslaw, Loyola University 2 pm Teddy Wilsonβs Advanced Course in Modern Piano Playing and its Contribution to Jazz Theory Location: Baur Room ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Saturday, Opera Scholarship Competition April 10, CCMβs prestigious national competition features current 10 am β 6 pm and new student finalists vying for tuition scholarships and cash awards from the CCM opera department. Location: Corbett Auditorium ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Saturday, β’ Faculty Artist Series β’ April 10, Awadagin Pratt, pianist and conductor 4 pm Featuring Mozartβs Piano Concerto K. 414 in A major, Barberβs Adagio for Strings and world premiere works by student composers with the WIRED STRING BAND. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Sunday, β’ Guest Artist Series β’ April 11, Oscar Ghiglia, guitar 4 pm A program of favorites from Italian virtuoso Oscar Ghiglia, now in his 36th year of concerts and residencies at CCM. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Sunday, β’ CCM Jazz Series β’ April 11, β’ CCM Orchestra Series β’ 7 pm Jazz Ensemble and Philharmonia Mark Gibson and Rick VanMatre, music directors βPhilharmonic Jazzβ CCMβs renowned symphony orchestra and award-winning big band unite to present the full palette of instrumental colors and the thrill of creative jazz. Along with George Gershwinβs An American in Paris, new works will highlight soloists improvising with the combined 90-piece ensemble. In addition, Rick VanMatre puts down the baton and picks up his horn for the Cincinnati premiere of Concerto for Jazz Saxophone by Michael Patterson. Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE Jazz Series Sponsor: Christopher Dietz & Family ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Tuesday, β’ Guest Artist Series β’ April 13, Patricia Racette, soprano 8 pm Metropolitan Opera soprano Patricia Racette performs works by of Puccini, Rossini, Tosti, Satie, and Poulenc, as well as Cabaret songs. Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE Supported by the Thomas W. Busse Trust ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Saturday, β’ CCM Preparatory Department β’ April 17, Gino DiMario Scholarship Recital 3 pm CCM Prep students and friends of the family perform in a recital for the scholarship fund. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free, donations accepted ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Sunday, Pianopalooza V April 18, Featuring performances by distinguished guests and the 7 pm entire piano faculty, as well as Bengals Offensive Line Coach Paul Alexander with his teacher, Albert Muhlbock. Master of Ceremonies: Jack Atherton of WLWT Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Tuesday, Sonic Explorations April 20, Mara Helmuth, director 8 pm An electronic music concert honoring CCM composition alumni, with works by Michael Barnhart, Jennifer Bernard Merkowitz and Margaret Schedelβincluding a guest appearance by Ivica Ico Bukvicβs Linux Laptop Orchestra. The program will also feature works by CCM faculty and students, including Mara Helmuth, Jennifer Jolley, David McDonnell and Sangbong Nam, with Rebecca Danard, clarinet. Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Wednesday, β’ Mainstage Drama Series β’ April 21, Picnic 8 pm (preview) Written by William Inge Richard Hess, director Thursday & Life turns upside down in a small Kansas town when a Friday, handsome drifter arrives to stir hearts both young and old. April 22, 23 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Tony Award and the New 8 pm York Drama Criticsβ Circle Award, this bittersweet comedy has set audiencesβ hearts ablaze as lives are changed on Saturday, Labor Day weekend at the annual community picnic. Itβs April 24, never too late to fall in love! 2:30 & 8 pm Location: Patricia Corbett Theater Tickets: $10 (preview only); $26-$28, $15-$17 students Sunday, $10 student rush tickets available for Sat. matinee beginning April 25, at 1:30 pm on April 24 2:30 pm Season Design Sponsor: Macyβs ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Saturday, β’ CCM Choral Series β’ April 24, β’ CCM Orchestra Series β’ 8 pm Concert Orchestra, Chamber Choir, Chorale and University Menβs and Womenβs Choruses Brett Scott and Annunziata Tomaro, conductors βAll Brahms Concertβ Brahmsβ beloved Symphony No. 1 is contrasted with three finely crafted choral/instrumental works that display the most popular Romantic composerβs skills of eliciting nuanced expressions of poetry through the marriage of words, singing and instruments. Brahms: Ave Maria, Op. 12 BegrΓ€bnisgesang, Op. 13 Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 Symphony No. 1 in C Minor Op., 68Γ© Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Sunday, β’ Chamber Series β’ April 25, Chamber Players 4 pm Rodney Winther, conductor CCM Composers meet the CCM Chamber Players, Opus VI This sixth annual Chamber Players concert will showcase works by current and former faculty and student composers in what has become our most popular concert of the year. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Monday, β’ Faculty Artist Series β’ April 26, Richie Hawley, clarinet 8 pm Sandra Rivers, piano Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Monday, Brass Showcase April 26, Timothy Northcut, director 8 pm Location: Corbett Auditorium ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Wednesday, β’ CCM Winds Series β’ April 28, Wind Symphony 8 pm Rodney Winther, music director and conductor βA Salute to American Composersβ A celebration of American composers, featuring Jennifer Higdonβs new arrangement of her Percussion Concerto and the Cincinnati premiere of Warren Bensonβs Adagietto Higdon: Percussion Concerto Aaron Jester, solo percussion Benson: Adagietto Harbison: Music for Eighteen Winds Copland: Suite from The Red Pony Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Thursday, β’ CCM Orchestra Series β’ April 29, CCM Philharmonia and Percussion Group Cincinnati 8 pm Mark Gibson, music director and conductor βAmerican Voices XIIβ Wenhiu Xie: Symphony No. 1, First Movement Enrico Chapela: Encrypted Poetry Percussion Group Cincinnati, soloists Gabriela Lena Frank: Peregrinos Joel Hoffman: Millennium Dances Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE Supported by the Harmony Fund ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Friday, β’ Thinking About Music Lecture Series β’ April 30, Gabriela Lena Frank 2 pm Presented in collaboration with Visiting Composersβ Series Location: Baur Room ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Friday, β’ CCM Preparatory Department β’ April 30, Preparatory Ballet 7:30 pm Featuring both traditional classical and contemporary ballet pieces choreographed by the CCM Preparatory ballet Saturday, faculty and three graduating CCM Prep ballet students. May 1, Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 7:30 pm Tickets available at the door: $10 general admission, $8 students ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Friday, Wind Ensemble April 30, Terence Milligan, conductor 8 pm βSomething Old, Something Newβ Featuring cornerstones of wind band literature by Grainger and Dahl as well as new works from the 21st century by Childs and Lindroth. Mary Ellen Childs: Zephyrus Ingolf Dahl: Sinfonietta for Band Percy Grainger: βA Pair by Percyβ Irish Tune from County Derry Childrenβs March: βOver the Hills and Far Awayβ Scott Lindroth: Spin Cycle Location: Corbett Auditorium
MAY EVENTS Sunday, May 2, 7 pm
β’ CCM Jazz Series β’ Jazz Lab Band and Jazz Combo Paul Piller and Kim Pensyl, directors Swinging big band tunes and cutting-edge small group music Location: Patricia Corbett Theater ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Sunday, β’ CCM Starling Series β’ May 2, Starling Chamber Orchestra 7 pm Kurt Sassmannshaus, director The worldβs youngest chamber orchestra is a specialized honor program training young string students. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Monday, β’ Eminent Scholars Series β’ May 3 The Aviv Quartet 8 pm Performing the music of Schulhoff, Shostakovich and Brahms. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Friday, β’ Thinking About Music Lecture Series β’ May 7, Howard Pollack, The University of Houston 2 pm Marc Blitzenβs Regina Location: Baur Room ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Saturday, β’ Starling Series β’ May 8, Starling Showcase 4 pm Kurt Sassmannshaus, director Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Sunday, β’ CCM Preparatory Department β’ May 9, Junior Strings 3 pm Gerald Doan and Rachel Bierkan, directors The Cincinnati Junior Strings perform a variety of works for string orchestra. Location: Patricia Corbett Theater ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Tuesday, Classical Guitar Ensemble May 11, Solos, duos, trios, and quartets by Mayeur, Grau, Cruz, 8 pm Handel, Carbajo, Villa-Lobos, Albeniz, Cardoso, Nazareth, and more. Location: Patricia Corbett Theater ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Thursday, β’ Studio Musical Theater Series β’ May 13, Musicals Redux: The Human Comedy 8 pm Music by Galt MacDermot Book and lyrics by William Dumaresq Friday, Based on a story by William Saroyan May 14, Aubrey Berg, director 8 pm Anthony De Angelis, musical director Briefly seen on Broadway in 1984, The Human Comedy Saturday, is a coming-of-age tale about young Homer Macauley, a May 15, telegram messenger who is exposed to the sorrows and 2:30 & 8 pm joys experienced by his family and the residents of his small California town during World War II. Through-composed, the musical is reminiscent of American folk-operas like Porgy and Bess and includes elements of 1940s swing, gospel, pop, folk and show tunes. Similar to the βLost Musicalsβ produced in London and New Yorkβs βEncoresβ series, Musicals Redux revives a forgotten American musical each year. Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater Admission: Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available on Mon., May 10 at noonβplease contact the CCM Box Office at (513) 556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order. Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Thursday, β’ Mainstage Opera Series β’ May 13, Of Mice and Men 6 pm Music and libretto by Carlisle Floyd Talk back, Based on the novel by John Steinbeck 8 pm Mark Gibson, conductor Performance Nicholas Muni, director Based on the classic novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Friday, John Steinbeck, this opera tells the story of George May 14, and Lennie, two displaced farm hands during the Great 8 pm Depression. Chasing the American dream to someday own their own stake of land, the pair travels across the California Saturday, countryside in search of work. When their journey leads May 15, them into trouble, one friend must make a tragic choice to 8 pm save the other. Sung in English with supertitles. A talk back event featuring special guest Carlisle Floyd will precede the Sunday, opening night performance. May 16, Location: Corbett Auditorium 2:30 pm Tickets: $26-$28, $15-$17 students $10 student rush tickets available for Sun. matinee beginning at 1:30 pm on May 16 Season Design Sponsor: Macyβs ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Saturday, β’ CCM Preparatory Department β’ May 15, Preparatory Showcase 9 am β 7 pm The CCM Prep Showcase features a day of performances by the musical theatre, acting and ballet students. Visit www.ccm.uc.edu/prep for a detailed schedule. Location: CCM Village ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Sunday, β’ CCM Preparatory Department β’ May 16, Jazz Explosion 3 pm Drews Mitchell and Dan Karlsberg, directors Featuring students in CCMβs Preparatory Jazz program Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Sunday, β’ CCM Preparatory Department β’ May 16, Cincinnati Cello Choir 7 pm Featuring works by Ravel, Joplin, Defalla, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi and Villa Lobos, as well as the premier performance of Moleskin Dances by Cincinnati composer, Isaac Watras. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Tuesday, β’ Chamber Music Series β’ May 18, CafΓ© MoMus: Contemporary Music Ensemble 8 pm Annunziata Tomaro, conductor An evening of modern music in a coffeehouse setting Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Wednesday, β’ CCM Choral Series β’ May 19, Chamber Choir and Chorale 8 pm Brett Scott, conductor βRomantic and Contemporary Part Songsβ Join CCMβs premier choral ensemble in an evening of part songs from the 19th and 20th centuries. Enjoy rare live performances of Morton Lauridsenβs Madrigali and Edvard Griegβs Fire Salmer, his final opus. Elgar: Three Part Songs, op. 18 Grieg: Fire Salmer (Four Psalms) Lauridsen: Madrigali: Six Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance Texts Location: Robert Werner Recital Hall Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Thursday, Brass Showcase May 20, Timothy Northcut, director 12 pm Location: CCM Plaza, pending weather ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Thursday, β’ Chamber Music Series β’ May 20, Chamber Players 8 pm Rodney Winther, conductor βChamber Players perform Reich and Rudinβ Our final concert of the 2009-2010 season will feature a rare performance of Steven Reichβs Pulitzer Prize-winning composition Double Sextet, performed by twelve members of the CCM Chamber Players. Steven Reich: Double Sextet Rolf Rudin: Wolkenstein-Lieder (Premiere Performance) Location: Patricia Corbett Theater ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Friday, Concert Orchestra Chamber Orchestra May 21, Annunziata Tomaro, conductor 8 pm Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Nielson: Clarinet Concerto Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major Location: Patricia Corbett Theater ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Saturday, Steel Drum Band May 22, Rusty Burge, director 8 pm Featuring the warm steel drum sounds of Trinidad and beyond! Location: Patricia Corbett Theater Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Sunday, β’ CCM Jazz Series β’ May 23, Jazz Ensemble and Faculty Jazztet 4 pm Rick VanMatre, music director Performance, David Liebman, guest artist, saxophone Patricia Corbett βJazz Showcase β Alumni Reunionβ Theater One of the worldβs leading saxophonists and composers joins the big band and faculty artists for an afternoon of 6 pm explosive jazz. Come see the sparks fly when CCMβs stars Alumni Reception, of tomorrow perform side-by-side with a jazz luminary. A Baur Room reception for alumni of CCMβs Jazz Studies program and an Alumni Jam Session and Party will follow the performance. 8 pm Location: Patricia Corbett Theater Alumni Jam Admission: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC Session and Party, students FREE Blue Wisp Jazz Club Jazz Series Sponsor: Christopher Dietz & Family ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Sunday, β’ Chamber Music Series β’ May 23, Classical Guitar Chamber Music 7 pm Music for guitar and other instruments or voices by composers like Dowland, Tedesco, Rodrigo, and Piazzolla. Location: Watson Hall ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Wednesday, β’ CCM Choral Series β’ May 26, UC Menβs and Womenβs Choruses 8 pm Brandon Dean and Jeremy Jones, conductors βUC Choruses Spring Concertβ An evening of choral classics, vocal jazz and popular arrangements Hovland: O Come, Let Us Sing Walker: I Thank You God Caldwell and Ivory: Ainβt No Grave Location: Patricia Corbett Theater Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Friday, β’ CCM Dance Series β’ May 28, Spring Dance Concert 8 pm Featuring the CCM Concert Orchestra Michael Telvin, director Saturday, Featuring a restaging of two of George Balanchineβs May 29, classic works, Pas de Dix (by Ballet Russa etoile, Freddie 2:30 & 8 pm Franklin) and Walpurgisnacht (by former New York City Ballet ballerina, Maria Caligari). In addition, Shellie Cash choreographs a world premiere in collaboration with Charles Woodman, DAAP professor and visual artist, to selected movements from Vivaldiβs The Four Seasons. Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 non-UC students, UC Students FREE The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the support of The Corbett Endowment at CCM. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Friday, β’ Studio Opera Series β’ May 28, Die Fledermaus 8 pm By Johann Strauss Christopher Allen, conductor Saturday, Stephen Goldstein, director May 29, Eisenstein prepares to bid his wife Rosalinda farewell. 8 pm Through the incompetence of his lawyer, Dr. Blind, he has been sentenced to spend eight days in the town jail. Sunday, Although the situation is seemingly tragic, Eisenstein, his May 30, wife and their ambitious maid, Adele, have devised their 2:30 pm individual ways to get the most out of the situation! Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater Admission: Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available on Mon., May 24 at noonβplease contact the CCM Box Office at (513) 556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.
JUNE EVENTS Wednesday, June 2, 8 pm
Chamber Choir and Chorale Graduate choral conducting majors lead a program of a cappella and accompanied, works from a variety of style periods. Location: Corbett Auditorium ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Wednesday, Chamber Winds June 2, Rodney Winther, director 8 pm This concert will be the sixth and last concert by this stellar ensemble, and will feature the music of Ruth Gipps, Jean Francaix and W.A. Mozart Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Friday, Wind Ensemble June 4, Terence Milligan, conductor 8 pm βA Spring Potpourriβ Featuring music to celebrate spring, this concert includes the rich, full plate of sonic colors that are unique to the wind band. From delicate to bold, pianissimo to fortissimo, we have it all! Walter Piston: Tunbridge Fair Claude Debussy: Three Preludes Ernst Krenek: Drei LΓΌstige Marche, Op. 44 Paul Hindemith: Konzertmusik, Op. 49 Julius Fucik: Florentiner March Location: Corbett Auditorium ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Saturday, β’ CCM Winds Series β’ June 5, Wind Symphony 8 pm Rodney Winther, music director and conductor βCircus Maximusβ The CCM Wind Symphony will conclude their 2009-2010 season with the Cincinnati premiere of Pulitzer Prizewinning composer John Coriglianoβs magnum opus Circus Maximus. Corigliano: Circus Maximus (Symphony No. 3) Gabrieli: Canzona Noni Toni Gabrieli: Sonata Pian e Forte Gabrieli: Canzon in Double Echo Matthew Tommasini: Torn Canvases Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Monday, Cincinnati Youth Wind Ensemble and CYWE JR. June 7, Ann Porter, conductor 7 pm Location: Corbett Auditorium ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Wednesday, University of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra June 9, Thomas Heuser, conductor 8 pm Spring Masterworks Program Repertoire to include Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor Location: Corbett Auditorium ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Wednesday, Preparatory Brass June 9, Paul Hillner, director 8 pm This select group of high school brass players will present an exciting concert of works from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
2009-10 SPONSORS & PARTNERS CCM recognizes and thanks the following corporations, foundations and individuals for their generous support:
The Corbett Endowment at CCM Dance Department Supporter
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Musical Theatre Program Sponsor
The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./ U.S. Bank Foundation Friends of CCM Partner
Macyβs
Season Design Sponsor
The William Hueneke Foundation/ Trustee, The Huntington National Bank Production Sponsor
Christopher Dietz & Family Jazz Series Sponsor
Leo Munick, MD & Alice Fegelman Production Sponsor
Fifth Third Bank
Lunch Box Series Sponsor
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Dianne & J. David Rosenberg Keating, Muething & Klekamp, P.L.L. Trish & Rick Bryan Barbara & Larry Kellar Playhouse Friends of Jack Rouse Jack Rouse Associates, Inc. Event Sponsors
The CCM Harmony Fund: Challenging Hate & Prejudice through Performing Arts Concert & Studio Production Sponsor
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