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CCM Philharmonia students perform double bass on the Corbett Auditorium stage

The study of music at CCM is strongly performance based. The cornerstone of all degree programs is private lessons with faculty, who serve as mentors for students and direct their individual musical, performing and teaching growth.

The curriculum emphasizes the development of the well-rounded, holistic musician by providing a solid background in music history and theory as well as areas specific to each musical medium.

Undergraduate students enjoy a close collaboration with the University of Cincinnati through a general education core that supplements their education with academic course work while graduate students specialize more precisely in their chosen field.

Where performance is the primary focus, the opportunities are abundant. CCM houses nearly 1,000 performances each year in state-of-the-art spaces. Each degree program culminates in at least one full, required solo recital. Students rehearse and perform frequently with over a dozen ensembles from orchestras to wind symphonies; from pit orchestras to combined choral productions; from early music to 21st-century compositions.

Chamber music study is a critical element of each program, and CCM holds annual concerto and scholarship competitions. Faculty and guest artists conduct regular studio classes and master classes. The CCM Student Artist Program even helps provide students solo and chamber music opportunities throughout the Greater Cincinnati community.

powerful network of nationally and internationally renowned teachers and performers is available to students.

News and Events

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CCM presents Stephen Flaherty tribute at New York's Carnegie Hall

Event: January 14, 2024 7:00 PM

Recently dubbed by Playbill Magazine as one of Broadway’s “Big 10,” the UC College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) unites Broadway stars and current students in a one-night-only performance to honor Tony Award-winning composer Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall in New York on Jan. 14, 2024.

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CCM Philharmonia features student violinist in Oct. 6 performance

Event: October 6, 2023 7:30 PM

The CCM Philharmonia continues its season with “Virtuosity Redux,” a concert celebrating virtuosic performances across all sections of the orchestra. The centerpiece of the program is Sibelius’s monumental Violin Concerto in D Minor, featuring CCM DMA student Yue Yang, this year’s Violin Concerto Competition Winner. The concert, which takes place Friday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Corbett Auditorium, also includes Barber’s Overture to “The School for Scandal” and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra. Tickets are on sale now through the CCM Box Office.

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Ariel Quartet opens season with chamber favorites on Sept. 26

Event: September 26, 2023 7:30 PM

The UC College-Conservatory of Music’s resident professional ensemble, the Ariel Quartet, opens their 2023-24 season with a jovial evening of long-standing fan favorites at 7:30 p.m. on September 26 in Robert J. Werner Recital Hall. Get your tickets now through the CCM Box Office!

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