Applause: CCMONSTAGE and Worldwide #4 (Jan/Feb 2020) by UC's College-Conservatory of Music

JAN/FEB 2020

BREAKING BARRIERS Get to know the newest participants in CCM’s groundbreaking Diversity Fellowship program with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

WELCOME TO CCM, MAESTRO LANGRÉE! CSO Music Director Louie Langrée takes the podium for a can’tmiss performance with the CCM Philharmonia on Feb. 15

THE GIFT OF MUSIC CCM partners with Buddy Roger’s Music, Joseph-Beth Booksellers and WGUC 90.9 FM for an instrument collection drive benefiting young musicians in need

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Photo by Andrew Higley/UC Creative Services

PERFORMANCES

F E AT U R E S

D E PA R T M E N T S

9 CCM The Ariel Quartet A Regional Premiere (Jan. 21)

6 Gift of Music CCM is holding a Lonely Instruments for Needy Kids (LINKS) collection drive on March 14 and 15.

4 Applause Staff

13 CCM Steel Drum A Trip to Trinidad and Back (Jan. 26) 18 CCM Plays Clybourne Park (Feb. 12-16) 23 CCM Orchestra Welcome to CCM, Maestro LangrĂŠe (Feb. 15) 29 CCM Opera Partenope (Feb. 20-23) 32 CCM Winds Star Wars: Pops in Space (Feb. 21)

16 Donor Spotlight Jeff Thomas and Kent Shaw 26 Breaking Barriers The newest CSO/CCM Diversity Fellows are sharing the stage with one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best orchestras.

5 Welcome to CCM 38 Sponsors and Partners 39 Honor Roll of Donors 44 Gift Planning

Honor Roll 45 CCM Faculty and Staff 48 General Information

36 Empowering Students CCMpower: Friends and alumni fueling the future of the arts.

33 CCM Jazz Essentially Ellington Gala Concert (Feb. 22)

APPLAUSE: CCMONSTAGE AND WORLDWIDE is published six times per year. Performance details are subject to change. The video or audio recording of the performances listed in this booklet is prohibited. The University of Cincinnati does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, veteran status or gender identity and expression in its programs and activities. The complete Notice of Non-Discrimination can be found at uc.edu/about/non-discrimination Cover photo by Andrew Higley/UC Creative Services

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APPLAUSE: CCMONSTAGE AND WORLDWIDE is a new publication designed to celebrate the successes of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music’s students, alumni, faculty, staff, donors and advocates. Whether it’s on the CCM stage or the world stage, it’s worthy of APPLAUSE!

A P P L A U S E : C C M O N S TA G E A N D W O R L D W I D E S TA F F CCM Dean | Thomas James Kelly Professor of Music | Publisher Stanley E. Romanstein, PhD Editor-in-Chief Curt Whitacre Managing Editor Rebecca Butts Art Director Mikki Graff Advisory Board Olivia Coletta, Elaine Cox, Stephanie Dumais, Sarah Mizelle, Jamie Muenzer, Karen Tully Contributing Writers Kathleen Doane, Joseph Rubino Contributing Photographers Marco Borggreve, Lisa Britton, Matt Dine, Joe Fuqua II, Andrew Higley, Tom Korbee, Mark Lyons, Lisa Mazzuco, Joseph Rubino, TM Photography; other photography provided by the artists

ON THE COVER MM Double Bass student Camellia Aftahi performs with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in Music Hall as a 2018-20 CSO/CCM Diversity Fellow. Originally from San Diego, Aftahi began playing double bass at the age of 12. The CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship program provides an unparalleled two-year learning experience for graduate-level violin, viola, violoncello and double bass players coming from populations that are historically underrepresented in classical music. Learn more about the program on page 26.

UC President Neville G. Pinto, PhD UC Foundation President Peter E. Landgren UC Alumni Association Executive Director Jennifer L. Heisey

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WELCOME TO CCM Photo by Mark Lyons

MM Violin student Alexis Shambley, a 2018-20 CSO/ CCM Diversity Fellow, performs with the CSO at Cincinnati’s Music Hall.

CCM’s well-deserved reputation for excellence rests upon two important foundations: dynamic faculty and superb partnerships with professional arts organizations. The college’s in-demand faculty includes highly sought-after artists/teachers who attract talented students from around the world to Cincinnati. Our outstanding faculty is the strength and lifeblood of CCM; they are the reason students choose UC and CCM. CCM also depends upon close partnerships with many of the nationally recognized professional arts organizations that call Cincinnati home: Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Ballet, Ensemble Theatre, Playhouse in the Park and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, among others. CCM’s partnership with the Cincinnati Symphony dates back to the early years of both organizations: Each was founded in the late 19th century and each aspired to play a leading role in positioning Cincinnati as an American capital of art and culture.

The two institutions continue to work together as national leaders within our respective industries. Our CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship was the first program of its kind to partner a professional orchestra with a major conservatory; it has inspired numerous imitators. The program was born out of an understanding that, for the arts to thrive, the ranks of American artists must represent the breadth and diversity of our nation and of our community. Through CSO/ CCM Diversity Fellowships, talented young artists from historically underrepresented communities can gain invaluable experience rehearsing and performing with the CSO while earning a graduate degree from CCM. Alumni of this two-year program, which is generously supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, are steadily finding their way into the ranks of professional orchestras; we couldn’t be happier! Thank you for supporting CCM. Your generosity enables us to lead.

Stanley E. Romanstein, PhD Dean | Thomas James Kelly Professor of Music

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GIFT OF MUSIC

Gift of CCM is holding a Lonely Instruments for Needy Kids (LINKS) collection drive on March 14 and 15.

Many young students in the Greater Cincinnati area have the talent and desire to make music, but they need instruments. Your donation can help a child in need. Do you have a musical instrument collecting dust? Your gift could provide the missing link for a promising young musician! Through the Lonely Instruments for Needy Kids (LINKS) program at CCM, you can donate your used instrument to a promising young musician who cannot afford to rent or purchase their own. CCM holds its annual LINKS collection drive 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, and noon-5 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, 2020, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in the Rookwood Pavilion, located at 2692 Madison Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45208.

orchestras, as well as with students in CCM Preparatory and Community Engagement programs. Students are qualified by the recommendation of their music teacher, and a LINKS scholarship application is submitted in the student’s name. Since its inception, LINKS has placed over 3,000 instruments into the hands of children. Even if the instrument is not in perfect condition, donations are gladly accepted. Buddy Roger’s Music generously contributes the time to carefully clean, restore and tune each instrument.

A project of CCMpower in partnership with Buddy Roger’s Music, Joseph-Beth Booksellers and WGUC 90.9 FM, LINKS began in 1993 as the brainchild of CCM alumnus Bill Harvey (BM Music Education, ‘71), President/ CEO of Buddy Roger’s Music and current CCMpower Board Member. Harvey wanted to fill the need for students whose parents were unable to buy, rent or borrow an instrument. The solution was somewhat simple: a “recycling program” for musical instruments.

Entertainment during the collection will be provided by local music students of all ages.

LINKS accepts donations of new and used instruments from the Greater Cincinnati community, then places them with students in local elementary, middle and high school bands and

For more information on LINKS or to make a monetary donation, call the CCM External Relations Office at 513-556-2100.

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If you do not have an instrument, you can still assist young musicians who need a helping hand by making a contribution to the LINKS fund at ccm.weshareonline.org/LINKS. In addition to the March 14 and 15 collection days, instruments are accepted year-round at Buddy Roger’s Music. Call 513-729-1950 for information on store hours and locations.

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CCM ON STAGE MUSICALS PRESENTS

THE SECRET GARDEN MARSHA NORMAN Music by LUCY SIMON Based on the Novel by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT Book and Lyrics by

“A reminder that there is beauty even in darkness when we dig to uncover it.” -Broadway World

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Stunning CCM ONSpectacle STAGE ORCHESTRA THE DANCE DEPARTMENT GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE SUPPORT OF THE CORBETT ENDOWMENT AT CCM.

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CCM ON STAGE DANCE

STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHERS’ SHOWCASE Featuring diverse works ranging from ballet to jazz dance and music from Bizet to Queen. SHAUNA STEELE, DIRECTOR

MARCH 5-8, 2020

COHEN FAMILY STUDIO THEATER

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A REGIONAL PREMIERE 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, Robert J. Werner Recital Hall

THE ARIEL QUARTET Alexandra Kazovsky, VIOLIN Gershon Gerchikov, VIOLIN Jan Grüning, VIOLA Amit Even-Tov, CELLO

Featuring guest artist Alexander Fiterstein, CLARINET

Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Quintet for B-flat Clarinet and String Quartet Christopher Theofanidis (b. 1967)

I. Allegro

I. The war in heaven

II. Larghetto

II. Aria for a lost beauty

III. Menuetto

III. Fire and magic

IV. Allegretto con variazioni

Commissioned by the Manchester Music Festival and written for the Ariel Quartet.

INTERMISSION

String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

I. Maestoso-Allegro II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile III. Scherzo. Vivace IV. Finale. Allegro

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CCM ON STAGE THE ARIEL QUARTET ABOUT THE ARIEL QUARTET

“rock stars of the classical scene” — Cincinnati Enquirer

Described by the American Record Guide as “a consummate ensemble gifted with utter musicality and remarkable interpretive power,” the Ariel Quartet has earned a glowing international reputation. The ensemble is comprised of Alexandra Kazovsky, violin; Amit Even-Tov, cello; Gershon Gerchikov, violin; and Jan Grüning, viola. The group was formed in Israel in 1998 and has served as CCM’s string quartet-in-residence since 2012.

The Ariel Quartet’s 2019-20 CCM concert series is made possible by the generous contributions of an anonymous donor, The Estate of Mr. William A. Friedlander, Mrs. William A. Friedlander, Dr. Randolph L. Wadsworth, Judith Schonbach Landgren and Peter Landgren, Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Santen, Elizabeth C. B. and Paul G. Sittenfeld, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman, Dr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Striker and Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer.

The Best of Big Band WHAT’S NEXT: CCM ON STAGE

CCM JAZZ ORCHESTRA SCOTT BELCK , MUSIC DIRECTOR

SIMPLY SINATRA

CCM Jazz Orchestra Featuring guest artist Steve Lippia, vocals Critically-acclaimed jazz vocalist Steve Lippia joins CCM’s Big Band for a hard-swinging tribute to the legendary Frank Sinatra. Experience the romance of an evening filled with hits including Come Fly With Me, New York, New York and My Way. 7:30 P.M. SATURDAY, APRIL 11 CORBETT AUDITORIUM TICKETS: Prices start at $29.50

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CCM ON STAGE THE ARIEL QUARTET GUEST ARTIST

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ALEXANDER FITERSTEIN, CLARINET Clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein is considered one of today’s most exceptional artists. Fiterstein has performed in recital, with distinguished orchestras, and with chamber music ensembles throughout the world. He won first prize at the Carl Nielsen International Clarinet Competition and received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant Award. The Washington Post has described his playing as “dazzling in its spectrum of colors, agility and range. Every sound he makes is finely measured without inhibiting expressiveness.” The New York Times described him as “a clarinetist with a warm tone and powerful technique.” As soloist he has appeared with the Czech, Israel, Vienna and St. Paul Chamber Orchestras, Belgrade Philharmonic, Danish National Radio Symphony, Tokyo Philharmonic, China National Symphony Orchestra, KBS Orchestra of South Korea, Jerusalem Symphony, Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Lincoln Center, Kansas City Symphony and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. He has performed in recital on the Music at the Supreme Court Series, the Celebrity Series in Boston, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Kennedy Center, the Louvre in Paris, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Tel Aviv Museum, and NYC’s 92nd Street Y.

A dedicated performer of chamber music, Fiterstein frequently collaborates with distinguished artists and ensembles and regularly performs with the prestigious Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Among the highly regarded artists he has performed with are Daniel Barenboim, Yefim Bronfman, Mitsuko Uchida, Richard Goode, Emanuel Ax, MarcAndre Hamelin, Pinchas Zukerman and Steven Isserlis. Fiterstein performed with the Dover, Pacifica, Jerusalem and Shanghai String Quartets as well as with Ensemble Wien-Berlin. He spent five summers at the Marlboro Music Festival and appeared at the Caramoor, Moab, Music@Menlo, Montreal, Toronto, Jerusalem and Storioni Chamber Music Festivals. Fiterstein is a founder of the Zimro Project, a unique ensemble dedicated to incorporating Jewish art music into chamber music programs. He performed as principal clarinet of the WestEast Divan Orchestra at the invitation of Daniel Barenboim and has appeared as guest principal clarinet with the Israel Philharmonic with Zubin Mehta, KBS Orchestra with Yoel Levi and with the St. Paul and Orpheus Chamber Orchestras. Fiterstein has a prolific recording career and has worked with composers John Corigliano and Osvaldo Golijov and had pieces written for him by Samuel Adler, Mason Bates, Paul Schoenfield and Chris Brubeck, among others. Fiterstein was born in Belarus and immigrated to Israel at the age of 2 with his family. A Juilliard graduate, he won first prize at the Young Concert Artists International Auditions and received awards from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. He is currently Professor of Clarinet and Chair of Winds at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. Fiterstein is a Buffet Crampon and Vandoren Performing Artist.

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CCM ON STAGE OPERA

THE MAGIC FLUTE “Mozart’s music is life-affirming, joyous and uplifting” -OperaWire

COMPOSED BY WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART LIBRETTO BY EMANUEL SCHIKANEDER Director Robin Guarino presents a contemporary spin on this all-time classic.

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A TRIP TO TRINIDAD AND BACK 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, Corbett Auditorium

CCM STEEL DRUM BAND Russell Burge, MUSIC COORDINATOR

Featuring guest ensemble Vienna Jammers, directed by David L. Reynolds, Jr. Featuring guest artist and CCM alumnus Jonathan Bisesi Run

Wii, the People

Vampire Weekend arr. Rob Howe

arr. Ryan Thomas

Mellow Out

Birthday Party

Nathaniel Rateliff arr. Patrick O’Rourke

Boogie Sharp arr. Shelly Irvine

Earth

Tico Tico

Imogen Heap arr. Kyle A. Lamb

Zequinha Abreu arr. Jonathan Bisesi

Weird Science

Dzoka Uyamwe

Danny Elfman arr. Declan Hayden

Oliver Mtukudzi arr. Joel Garza INTERMISSION

VIENNA JAMMERS David L. Reynolds Jr., DIRECTOR Pa Bailar

My Girl

Jeff Narrell

Smokey Robinson & Ronald White arr. Adam Grisé

Socaphone Walt Hampton arr. Reynolds, Jr.

Africa

The Groove

David Paich & Jeff Porcaro arr. Dakota Kaylor

David L. Reynolds, Jr.

La La Lord Nelson arr. Adam Grisé

Log Cabin Blues George Hamilton Green arr. Jonathan Bisesi

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CCM ON STAGE STEEL DRUM COMBINED BANDS Russell Burge, MUSIC COORDINATOR David L. Reynolds, Jr., DIRECTOR This Feelin’ Nice

Pan Here to Stay

Len “Boogsie” Sharpe

Lord Kitchener

ABOUT THE STEEL DRUM BAND “The band’s combination of entertaining music selections as well as lively performers created an irresistible atmosphere. [Professor] Burge encouraged audience members to clap along, dance and even cheer in the middle of songs if they felt inclined to do so.” — The News Record

The CCM Steel Drum Band is an ensemble made up of percussion majors under the direction of Professor Russell Burge. The band focuses on the traditional music of Trinidad but also incorporates pop, folk and reggae, and improvisation has become a key element of the band’s repertoire. The Steel Drum Band gives one annual program each spring at CCM, as well as several outdoor concerts in the Cincinnati area.

GUEST ARTIST

JONATHAN BISESI Jonathan Bisesi has held the position of Percussionist with the “President’s Own” United States Marine Band since May 2004. He has been a featured soloist with the Marine Band on multiple occasions, most notably on the Filene Center stage at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in 2011 and 2016, and the “President’s Own” 2011 and 2017 National Concert Tours. Other work through the Marine Band includes numerous

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chamber percussion performances and master classes, most notably at the 2008 Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Austin, Texas, the Tanglewood Music Center, the Boston Conservatory, Florida State University, the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Luzerne Music Center, University of Maryland Percussion Seminar and the Manhattan School of Music, as well as countless presentations at universities and high schools across the nation. As a jazz performer he has been featured on vibraphone with the Marine Band Big Band, Latin Ensemble and Jazz Combos, and as a conductor, he has conducted the Marine Band, Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Ensembles. Bisesi received a Bachelor of Music degree from CCM as a student of Allen Otte, founder of the Percussion Group Cincinnati. He then completed a Masters of Music degree at Boston University as a student of Timothy Genis, Principal Timpanist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. As a student, Bisesi was a fellow of the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan, and the Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, Massachusetts. Upon completing his formal education, Bisesi was appointed to the

CCM ON STAGE STEEL DRUM Percussion Faculties at both Boston University (2002-04) and the prestigious Boston University Tanglewood Institute (2002-03). Bisesi was on the percussion faculty at the Sunderman Conservatory at Gettysburg College from 201316 and is currently on the percussion faculty at George Mason University School of Music, a position he has held since 2015. As an active freelance musician, Bisesi has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Boston Ballet, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy

Center Opera and Ballet Orchestras, Buffalo Philharmonic, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, New World Symphony and International Festival Cervantino (the largest arts festival in Latin America) in Guanajuato, Mexico. Bisesi has been on the Board of Directors of the Vienna Jammers, a youth percussion ensemble located in Vienna, VA since 2016, and Vice President of the Board since 2018. As a composer and arranger, his works are published by Meredith Music (distributed by Hal Leonard) and Pocket Publications. For more information on his list of works, visit jonbisesi.com.

CCM STEEL DRUM BAND ROSTER Russell Burge, MUSIC COORDINATOR Emily Dickman Brandon Dodge Dahkari Eubanks Joel Garza Evan Grover Sydney Hanlon AJ Hanmer Declan Hayden Rob Howe Kevin von Kampen Jared Kohli

Kyle Lamb Jackson Law Ian Marr Patrick O’Rourke Jacob Ottmer Karthik Raturi Liam Scott TJ Stroth Ryan Thomas Yudong Wang Jun Zheng

VIENNA JAMMERS ROSTER David L. Reynolds, Jr., DIRECTOR Max Chu Charlotte Everhart Emma Garthwaite Greta Laing Jonathan Maher Katelyn Montalto Tate Morgan Ethan Morrow Shannon Polchow Alexa Rodriguez Morgan Seibold Joshua Thompson Richie Vane Gabe Chichka Kelly Clark

Lori Collins Lia Davila Sophia Decker Madeline Doherty Ben Eggleston Elisabeth Everhart Anna Fagella James Greene Annalise Lang Nicholas Montalto Matthew Olson Jack Papandon Matthew Perduk Max Roccia Jamie Testa

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Donor Spotlight: By Joseph Rubino 16

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DONOR SPOTLIGHT For many years, Jeff Thomas and Kent Shaw have been generous donors, tireless supporters and enthusiastic participants at CCM. Both have served on the board of CCMpower, a volunteer group of fans, advocates, supporters and alumni dedicated “to empowering students and igniting possibilities.” “Students who we have helped come and perform in CCMpower board meetings,” Shaw says. “We get to see what’s been done to help these kids get to the point they’re at. It’s the most gratifying thing you could ever imagine because we hear their stories, we see what we’ve been able to do — what members of CCMpower have been able to do — to impact students’ lives.” Thomas first encountered CCM when, as a student at the University of Cincinnati majoring in business, he took music appreciation as an elective. “One of the cool things about it was that you had to go to one of the CCM performances,” Thomas says. “So I chose to go to a musical. At the time the director of musical theatre was Worth Gardner, who was a genius — off-the-wall crazy man genius. I went to see Canterbury Tales in 1975 and it just struck me, ‘wow, this is one hell of a school.’” Seeing one performance is often all it takes to turn someone into a friend of CCM. Thomas has generously contributed his skills and wonderful food for years at CCM’s gala fundraising event Moveable Feast. In recognition of his support, he was honored by CCM last year. His dinner-by-the-bite cuisine returned for this year’s Moveable Feast, which was held throughout CCM Village on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. Shaw, an interior designer, has played a part in every Moveable Feast since 2009, when he was first asked to be on the planning committee. In 2011 he joined CCMpower, which was called Friends of CCM at the time. Shaw was also on the special events committee that worked on CCM’s 2018 Saints and Sinners Bash and the Not Famous Yet Senior Showcase. Both men think the Not Famous Yet Senior Showcase is extraordinary. The annual event, which began more than 50 years ago, showcases the talents of CCM’s graduating class

of musical theatre students. The Broadway hopefuls perform the showcase in Cincinnati before they take the show to New York City for one of the pivotal moments of their nascent careers: an audition in front of casting directors and producers who can change their lives. The seniors are often cast in Broadway shows and in national tours following their New York showcase performances. Photo by Tom Korbee

CCM Musical Theatre Class of 2020.

Thomas and Shaw have gone to New York many times to see these students reach for their dreams. CCM’s Musical Theatre Class of 2020 presents the Not Famous Yet Senior Showcase in Cincinnati on March 13, 2020. “We watch it here at CCM and then we go to New York and you’re sitting between all these casting directors,” Thomas says. “You see these kids take it to a whole other level. By the end of the day they have heard from all of these casting directors. They get multiple callbacks. They’re that good. That’s why CCM has the reputation it does.” This single event and these two men say so much about what is at the heart of CCM: the quality of the college’s gifted students, whose talent is refined and deepened here, and the formidable dedication of CCM supporters who make it all possible. Learn more about the Musical Theatre Class of 2020 Senior Showcase on page 37.

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CCM ON STAGE PLAYS

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CLYBOURNE PARK By Bruce Norris

Feb. 12-16, 2020, Patricia Corbett Theater

DIRECTOR

DIALECT AND VOCAL COACH

Richard Hess

Sammi Grant

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

COSTUME DESIGNER

Will Graham*

Joanne West*

SCENIC DESIGNER

WIGS AND MAKE-UP DESIGNER

Mark Halpin

Jerome Horng*

LIGHTING DESIGNER

SOUND DESIGNER

Nina Agelvis*

Ryan Hurt* *CCM Student

CLYBOURNE PARK is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. CLYBOURNE PARK was produced on Broadway by Jujamcyn Theaters at The Walter Kerr Theatre, 2012. Playwrights Horizons, Inc., New York City, produced the World Premieres of CLYBOURNE PARK Off-Broadway in 2010.

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CCM ON STAGE PLAYS DIRECTOR’S NOTE by Richard Hess “The only constant in life is change.” — Heraclitus Clybourne Park is a play about home and a play about change. The two concepts are intertwined through time and space, race and socioeconomic status — creating a messy smorgasbord of life in America in 1959 and again 50 years later in 2009. Deeply indebted to Lorraine Hansberry and her iconic 1959 play A Raisin in the Sun, playwright Bruce Norris imagines the white family that sold the house to the African American Younger family in her seminal play. The first act of Clybourne Park takes place just after the events of A Raisin in the Sun and involves the selling of the house to the Younger family. The second act takes place in Chicago 50 years later as a white family purchases the very same dwelling in a

neighborhood that has been predominantly black for decades. A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway, as well as the first with a black director, Lloyd Richards. It struggled to find a home on Broadway. Every character in this play is trying to find happiness through the basic desire to create a home. For many people, home is part of their self-definition. The desire for happiness and the desire for a home serves as the incendiary device that powers this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Best Play. They are desires we all share. It is so messy. Welcome to Clybourne Park. We’re glad you’re here.

T H E C O M PA N Y RUSS STOLLER BEV STOLLER FRANCINE ALBERT JIM KARL BETSY STEVE DRISCOLL

Matt Fox Abby Palen Paige Jordan Charles Gidney Dustin Parsons Duncan Weinland Julianna Weis-Palacios Lucas Prizant

LINDSEY DRISCOLL

Madison Pullman

KATHY

Carlee Coulehan

LENA KEVIN

Neuma Joy Trey Peterson

TOM

AJ Civello

DAN

Gabe Nasato

KENNETH

Austin James Cleri

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CCM ON STAGE PLAYS T I M E A N D P L AC E ACT I: 406 Clybourne Street in Chicago, 3 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon in September 1959. ACT II: 406 Clybourne Street in Chicago, 3 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon in September 2009.

P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Vandeleest, Logan Vanderpool, Rama VanGils, Corbin White, Samuel Wilson, Julia Yameen, Natalie Zimmerman, Jess Zylstra

Justin Levine

SCENE SHOP ASSISTANTS

Aaron Palmer

ASSISTANT PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

Tori Merrick ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS

Marley Giggey, Madison Stone PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS

Matt Barnett, Emma King ASSISTANT SCENIC DESIGNERS

Benjamin Beardon PROPS DESIGNER

Marissa Picciuto ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER

Ian Macintosh ASSISTANT SOUND DESIGNER

Travis Byrne ASSISTANT WIG & MAKE-UP DESIGNERS

Oran Wongpandid, Samantha Kittle MASTER CARPENTER

Griffin Whitaker SET CONSTRUCTION CREW

August Bagg, Delaney Benson, Christopher Berger, Jenna Bienvenue, Serenity Blakley, Allison Bossart, McKenna Brennan, Lucas Britsch, Madelyn Byrnes, Natalia Carlson, Jack D’Angelo, Maya Eberhardt, Ali Flanangan, Alloria Frayser, Maddie Gavghan, Roza Gavriilidis, Alec Group, Sean Haffey, Janine Holmes, Corbin Hopkins, Sydney Hunt, Kate Ingram, Thomas Iodice, Zoey Johnson, Emma King, Sadie Klos, Simon Knox, Tal Kochav, Drew Masi, Grace Mayo, Tate McElhaney, Kassi McMillan, Dionte Mercado, Rose Messenger, Zoe Mezoff, Alena Milos, Sarah Nelson, Christyna Nowakowski, Emily O’Donnell, Sarah Pansing, Rosie Pavlik, Morgan Piper, Haley Root, Kaya Sandel, Maggie Seibert, Danielle Silver, Jacob Simon, Sasha Spitz, Janay Sukkarieh, Samantha Tamulonis, Abby Tucker, Garrett Van Allen, Vincent

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WELCOME TO CCM, MAESTRO LANGRÉE 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, Corbett Auditorium

CCM PHILHARMONIA Mark Gibson, MUSIC DIRECTOR

Featuring guest conductor Louis Langrée Prélude à “L’après-midi d’un faune” (1891-1984) Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Ravel Concerto will be selected from one of the following: Piano Concerto in G Major (1929-1931) Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

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Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 (1830) Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

I. Rêveries, Passions II. Un bal (A Ball)

I. Allegramente

III. Scène aux champs (Scene in the Country)

II. Adagio assai III. Presto

IV. Marche au supplice (March to the Scaffold)

Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major (1929-1930)

V. Songe d’une nuit du sabbat (Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath)

Maurice Ravel

TBA, PIANO John Murton, CONDUCTOR

^ ^John Murton is a student of Prof. Mark Gibson

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CCM ON STAGE ORCHESTRA ABOUT THE CCM PHILHARMONIA

“the flair and technique of a professional ensemble” — Rafael’s Music Notes

The CCM Philharmonia, under the direction of Professor and CCM Director of Orchestral Studies Mark Gibson, is recognized as one 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 the Philharmonia presents 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.

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LOUIS LANGRÉE, GUEST CONDUCTOR The French conductor Louis Langrée has been Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra since 2013. He recently toured with them to both Asia and Europe, with appearances including the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, BBC Proms (London) and La Seine Musicale (Paris). He is also Music Director of the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center in New York, a position that he has held since 2002. At the festival in 2018 he led their celebration of the Bernstein Centenary, including a staged performance of Bernstein’s Mass. Recent and future conducting projects include Louis’ debuts with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra at the Prague Spring Festival, Orchestre National de France and the Konzerthaus Berlin Orchestra. Return engagements include the Wiener Symphoniker, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées and the Philadelphia, Toronto Symphony and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestras. He will also return to the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Wiener Staatsoper and Opéra Comique in Paris. Louis has conducted several world premieres including works by Daníel Bjarnason, Magnus Lindberg and Caroline Shaw. During the 2018-19 season, he conducted the first performance of Ode by Jonathan Bailey Holland, composer-in-residence with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Louis has conducted the Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker and London Philharmonic Orchestras. He has worked with many other orchestras around the world, including the Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Santa Cecilia in Rome, Budapest Festival, Sao Paulo and NHK Symphony Orchestras; Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Freiburger Barockorchester and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Festival appearances have included Wiener Festwochen, Salzburg Mozartwoche and Whitsun and Glyndebourne Festival Opera. He has also conducted at La Scala, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opéra-Bastille, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dresden Staatsoper and the Netherlands Opera in Amsterdam. He has held positions as Music Director of the Orchestre de Picardie (1993-98) and Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège (2001-06) and was Chief Conductor of the Camerata Salzburg (2011-16). Louis was also Music Director of Opéra National de Lyon (19982000) and Glyndebourne Touring Opera (19982003). Louis’ recordings with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra feature Copland’s A Lincoln Portrait (narrated by Dr. Maya Angelou) and world premieres by Sebastian Currier, Thierry Escaich, David Lang, Nico Muhly and Zhou Tian (which was nominated for a Grammy Award). His recordings have received several awards from Gramophone and Midem Classical. He is a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.

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BREAKING BARRIERS

Breaking The newest CSO/CCM Diversity Fellows are sharing the stage with one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best orchestras. By Kathleen Doane

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BREAKING BARRIERS

From left to right: Magdiell Antequera, Denielle Wilson, Jordan Curry, and Cristian Diaz

Ask CCM graduate students, cellist Denielle Wilson, 24, and violinist Jordan Curry, 24, what it’s like to play with the musicians of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and you’ll get different versions of the same answer. Wilson, from Lithonia, Georgia, describes her first rehearsal: “The sound was so refined, it was jarring. I know they’re supposed to sound that way because they’re professionals, but there are so many details that you never know until you’re right there.” Curry, from West Olive, Michigan, has played in some top-notch student ensembles. Still, he says, “It’s unreal as far as the playing gap and the overall sensitivity of the orchestra. It’s inspiring and intimidating at the same time.” Curry and Wilson, along with violist Cristian Diaz, 29, from Colombia, and Magdiell Antequera, 23, from Venezuela, are the newest winners of the CSO/ CCM Diversity Fellowship, a two-year program for extremely talented, graduate-level string players from traditionally underrepresented populations in classical music, especially the string sections of orchestras. The Fellows are working on performance master’s degrees or artist diplomas at CCM and competed with 19 finalists before they were chosen earlier this year as the 2019-21 Fellows. The Fellowship provides an immersion into the professional world they all aspire to and the chance to be mentored by some of the best string players in the country. This extraordinary opportunity, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is also about removing the barriers that have previously prevented amazing musicians such as the current class of Diversity Fellows from achieving their dreams. Launched in 2015, the program has accepted

four classes of Fellows and plans to welcome a fifth class in fall 2020. “If we’re serious about enhancing racial and ethnic diversity in the arts, orchestras and conservatories have to work together to find seats on stage for a more diverse population of artists, and we have to do everything possible to help these artists succeed once they get on stage,” said CCM Dean Stanley Romanstein in a recent interview with Symphony Magazine. Over the next two years, each Fellow will receive tuition, living stipends, CSO compensation, a financial award, travel expenses for auditions and additional professional playing opportunities during the summer with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in New York State. For each person, that amounts to more than $90,000. “I’m fully responsible for my education at this point, so the idea of continuing without extra work on the side means so much,” Wilson says. Curry echoes that feeling of gratitude. “This makes it possible for me to get my goals in order,” he says. In addition to playing with one of the country’s best orchestras, another big benefit of the Fellowship is hard to put a price on: the mentoring they will receive from seasoned pros in the CSO. CCM Professor and CSO Principal bass Owen Lee has been a mentor since the Diversity Fellowship started in 2015. “They already are performing at a high level if they get CONTINUED

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BREAKING BARRIERS accepted into the graduate program at CCM,” he says. In fact, several have impressive experience already. Violinist Antequera has won or placed in solo competitions in the U.S., his native Venezuela and Italy. While earning his bachelor’s degree in Colombia, Diaz did six international tours with the Colombian Youth Philharmonic and currently is a member of the Éfferus String Quartet. Still, the musical journey for all of the Fellows has mainly taken place in student ensembles or the studio.

How crazy can it get? Within 24 hours in late November, Wilson gave a recital, played a Young People’s concert with the CSO, was interviewed by a journalist and had a CCM orchestra rehearsal. Perhaps the most valuable experience students receive is the preparation and advice the pros provide for taking auditions. After all, winning a spot in a professional orchestra is the end game and auditions are the gateway to that dream. Competition is always fierce, with hundreds of talented musicians going after every opening.

Through the program, the Fellows will get 100110 playing hours (including rehearsals and performances) each year with the CSO and Pops, as well as Lollipop and educational outreach concerts. Sitting among the pros already has given Curry a few “aha” moments. “I have come to realize that the refinement you hear in professionals’ playing is just constantly and diligently building a piece of music brick by brick,” he says. “It’s not magic, just hard work and working smart. That’s comforting to know, because I can do that, too.”

The two-year Fellowship includes preparation for a minimum of three real auditions each year. To keep audition skills sharp at all times, each of the Fellows will do mock auditions at Music Hall with mentors and other CSO members. Mentors also pass along practical advice on how to stay in shape and control nerves.

One of the biggest challenges is the incredible balancing act of fulfilling all their musical and academic responsibilities. CSO Second Violin Associate Principal/mentor Yang Liu says these students are often practicing and playing three to four different repertoires a week between the CSO, the ensembles at CCM and preparing for a recital or audition. “I talk about how to practice more efficiently since their time is so limited,” Liu says.

Yang Liu also offers advice on what to eat the day of the audition: “a banana, chocolate or something with sugar,” he says. And what not to eat: “No caffeine or energy drinks, because they will increase your heart rate and your hands will start to shake.”

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Once a student receives an audition date and time, mentors Lee and Liu advise students to play through the audition repertoire every day at that same time for several weeks prior to the audition.

“When I started this Fellowship, I knew there would be a lot of benefits, but it’s so much more than I imagined,” Wilson says. “It’s a once-in-alifetime opportunity, and I’m certainly going to make the most of it.”

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PARTENOPE Music by George Frideric Handel Libretto by Silvio Stampiglia Feb. 20-23, 2020, Cohen Family Studio Theater

DIRECTOR

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

Greg Eldridge

Nia Burns*

CONDUCTOR

SCENIC DESIGNER

Caleb Glickman*

Mark Halpin

PREPARING COACH

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Marie-France Lefebvre

Kelly C. Howland*

Kathy Kelly

SOUND DESIGNER Haruka Iihoshi*

SYNOPSIS

*CCM Student

ACT I Queen Partenope, founder of Naples, is in her throne room adorned with a statue of Apollo. She is entertaining her guests, among them handsome and dashing Prince Arsace of Corinth, suitor for her hand, and the rather shy and lacking in confidence Prince Armindo of Rhodes, who is also in love with Partenope but cannot bring himself to tell her so. Rosmira enters, disguised as a man, and introduces

herself as Eurimene. Despite the disguise, Arsace recognizes her as his former betrothed. Yet another suitor for Partenopeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hand arrives, Prince Emilio of the neighboring kingdom of Cumae. He has brought his army with him, and demands she agree to marry him. She refuses and he threatens her with war, to which she replies that she will not be intimidated. She says she will go into battle and fight herself and asks

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CCM ON STAGE OPERA Arsace to lead her troops, which makes the other suitors jealous. Armindo is perturbed by Eurimene’s feelings for Partenope, but Eurimene reassures him that his affections lie elsewhere.

ACT II Partenope’s and Emilio’s armies engage, and Emilio is captured by Arsace. Rosmira, still disguised as Eurimene, claims all credit for Emilio’s capture, which Arsace denies. When Emilio contradicts Eurimene’s assertion, Eurimene challenges Arsace to a duel to prove his honor. Arsace attempts to pacify Eurimene, whose feelings are torn between love and rage. Armindo declares his love for Partenope; she, however, continues to want only Arsace. Alone together, Rosmira and Arsace struggle with conflicting emotions.

ACT III Eurimene tells Partenope that he challenged Arsace not for himself but on behalf of a woman – Rosmira – whom Arsace had promised to marry and then abandoned. When Arsace admits the allegation is true, Partenope rejects him and gives hope to Armindo. Emilio offers Arsace his support in the forthcoming duel. Arsace asks for Rosmira’s forgiveness. When Partenope discovers them together, Rosmira manages to conceal her true identity. Both women scorn Arsace, who rails at the tyranny of love. The contestants are given their weapons for the duel. When Arsace suddenly demands that he and Eurimene must fight bare-chested, Eurimene is placed in a dilemma and chooses to reveal ‘his’ true identity. Eurimene has no choice but to admit ‘he’ is really Princess Rosmira, and accepts the contrite Arsace as husband. Partenope will marry the overjoyed Armindo and Emilio will take his troops back home to Cumae.

DIRECTOR’S NOTE By Greg Eldridge Handel was one of the great musical storytellers, which is part of the reason his music has survived for so long and his operas and oratorios continue to enjoy popularity, even as pieces like Partenope approach their 300th birthday.

It is Handel’s ability to write music that at once humanizes his protagonists while underscoring their majestic or mythological natures that makes his work such a delight for directors, performers and audiences alike. It is this relationship between characters, their emotions and each other that we seek to explore in this production.

Perhaps this can be partially explained by looking beyond Handel’s mastery in compositional terms and appreciating his outstanding ability to write music that serves a greater story arc rather than merely providing an excuse for an exhibition of floridity which, while thrilling, can prove to be lacking dramatically in other less capable hands.

In the labyrinth of life, with its intersecting moments of brutality, humor, loss and love, we can see glimpses of ourselves in each of the characters of this piece — and it doesn’t take a great deal of digging to find the reflections of our modern selves in the mirrors created by the wonderfully-drawn inhabitants of this world.

T H E C O M PA N Y PARTENOPE, QUEEN OF NAPLES ARSACE, PRINCE OF CORINTH ARMINDO, PRINCE OF RHODES EMILIO, PRINCE OF CUMAE ROSMIRA/EURIMENE, BELOVED OF ARSACE ORMONTE

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Claire Lopatka Nicholas Kelliher Grace Kiver Tyler Johnson Christina Hazen Justin Burgess

CCM ON STAGE OPERA P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST

Stirling Shelton

Payton Epperson

ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

ASSISTANT SCENIC CHARGE ARTISTS

Monica Walker

Josh Gallagher, Julie Lasonczyk, Jacq Reis

ASSISTANT PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

PAINT CREW

Tori Merrick Roza Gavriilidis, Emma Heath

Ben Beardon, Anna Campisano, Noam Denenberg, Madisen Frazier, Ali Flanagan, Sami Tamulonis

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS

PROPS GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS

Akash Bartlett, Lindsey Cohen PROPS MASTER,SARAH NOWAK ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNERS

Tayler Durantini MASTER CARPENTER

Jacob Blumberg Jr. SET CONSTRUCTION CREW

August Bagg, Delaney Benson, Christopher Berger, Jenna Bienvenue, Serenity Blakley, Allison Bossart, McKenna Brennan, Lucas Britsch, Madelyn Byrnes, Natalia Carlson, Jack D’Angelo, Ali Flanangan, Alloria Frayser, Maddie Gavghan, Roza Gavriilidis, Alec Group, Sean Haffey, Janine Holmes, Corbin Hopkins, Sydney Hunt, Kate Ingram, Thomas Iodice, Zoey Johnson, Emma King, Sadie Klos, Simon Knox, Tal Kochav, Drew Masi, Grace Mayo, Tate McElhaney, Kassi McMillan, Dionte Mercado, Rose Messenger, Zoe Mezoff, Alena Milos, Sarah Nelson, Christyna Nowakowski, Emily O’Donnell, Sarah Pansing, Rosie Pavlik, Morgan Piper, Haley Root, Kaya Sandel, Maggie Seibert, Danielle Silver, Jacob Simon, Sasha Spitz, Janay Sukkarieh, Samantha Tamulonis, Abby Tucker, Garrett Van Allen, Vincent Vandeleest, Longan Vanderpool, Rama VanGils, Corbin White, Samuel Wilson, Julia Yameen, Natalie Zimmerman, Jess Zylstra

Ashley Crockett-Guido, Sidney Martin, Sam Walker MASTER ELECTRICIAN

Maya Hughes LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR

Kathryn Ingram FOLLOW SPOT OPERATORS

Leah Berry, Kaylin Story ELECTRICS SHOP ASSISTANTS

Alex Mason, Jeremy Mayo, Emily Rooks SOUND BOARD OPERATOR

Lucy Guillemette SOUND SHOP GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

Alex Brock, Ryan Hurt, Hankyu Lee, Eddy Mineishi COSTUME SHOP GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

Kendall Dayton, Maria Ortiz, Blaine Shepherd, Joanne West WIG & MAKE-UP SHOP GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

Cheyenne Holbert, Samantha Kittle, Oran Wongpandid STAGE MANAGEMENT OFFICE ASSISTANTS

Liz Ellis, Marley Giggey, Jenny Shi

SCENE SHOP ASSISTANTS

Griffin Whitaker, Stephanie O’Rear, Jacob Blumberg, Lynae Smith, Zach Buscher, Paige Rogozinski, Sam Petersen, Sedona Isch, Aaron Graham, Cole Nevins, Cole Wright, Aaron Palmer

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STAR WARS: POPS IN SPACE 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, Corbett Auditorium

CCM WIND SYMPHONY Kevin Michael Holzman, MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR Featuring conductor-in-residence Fangfang Li

C I N C I N N AT I YO U T H W I N D E N S E M B L E ( C Y W E ) Ann Porter, MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR Toccata & Fugue in D Minor Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) trans. Donald Hunsberger Fangfang Li, conductor

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Jupiter from The Planets Gustav Holst (1874-1934) trans. Merlin Patterson Fangfang Li, conductor

Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)

Star Wars Suite John Williams (b. 1932) trans. Stephen Bulla, Paul Lavender, Donald Hunsberger Star Wars Main Title Imperial March Princess Leia’s Theme The Forest Battle Yoda’s Theme Scherzo for X-Wings Jedi Steps and Finale

ABOUT THE CCM WIND SYMPHONY

“a vibrant performance” — Janelle’s Notes

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

CCM ON STAGE JAZZ Photo by Joe Fuqua II/UC Creative Services

ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON GALA CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, Corbett Auditorium

CCM JAZZ ORCHESTRA Scott Belck, MUSIC DIRECTOR

Featuring guest artist James Chirillo, guitar Portrait of Louis Armstrong

Avenue ‘C’

Cotton Tail

Buck Clayton (1911-1991)

Duke Ellington

Braggin’ In Brass

Half The Fun

Second Line

Duke Ellington (1899-1974)

Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967)

Chinoiserie Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Mood Indigo Duke Ellington

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CCM ON STAGE JAZZ ABOUT THE CCM JAZZ ORCHESTRA

“the first ‘college affiliate’ invited to be in residence on tour with the world-renowned Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra” – Cincinnati Business Courier

CCM’s acclaimed Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Lab Band perform a wide variety of styles including historical swing, bebop, post-bop, fusion, Latin and avant-garde. Concerts have included historical tributes to Woody Herman and Stan Kenton, as well as composer residency programs featuring artists like Maria Schneider, Jim McNeely, Slide Hampton, Tim Hagans, Kenny Wheeler and many others as guest conductors and performers. Many internationally recognized artists have performed as soloists with the CCM Jazz Orchestra, including Eddie Daniels, John Fedchock, Frank Foster, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Garrett, Joe Henderson, Ahmad Jamal, Dave Liebman and Joshua Redman.

GUEST ARTIST with musician/educators Gunther Schuller and David Baker. Today, his collaborations include appearing regularly with the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra directed by Wynton Marsalis, as well as working with diverse artists such as Paquito D’Rivera, Wycliffe Gordon and Michael Feinstein. He has been a participant on countless recordings with Tony Bennett, Joe Lovano, Houston Person, Marcus Roberts and Dick Hyman, on the soundtracks of Woody Allen’s Sweet and Lowdown, Everyone Says I Love You and also movies such as Sam Mendes’ Revolutionary Road and Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator. As a long-time member of clarinetist Kenny Davern’s quartet, he recorded several discs, including In Concert at the Outpost Performance Space.

JAMES CHIRILLO, GUITAR Raised in Bellevue, Washington, guitarist James Chirillo has been privileged to work with many of the swing era’s recognized greats, including Benny Goodman, Buck Clayton, Benny Carter, Eddie Durham, Eddie Barefield, Earle Warren, Frank Wess and Joe Wilder, to name a few. As a charter member of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, he worked closely

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His recording debut as leader, Sultry Serenade, was selected by Dan Morgenstern, the director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University, as one of his top five Critics’ Picks for the Year 2000 in Jazz Times magazine, and as one of critic C. Michael Bailey’s Top Ten List of Jazz Releases for 2000 at allaboutjazz.com. In 2010 he was a member of the all-star/ onstage band for the Broadway run of Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away featuring the music of, and playing the original arrangements written for, Frank Sinatra, and also held the guitar chair

CCM ON STAGE JAZZ for the 2013-14 Broadway show After Midnight with musical direction by Wynton Marsalis. Since After Midnight, he has continued working with the AM band now known as Andy Farber and his orchestra. In the fall of 2016 he began teaching at the Juilliard School, New York City, as a member of the jazz faculty. As a composer, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded him a 1995 Jazz Composition grant for his Homage Concerto for Clarinet and Jazz Orchestra, written for clarinetist Ken Peplowski. To celebrate their bicentennial, he

premiered his Grainger Suite, written for and commissioned by the U.S. Military Academy Jazz Knights at West Point, New York. He wrote for and conducted cornetist Warren Vaché with the Scottish String Ensemble in Glasgow for his recording on the Arbors label, Don’t Look Back. His compositions have also been commissioned and recorded by the 48-piece Gotham Wind Symphony. Guitar studies with Jack Petersen, Remo Palmier and four-string jazz guitarist “Tiny” Grimes, composition/arranging/orchestration with both John Carisi and Bill Finegan.

CCM JAZZ ORCHESTRA ROSTER Scott Belck, MUSIC DIRECTOR TRUMPETS Tim Fogarty, LEAD Jonathan Wiseman Jack Philips Myles Twitty

TROMBONE Ben Crowder, LEAD Spencer Merk Sean Eberlin Wade Goodwin, BASS

SAXOPHONES Hector Gagnet, LEAD ALTO

Rico Allen, ALTO Ricky Roshell, TENOR Christian Paradiso,

RHYTHM SECTION Ryan Jones, PIANO Andrew Walits, BASS Derek Johnson, DRUMS

Marcus Cash, DRUMS

TENOR

Wenbo Yin, BARI

Astonishing Artistry WHAT’S NEXT: CCM ON STAGE

THE ARIEL QUARTET

HUNGARY

Featuring guest artist and CCM alumnus Anton Nel, piano HAYDN: String Quartet No. 62 in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3, “Emperor” BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 DOHNÁNYI: Piano Quintet No. 2 in E-flat Minor, Op. 26 7:30 P.M. TUESDAY, MARCH 10 ROBERT J. WERNER RECITAL HALL TICKETS: Prices start at $29.50

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CCMPOWER

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The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music has both a national and international reputation for excellence. CCMpower – a membership organization consisting of fans, advocates and alumni dedicated to empowering students and igniting possibilities – plays a critical role in ensuring CCM remains a leader in arts education, performance and research. The funds that CCMpower raises through membership and special events support competitive scholarships and grant opportunities to attract and retain the best and brightest students to the college and our community. These dollars also provide funding for students to travel the country for critical professional development opportunities like auditions, competitions and internships. In addition, CCMpower provides faculty funding to invite top artists in their field to work with our students in master classes and private lessons. Because you understand the value and benefit of what is being taught and the talent that is being nurtured, we hope you’ll join us and support the next generation of artists by becoming a CCMpower member today. With warmest regards,

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Arlene Katz President, CCMpower

CCMPOWER CCMpower is a volunteer group of fans, advocates and alumni dedicated to empowering students and fueling the future of the arts through scholarship opportunities and more. The competitive scholarships CCMpower provides help attract and retain the best and brightest students, nurture professional development opportunities and – in turn – continue CCM’s tradition of excellence for the next generation of student-artists. Join or renew your CCMpower membership today to help provide critical scholarship funds

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE FOLLOWING GALA EVENT HOSTED BY CCMPOWER

CCM MUSICAL THEATRE SENIOR SHOWCASE: A CCMPOWER BENEFIT

Funds raised by CCMpower support student scholarships and travel for critical professional development for CCM’s stars of tomorrow. For more information, contact CCM External Relations at 513-556-2100 or visit us online at ccm.uc.edu/ccmpower.

See and hear our musical theatre “stars of tomorrow” in action at the 28th edition of the “Not Famous Yet” showcase, featuring the Class of 2020 prior to its New York City debut. The annual CCM Musical Theatre Young Alumni Award will be presented at the showcase. 7 p.m. Friday, March 13 Patricia Corbett Theater

Help our students achieve their dreams of success by joining CCMpower! Membership levels range from $50 to over $5,000. Take advantage of the special benefits specific to giving levels, which include but are not limited to: • event parking • free and discounted performance tickets • exclusive receptions • invitation to backstage tour • listing in CCM’s Honor Roll of Donors • free CCMpower membership is available for current CCM students and alumni.

Created and performed by the Class of 2020 in Musical Theatre

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CCM MUSICAL THEATRE CLASS OF 2020

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS CCM RECOGNIZES AND THANKS THE FOLLOWING CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT.

Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust Scholarship and Resident Artist Sponsor The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation CCM/CSO Diversity Fellowship Sponsor The Corbett Endowment at CCM Dance Department Supporter All-Steinway School Sponsor ArtsWave H. Wayne Ferguson Family Foundation Louise H. & David S. Ingalls Foundation, Inc. Community Partners The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation, Ritter & Randolph, LLC, Corporate Counsel Visiting Artists & Thinking About Music Sponsor Dr. & Mrs. Carl Fischer Macy’s CCMONSTAGE Production Sponsors

Elizabeth C. B. & Paul G. Sittenfeld Musical Theatre Showcase Sponsor Genevieve Smith Opera Production Sponsor Anonymous Estate of Mr. William A. Friedlander Mrs. William A. Friedlander Dr. Randolph L. Wadsworth Judith Schonbach Landgren and Peter Landgren Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen Elizabeth C. B. & Paul G. Sittenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman Dr. & Mrs. Theodore W. Striker Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer Ariel Quartet Sponsors Jan Rogers Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation Choral Studies Sponsors Ms. Margaret A. Straub & Mr. Neil R. Artman Collaborative Piano Sponsor Robert & Debra Chavez Three Arts Scholarship Fund DIGS CCMpower Partners

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn Orchestral Sponsor Mr. & Mrs. James L. Miller Musical Theatre Production Sponsor Graeter’s Ice Cream Greg Mathein Musical Theatre Performance Sponsors Trish & Rick Bryan CCMpower The CCM Harmony Fund: Challenging Hate and Prejudice through Performing Arts The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./ U.S. Bank Foundation KMK Law Paula Boggs Muething & Brian Muething PNC Jeff Thomas Catering Event Sponsors Rafael & Kimberly Daniel de Acha Foundation Voice Sponsor The Sarah Marvin Foundation for the Performing Arts Classical Guitar Sponsor

The Future of the Performing Arts WHAT’S NEXT: CCM ON STAGE

CCM WIND SYMPHONY

KEVIN MICHAEL HOLZMAN, MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR

FIREWORKS

Featuring Percussion Group Cincinnati, with the Carmel High School Wind Symphony MONTAGUE: Intrada 1631 JACOBSEN: World Premiere Composition GOTKOVSKY: Poeme du feu GRAINGER: Lincolnshire Posy PECK: The Glory and the Grandeur 7:30 P.M. SATURDAY, MARCH 28 CORBETT AUDITORIUM TICKETS: Prices start at $19.50

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$50,000 to $999,999

Miles H. Anderson, Jr. Joan Cochran M. Wayne Eich Peter Landgren and Judith Schonbach Virginia Lauridsen Fred Martens Greg Mathein The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Fund Of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation, Ritter & Randolph, LLC, Corporate Counsel Dr. Earl G. Rivers Rockwern Charitable Foundation Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Dr. W. Kenneth and Mrs. Shirley Stephens Three Arts Scholarship Fund

$25,000 to $49,999

Anonymous (2) H. Wayne Ferguson Family Foundation Professor Mark Gibson and Kirstin Greenlaw Nancy Jones and Dick Sippel Donna and Andrew Loewy Macy’s **Emily S. Merriman Richard Nelson *Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rosenberg Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Dr. Randolph L. Wadsworth Ginger and David Warner Bertha Langhorst Werner Trust

$10,000 to $24,999

Anonymous Anthony Albano, MD and K. Ann Choe-Albano, MD Neil Artman and Margaret Straub Trish and Rick Bryan Buddy Roger’s Music Centers, Inc. The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Clever Crazes for Kids, Dianne Dunkelman Dr. and Mrs. Carl Fischer The Gessner Family Foundation The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation Bob Hockenberger Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer Louise H. & David S. Ingalls Foundation, Inc.

Brett Offenberger and Douglas Duckett **Eleanor Payton The Presser Foundation Bob & Barbara Williams Foundation

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California Community Foundation Cincinnati Dreams Come True, Inc. The Cincinnati Symphony Club **Eva Fleischer *Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn Michael Howett Sandra and Stephen Joffe Teri Jory and Seth Geiger Arlene and Bill Katz Joseph and Constance Kenty Jennie and John Kim Gregory Marks Linda and Jim Miller Susan Milligan and Family Kevin Rhein Sandra and Henry Spitz Dr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Striker James Tocco

$2,500 to $4,999

Victor and Ellen Bastron Craig Brinkman Jennifer and John Brown Shannon and Lee Carter Thom Miles and Roberta Gary L. Timothy Giglio Charles Goering Family Fund Tom Goldman Graeter’s Ice Cream Vaughan Hedrick John B. Hughes JGpercussion Rabbi Ken and Toni Kanter Susan and Rich Lauf Estate of Charles Locke Jared McFee and Matthew McFee Louis and Susan Meisel Patti Myers and Alan Flaherty Jeff Thomas Catering Ellen and Ray van der Horst

$1,000 to $2,499

Anonymous Romola Allen Alumni of The College of Music Americana Arts Foundation David and Peg Ashbrock Bob and Janet Banks Dabby Blatt John Boggess and Ryan Steffen Rachelle Bruno and Stephen Bondurant Kenneth Buck *Al Campbell Daryl Harrison-Carson and Steven Carson

Joan Cavally Cincinnati Public Radio, Inc. Mary Ellen and Tom Cody Daniel P. and Mary Cope Phillip Crabtree Denise Dal Vera John and Sondra Davis Rafael & Kimberly Daniel de Acha Foundation Kimberly and Rafael de Acha Dean Clevenger and Freeman Durham John and Gretchen Elg Susan and David Eltringham Karen and Bob Faaborg Terrell and Susan Finney Lee Fiser Steve L. Franks Bill and Kathleen Fussinger Scott Getz and Mark Santanello Lesha and Samuel Greengus Liz Grubow and Jerry Kathman John L. Harrison Gloria Hartman Jo Ann and Bill Harvey Don and Mary Hatcher Michelle Heatherton Donald and Michelle Hershey Karen and David Hoguet Susan and Tom Hughes Patti and Keith James Johnson String Instrument, Inc. Holly Keeler Ryan Keiser Rocky and Teresa Killion KMK Law Betsy and John LaMacchia Jean and Chuck Lauterbach Kimberly and Ronald Lawrence Christine and Wayne Lippert Jackie Lockwood Sally Melcher Stephen Miles and Kathleen Killion *Bill Montague and Kelly Wittich John and Debra Moore Bill and Cindy Morelli Vicky and David Motch Cliff and Linda Mountain Gerald and Lorna Newman Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Oliver Family Foundation Manisha Patel and Michael Curran Douglas Perkins and Lauren Oshman Don and Mary Pisegna Bob and Alicia Prowse Donna Puskas Peter Quinnan and Mark Boire James and Ellice Richardson George and Caroll Roden James and Kay Russell Terry Sabol Raymond Santos

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$500 to $999

Anonymous David Adams Robert and Dulany Anning Jack Avril Evelyn Banzhaf Christopher and Susan Barde Judith Barford Mark Becker Sharon and Edward Beckett Cory and Brian Beimesche Bruce and Elaine Besanko Bill and Marilyn Brown Daniel Brown and Mark Haggard Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center Champlin Architecture Andrew and Sunjoo Chun Cincinnati Ballet Company Matt Cooper and Sharon Porter Bill and Paula Cordes Doug Cornelsen Beverly and Robert Croskery Cross Light, Inc. James and Miriam S. Culley Carmon and Kathy DeLeone Michael and Bridget Fesenmeier Ken and Meg Fox Bill and Angie Frigge Chuck and Marilyn George Gloria Giannestras Amy and Andy Grolnick Esther Grubbs Barbara and Jack Hahn Andrew and Valissa Haskins Ron Hegyesi Judy Herb Neil Hoover and Shawn Scott Cathie Hudnall Marty and Tom Humes Lamar and Rita Hunt Donald Hurd Randall and Mary Kent Stephen and Annie King

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Merlin and Anne Lehman Pat and Denny Linhart Scott and Jordana Lipscomb Tim and Paula Marcagi Jonathan Martin Kathryn McCarthy Kelly McCormick Janet McDaniel Jane Meranus Ed Merkes Robbie and John Michelman Tamara Miller Terry Milligan Sarah Mizelle and John Miller Charlie and Sally Moomaw Gregory Morris Paula Boggs Muething and Brian Muething Leo Munick and Alice Fegelman Edward Nowacki Patricia Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor Warren and Janet Olfert Marilyn Ott Anne and Marty Pinales Nicholas Puncer Ellen Rieveschl Marie Rolf and Robert Lehman Stanley and Shannon Romanstein Jay and Jen Rueger Richard Sarason and Anne Arenstein Alan and Margie Schneider Cindy Schneider Kelly Schumacker Roger and Barbara Selya Vishnoo and Kathy Shahani Brian Shepard Randy T. Slovin Susan and David Smith St. Rose Church Cynthia Starr Brett Stover Eric Thams Samuel and A. Joan Trust Uptown Rental Properties Nicole Vigh James Wallace *David Wasserman *James Wassermann Kathy Weinrich *Carol and Richard Wilson Barbara and Jay Wittenbaum David A. Wolf Womens Way Wesley Woolard Kurt Zeller

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Bridget and John Anthony Nancy D. Bahlman Todd and Ann Bailey Shelley E. Bamberger Tom and Frances Bankston Baroque Violin Shop Jane and Tony Battaglia Brian Bear Betsy Behne Vickie Bell Juliet Berninger Terry Bowlin Aaron and Kimberly Brant Marianna Brown Bettman Susan Buckmaster Jonathan and Kristin Bush Teresa Butt William Carroll Rick and Paul Cauthen Lou and Myra Chabut Michael and Maaike Chertock Dan Collins Curtis Compton Dr. Michelle Conda Dean Congbalay Nancy Conover Kim Cornely John A. Deaver Dick and Joan DeLon Janice Denton Jay and Jackie DeWitt Lisa and Rod Dir Stefan Eckert Therese and Phillip Ellsworth Brent Gallaher Mary Garnatz Janelle and Michael Gelfand Sheela and John Geraghty Tracey Glancy and Michael Beck Maggie Godbold **Lynne Gordon Mikki and Daniel Graff Nancy Greiwe Kenneth Griffiths Tom and Nancy Gruber Dr. Kelly Hale John and Diana Hargrave Kip Hatcher John and Janie Haymaker Bethany Heath Steve and Beth Hofferber Barbara Hunter Indian Springs Academy of Music, LLC Dwayne and Carolyn Irvin Neil and Lorraine Johnson James Kaya and Deb Grauel Christine Kennedy John and Carol Kerr Dick and Mona Kerstine Gary and Eileen Kilday Marvin Kolodzik

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Mark and Ouida Williams James and Ronna Willis Jim and Allison Wilt Nan S. Witten Thomas Wrobel Alison and Jim Zimmerman Elizabeth Zimmerman David and Myra Zoll

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Anonymous (3) Roger and Betty Aerni James and Leesa Alford Gary and Gina Anaple Christine Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Oliver L. Baily Jim Baldwin and Alexis Buchanan Christy Balmos and Bobbi Ruddock Henrietta Barlag Rebecca Barnowski *Jessica and Bob Baron Amy Beegle Constance Beneroff Matthew and Lisa Benjamin Glenda and Malcolm Bernstein Peter Bissman Adriana and Patrick Bitoun Dave and Betty Blasius Stuart Blersch Barbara and Tom Boat Cheryl Boettger Ralph and Elizabeth Boire Dave and Elaine Borsheim Bruce and Nanette Borton Neil Bourgeios Steve Bowling Sue and James Boyd Richard E. and Marguerite W. Bozian Frank and Kathy Bragg Bill and Mary Bramlage Roger Peterson and Claire Braswell John and Marilyn Braun Scott Bridges George and Kathy Brinkman Roberta Bromley Tanya Bromley Charlotte Brooks Simon and Suzanne Browne Douglas and Dawn Bruestle James Bunte and Betty Douglas Elizabeth and Brian Burress Michael and Judy Butler Becky Butts Rachel Calin Clare Callahan Debbie Campbell Jeff and Tess Caputo Gerry Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan and Cathy Carlson Donn and Mary Carr Byron and Katie Cartwright Mark and Eileen Cason Rebecca Castillo Anthony and Judy Cebriak

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS J U LY 1 , 2 0 1 7 – J U N E 3 0 , 2 0 1 8 Alan and Cathy Siebert Janet Simons Sarah Singelee John and Marilyn Skelly Trevor and Iris Smith Gregory and Deborah Sokol Sonde and Alicia Sondergelt Donna Sontag Grummich Steve Spaulding Randall Speer Jay Springer Kayla Springer Frank and Jeanne Stanton Matthew Stensrud Kent and Valerie Stephens Alice and Frank Stephenson Charles and Debra Stern Mason Stewart Linda Stone Ron and Ann Surace Mrs. Frank W. Sutton Shaun Sutton Dale Swisher Edward and Krysa Szabo Bunny and Frank Szecskay Piotr Szewczyk Jonathan Talberg Andrew and Luann Taylor

Beverly Thomas David Thomson Marvin Tibbetts Joseph and Mary Margaret Tilford Hesham Tohamy Daniel Tonozzi John and Patricia Vandegrift Timothy and Barbara Vanderwall Bruce and Lauri VanHise Chris and Rudy Visnich Rich and Cynthia Walburg Sandi Ward James Watson David Weaver Larry Weber Marty Wedge Alan Weinstein George Ann and Jim Wesner Debbie and Dick Westheimer Jane Whipple Charles and Connie Widney Jim and Betsy Williams Chabrelle Williams Joe and Ann Wilmers Shawna Wingerberg John and Jeannine Winkelmann Stanley and Mona Wold Shelby Wood

Mary and David Wright Jaana and A. James Yockey Hongong Li and Yen Yu Kelly Yurko Karen Zaugg David and Tammy Zeph Lynne Zucker and Steven Schuckman Sandy and Helen Zussman *Donations through The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ** Deceased

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GIFT PLANNING HONOR ROLL WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS

WHO HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO INCLUDE CCM IN THEIR PLANNING. It is with deep appreciation that we express gratitude to these donors for their loyalty and support. To those who chose to share their intentions during their lifetime, the University of Cincinnati Foundation extends an invitation to join the Herman Schneider Legacy Society as a way to recognize this enduring legacy of generosity. For more information on gift planning opportunities, please contact the CCM External Relations Office at 513-556-2100.

Mary Lu & Richard Aft Estate of Eleanor Combs Moore Allen Estate of Mary E. Andrews Mr. Neil R. Artman & Ms. Margaret L. Straub The Marian C. Atkins Scholarship Fund **Mr. Robert A. Atterton James P. Baldwin & Alexis L. Buchanan Ms. Henrietta Barlag Thomas & Jeanne Baur Dr. Aubrey Berg Estate of Beatrice A. Bowen Thomas W. Busse Charitable Trust Estate of Martha Carden Mrs. Joan Cavally A.B. Dolly & Ralph Cohen Foundation Estate of Patricia A. Corbett Estate of Kate Cornish Estate of John V. Crable Alvin and Jean Crawford Estate of Agnes Z. Daehn Estate of Betty J. Dannenfelser Kimberly Daniel de Acha & Rafael de Acha Ms. Amy F. Dennison **Mr. Robert A. Deshon Estate of Rowland E. Dietz Ms. Beth S. Dochinger Estate of Luba Dorman Estate of Paul M. Dunkle Estate of Helen T. Ehlers Mr. Donald P. Ehrhart M. Wayne Eich Estate of Eva R. Fleischer Estate of Franklin L. Folger Estate of Katherine Raber Foote Mr. James A. Foxworthy Steven L. Franks Mrs. William A. Friedlander Estate of William A. Friedlander Miss Roslyn Friedman Mr. Frederic Gahr Estate of Charles Gausmann Mr. & Mrs. Charles George Mrs. Gloria I. Giannestras **Mrs. Bernyce W. Golden Mrs. Barbara Haye Goosman

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CCM FACULTY AND STAFF FULL-TIME FACULTY Stephen Allee, Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies Timothy Anderson, Associate Professor of Trombone Quinn Patrick Ankrum, Assistant Professor of Voice Craig Bailey, Assistant Professor of Music in Jazz Saxophone Thomas E. Baresel, Professor of Voice Daniel Batchelder, Visiting Assistant Professor of Musicology Amy C. Beegle, Associate Professor of Music Education Scott Belck, Professor of Jazz Studies David C. Berry, Professor of Music Theory Dror Biran, Associate Professor of Piano Rebecca Bromels, Assistant Professor of Arts Administration James Bunte, Professor of Saxophone, Division Head of Performance Studies Russell D. Burge, Professor of Percussion; Chair of Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion Kevin F. Burke, Professor and Division Head of E-Media Steven J. Cahn, Professor of Music Theory Rachel Calin, Associate Professor of Double Bass Deirdre Carberry, Associate Professor of Dance Michael Chertock, Professor of Piano, Piano Department Chair Michelle Conda, Professor of Piano, Division Head of Keyboard Studies James Culley, Professor of Percussion Ran Dank, Assistant Professor of Piano Vincent DeGeorge, Associate Professor or Musical Theatre, Joseph Weinberger Chair of Acting for the Lyric Stage Peter DePietro, Professor of E-Media Gwendolyn Detwiler, Associate Professor of Voice Jennifer Doctor, Associate Professor of Musicology, Head of the Albino Gorno Memorial (CCM) Library Amit Even-Tov, Assistant Professor of Cello/Ariel Quartet member Susan Felder, Assistant Professor of Acting and Movement Stephen Ferre, Assistant Professor/ Educator of General Studies Michael D. Fiday, Professor of Composition Stefan Fiol, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology

Eva Floyd, Associate Professor of Music Education Thomas Gamboa, Assistant Professor of Wind Studies Gershon Gerchikov, Assistant Professor of Violin/Ariel Quartet member Mark Gibson, Professor of Music, Director of Orchestral Studies Betty Anne Gottlieb, Associate Professor/Educator of Music Education Kenneth R. Griffiths, Professor and Director of Collaborative Piano Roger Grodsky, Professor of Musical Theatre Jan GrĂźning, Assistant Professor of Viola/Ariel Quartet member Robin Guarino, Professor of Opera Thomas A. Haines, Professor of Commercial Music Production Mark Halpin, Associate Professor of Scenic Design Jean Hamilton, Director and Associate Professor of Arts Administration Donald A. Hancock, Assistant Professor of E-Media John M. Hebbeler, Assistant Professor of E-Media Margaret M. Helmuth, Professor of Composition Richard E. Hess, Professor of Acting Kevin Michael Holzman, Assistant Professor and Director of Wind Studies, Interim Division Head of Ensembles and Conducting Sharon Huizinga, Assistant Professor of Lighting Design Jiang Qi, Professor of Dance Jeongwon Joe, Associate Professor of Musicology Amy S. Johnson, Associate Professor of Voice k. Jenny Jones, Professor of Acting (Stage Combat) Michele Kay, Associate Professor of Stage Management, Chair of Theatre Design and Production Department Alexandra Kazovsky, Assistant Professor of Violin/Ariel Quartet member Kathleen Kelly, Associate Professor of Opera Coaching Roger Klug, Associate Professor/ Educator of General Studies Douglas Knehans, Norman Dinerstein Professor of Composition Scholar Jonathan Kregor, Professor of Musicology; Interim Division Head of Composition, Musicology and Theory

Diane Lala, Professor and Interim Department Chair of Musical Theatre Soyeon Kate Lee, Associate Professor of Piano Catharine Carroll Lees, Professor of Viola Marie-France Lefebvre, Professor of Opera/Voice Coaching Hagit Limor, Professor of E-Media Scott Linford, Assistant Professor of Musicology Patricia Linhart, Professor/Educator of Voice/Musical Theatre Donna H. Loewy, Professor of Collaborative Piano C. Catherine Losada, Professor of Music Theory Karen Lykes, Professor of Voice, Dieterle Chair of Music in memory of George Andreas and Elsa Fischer Dieterle Demarre McGill, Associate Professor of Flute William McGraw, Professor of Voice Stephen Meyer, Professor of Musicology Dean Mogle, Professor of Costume Design Samuel Ng, Associate Professor of Music Theory Timothy Northcut, Professor of Tuba and Euphonium Mark S. Ostoich, Professor of Oboe John Owens, Associate Professor of E-Media Lorin Parker, Assistant Professor of E-Media Matthew Peattie, Associate Professor of Musicology Kim C. Pensyl, Professor and Director of Commercial Music Production, Division Head of General Studies Ann M. Porter, Professor and Division Head of Music Education Awadagin Pratt, Professor of Piano and Artist-in-Residence Holly Pratt, Associate Professor/ Educator of General Studies Aik Khai Pung, Assistant Professor of Orchestral Studies Alan Rafferty, Assistant Professor/ Educator of Violoncello Earl Rivers, Professor of Music, Director of Choral Studies Sandra Rivers, Professor of Collaborative Piano Miguel Roig-FrancolĂ, Distinguished Professor of Music Theory and Composition Brant Russell, Associate Professor of Acting Kurt Sassmannshaus, Professor of Violin, Dorothy Richard Starling Chair in Classical Violin

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CCM FACULTY AND STAFF Giora Schmidt, Assistant Professor of Violin Brett Scott, Professor of Choral Studies/Ensembles and Conducting Christopher Segall, Associate Professor of Music Theory Rebecca Senske, Associate Costume Designer Kenneth Shaw, Professor of Voice Stirling Shelton, Professor of Technical Direction Alan Siebert, Professor of Trumpet D’Arcy Smith, Professor of Acting; A.B., Dolly, Ralph and Julia Cohen Chair of Dramatic Performance Shauna Lynne Steele, Associate Professor and Chair of Dance Department Kristy Swift, Visiting Assistant Professor/Educator of Musicology Michael Tevlin, Associate Professor of Dance Matthew Tibbs, Assistant Professor of Sound Design James Tocco, Professor of Piano, Eminent Scholar of Chamber Music and Piano Regina Truhart, Associate Professor of Costume Technology Denise Tryon, Associate Professor of French Horn Thomas C. Umfrid, Professor of Stage Design

Michael Unger, Associate Professor of Organ and Harpsichord Andrew Villemez, Assistant Professor/Educator of Piano Daniel Weeks, Professor of Voice Mark C. Williams, Associate Professor of Lighting Design and Technology Won-Bin Yim, Associate Professor of Violin, Chair of String Department Denton Yockey, Professor of Arts Administration, Division Head of TAPAA Kelly Yurko, Associate Professor of Make-Up FULL-TIME STAFF Stanley E. Romanstein, Dean and Thomas James Kelly Professor of Music Stephanie P. Schlagel, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies John Martin, Interim Assistant Dean of Admissions, Assistant Dean of Preparatory and Community Engagement Kenneth D. Allen, E-Media Technical Production Manager Michael J. Blankenship, Scenic Artist Clarence M. Brown, Computer and Information Analyst I

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CCM FACULTY AND STAFF Judy Hoff, Administrative Assistant of Development and External Relations Tondra Holt, Assistant to the Associate Dean Jonnie Lynn Jacobs-Percer, Performing Arts Specialist (Ballet) Eric Louie, Scheduling Manager Lauren Beth Magee, Program Coordinator, Registrar and Student Accounts for CCM Prep John McDonagh, Director of Facilities and Performance Services Darlene Miller, Executive Staff Assistant for Composition, Musicology and Theory Kathryn Miller, Technical Theatre Specialist Steve Miller, Associate Director of Theatre Operations Sarah Mizelle, Director of Development and External Relations Laura Molander, Theatre Costume Technician Susan Morrison, Theatre Costume Specialist Jamie Muenzer, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, CCM and DAAP

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GENERAL INFORMATION CCM BOX OFFICE: Located in the CCM Atrium, the Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 12:30-6 p.m.; Saturday, noon-4 p.m.; and one hour prior to curtain for all ticketed performances. MasterCard, Visa and Discover cards are accepted. CCM Box Office, P.O. Box 210003, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003; 513-556-4183. PARKING: 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. TAX CREDIT: 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. EMERGENCY CALLS: If you are likely to receive an emergency call during a performance, please leave your name and seat location with the House Manager. If you have a beeper, we also request that you leave it with the House Manager along with your seat number so as not to disturb the audience and performers. In case of emergencies, this will help us locate you as quickly as possible. LOST AND FOUND: 513-556-9413 HOUSE POLICIES: 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. CAMERAS, PHONES AND RECORDING DEVICES: The use of

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IN A RARE SOLO PERFORMANCE

RISING YOUNG LOCAL ARTIST

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NICOLE CABELL

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Friday March 27, 2020

Sunday April 19, 2020

Sunday May 3, 2020

3 PM Memorial Hall | OTR

7 PM Memorial Hall | OTR

SOPRANO

7:30 PM Memorial Hall | OTR Winner 2005 BBC Singer of the World Competition One of the most sought-after lyric sopranos of today In 2019 performed title role of Juliet in Cincinnati Opera’s Romeo and Juliet Has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago

“Cabell’s voice is liquid gold.” Joshua Rosenblum, Opera News

VIOLIN

2019 National YoungArts Winner At age 12 debuted with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Prize winner and youngest competitor 2017 Cooper International Violin Competition First prize winner 2018 inaugural Nancy F. Walker Memorial Scholarship Competition

“It is a joy to watch her artistry, technique and maturity blossoming.” Louis Langrée, Music Director, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

TENOR

Called “the next Pavarotti” by Cesar Ulloa, renowned opera teacher of San Francisco Opera Center Merola and Adler Programs Winner 2012 Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge ‘Bel Canto’ Award; first prize 2014 Montserrat Caballé International Arts Competition Acclaimed debut as the Duke in 2017 San Francisco Opera’s Rigoletto

“[He sings with] firm high notes and thrilling timbre. [His Cincinnati performance] was mesmerizing.” Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati Business Courier

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