CCM's Winter 2011 Quarterly Calendar by UC's College-Conservatory of Music

WINTER 2011

CALENDAR OF MAJOR EVENTS

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BOX OFFICE AND PARKING The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music offers FREE ADMISSION to nearly all of its performances throughout the academic year. Some events do require purchased tickets; please see individual event information for details. CCM BOX OFFICE For ticket and event information, please contact the CCM Box Office: LOCATION AND CONTACT CCM Box Office Corbett Center, CCM Village Telephone: 513-556-4183 E-mail: boxoff@uc.edu Website: ccm.uc.edu

HOURS* Mon-Fri: 12-5:30 p.m. Saturday: 12-4 p.m. One hour prior to curtain for all ticketed performances

PARKING Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the end of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit the UC Parking Services website for information on parking rates: uc.edu/parking. VISA, MasterCard and Discover Card are accepted. All programs are subject to change without notice. Cover photo by Jing Huan. *Hours subject to change based on University of Cincinnati schedules.

JANUARY

A QUICK LOOK AT THIS QUARTER

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MON

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WED

THURS

FRI

SAT 1

Faculty Artist

Graham Johnson Residency

Graham Johnson Residency Percussion Ensemble

Faculty Artist

Percussion Group Cincinnati

Faculty Artist

A Moveable Feast

CCM Prep

Chamber Music

Chamber Players

Thinking About Music Turandot

FEBRUARY

A QUICK LOOK AT THIS QUARTER

SUN JAN

Faculty Artist

MON JAN

Jazz Eminent Ensemble Scholar & Lab Band

Mainstage Opera Faculty Artist Chamber Music

TUES 1

Faculty Artist

Faculty Jazztet

WED 2

Philharmonia

CafĂŠ MoMus

Mainstage Musical Theatre Chamber Players

Studio Musical Theatre

Mainstage Opera

Studio Drama

FRI

SAT

Wind Ensemble

Wind Symphony

Thinking About Music

Starling Showcase

Studio Musical Theatre

Mainstage Opera

Studio Drama

Studio Musical Theatre

Mainstage Opera

Studio Drama

Prism XIV

Orchestra

THURS 3

Faculty Artist Brass Choir

Mainstage Musical Theatre

Mainstage Musical Theatre Thinking About Music Concert Orchestra

Mainstage Musical Theatre Starling Chamber Orchestra

MARCH

A QUICK LOOK AT THIS QUARTER

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MON

TUES 1

UC Choruses

WED 2

THURS 3

Mainstage Musical Theatre

FRI 5

Studio Opera

Mainstage Musical Theatre Thinking About Music

Mainstage Musical Theatre

Starling Series

Studio Opera Stravinsky Festival

Dance Jazz Ensemble & Lab Band

Wind Symphony & Wind Ensemble

Percussion Group Cincinnati

Faculty Artist

CCM Prep

UC Symphony Orchestra

Philharmonia

Orchestra

Mainstage Musical Theatre

Dance

Opera Workshop

CCM Prep

CCM Prep Cincinnati Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir

CCM Prep

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JANUARY THURSDAY,

• Faculty Artist Series • Joel Hoffman, composer 8 p.m. Hoffman: Three Paths for cello and piano As well as other new works. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---FRIDAY, Graham Johnson Residency CCM Collaborative Piano department hosts a two-day JAN. 7 noon & 7 p.m. residency with renowned author, lecturer and collaborative pianist Graham Johnson. SATURDAY, Jan. 7, noon: Schubert Lieder Master Class Jan. 7, 7 p.m.: Public Lecture, Schubert’s Life and Vocal Works JAN. 8 noon Jan. 8, noon: Fauré Mélodie Master Class Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---SATURDAY, Percussion Ensemble Location: Corbett Auditorium JAN. 8 8 p.m. Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---SUNDAY, • Faculty Artist Series • Patricia Linhart, soprano JAN. 9 4 p.m. Julie Spangler, piano “It’s June in January” A cabaret of hot tunes for a cold afternoon! Assisted by many CCM favorites. Wear your summer togs, it should be fun! Location: Patricia Corbett Theater Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---TUESDAY • Faculty Artist Series • Kenneth Shaw, baritone JAN. 11 8 p.m. Kenneth Griffiths, piano Schubert: Der Taucher, D 77, zweite Fassung Rorem: Flight for Heaven, A Cycle of Robert Herrick Songs Schoenberg: Two Songs, Op. 1 Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---SUNDAY • Faculty Artist Series • Percussion Group Cincinnati JAN. 16 4 p.m. “Music From Scratch” CONTINUED

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A children’s concert and family show, performed in hundreds of school and communities across the country for more than 30 years. Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— SUNDAY, • CCM Preparatory Department • Jazz Explosion JAN. 16 7 p.m. Dan Karlsberg, music director “High School Jazz Combos” High school students from the Greater Cincinnati area perform jazz standards. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— WEDNESDAY, • Faculty Artist Series • Alan Siebert, trumpet JAN. 19 8 p.m. Albert Mühlbock, piano James Culley, percussion Members of Carillon Brass: Charles Pagnard, trumpet Sean Vore, horn Tim Anderson, trombone Tim Northcut, tuba An All-American program, including transcriptions, arrangements and original music for the trumpet. Featuring the music of Charles Ives, George Gershwin, Eric Hoover, Eric Ewazenwith and the U.S. premiere of Yosemite by CCM composer Kim Pensyl. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— FRIDAY, “A Moveable Feast” Benefit Event Hosted by the Friends of CCM JAN. 21 6:30 p.m. Join the Friends of CCM for the return of “Moveable Feast” and enjoy an evening of delicacies while traveling through CCM Village. Sample the sumptuous entertainment, ranging from drama, opera, musical theatre and dance to chamber, choral, jazz, orchestral, and wind music, backstage tours and e-media demonstrations. Location: CCM Village CONTINUED

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Admission: Special ticket prices and limited seating. For more information, please contact CCM External Relations at 513-556-2100. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---TUESDAY, • Chamber Music Series • Classical Guitar Ensemble JAN. 25 8 p.m. Clare Callahan, director Solos, duos, trios and quartets by Sor, Tchaikovsky, Piazzola, Scarlatti, Bach, Montes, Brouwer, Chobanian and Granados, among others. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---THURSDAY, • Chamber Music Series • Chamber Players JAN. 27 8 p.m. Rodney Winther, music director Presenting four of the most standard works in the repertoire with music by Mozart, Varèse, Martinu and Kurka. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---FRIDAY, • Thinking About Music Lecture Series • Yayoi Uno Everett, Emory University JAN. 28 2 p.m. “Faustian Parable in John Adams’ Dr. Atomic (2006)” Location: Baur Room Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---FRIDAY, • CCM Orchestra Series • Turandot JAN. 28 7:30 p.m. Music by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni Mark Gibson, music director and conductor Philharmonia Orchestra, Brass Choir, Chamber Choir, Chorale and Cincinnati Children’s Choir A very special collaboration with Central Opera, Beijing and the Greater Cincinnati Chinese Music Society. This concert event features student and faculty soloists along with guest artists. Sung in Italian. Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $20 reserved seating, $10 non-UC students, UC students FREE UC student tickets available day of performance only. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————----

FEBRUARY SUNDAY,

• Faculty Artist Series • WIRED String Orchestra 4 p.m. Awadagin Pratt, conductor, piano Maurice Todd, double bass Man Chung Chan, viola Bottessini: Tarantella Hindemith: Trauermusik Jeffrey Mumford: Rhapsody for Cello Elena Ruehr: Shimmer Sibelius: Romanze Lera Auerbach: Serenade for a Melancholic Sea Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— THURSDAY, • Studio Musical Series • A Little Night Music FEB. 3 8 p.m. Book by Hugh Wheeler Steven Goldstein, director FRIDAY, Anthony DeAngelis, musical director Based on Ingmar Bergman’s Smiles of a Summer Night, this FEB. 4 8 p.m. lyrical Tony Award-winning masterpiece is set at a country house in Sweden at the turn of the century. Impossible liaisons SATURDAY, and long-simmering passions come to light as the sun steadfastly refuses to set and the night smiles three times: once for the FEB. 5 2:30 & 8 p.m. lovers, once for the dreamers and once for the fools. Witty and urbane, A Little Night Music fully captures the intricacies of love’s endless possibilities in haunting three-quarter time. Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater Admission: Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available on Monday, Jan. 31 at noon—please 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 —————————————————————————————————————————————————— FRIDAY, • CCM Winds Series • Wind Ensemble FEB. 4 8 p.m. Terence Milligan, music director and conductor “From Far and Near” Featuring a variety of works from faraway Greece, Germany and Canada as well as nearby Ohio. Andreas Makris/Bader: Aegean Festival Overture Wagner: Trauermusik CONTINUED

JAN. 30

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Jack Gallagher: A Psalm of Life Francois Morel: Diptych Hindemith: Symphony in B-Flat for Concert Band Location: Corbett Auditorium Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---SATURDAY, • CCM Winds Series • Wind Symphony FEB. 5 8 p.m. Rodney Winther, music director and conductor “Contemporary Wind Music from Europe” Featuring works from Holland, Finland, Hungary, Norway and Belgium, this concert will present five of Europe’s finest composers in music rarely heard in the United States. Keuris: Catena Sallinen: Palace Rhapsody Ranki: Suite No. 2 from King Pomade Tveitt: Sinfonia de Soffiatori Strens: Danse Funambulesque Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---SUNDAY, • CCM Jazz Series • Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Band FEB. 6 4 p.m. Scott Belck and Paul Piller, conductors “The Swing Era” Landmark works from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman and more. Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE Jazz Series Sponsor: Christopher Dietz & Family ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---MONDAY, • Eminent Scholar Series • James Tocco, piano FEB. 7 8 p.m. The Amernet String Quartet, Guest Chamber Ensemble CCM’s Eminent Scholar in Chamber Music James Tocco performs with special guests the Amernet String Quartet from Florida International University. The program will feature the Taneyev Piano Quintet and more. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————----

FEBRUARY TUESDAY,

• Faculty Artist Series • Phil DeGreg, piano Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall 8 p.m. Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— • Mainstage Opera Series • THURSDAY, The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro, 1786) FEB. 10 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 8 p.m. Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte Annunziata Tomaro, conductor FRIDAY Robin Guarino, director FEB. 11 The most popular of Mozart’s operas, The Marriage of Figaro 8 p.m. presents a comically tangled web of infidelity, duplicity, blackmail and mistaken identity, all leading to a happily-everSATURDAY, after ending. Recounting a single day of madness in the palace FEB. 12 of Count Almaviva, this classic opera buffa is celebrated for 2:30 & 8 p.m. its wonderful arias, complemented by some of the finest ensemble scenes ever written. SUNDAY, Sung in Italian with English supertitles. FEB. 13 Location: Patricia Corbett Theater 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $27-$29, $17-$19 students, $11 student rush tickets available for Saturday matinee beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 12. Season Production Sponsor: Macy’s —————————————————————————————————————————————————— FRIDAY, • Thinking About Music Lecture Series • Thomas Turino, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign FEB. 11 2 p.m. “Piercian Phenomenology and the Study of Music” Location: Baur Room Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— SATURDAY, • Starling Series • Starling Showcase FEB. 12 4 p.m. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— SUNDAY, • Faculty Artist Series • Catharine Carroll, viola FEB. 13 4 p.m. Elisabeth Pridonoff, piano Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————

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FEBRUARY SUNDAY,

• Chamber Music Series • Classical Guitar Chamber Music 7 p.m. Clare Callahan, director Music for voice, flute and guitar by Marcello, Dodgson and Paganini, among others. Location: Watson Hall Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---TUESDAY, • CCM Jazz Series • Faculty Jazztet FEB. 15 8 p.m. James Bunte, saxophone; Kim Pensyl, trumpet; Marc Fields, trombone; James E. Smith, guitar; Phil DeGreg, piano; Chris Berg, bass; Art Gore and John Von Ohlen, drums An evening of intimate chamber jazz. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free Jazz Series Sponsor: Christopher Dietz & Family ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---THURSDAY, • Studio Drama Series • TRANSMIGRATION – A festival of student-created new works FEB. 17 7 p.m. TRANSMIGRATION, so named for “the movement from one place to another” or “the transition from one state of being FRIDAY to another,” is a festival of new works created by the acting students in CCM Drama. Performed simultaneously in three FEB. 18 7 p.m. different locations around our complex, TRANSMIGRATION will allow the audience to sample four different 30-minute SATURDAY, new works of their choosing in one spectacular evening. Recognized by CityBeat with multiple Cincinnati FEB. 19 2 & 7 p.m. Entertainment Award nominations. Location: Various locations in CCM Village Admission: Admission is free. Reservations are required. Tickets available Monday, Feb. 14 at noon—please contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order. Drama Studio Series Sponsor: Neil Artman & Margaret Straub ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---FRIDAY, • CCM Winds Series • Wind Symphony, Wind Ensemble, Brass Choir and FEB. 18 8 p.m. Jazz Combo Terence Milligan and Rodney Winther, conductors “Prism XIV: From CCM with Love – A Valentine’s Day Present” CONTINUED

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Featuring the combined talents of the CCM Wind Symphony, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensembles, Percussion Group Cincinnati, UC Men’s Chorus, chamber ensembles and various soloists in 60 minutes of music that surrounds the listener from all areas of Corbett Auditorium. Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE —————————————————————————————————————————————————— WEDNESDAY, • CCM Orchestra Series • Philharmonia Orchestra FEB. 23 2 p.m. Mark Gibson, music director Student Conductors “CCM Concerto Competition Winners Concert” CCM Orchestras present a very special matinee performance. Rossini: Overture to La Cenerentola Bloch: Suite Hébraïque Mozart: Bassoon Concerto, K. 181 Dvorák: Violin Concerto in A Minor Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE —————————————————————————————————————————————————— WEDNESDAY, Café MoMus: Contemporary Music Ensemble Annunziata Tomaro, music director and conductor FEB. 23 8 p.m. An evening of cutting-edge music in a coffeehouse setting. Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— THURSDAY, • Mainstage Musical Theatre Series • Rent FEB. 24 8 p.m. Music, lyrics and book by Jonathan Larson Richard E. Hess, director FRIDAY Steve Goers, musical director FEB. 25 Diane Lala, choreographer 8 p.m. The breakthrough musical of the 1990s, Rent represents Puccini’s La bohème in the lower East Side of New York SATURDAY, City. The Bohemian artists and poets of the original are now FEB. 26 contemporary figures working on the fringes of the art world, 2:30 & 8 p.m. finding humor, conflict and love in an environment struggling SUNDAY, under the specter of AIDS. The winner of four Tony

FEB. 27 2:30 p.m.

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MAR. 3 8 p.m.

FRIDAY

MAR. 4 8 p.m.

SATURDAY,

MAR. 5

2:30 & 8 p.m. SUNDAY,

Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this rock opera is a challenging, emotional and deeply moving portrait of a new generation. Location: Patricia Corbett Theater Tickets: $27-$29, $17-$19 students, $11 student rush tickets available for Saturday matinees beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 and March 5; limit two rush tickets per student ID. Season Production Sponsor: Macy’s Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

MAR. 6

2:30 p.m. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---FRIDAY, • Thinking About Music Lecture Series • Lawrence Zbikowski, University of Chicago FEB. 25 2 p.m. “Words, Music and Song” Location: Baur Room Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---FRIDAY, • CCM Orchestra Series • Concert Orchestra FEB. 25 8 p.m. Annunziata Tomaro, music director Mark Gibson, conductor Revueltas: Sensemaya Stravinsky: Firebird Suite Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 Location: Corbett Auditorium Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---SATURDAY, • Starling Series • Starling Chamber Orchestra FEB. 26 7 p.m. Kurt Sassmannshaus, music director Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---SUNDAY, • Chamber Music Series • Chamber Players FEB. 27 4 p.m. Rodney Winther, music director Berg: Kammerkonzert for Violin, Piano and Thirteen Winds Webern: Konzert, Op. 24 Schoenberg: Kammersymphonie No. 1, Op. 9 CONTINUED

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Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— MONDAY, • Faculty Artist Series • Donna Loewy, piano FEB. 28 8 p.m. Guest Artist Daniel Weeks, tenor André Caplet: Trois Poèmes de G. Jean-Aubry Liszt: Drei Lieder aus Schillers “Wilhelm Tell” Szymanowski: various songs Jeffrey Wood: Every Night and Every Morn Quilter: To Julia Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— MONDAY, Brass Choir Location: Corbett Auditorium FEB. 28 8 p.m. Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— TUESDAY, • CCM Choral Series • UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses and Cabaret Singers MAR. 1 8 p.m. Brandon Dean, Olga Artemova and Sean Taylor, conductors “Winter Concert” The UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses, comprised of students from all of UC’s 13 colleges, present a diverse collection of choral works from a variety of style periods. Also featured are popular and vocal jazz arrangements performed by the Cabaret Singers. Haydn: Missa Sancti Nicoli Brahms: Vier Gesänge, Op. 17 Gjeilo: Ubi Caritas Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE —————————————————————————————————————————————————— FRIDAY & • Studio Opera Series • SATURDAY The Island of Tulipatan (L’île de Tulipatan, 1868) MAR. 4 & Music by Jacques Offenbach French libretto by Henri Chivot and Alfred Duru MAR. 5 8 p.m. Chaowen Ting, conductor Jennifer Williams, director SUNDAY, Set on the Island of Tulipatan, Théodorine has raised her son as a girl named Hermosa to rescue him from CONTINUED MAR. 6 2:30 p.m.

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military conscription, while Duke Cacatois’ daughter, lacking a male heir to the throne, has been brought up as a boy named Alexis. Of course unknowingly, the young people fall in love and plan to wed, which does not change when the cross-gender roleplaying comes to light. Offenbach sets Henri Chivot and Alfred Duru’s original French libretto to a deliriously delightful one-act operetta, filled with uproarious calamity and endless hilarity. Sung in French with English spoken dialogue. Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater Admission: Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available on Monday, Feb. 28 at noon—please contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---FRIDAY, • Thinking About Music Lecture Series • Charles O. Nussbaum, University of Texas-Arlington MAR. 4 2 p.m. “Sentiment and Sentimentality in Music” Location: Baur Room Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---SUNDAY, • CCM Choral & Orchestral Series • Chamber Choir, Chorale, Concert Orchestra and MAR. 6 4 p.m. Chamber Players Earl Rivers, Brett Scott, Mark Gibson and Rodney Winther, conductors “Stravinsky Festival” CCM’s Choral, Orchestral, Percussion, Piano and Wind Departments showcase masterpieces of Stravinsky, perhaps the 20th century’s most important composer. Experience the festivities of a Russian peasant wedding in Les Noces, the neoclassic austerity of Mass, the vivid emotions of Ave Maria and The King of the Stars, and the visceral rhythms and dynamic orchestral colors in Firebird Suite. Bogoroditse Devo (Ave Maria) Mass Le Roi des étoiles (The King of the Stars) Les Noces (The Wedding) Firebird Suite Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————----

MARCH SUNDAY,

• Faculty Artist Series • Randy Bowman, flute 7 p.m. Location: Watson Hall Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— MONDAY, • Starling Series • The Starling Program and the Mozarteum Salzburg Present MAR. 7 8 p.m. Young Talents from Two Continents Kurt Sassmannshaus, music director Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— TUESDAY, • CCM Winds Series • Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble MAR. 8 2 p.m. Rodney Winther and Terence Milligan, conductors “Annual Concerto Concert” CCM Winds presents a very special matinee performance. Roger Nixon: Fiesta del Pacifico Danielle Gaudry, guest conductor Weber: Andante and Hungarian Rondo Winner of the bassoon studio concerto competition, soloist Colgrass: Urban Requiem feat. the Oasis Saxophone Quartet Putz: Chapters of Life – Concerto for Tuba Timothy Northcut, tuba soloist Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE —————————————————————————————————————————————————— TUESDAY, • Faculty Artist Series • Marie-France Lefebvre, piano MAR. 8 8 p.m. Kenneth Griffiths, piano Mark Gibson, piano Schubert: Lebensstürme, Op. 144, D 947 Schubert: Rondo in A Major, Op. 107, D 951 Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— THURSDAY, • Faculty Artist Series • Percussion Group Cincinnati CONTINUED MAR. 10 8 p.m.

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A performance for the attendees of the Society of American Music Annual Conference, but open to the public! Featuring the music of McPhee, Cage, Mingus, Salinas and others. Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---FRIDAY, • CCM Orchestra Series • Philharmonia Orchestra MAR. 11 8 p.m. Mark Gibson, music director and conductor “Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Gustav Mahler’s Death” Mozart: Overture to La Clemenza di Tito, K. 621 Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---FRIDAY, Opera Workshop Scenes Location: DVAC 300 MAR. 11 8 p.m. Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---SATURDAY, • CCM Dance Series • Choreographers’ Showcase MAR. 12 2:30 & 8 p.m. Jiang Qi and Deirdre Carberry, directors “New Voices – Extraordinary Movement” SUNDAY, CCM Dance Division’s talented young choreographers present an evening of exciting new works with innovative style, creative MAR. 13 2:30 p.m. movement and a fresh view of where dance is today. Location: Patricia Corbett Theater Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————---SUNDAY, • CCM Jazz Series • CCM Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Band MAR. 13 4 p.m. Scott Belck and Paul Piller, conductors “Jazz Composers’ Concert” Featuring compositions and arrangements by some of the most noted writers in jazz, plus a surprise guest artist! Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE Jazz Series Sponsor: Christopher Dietz & Family ——————————————————————————————————————————————————----

MARCH MONDAY,

• CCM Preparatory Department • Cincinnati Youth Wind Ensemble and Cincinnati Junior 7 p.m. Youth Wind Ensemble Simon Tillier and Ann Porter, conductors Some of the area’s finest young wind and percussion musicians perform classic and contemporary works for band. Location: Corbett Auditorium Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————-WEDNESDAY, University of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Aik Khai Pung, music director and conductor MAR. 16 8 p.m. “Russian Night” Tchaikovsky: Waltz from Sleeping Beauty Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite Location: Corbett Auditorium Admission: Free ——————————————————————————————————————————————————-FRIDAY, • CCM Preparatory Department • The Last Dragon of Camelot MAR. 18 7:30 p.m. Book and lyrics by Alyn Cardarelli Music by Steve Goers SATURDAY, Dee Anne Bryll, director Rebecca Childs, musical director MAR. 19 2:30 & Jonn Baca, fight choreographer 7:30 p.m. Along the countryside an evil dragon has returned to wreak revenge upon the king who banished him. As knights lie SUNDAY, helpless before this beast, one woman is determined to show MAR. 20 she has the intelligence, strength and courage to save them all. 2:30 p.m. This show was originally produced in Chicago at the Emerald City Theatre. This production will be the premiere of this adaptation by Alyn Cardarelli and Steve Goers. Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $8 students. Tickets go on sale to the general public at noon on Monday, Feb. 7. Sponsored in part by ArtsWave —————————————————————————————————————————————————— SATURDAY, • CCM Preparatory Department • Preparatory Department Brass Choir MAR. 19 1 p.m. Paul Hillner, music director Cincinnati’s finest young brass musicians perform classic and contemporary music for brass. CONTINUED

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Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall Admission: Free —————————————————————————————————————————————————— Cincinnati Children’s Choir SATURDAY, Robyn Lana, director MAR. 19 “Sounds of Spring” 4 p.m. One of the nation’s leading children’s and youth choir programs, the Cincinnati Children’s Choir celebrates 10 years in residence at CCM with this concert, featuring the winner of its national composition competition. In addition, the six resident choirs will perform classical, world and folk music with special guests. Location: Corbett Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————

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FROM I-71 SOUTH: Take William Howard Taft, Exit 3; continue on Taft one mile to Jefferson Avenue. Turn right on Jefferson, then make an immediate left onto Corry Boulevard. The CCM Village and parking garage are at the base of Corry Boulevard. FROM I-71 NORTH: Take Reading Road, Exit 2; continue north on Reading one mile; veer left at fork onto Burnet Avenue. Turn left on William Howard Taft, then right onto Jefferson and make an immediate left onto Corry Boulevard. The CCM Village and parking garage are at the base of Corry Boulevard. FROM I-75 NORTH OR SOUTH: Take Hopple Street, Exit 3. At light, turn left. Cross Central Parkway; go up hill (Martin Luther King Drive) past the UC campus to Jefferson Avenue. Turn right on Jefferson, then turn right on Corry Boulevard. The CCM Village and parking garage are at the base of Corry Boulevard.