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CCM in the News Classical: Allentown Symphony oboist to perform free concert at St. John's - The Morning Call Fun and free events in Cincinnati this weekend: April 13-15 - Cincinnati Enquirer What to Do/Hear/See | April 11-17 - Movers & Makers Magazine Symbiotic Systems - Business Officer Magazine Exclusive Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine- featuring Producer Kevin McCollum - BroadwayWorld.com Close Encounters With Music Presents The Faux And The Fabulous - Massachusetts MA AmericanTowns.com Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati Presents the Regional Premiere Musical HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW - BroadwayWorld.com Our 9 favorite Tiny Desk Contest submissions from Greater Cincinnati bands - Insider Story - WCPO BizJournals.com: Awadagin Pratt-inspired piano festival returns for eighth year - Blog Likes Houston Symphony Pays Tribute To The Iconic Music Of Legendary Film Composer John Williams - The Katy News Grimmfest Announces Genre Awards and All-Woman Jury - Dread Central Business Briefs: High Peaks Festival moves to Berkshires; housing trust offers assistance loans; Williams College appoints new chaplain; Berkshire Children & Families promotes two; BTCF spring grant deadlines - The Berkshire Edge “In a Moss Garden: Sounds of Japan” at Rothko Chapel - Guidry News UC's College-Conservatory of Music is Cincinnati’s great arts influencer: SLIDESHOW The Business Journals Kelly Hall Tompkins Announced As CSO Artist In Residence - BroadwayWorld.com Steve Allee's compositions - and playing - in the spotlight - All About Jazz 'The Theory of Relativity' gravitates toward CCM universe - The News Record Florentine Opera Announces Summer Community Performance Schedule BroadwayWorld.com Acclaimed Countertenor John Holiday To Perform In Des Moines - BroadwayWorld.com REVIEW: From tragedy to comedy, CCM double bill is a treasure - The Business Journals CCM Announces 2018-19 Mainstage Series of Acting, Dance, Musical Theatre and Opera Publicnow Musical Theatre Meets Physics in CCM’s 'The Theory of Relativity' - Publicnow You think love is complicated? Try writing about it - Cincinnati Enquirer Catawba College Forum: “Making the Leap from University into the World in the 21st Century” - WBTV 3 News CCM Wind Studies Presents 21st Annual PRISM Concert - Publicnow Letter from the Editor: April 2018 - Cincinnati Excerpts of Rufus Wainwright opera to be performed in Over-the-Rhine - The Business Journals How to be a modern patron of classical music - The Business Journals

Archived News 2016 CCM Philharmonia's Valentine’s Day Concert Gets Rave Review - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/ccm-s-valentine-s-silver-rose-special/article_4caf01ee-f3f6-11e6-b089ab4ab1d1125a.html)

James Madison University Hires CCM Alumna As New Provost - The Breeze (http://www.breezejmu.org/news/university-hires-new-provost-to-begin-working-in-july/article_2c901f3e-bcf5-11e6-99ff-33901e168d32.html) CCM Professor Michael Fiday's "Three for One" Dazzles at its CSO Premiere - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/11/26/branford-marsalis-dazzles-csos-american-program/94474456/) Kathleen Battle (MM '71) Returns to the Met After 22 Years. It Was Worth the Wait. - The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/arts/music/kathleen-battle-returns-to-the-met-after-22-years-it-was-worththe-wait.html)

Alysha Deslorieux (BFA '12) Performs Leading Role in "Found" - The Philadelphia Tribune (http://www.phillytrib.com/entertainment/hamilton-actress-stars-in-found/article_731469c5-b814-5988-9c7f-0118f84e0b33.html) Alumna Bethany Hamann Performs Barnes' Autumn Soliloquy for Oboe with the Anderson Community Band - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/anderson-township/2016/11/07/andersoncommunity-band-leonard-bernstein-bethany-hamann/93429188/)

K (http://new.thesappycritic.com/2016/10/22/review-a-chorus-line/) irk Sheppard Reviews CCM Musical Theatre's A Chorus Line - The Sappy Critic (http://new.thesappycritic.com/2016/10/22/review-a-chorus-line/) Know Theatre, feat. CCM students & alumni, takes audience on a tour of terror with immersive show at Mockbee - WCPO (http://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/know-theatre-mockbee-hit-the-lights-halloween-otherrhine)

CCM Alumni Prepare For The Other Rhine - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2016/10/20/adult-halloween-terrifying-theater-and-cadaverous-choreography/92456248/) Alumna Diana Maria Riva Lands Role As Antagonistic Kindergarten Teacher in New CBS Sitcom - WVXU.org (http://wvxu.org/post/diana-maria-riva-back-classroom#stream/0) Know Theatre and Hit The Lights! Theater Co.'s The Other Rhine Features Numerous CCM Acting Alumni - Broadwayworld.com (http://www.broadwayworld.com/cincinnati/article/Discover-the-Horror-of-THE-OTHERRHINE-at-Know-Theatre-This-Halloween-Season-20161014#)

Janelle Gelfand Interviews CCM Alumnus Isaac Selya (DMA '14) - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2016/10/12/wagner-returns-west-side/91821474/) A Q&A with Cabaret's Randy Harrison (BFA '00) - Lavender Magazine (http://www.lavendermagazine.com/our-scene/5q-cabaret/) Randy Harrison (BFA '00) masters an iconic role in 'Cabaret' - Sioux City Journal (http://siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/randy-harrison-masters-an-iconic-role-in-cabaret/article_d04e3e68-630a-5623a4c6-e6c14c33acec.html)

Find Your College Fit: A Q&A with Rocco Dal Vera, Head of TAPAA - acceptd (https://getacceptd.com/audition-expert-rocco-dal-vera/) Kirk Sheppard Reviews CCM Musical Theatre's THEY WERE YOU - The Sappy Critic (http://new.thesappycritic.com/2016/10/06/review-they-were-you/) What to See on Northern Kentucky & Cincinnati Stages in October - River City News (http://www.rcnky.com/articles/2016/10/03/what-see-northern-kentucky-cincinnati-stages-october) Kirk Sheppard Reviews CCM's Mainstage Series Opener, Romeo and Juliet - The Sappy Critic (http://new.thesappycritic.com/2016/10/02/review-romeo-and-juliet/) Janelle Gelfand's Thoughts on Recent CCM Concerts - janellesnotes (https://janellesnotes.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/critics-notebook/) Kevin Copenhaver (BFA '89) Traded the Oboe for Costume Design and Found a Perfect Fit - 303 Magazine (https://303magazine.com/2016/09/303-style-profile-denver-costume-designer-kevin-copenhaver/) CCM Alumna Returns to Post as Madeira HS Theatre Director - (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/madeira/2016/09/28/madeiraschools/91217096/) Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/madeira/2016/09/28/madeiraschools/91217096/)

CCM Musical Theatre's RUNAWAYS Heads to Know Theatre This Fall - Broadwayworld.com (http://www.broadwayworld.com/cincinnati/article/UC-CCM-Musical-Theatres-RUNAWAYS-Heads-to-Know-Theatre-This-Fall20160920) (http://www.broadwayworld.com/cincinnati/article/UC-CCM-Musical-Theatres-RUNAWAYS-Heads-to-Know-Theatre-This-Fall-20160920)

A CCM Alumnus Remembers His Friend, Edward Albee - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/09/20/when-pulitzer-winning-playwright-fell-love-cincinnati-theater/90630952/) CCM Alumna Ronit Widmann-Levy Stuns in "The Dybbuk" - Palo Alto Weekly (http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/print/2016/09/15/the-dybbuk-transforms-yiddish-legend-into-multimedia-opera) Wanna be on Broadway? University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music a good start - WCPO (http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/colleges/uc-news/wanna-be-on-broadway-university-of-cincinnati-collegeconservatory-of-music-a-good-start)

Big 10: Top Colleges Currently Represented on Broadway - Playbill (http://www.playbill.com/article/big-10-top-colleges-currently-represented-on-broadway) CCM Students Form Theatre Company at Transylvania University - The Rambler (http://www.transyrambler.com/student-run-bad-mouth-theatre-co-produces-constelattions/) Budding CCM cellist travels to native China for series of performances - WLWT (http://www.wlwt.com/news/jades-journey-budding-ccm-cellist-travels-to-native-china-for-series-of-performances/41542048) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Appoints CCM Alumna and Former Faculty Member Rebecca Barnes as Section Viola - Broadwayworld.com (http://www.broadwayworld.com/cincinnati/article/CSO-AnnouncesNew-Musician-Appointments-20160901)

CCM Alumnus Rich Jaffe Retiring After Decades As Reporter, Photographer - WVXU (http://wvxu.org/post/rich-jaffe-retiring-after-decades-reporter-photographer#stream/0) CCM Alumnus Phil Amalong: Confessions of a Piano-Playing, Mountain-Biking Serial Entrepreneur - businnes2community.com (http://www.business2community.com/expert-interviews/phil-amalong-confessionspiano-playing-mountain-biking-serial-entrepreneur-01641169#TzUxkEBukuLAxvdY.97)

Six Things to Know as the World Piano Competition Turns 60 - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/07/26/six-things-know-world-piano-turns-60/87445088/) Celebrating 60 Years of the Cincinnati World Piano Competition: An Interview with Awadagin Pratt - wvxu.org (audio) (http://wvxu.org/post/celebrating-60-years-cincinnati-world-piano-competition#stream/0) CCM Alumnus Jason Matthew Smith Featured in New Star Trek Film – Blogcritics.org (http://blogcritics.org/comic-con-interview-star-trek-beyonds-cupcake-jason-matthew-smith/) Cincinnati Youth Wind Ensemble Travels to Australia for Music Festival - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/loveland/2016/07/18/loveland-students-travel-australia-music-festival/87242344/) Sphinx, Project STEP, and the CCM/CSO Community of Strings Tackle Diversity in the String World - Strings Magazine (http://stringsmagazine.com/sphinx-project-step-and-community-of-strings-tackle-diversity-in-thestring-world/)

CCM Alumni John Holiday (MM, 2012) and Yi Li (AD, 2013) Featured in Powerful Opera of Eastern and Western Allure - The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/arts/music/review-a-powerful-operaof-eastern-and-western-allure-paradise-interrupted-lincoln-center-festival.html?_r=0)

Forward Steps With the CCM/CSO Diversity Fellowship - Symphony Magazine (http://ccm.uc.edu/content/dam/ccm/images/diversityfellowship/ForwardSteps(SymphonySpring2016).pdf) CCM Faculty and Alumni Help Bring Fellow Travelers from the Opera Fusion Workshop to the Cincinnati Opera Stage - New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/arts/music/review-fellow-travelerscincinnati-opera.html?_r=0)

Randy Harrison (BFA '00) Talks Touring with Cabaret - Las Vegas Sun (https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/jun/18/qa-cabaret-star-randy-harrison-talks-touring-nudit/) Alexa Green (BFA '08) Set to Release Her Debut Album - Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Christine-Dwyer-Amber-Iman-More-Set-for-Alexa-Greens-Album-Release-Concert-619-20160615) Jeanne Majors (MM '71), Founder of Prelude Chamber Music Camp, Has Dedicated Her Life to Music - Florida Union-Times (http://jacksonville.com/news/columnists/charlie-patton/2016-06-13/story/one-us-jeannemajors-founder-prelude-chamber-music)

CCM's New Season Engages Heart, Mind and Gut - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/06/10/ccms-new-season-engages-heart-mind-and-guts/85620128/) Robin Guarino Adds New Twists to Old Favorite - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/06/09/robin-guarino-adds-new-twists-old-favorite/85492204/) CCM Professors Robin Guarino and Mark Gibson Make Their Cincinnati Opera Debuts - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-35413-home_team_advantage.html) Akron Symphony Names Marie Bucoy-Calavan (DMA '14) as Chorus Director - Hudson Hub-Times (http://www.hudsonhubtimes.com/entertainment/2016/06/06/akron-symphony-names-bucoycalavan-as-chorus-director) CCM Professor of Acting Richard Hess Debuts New Play at Fringe Festival - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-35362-naked_strangers.html) CCM Musical Theatre Students Star in Critics' Pick of Fringe Festival - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-35350-the_gospel_of_fat_kathy_%28critics_pick%29.html) Shoshana Bean (BFA '99) Brings Comic Sensibility to Funny Girl - Newbury Port Daily News (http://www.newburyportnews.com/news/lifestyles/dream-role-in-the-round/article_3f53dab8-6d48-52ab-b036d6dbd1ca8529.html)

Artist Spotlight: CCM Alumnus Michael Poast - Examiner (http://www.examiner.com/article/artist-spotlight-michael-poast) Forward Steps (Featuring the CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship Program) - Symphony Magazine (https://issuu.com/americanorchestras/docs/symphony_spring_2016-issuu/26) Cincinnati World Piano Competition Announces Artists for 60th Anniversary Concert - Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/Cincinnati-World-Piano-Competition-to-Present-60thAnniversary-Concert-at-UC-CCM-20160510#)

Sarah Bishop (BFA '15) Goes from Good to Bad in Cabaret - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/theater/2016/05/06/ccm-grad-goes-nice-girl-bad-girl-cabaret/83976416/) Previewing CCM Dance's Swan Lake - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2016/04/15/swan-lake-dummies-and-happy-people/82985430/) CCM Jazz Studies Director Scott Belck Discusses the Joyous Celebration That Is Wynton Marsalis's Abyssinian Mass - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/04/15/wynton-marsalismass-joyous-celebration/82950276/)

Opera by Evan Mack (MM '05) Remembers Nun Slain in Brazil - The Columbus Dispatch (http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/04/13/Opera-honors-sister-who-worked-in-Amazon.html) Paul Miller's (BFA '98) Circus Mojo Unlocks Personal Talent and Confidence - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/florence/2016/04/13/circus-mojo-unlocks-personal-talent-confidence/82984510/) Nate May's New Oratorio Reveals "State" Secrets - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-35014-oratorio_reveals_%E2%80%98state%E2%80%99_secrets.html) CCM Composition Major Nate May Gives Musical Testament to Cincinnati's Urban Appalachians with help from Kate Wakefield (MM '12) - soapbox cincinnati (http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/041216nate-may-urban-appalachia-opera-state-price-hill.aspx)

Scott Cain Talks About CCM's Lysistrata Jones - Talkin' Broadway (https://thesappycritic.wordpress.com/2016/04/08/review-lysistrata-jones/) Kirk Sheppard Reviews CCM's Lysistrata Jones - The Sappy Critic (https://thesappycritic.wordpress.com/2016/04/08/review-lysistrata-jones/) Catherine Keen (MM '87): Singing Joyfully Her Way - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/04/06/catherine-keen-singing-joyfully-her-way/82609922/) Daniel Meyer (MM '97) to be Given Honorary Letters at Edinboro University - The Meadville Tribune (http://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/local_news/music-director-of-the-erie-philharmonic-orchestra-to-begiven/article_25cb8993-a6b1-5711-9379-eb5f339c0f40.html)

CCM Student Allan Palacios Chan Sings National Anthem at Major Boxing Match - Manilla Press (http://www.mb.com.ph/fil-am-tenor-allan-palacios-chan-to-sing-national-anthem-at-pacquiao-bradley-fight/) Clifford Nunley (BFA '13) Returns for Role in Tecumseh - Portsmouth Daily Times (http://portsmouth-dailytimes.com/features/6848/nunley-returns-for-role-in-tecumseh) Anne Arenstein Previews CCM's The Cunning Little Vixen - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-34968-foxy_lady.html) Catherine Keen's (MM '87) Journey Brings Her Home Again - Northern Kentucky Tribune (http://www.nkytribune.com/2016/04/from-dixie-heights-to-the-international-opera-stage-catherine-keens-journey-brings-her-homeagain/)

Douglas Puskas (BFA '15) Returns Home for Pippin - The North Ridgeville Press (http://2presspapers.northcoastnow.com/alhs-alumnus-returns-to-work-on-production-of-pippin/) In Memoriam: Earl Hamner, Jr. (BFA '48), Creator of The Waltons - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/television/tv%20and%20radio/2016/03/25/earl-hamner-jr-creator-waltons-uc-graddies/82253754/)

CCM Alum Jonn Schenz Talks a Life in the Arts...and White House Easter Bunnies - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-34866-building_character.html) Former Starling Violinist Tessa Lark Wins Avery Fisher Career Grant - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/03/22/ccm-student-wins-major-arts-award/82115014/) Work by Bryan Percoco (MM, '10) Selected by ABLAZE Records for Next Album - The Newark Advocate (http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2016/03/18/newark-musicians-piece-selected-classicalalbum/81810756/)

Lisa Howard (BFA, '97) Began Her Broadway Career at CCM - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-34822-lisa_howard_began_her_broadway_career_at_ccm.html) CCM Named Top Performing Arts Center in Ohio - Academbot (http://academbot.com/article/performing-arts-centers-best-state-part-1) Albany Symphony Orchestra to Premiere Latest Opera by Evan Mack (DMA, '08) - Albany Times Union (http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/deborah-voigt-to-sing-with-albany-symphony-in-roscoe/40486/) For Kelly McCormick (MFA, '99), A Second Act Beckons Onstage - The Jewish Exponent (http://jewishexponent.com/culture/2016/03/for-this-rebbetzin-a-second-act-beckons-onstage) CCM Composition Professor Douglas Knehans Debuts Two Original Works - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/ccm-professor-debuts-two-original-compositions-thisweek/article_6d3e8554-e67f-11e5-ab25-c739f2892c27.html)

Lexington Philharmonic Welcomes Five Current CCM Students and Alumni to Its Ranks - The Lane Report (http://www.lanereport.com/61104/2016/03/lexington-philharmonic-welcomes-13-new-orchestra-members/) Alex Gartner (BM, '12) Named New Artistic Director of Pensacola Children's Chorus - WEAR-TV (http://weartv.com/news/local/pensacola-childrens-chorus-announces-new-artistic-director) Four CCM Singers Advance in Met Competition - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/03/04/four-ccm-singers-advance-met-competition/81321098/) In Memoriam: LaSalle Quartet Violist Peter Kamnitzer - The Strad (http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/la-salle-quartet-violist-peter-kamnitzer-has-died-aged-93/) Three CCM Alumni Are Living the Dream While Starring in L’elisir d’amore - Santa Barbara Independent (http://m.independent.com/news/2016/mar/03/opera-santa-barbara-lelisir-damore/?templates=mobile) Thomas Heuser (DMA, '13) to Lead 200 in Performance of Brahms' German Requiem - The Missoulian (http://missoulian.com/entertainment/music/more-than-to-take-stage-for-missoula-symphony-chorales/article_2d97fc2d-ab1f-576b-8359-3d8afc4fbdd2.html)

Dominic Bogart (BFA, '00) Continues to Succeed in Show Biz - Daily Call (https://dailycall.com/news/8108/scholarship-winner-succeeding-in-show-biz) Alumna Pamela Kiesling Returns Home to Spencerport with Navy Band - Democrat & Chronicle (http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/02/24/putnam-navy-band-tour-stops-spencerport/80882574/) CCM Alumna Zhang Xian Carries Baton for Women - The Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/china-watch/12166386/zhang-xian-first-bbc-orchestra-female-conductor.html) CCM Alumnus Thomas Kernan Receives Hay-Nicolay Dissertation Prize for His Research on Music About Abraham Lincoln - (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-abraham-lincoln-music-thesisaward-met-20160214-story.html) Chicago Tribune (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-abraham-lincoln-music-thesis-award-met-20160214-story.html)

CCM Preparatory Student Sophia Suwiryo Hits the Right Note in International Piano Competition - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/hyde-park/2016/02/12/local-student-recipient-gold-medalpiano-playing/80282898/)

Super Bowl Gig with Gaga Thrills CCM Alum Alex Smith - USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/nation-now/2016/02/09/super-bowl-gig-gaga-thrills-suburban-music-teacher/80088340/#) Life is a Cabaret for CCM Alum Randy Harrison - Windy City Times (http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/NUNN-ON-ONE-THEATER-Life-is-a-Cabaret-for-Randy-Harrison/54225.html) Cincinnati Symphony Season to Feature Premiere by CCM Faculty Composer Michael Fiday - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/01/14/cso-present-star-studded-season-tafttheatre/78632330/)

Cincinnati Enquirer Spotlights Several CCM Events Happening Feb. 12-18 - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/02/10/music-weekend-next-week-feb/80179728/) Love List 2016: CCM Alum Eddy Kwon - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-34610-love_list_2016_eddy_.html) CCM Alumna Kaitlyn Davidson Discusses Portraying a Modern-Day Cinderella - Dayton Daily News (http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/events/a-conversation-with-modern-day-cinderella/nqL3X/) CCM Alumna Diana Maria Riva Discusses Her Starring Role on Telenovela - Fox 11 (Los Angeles) (video) (http://www.foxla.com/good-day/good-day-la-celebrity-interviews/86985763-story) CCM Alum Alex Smith to Accompany Lady Gaga for National Anthem at Super Bowl - Local 12 (video) (http://local12.com/news/entertainment/st-x-hs-grad-to-accompany-lady-gaga-for-national-anthem) CCM Alum & Broadway Producer Kevin McCollum Returns as Distinguished Visiting Professor - WVXU (audio) (http://wvxu.org/post/ccm-alum-broadway-producer-kevin-mccollum-returns-distinguished-visitingprofessor#stream/0)

Walter and Evi Levin: A Love Story in Any Key from LaSalle to Today - Chicago Sun-Times (video) (http://feature.suntimes.com/day-one-love-story-key/) Volcanic Salome Impresses - Seen and Heard International (http://seenandheard-international.com/2016/01/staged-or-not-volcanic-salome-impresses/) CCM's Salome Should Sizzle - Cincinnati.com (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-34518-ccms_%E2%80%98salome.html) Five Questions for CCM Alumna Theresa Delaplain - Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette (http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2016/jan/22/5x5-five-minutes-five-questions-theresa/) Alum Brian Newman Divides His Talent Between His Own Jazz Combo and Backing Old Friend Lady Gaga - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-34441-hello_newman.html) Longtime CCM Professor Simon Anderson Shared His Love of Music with Generations of Students - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/01/21/simon-anderson-shared-his-love-music-generations-students/79078970/)

How Alumna Diana Maria Riva Landed Role in Eva Longoria's Telenovela - WVXU (http://wvxu.org/post/how-diana-maria-riva-landed-role-eva-longorias-telenovela#stream/0) Alumnus Erik Altemus Talks Touring with Pippin - Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BWW-Interview-Everything-Has-a-Season-Erik-Altemus-Talks-His-Season-of-PIPPIN-at-The-McCallum20160112)

Alumnus Randy Charleville in National Touring Production of The Wizard of Oz - Hamilton News-Journal (http://www.journal-news.com/news/entertainment/hamilton-native-in-national-tour-of-wizard-of-oz/np34M/)

2015 The Ariel Quartet and Cosi fan tutte Among Best of Classical Music in 2015 - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/12/22/best-cincinnati-concerts-2015/77752518/) Alumnus Mack Richardson to Conduct His Final Production for Oswego Opera Theater - Oswego County Today (http://oswegocountytoday.com/artistic-director-mack-richardson-to-conducthis-final-production-for-oswego-opera-theater/)

Jonathan Newmark (MM '15) Receives Commencement Surprise - University of Cincinnati (http://www.uc.edu/profiles/profile.asp?id=22631) Alumnus Dan Arute Performs With the Navy Northwest Band - Whidbey News-Times (http://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/news/361616641.html) Angela Ammerman (BM '06) Lauded for Her Electrifying Methods - Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/fairfax-music-teacher-lauded-for-her-electrifyingmethods/2015/12/06/d587163c-9ace-11e5-8917-653b65c809eb_story.html?postshare=2361449516922416&tid=ss_mail)

The CCM/CSO Mellon Foundation Initiative Helps Tackle Diversity Issues in Today's Orchestras - Fox News Latino (http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2015/12/04/21st-centuryamerican-orchestras-struggle-for-diversity-and-relevance/)

Cincinnati Children's Choir a Finalist for Award - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/12/03/cincinnati-childrens-choir-finalist-award/76717170/) For Alumna Mary Malloy, Horror Films Are All In the Family - Dunwoody Crier (http://www.thecrier.net/news/article_48f9bba2-984e-11e5-81a3-3767967988a8.html) New Appointments to CCM's Piano Faculty - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/11/25/new-appointments-ccm-piano-faculty-may-festival/76389102/) CCM Alumnus Stephen Goist Takes Readers Inside a Symphony Audition - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/11/24/inside-symphony-audition/75478764/) Jazz Faculty Member Dave McDonnell Discusses Life, Performing and His Latest Album - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/blog-6785-all_jazz_hands_on_deck.html) CCM Alumnus Billy Harrigan Tighe Discusses Taking On The Book of Mormon - The Wichita Eagle (http://www.kansas.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article45643692.html) CCM Receives $200,000 in Gifts - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2015/11/20/ccm-receives-200000-gifts/76123240/) CCM's Production of The Merry Widow a Confection of Delight - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/11/20/merry-widow-confection-delight/76105986/) Three CCM Graduates Featured in the Aronoff Center's Production of White Christmas - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/theater/2015/11/19/ccm-grads-stararonoffs-white-christmas/76069622/)

CCM Alumna Xian Zhang Tapped to Head New Jersey Symphony - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/11/16/former-cincinnati-conductor-xian-zhang-tapped-head-newjersey-symphony/75895526/?from=global&sessionKey=wKhvPdnjlx2FsNF2dFhRJ3tRXXRvKHeTqM-18x2dP2Hm0jyOTnbxxwcjrgx2FBOzQx3Dx3DCtBUlSkluCnKtq1tsLFZZAx3Dx3D-7OiaAuMyZ0DZnpDlwH5hggx3Dx3DBSbDHxx3VpNx2BzSS4fs9Qckgx3Dx3D&autologin=wJKO6NXKx2Bp7ISux2FTv9YwDPBMZNLtDgKzyEh5x2BWTdpJ0IC9okb8AwmQx3Dx3D)

Stephen Campbell Goes from Reluctant Elementary School Band Member to Featured Soloist - Lexington Herald-Leader (http://www.kentucky.com/2015/11/12/4134485/trumpeter-goesfrom-reluctant.html)

Introducing Ning An - Cal-State Fullerton (http://news.fullerton.edu/2015fa/Introducing-Ning-An.aspx) Eddy Kwon (BM '11) Tries to Be the Change He Encourages Cincinnati to Embrace - soapbox cincinnati (http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/111015-eddy-kwon-my-cincinnatiorchestra.aspx)

Lynda McKnight (AD '85) Directs Halloween Offerings at Opera in the Heights - Your Houston News (http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/pearland/news/pearland-resident-directs-halloweenofferings-at-opera-in-the-heights/article_dc57db3c-5bb1-50de-b89f-56932cb84b2f.html)

It's a Busy November for CCM Drama Chair Richard Hess - The River City News (http://rcnky.com/articles/2015/10/25/its-busy-november-cold-springs-forward-thinking-drama-teacher-richard-hess) CCM Offers Expert Guidance on Monster Makeovers - University of Cincinnati News (video) (http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=22370) With New Grant from Mellon Foundation, CCM and the CSO are Helping Break Down Cultural Barriers in the Arts - Syracuse New Times (http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/breaking-down-cultural-barriers-in-the-arts/)

Opera Fusion: New Works to Continue with Grant Renewal - Music in Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/news_2015/Opera_Fusion_New_Works_to_Continue.html) Opera Fusion: New Works Receives Renewal from Mellon Foundation with $300,000 Grant - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/10/10/opera-andrew-mellonfoundation-uc/73536164/)

CCM's Music of the Beatles Course Revolves Around Music Theory, Complete Band Discography - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/music-of-thebeatles-revolves-around-music-theory-complete-band/article_f0ffecae-71fc-11e5-8c01-e34d9a9a1956.html)

Know Theatre and CCM Drama's "Demented" Take on Spanish History - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-33801-know_and_ccm_dramas_.html) The Carnegie to Honor John Von Ohlen for His Jazz Career - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/10/09/carnegie-honor-van-ohlen-jazz/73685632/) Alumnae Kate Wesler (BFA '14) and Laura Hall (BFA '07) Featured in Touring Cast of Pippin - WKRC (video) (http://www.local12.com/news/features/good-morning/stories/UC-CCM-gradstouring-with-quot-PIppin-quot--218763.shtml)

Michelle Vought (DMA '97) Hits the High Notes, Battles Cancer, Gives Back - Bloomington Pantagraph (http://www.pantagraph.com/special-section/health/diva-hits-the-high-notes-battles-cancergives-back/article_5b169ad8-8b03-542f-8bd1-9d40cadd2ae4.html)

A New Collaboration Between CCM and Twin Towers Senior Community - WVXU (audio) (http://wvxu.org/post/new-collaboration-between-ucs-college-conservatory-music-and-twin-towers-seniorcommunity#stream/0)

Abdullah Powell (BFA '06) Dicusses the Gift of Cincinnati's Youth - soapbox cincinnati (http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/100615-abdullah-powell-elementz-cincinnati-youth-gift.aspx) Chia-Hsuan Lin (MM '12) Named Associate Conductor of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra - Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://www.richmond.com/entertainment/music/article_5e2bc313-7810-586e-9eba-c127dc50bed9.html)

Adrienne Doctor (BME '11) Brings Fellow U.S. Army Band Musicians Home for Performances - the almanac (http://www.thealmanac.net/article/20151005/NEWS/151009983) Awadagin Pratt Returns to Albuquerque to Perform and Reminisce - The Albuquerque Journal (http://www.abqjournal.com/653842/entertainment/awadagin-pratt-returns-to-duke-city.html) CCM's Pentecost Grips Audience - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/review-pentecost-grips-audience/article_d7b4a2a6-6aec-11e5-a5fe-b7532c098505.html) CCM’s Pentecost Poses a Rewarding Challenge to Audiences - League of Cincinnati Theatres (http://leagueofcincytheatres.info/?p=864) Kirk Sheppard Previews the 2015-16 Season with CCM Drama's Richard Hess - The Sappy Critic (audio) (https://thesappycritic.wordpress.com/2015/09/20/feature-season-preview-podcast-withccm-dramas-richard-hess/)

Pentecost Director Richard Hess Discusses the Social Relevance of the Play - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/q-a-pentecost-director-discusses-social-relevance-of-play/article_19e85ff6-6556-11e5-9221-0f3876279af5.html)

Pentecost Opens CCM's Mainstage Season - WVXU (http://wvxu.org/post/pentecost-opens-ccms-mainstage-drama-season#stream/0) CCM's Pentecost Addresses Difficulties Faced by Immigrants - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/09/25/pentacost-addresses-difficulties-immigrants/72817356/) Composer Libby Larsen Prepares to Visit CCM for Residency - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/09/21/music-hall-supporters-plan-hall-closure/72556578/)

Liliana Duque Piñeiro (MFA '05) Subject of First Artistic Collaboration at NKU's New School of the Arts - The River City News (http://rcnky.com/articles/2015/09/16/nkus-new-schoolarts-prepares-open-first-artistic-collaboration)

Ariel String Quartet Member Jan Grüning Discusses Musical Life Both Inside and Outside of the Group - encore (http://www.encorepub.com/conserving-classical-culture-the-ariel-stringquartet-opens-the-chamber-music-wilmington-concert-series/)

Ariel String Quartet Kicks Off the 2015 American Music Festival - Coastal Carolina Online (http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/entertainment/article_bf23321a-57c4-11e5-ab3a-0f0bfbacea5a.html) Stafford Turner (DMA '00) Seeks to Make Opera More Accessible - Gardner-Webb University (http://gwu-today.com/?p=1281) Katie Fox (MA '04) Helps Make Harbison Theatre a Place Where Everyone is Welcome - The Columbia Star (http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2015-0904/Arts_%28and%29_Entertainment/Harbison_Theatre_a_place_where_everyone_is_welcome.html)

CCM Orchestras Join In on National Anthem Arrangement for 50 Cellos - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/09/03/first-cellos-play-national-anthem-ucgame/71652070/)

CCM Alumni Shawn Mlynek (MM '12) and Autumn West (MM '12) Help Cincinnati Chamber Opera Carve Its Own Identity - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-33420classical_music.html)

Acclaimed Ariel Quartet to Stay at CCM Until 2022 - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2015/08/18/acclaimed-ariel-quartet-stay-ccm/31933191/) CCM's Bearcast Radio Named One of the 50 Best College Radio Stations in the Country - BestColleges.com (http://www.bestcolleges.com/features/best-college-radio-stations/) Rick Pender Interviews CCM Preparatory Faculty Member Dee Anne Bryll - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-33333-lessons_learned_thea.html)

Patrick Coyle (DMA '06) Becomes First New Chorus Director of Opera Grand Rapids in Past Thirty Years - mlive (http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/08/opera_grand_rapids_hires_first.html)

Digital Media Cluster Hires Bring Filmmaking, Program-Building Expertise to CCM - University of Cincinnati (http://www.uc.edu/profiles/profile.asp?id=22014) Mark Gibson and Jose Maria Condemi Discuss CCM's Creating Carmen - WVXU (audio) (http://wvxu.org/post/creating-carmen-opera-bootcamp-ccm-concludes-saturday#stream/0) Professor Emeritus Joel Hoffman Honor the Memory of Late Sister Deborah with Premiere of New Work - San Diego Union-Tribune (http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/01/la-jolla-music-society-summerfest-hoffman/)

Horn Alumna Rachel Felt (MM '09) Joins "Pershing's Own" as One of Only Two Music Librarians - The Daily Republic (http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/3807812-chamberlainwoman-member-pershings-own-us-army-band)

Mellon's Grant to CCM and the Cincinnati Symphony Helps to Boost Professional Parity In the Orchestra World - Inside Philanthropy (http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/music/2015/7/30/how-is-mellon-working-to-boost-professional-parity-in-the-or.html)

Emmett O'Hanlon (BM '12) Plays Rory Dolan's - Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Celtic-Thunders-OHanlon-to-Play-Rory-Dolans-Today-20150728) Future Student Jenny Mollet Recommended to Play Dorothy on The Wiz Live! - Broadway.com (http://www.broadway.com/buzz/181605/ease-on-down-belters-five-rising-stars-wed-love-to-see-playdorothy-in-nbcs-the-wiz-live/)

Former Miss Ohio Tiffany Haas (BFA '05) Returns to Atlantic City for "Broadway on the Boardwalk" - Press of Atlantic City (http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/missamerica/formermiss-america-contestant-back-in-a-c-for-wicked/article_1b584d50-3497-11e5-8a04-ab832b8f55c8.html)

Cinci Symphony/Conservatory Get $900,000 from Mellon - Musical America (http://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?storyid=34404&categoryid=1&archived=0) CSO/CCM Program Designed to Increase Minorities in Orchestras - Music in Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/news_2015/CSO_CCM_program_Designed_to_Increase_Minorities_in_Orchestras.html)

Awadagin Pratt Back at World Piano Competition - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2015/07/29/ousted-artistic-director-back-cincinnati-world-piano/30836887/)

Scott Coulter Takes on Elvis - Dayton Daily News (http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/entertainment/no-elvis-impersonators-allowed/nmzxr/) CSO & CCM Receive $900,000 for New Fellowship Progam - Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/CSO-CCM-Receive-900000-for-New-Fellowship-Program-20150717) New Grant Between CCM & CSO Offers a "Step Up" for Minorities in Orchestras - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2015/07/16/model-program-offers-stepminorities-orchestras/30252803/)

BWW Interviews: Scott Coulter (BFA '93) on SF Symphony, James Bond and More - Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/BWW-Interviews-Scott-Coulter-on-SFSymphony-James-Bond-and-More-20150715)

CCM and Its Connection to the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)...Which Was Founded in Cincinnati in 1963 - WCPO (http://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/cincinnati-ishome-to-the-nations-oldest-professional-association-of-music-teachers)

Tenor Ian José Ramirez (MM '12) Signs Contract with Company in Germany - Woodlands Online (http://www.woodlandsonline.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=55993) The Ariel Quartet Set to Open Chamber Music Wilmington's 2015-16 Season - Star News Online (http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20150714/ENT/150719888) Why Torie Wiggins (BFA '03) Fell in Love with Cincinnati's "Embrace of the Arts" - Soapbox Cincinnati (http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/071415-torie-wiggins-acting-careercincinnati.aspx)

Oboist Lindsey Kleiser (BM & BME '12) Excels in Sarajevo Philharmonic - Dayton Daily News (http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/entertainment/wayne-alumna-excels-in-sarajevophilharmonic/nmt8N/)

Marie Bucoy-Calavan (DMA '14) Named New Director of the Summit Choral Society - Ohio.com (http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/kerry-clawson/stage-notes-summit-choral-society-names-newartistic-director-spooky-storytelling-ode-to-joy-at-blossom-1.606448)

Current Vocal Student Sola Fadiran is an "Up-and-Coming" Artist - The Baltimore Sun (http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bs-lt-upcoming-young-artists-20150707-story.html#page=2) CCM Faculty Help Morning Star Make History - Music in Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/reviews_2015/Morning_Star_Makes_History.html) Opera Fusion-launched Morning Star Shines Powerfully at Cincinnati Opera - Chicago Tribune (http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/vonrhein/ct-cincinnati-morning-star-opera-review20150702-column.html)

CCM Introduces Student-driven Film Project - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/ccm-introduces-student-driven-film-project/article_8d870d3a-20e2-11e5-82e2d76b7ee9f058.html)

Paul Ferington (MM '72) Conducts His Final Concert with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra - The Daily News (http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/entertainment/article_f3b40516-203a11e5-a297-efca608c4397.html)

Cincinnati Children's Choir to Perform at the Vatican and World Expo - WKRC (video) (http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Cincinnati-Children-39-s-Choir-to-perform-at-theVatican-World-Expo-154771.shtml)

Tiffany Haas (BFA '05) Co-hosts Miss Virginia 2015 Competition - The Roanoke Times (http://www.roanoke.com/arts_and_entertainment/miss-virginia-broadway-and-nashville-unite-onstage/article_b72a79e3-ebbd-5f7d-9b09-a6c1dc73ea2c.html)

Dan Karlsberg and Other CCM Faculty Write a Brilliant Love Letter to 'Nati Jazz - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-33028dan_karlsberg%E2%80%99s_brilliant_love_letter_to_%E2%80%99nati_jazz.html)

Yasynskyy Wins Cincinnati World Piano Competition - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/06/14/yasynskyy-wins-world-piano-competition/71209082/) Ukrainian Wins Cincinnati World Piano Competition - Music in Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/news_2015/Ukrainian_Wins_Cincinnati_World_Piano_Competition.html) String Theory: Ariel String Quartet Extends Resonance of World's Great Composers - Columbia Daily News (http://www.columbiatribune.com/arts_life/ovation/string-theory-quartet-extends-resonance-of-world-s-great-composers/article_29b022af-fdd0-5020-9dc2-571b661dfd1e.html)

Who is still in the Cincinnati World Piano Competition? - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2015/06/10/world-piano-competition-cincinnati/71004828/) Opera Fusion Helps Propel Morning Star From the Workshop to the Cincinnati Opera Stage...and Beyond - Opera News (http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2015/6/Features/Tales_of_Hoffman.html)

Evan Mack's (DMA '08) New Opera Focuses on the Tragic Story of a Local Nun in the Amazon- Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2015/06/05/operacelebrates-local-nun-murdered-amazon/28549581/)

New Faculty Member Kevin McCollum and His Two Current Broadway Hits- The Wall Street Journal (http://www.wsj.com/articles/kevin-mccollums-two-broadway-hits-1433439765) College of Music Alum George Blossom Still Has Swing...at 96- The Journal Gazette (http://www.journalgazette.net/features/Seniors-still-have-swing-6956927) CCM Sophomore Sola Fadiran Is "On the Rise"- Baltimore Sun (http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/howard-magazine/ph-mg-ho-arts-up-and-comers-20150603-story.html#page=1) Jazz Alum Brad Myers (BM '13) Takes Center Stage with His Debut Solo Jazz Album - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-32848-prime_time.html) Premiere Episode of SCHOOL'D with Matthew Rodin Featuring Noah Ricketts (BFA '14) - Broadway World (video) (http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-TV-Exclusive-Watch-thePremiere-Episode-of-SCHOOLD-with-Matthew-Rodin--Featuring-Noah-Ricketts-20150522)

Clifford Nunley (BFA '13) Gets Lead Role in Tecumseh! - Chillicothe Gazette (http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/local/2015/05/20/nunley-gets-lead-role-tecumseh/27647069/) Tony Award-winner and Alum Kevin McCollum (BFA '84) Appointed to CCM Faculty - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/05/20/tony-award-winner-ucalum-returning-to-campus/27675793/)

Tenor Stephen Carroll (AD '15) to Perform at 2015 Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar - Crane School of Music (http://readme.readmedia.com/Tenor-Stephen-Carroll-of-Scotch-Plains-N-J-Performsat-2015-Fall-Island-Vocal-Arts-Seminar/10941320)

Randall Reid-Smith (BM '80) to Serve as Strawberry Festival Parade Marshal - The Fayette Tribune (http://www.fayettetribune.com/community/reid-smith-serving-as-strawberry-festival-parademarshal/article_dd77a396-f9e0-11e4-930e-d3a295e1ca0d.html)

BWW Interviews: Musical Theatre Alum Kristine Reese (BFA '05) Talks PIPPIN - Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/national-tours/article/BWW-Interviews-Kristine-Reese-TalksPIPPIN-20150511#)

Jazz Alum Derek Brown (MM '08) Is a Music Instructor With a "Beatbox" Sax Style - The Daily Herald (http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150507/news/150408470/) Bass-Baritone Philip Horst (AD '98) Joins Opera Grand Rapids for First Michigan Show in 25-year Career - mLive (http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grandrapids/index.ssf/2015/05/lansing_singer_joins_opera_gra.html)

A Jazz-Fest Chat with Brian Newman, Who Got Matching Trumpet Tattoos with Lady Gaga - Bedford and Bowery (http://bedfordandbowery.com/2015/04/a-jazz-fest-chat-with-briannewman-who-got-matching-trumpet-tattoos-with-lady-gaga/)

Acclaimed Lawyer Darrell Miller (BM '85) Elected to UC Foundation Board of Trustees - University of Cincinnati (https://www.uc.edu/foundation/news_events/press_releases/board_announcement_2015.html)

Sha Wang (DMA '06) Joins Yamaha Artists Roster - Geneva College (http://readme.readmedia.com/Geneva-College-Music-Professor-Dr-Sha-Wang-Joins-Yamaha-Artist-Roster/10840129) Norman Garrett (MM '09) Comes Full Circle in Returning to Texas for Carmen - NewsOK (http://newsok.com/garrett-travels-full-circle-returns-for-carmen-concerts/article/feed/831326)

Collaboration with CCM Drama Highlights Know Theatre's Eight-Show Season - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/theater/2015/04/25/know-theater-new-showsannouncement/26314773/)

CCM Dance Concert Features Stravinsky's Les Noces - Music in Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/reviews_2015/CCM_Dance_Concert_Features_Stravinsky_s_Les_Noces.html) Associate Professor of Musicology bruce mcclung Discusses His Work on Chronicling Weill's Lady in the Dark - Dallas Morning News (http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/arts/columnists/nancy-churnin/20150425-lyric-stage-brings-lady-in-the-dark-into-the-light.ece)

CCM Soprano Erica Intilangelo Wins Grand Prize at the Audrey Rooney Vocal Competition - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/hamiltoncounty/2015/04/22/ucsoprano-wins-grand-prize-vocal-competition/26200475/)

CCM Student Elliana R. Kirsch Awarded the UC Presidential Leadership Medal of Excellence - University of Cincinnati (http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=21604) CCM Dance's Production of Les Noces Focuses on Shifting Landscape of Marriage - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/theater/2015/04/19/college-conservatorymusics-dance-department-andr-megerdichian/25956605/)

Eli Maiman (BM '08) and His Walk the Moon Bandmates Turn The Today Show Into a Party - WLWT (video) (http://www.wlwt.com/news/cincinnatibased-band-walk-the-moon-turns-todayshow-into-party/32384724)

Prof. Rusty Burge and incoming Prof. Steve Allee Take the Vibes/Piano Concept to a Quietly Powerful New Place - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-32539in_a_galaxy_faraway.html)

Music Influences Passion Within CCM Student Michael Dudley - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/music-influences-passion-within-ccm-student/article_0af0617ae300-11e4-8984-2be9da367004.html)

Scott Cain Calls CCM's 110 in the Shade "Praiseworthy" - Talkin' Broadway (http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/cincy/cincy303.html) Assistant Professor of Organ Michael Unger Is a One-Man Band - The Intelligencer (http://www.intelligencer.ca/2015/04/13/celebrity-organist-a-one-man-band)

Kirk Sheppard Applauds 110 in the Shade - The Sappy Critic (https://thesappycritic.wordpress.com/2015/04/12/review-110-in-the-shade/) CCM updates Mozart with remarkable Così fan tutte - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/ccm-updates-mozart-with-remarkable-cos-fan-tutte/article_8ecbb3e4-e13b-11e4bfd8-6f0debe81636.html)

From Sesame Street to Columbus: Awadagin Pratt Comes to Town - Columbus Dispatch (http://www.cdispatch.com/lifestyles/article.asp?aid=41264) Alumna Kathy Rambo is Named One of the Cincinnati Enquirer's Women of the Year 2014 - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/04/11/woy-kathyrambo/25421771/)

Mozart Masterpiece Così fan tutte is Updated to 'Groovy' Mid-Century - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2015/04/10/mozart-masterpiece-updated-groovy-midcentury/25598769/)

The Heat is On at CCM with 110 in the Shade - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/blog-6384-stage_door_the_heat_.html) Alvin Crawford, MD (and CCM Prep Student), Honored at Ioannina University in Greece - UC healthNEWS (http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/26007/) Eddy Kwon (BM '11) and MYCincinnati Youth Orchestra Foster Development Through Social Change - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-32502-mycincinnati_youth_o.html) Craig Verm (MM '04) Gets to Be The Good Guy in Of Mice and Men - Tulsa World (http://www.tulsaworld.com/scenehomepage3/baritone-gets-to-be-the-good-guy-for-a-change/article_63d407c6-7ea95f9c-91d5-f5aa9b7a641a.html)

Elizabeth Orsborn (MM '13) and Drew Lachey Discuss Their Involvement with CincySings - Cincinnati Enquirer (video) (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/04/03/cincysings-big-companies-arts-support-harmonize/70737562/)

Adjunct Faculty Member Kanniks Kannikeswaran Gives Talk at TEDxUCincinnati Event - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/news/tedxucincinnati-offers-ten-talks-with-localspeakers-about-innovation-technology/article_35122a84-d666-11e4-a28b-a353ec7d550b.html)

Janelle Gelfand Speaks with Stephen Hough Ahead of His March 30 Performance at CCM's Bearcat Piano Festival - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/03/28/conversation-piano-star-stephen-hough/70543450/)

LeAnne Anklan (MA '12) Discusses the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra's New "Summermusik" Festival - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/03/27/chamber-orchestra-breaks-box-new-festival/70555170/)

Assistant Professor of Piano Soyeon Kate Lee Will Be in Residence at Bargemusic in Brooklyn, NY March 27-29 - The New Yorker (http://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-abouttown/classical-music/bargemusic-soyeon-kate-lee)

CCM's Annual Bearcat Piano Festival and PRISM Concerts Spotlighted in Rasputin Todd's Look at the Week Ahead (March 23-29) in Arts - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/03/23/things-week-march/25100519/)

Gillian Sella, CCM's Adjunct Associate Professor of Harp, Shines in Crowd-Pleasing Program at the Cincinnati Symphony - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2015/03/20/review-csos-varied-program-crowd-pleaser/25104963/)

Broadway Star Angel Reda (BFA '03) Discusses Her Pursuit of Passion on VoiceAmerica Radio - Digital Journal (http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2501147) Orlando Philharmonic Music-Director Finalist Leslie Dunner (DMA '82) Likes Mixing Artistic Genres - The Orlando Sentinel (video) (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/artsand-theater/os-orlando-philharmonic-leslie-dunner-20150319-story.html)

Percussionist Stuart Gerber (MM '98; DMA '03) Sparks New Music Scene with Performances and Teaching - Arts ATL (http://www.artsatl.com/2015/03/makers-dozen-percussionist-stuartgerber/)

Ariel String Quartet Brings Its Brilliance to Mary Baldwin College - The News Leader (http://www.newsleader.com/story/entertainment/2015/03/18/ariel-string-quartet-brings-brilliancestaunton/24980413/)

"Something Old, Something New" in CCM's 2015-16 Mainstage Series - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/theater/2015/03/13/something-old-something-new-ucsmainstage-series/70278618/)

Broadway Star Shoshana Bean (BFA '99) Discusses Her Career - Lancaster Online (http://lancasteronline.com/features/broadway-star-shoshana-bean-appearing-at-willow-valley-culturalcenter/article_7ceecc72-c7fc-11e4-9f44-b31b08866aa4.html)

Rick Pender Covers the 2015-16 Edition of CCM's Transmigration - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-32292-onstage_transmigrati.html) A Name in CCM History: Clara Baur Dedicated to Music by Teaching Others to Appreciate Its Beauty and Joy - WCPO (http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamiltoncounty/cincinnati/a-name-in-history-clara-baur-dedicated-to-music-by-teaching-others-to-appreciate-its-beauty-and-joy)

Kirk Sheppard Reviews CCM's Peter Pan - The Sappy Critic (https://thesappycritic.wordpress.com/2015/03/07/review-ccms-peter-pan/) CCM Students Show Off in Cincinnati, Then Off to New York - Cincinnati.com (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/theater/2015/03/07/college-conservatory-music-drama-musicshowcases/24439325/)

Condcutor Boon Hua Lien (MM '13) Is In a Class of His Own - The Band Post (http://www.thebandpost.com/2015/01/a-class-of-his-own-lien-boon-hua/) Mari Thomas (BM '91, AD '94) Named New Concertmaster of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra - Richmond Palladium-Item (http://www.palitem.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/03/05/rso-welcomes-new-concertmaster/24426935/)

Siri Vik (MM '01) Conquers Reticence to Honor the Work of Édith Piaf - The Register-Guard (http://registerguard.com/rg/entertainment/arts/32813889-60/a-sparrow-takes-wing.html.csp#) Jazz Jams Nights at Catskeller Give CCM Students the Edge - The News-Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/college_living/jazz-jams-nights-at-catskeller-give-students-the-stage/article_bf8ebfea-c2e011e4-bdd5-278f8ea30d9d.html)

Rick Pender Previews CCM's Peter Pan - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-32251-onstage_peter_pan.html) Critic Jackie Demaline Recommends CCM's Peter Pan in Her March Preview - The River City News (http://rcnky.com/articles/2015/03/02/jackie-demaline-see-these-shows-march) CCM's Scott Belck, Director of Jazz and Commercial Music, Discusses the Regional Premiere of Wynton Marsalis's Big Train - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/02/26/contemporary-jazz-orchestra-big-train-cincinnati/24070559/)

Kirsten Wyatt (BFA '97) Goes from Mountain State Munchkin to Broadway Elf - Spirit of Jeferson (http://spiritofjefferson.com/blog/2015/02/from-mountain-state-munchkin-to-broadway-elf/) CCM to Present American Idiot in 2016 - Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/cincinnati/article/University-of-Cincinnati-College-Conservatory-of-Music-to-Present-AMERICAN-IDIOT-33-13-20150225) CCM's First 48-hour Film Festival Fosters Student Creativity - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/ccm-s-first--hour-film-festival-fosters-studentcreativity/article_6ecc988e-bc82-11e4-91e5-b35caae76158.html)

Prof. Mark Gibson Named a Fellow of the Graduate School at UC - University of Cincinnati (http://www.uc.edu/profiles/profile.asp?id=21261) Cassie Levine (BFA '13) Steals the Show in Stars of David - South Florida Sun-Sentinel (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/news/palm/fl-jjps-starsofdavid-0225-20150223-story.html) Clarinetist Lera League (MM '99) Returns Home to Pensacola With the U.S. Navy Band - Pensacola News Journal (http://www.pnj.com/story/news/military/2015/02/22/pcola-navy-bandmember-prepares-saenger-theatre/23851065/)

CCM Jazz Alumni Swing with Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/02/18/players-learned-swing-ccm-now-swing-lady-gaga/23626783/) Jazz Pianist Phil DeGreg Readies His Faculty Artist Series Concert at CCM - WVXU 91.7 FM (audio) (http://wvxu.org/post/jazz-pianist-phil-degreg-readies-his-faculty-artist-series-concert-ccm) The Ariel Quartet Gets "Two Thumbs Up" from John Frayne - The News-Gazette (http://www.news-gazette.com/arts-entertainment/local/2015-02-12/john-frayne-two-thumbs-cincinnatis-ariel-quartet.html) Julie Pretzat (DMA '87) Named Dean of Communication, Media and The Arts at SUNY-Oswego - Oswego News (http://www.oswego.edu/news/index.php/site/news_story/dean_pretzat) From Visalia to Broadway, Betsy Wolfe Continues to Soar - The Fresno Bee (http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/02/11/4374310/from-visalia-to-broadway-betsy.html) CCM's Craig Bailey Talks About a Life of Music and Playing with Ray Charles - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/q-a-ccm-s-craig-bailey-talks-about-alife/article_8ea18c0e-b260-11e4-ae04-cfef749a70b2.html)

An In-depth Interview with CCM Alumnus Matt Bogart - Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/InDepth-InterView-Matt-Bogart-Talks-54-SINGS-CHESS-Plus-2000-JERSEY-BOYSBroadway-Performances-AIDA-Memories-Solo-Album-News-More-20150211#)

CCM's The Heidi Chronicles Reflects a Time of Social Turmoil - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/theater/2015/02/07/ccms-heidi-reflects-time-social-turmoil/22874371/) Rafael de Acha Previews CCM Opera's Studio Productions of The Coronation of Poppea and Alcina - Seen and Heard International (http://seenandheardinternational.com/2015/02/cincinnati-preview-three-baroque-operas-in-one-month/?doing_wp_cron=1423172325.0969419479370117187500)

Rick Pender Discusses Playwright Wendy Wasserstein and CCM's Upcoming Production of Her Drama The Heidi Chronicles - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-32098-playwriting_%E2%80%9Clike_a_girl%E2%80%9D.html)

A Preview of CCM's Spring Choral Series - Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/CCM-to-Open-Spring-Choral-Series-28-20150205) Jazz Alum Brian Hogg (MM, '03) Shares His Music Passion with Students - The Northerner (http://www.thenortherner.com/arts-and-life/2015/02/05/jazz-instructor-shares-his-music-passion-with-students/)

CCM Alum Betsy Wolfe (BFA, '04) Returns Home to Perform in Fundraiser - Visalia Times-Delta (http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/02/04/broadways-betsy-wolfereturns-home-fundraiser/22874771/)

Writer Janelle Gelfand Gives Her First Impressions of Opera Fusion's Meet John Doe - Janelle's Notes (https://janellesnotes.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/meet-john-doe/) CCM Named Amongst Best BFA Musical Theatre Programs in the Country - OnStage Blog (http://onstageblog.com/2015/01/31/the-best-bfa-musical-theatre-programs-in-the-country/) Writer Jackie Demaline Calls The Heidi Chronicles a "Don't Miss Show" in Her February Preview - The River City News (http://www.rcnky.com/articles/2015/02/02/jackie-demaline-dontmiss-these-shows-february)

CCM Opera and Faculty Members Rodney & Mary Stucky Are Set to Take Center Stage in Cincinnati's Early Music Festival - Music in Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/news_2014/Cincinnati_s_Early_Music_Festival_to_Feature_Rich_Variety_of_Music.html)

Awadagin Pratt to Make Coastal Concerts Debut Feb. 7 - CapeGazette.com (http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/pianist-pratt-to-make-coastal-concerts-debut-feb-7/1296458) UC Women's and Men's Choruses Ring Energy with Help from CCM - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/college_living/women-s-and-men-s-choruses-ring-energy/article_4c80b978-a77311e4-914a-17d1f69fa65b.html)

Opera Fusion: New Works Enables Completion of Daniel Catán Work - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-32050-opera_fusion_new_wor.html) Singer Siri Vik (MM '01) Celebrates the Life of Édith Piaf in Oregon - Oregon Coast Today (http://www.oregoncoasttoday.com/20150127/a-rose-by-any-other-name) From CCM to Backing Meghan Trainor and Producing, Maurice Ellis (BM '12) is Building an Impressive Musical Career - Hamilton News-Journal (http://www.journalnews.com/news/news/fairfield-grad-makes-living-making-music/njwC8/)

CCM-goers Gorge on Eclectic Artistic Performances at "A Moveable Feast" - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/college_living/ccm-goers-gorge-on-eclectic-artisticperformances/article_936e0dda-a4f4-11e4-b07e-a38e9e86d7cb.html)

A Mississippi Choral Society is Moving Through a Transition Thanks to the Leadership of Michael Beattie (MM '75) - Jackson Free Press (http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2015/jan/23/michael-beattie/)

Dan Trueman (MM '95) Isn't Just "Fiddling Around" - Central Jersey Entertainment (http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2015/01/23/time_off/entertainment_news/doc54bf450e986ac156848863.txt) WDRB's College Tour: University of Cincinnati - WDRB TV (video) (http://www.wdrb.com/story/27930417/wdrbs-college-tour-university-of-cincinnati) Photos: A Moveable Feast presented by UC CCM - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/theater/arts-theater/2015/01/24/photos-a-moveable-feast-presented-by-ucccm/22269839/)

Photos: CCM's A Moveable Feast - Cincinnati Refined (http://www.cincinnatirefined.com/arts-entertainment/Photos-CCM-A-Moveable-Feast-University-of-Cincinnati-289673161.html) "A Moveable Feast" Returns to CCM - Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/cincinnati/article/A-MOVEABLE-FEAST-to-Return-to-CCM-Today-20150122) CCM Prep Students Earn Accolades at National Theatre Festival - The River City News (http://rcnky.com/articles/2015/01/23/north-kentucky-kids-earn-accolades-national-theatre-festival) CCM's Annual "Moveable Feast" Returns for Its 2015 Edition - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-31965-event_ccms_a_moveabl.html) A Preview of Several Events This Spring at CCM! - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/01/18/winter-guide-cincinnati-music-theater-arts/21958923/) Ilya Finkelshteyn, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Cello, Shines in Solo Performance with the Cincinnati Symphony - Music in Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/reviews_2014/Cellist_Finkelshteyn_Shines_Carmina_Burana_Delivers_printer.html)

Bootsie Kendrick Mayfield (BM '70) Has Overcome Disability to Become a Renowned Flutist - Ledger-Enquirer (http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2015/01/18/3512908_miss-columbus-1966overcomes-disability.html?rh=1)

Alumnus Betsy Fitzgerald is Making Her Comeback in Georgia - The Macon Telegraph (http://www.macon.com/2015/01/17/3536798/gris-second-movement-macon-harpist.html) Pamela Myers, CCM Musical Theatre's First Graduate, Returns to the World of Sondheim - Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Ann-Morrison-Pamela-Myers-andChip-Zien-Set-for-SONDHEIM-ORIGINALS-OLD-FRIENDS-This-Weekend-at-54-Below-20150116)

The Ariel Quartet is "Set to Soar" in its Buffalo Debut - Artvoice (http://artvoice.com/issues/v14n2/classical_music_notes) Singer/Songwriter (and CCM Alum) Noah Smith is an Artist on the Rise in Nashville - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-31935-noahs_arc.html)

Alumnus Chia-Shuan Lin is Bringing New Energy to the Fort Wayne Philharmonic - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (video) (http://www.journalgazette.net/entertainment/music/Bringing-energyto-an-orchestra-4353277)

Video Series Showcases Faces of University of Cincinnati, Beginning With CCM's Awadagin Pratt - WLWT TV (video) (http://www.wlwt.com/news/uc-video-series-showcasing-people-whodefine-the-university/30709394)

Early Music, The 'Ultimate Roots Music,' To Be In Churches, Bars - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/01/12/early-music-ultimate-roots-music-churchesbars/21626519/)

CCM Piano Professor Awadagin Pratt Falls Into More Than Performance - WCPO TV (video) (http://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/local-a-e/ccm-piano-professor-awadagin-pratt-falls-into-morethan-performance)

Early Music Performances Large and Small Take Place Throughout the Month of February - Catacoustic Consort (http://catacoustic.com/festival/) Mary Ellyn Hutton's "21 for 2014" Praises CCM - Music in Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/commentary/21_for_14.html) CCM String Quartet-in-Residence Member Gershon Gerchikov and Fellow Musicians Grapple with Beethoven - The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/04/arts/music/musicians-grapple-with-beethoven.html)

Year in Review: Notable Performances Graced Local Stages -Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2015/01/02/end-year-arts/21205523/) Courtney Love Prepares for Kansas City Choir Boy with CCM Alumnus Todd Almond - The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/04/theater/courtney-love-prepares-for-kansascity-choir-boy.html?_r=2&referrer=)

2014 Vocal Alum Siri Vik Will Be Living the "Lush Life" in Oregon on January 27 - Oregon Music News (video) (http://oregonmusicnews.com/2014/12/29/video-day-joe-manis-siri-vik-lush-life/) CCM Alumna Tamara Wilson's Triumphant Met Debut Lifts a Long Night in the Desert - New York Classical Review (http://newyorkclassicalreview.com/2014/12/wilsons-triumphant-metdebut-lifts-a-long-night-in-the-desert/)

Rafael's "Best of 2014" in Cincinnati - Music for All Seasons Cincinnati (http://www.musicforallseasonscincinnati.com/rafaels-best-of-2014-in-cincinnati/) The Art Music of Israel is Performed at the Kennedy Center in the Pro Musica Hebraica Series, Recently Featuring the Ariel Quartet - The Wall Street Journal (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fthis-is-jewish-music-too-1418864485&ei=uG2tVK2FHIVyASGsoKgCw&usg=AFQjCNGtd_CqNy-VB4kANWg_G92kIhT_-Q&bvm=bv.83134100,d.aWw&cad=rja)

CCM-SCPA Scholarship for Talent "In Our Own Backyard" - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/12/15/uc-scpa-scholarship-foundation/20442767/) Chorale Shines a Light on Sacred Music by Local Legend and CCM Alumna - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/12/15/chorale-shines-light-sacred-musiclocal-legend/20429837/)

Ballet at CCM: Leaping for Careers with One Foot on the Ground - WCPO TV (video) (http://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/local-a-e/ballet-at-ccm-leaping-for-careers-with-one-foot-on-the-ground)

Great Scott shows "Great Promise" in Opera Fusion's Hands - Music in Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/news_2014/Heggie_s_Great_Scott_Shows_Promise.html) CCM Dance Jam-Packs Final Concert of 50th Anniversary Season - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/12/04/ccm-fall-dance-concert/19746819/) Great Scott Opera Project Adds Public Events - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/11/17/opera-fusion-jake-heggie-terrence-mcnally-great-scott-ccm-cincinnati-opera/19170761/)

Alumnus Randall Reid-Smith Links Arts and Education in West Virginia as State Commissioner - The State Journal (http://www.statejournal.com/story/27466415/wv-division-of-culture-andhistory-commissioner-reid-smith-links-arts-education)

Will Anyone Step Forward to Fill the Shoes of Cincinnati's Major Cultural Donors? - WCPO TV (text) (http://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/local-a-e/will-anyone-step-forward-to-fill-the-shoes-ofcincinnatis-major-cultural-donors)

Corbett Foundation Makes Final Gift - Cincinnati Business Courier (http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2014/11/11/corbett-foundation-makes-final-gift.html)

CCM Alumni Help Make "Extraordinary" Musical Nights at Northside Tavern - Music in Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/reviews_2014/Musical_Nights_at_Northside_Tavern_Extraordinary.html)

CCM's Speech and Debate Awarded 4.5 Star LCT Recommendation - League of Cincinnati Theatres (http://leagueofcincytheatres.info/?p=690) CCM's Speech and Debate Features Dynamic Performances - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/ccm-s-speech-and-debate-features-dynamicperformances/article_89d98e14-6865-11e4-a427-47b7ad2729e9.html)

Speech and Debate Review - Behind the Curtain Cincinnati (http://behindthecurtaincincy.com/2014/11/11/speech-and-debate-review/) Speech and Debate Review - The Sappy Critic (http://thesappycritic.wordpress.com/2014/11/08/review-speech-and-debate/) CCM's Speech and Debate is Glorious Chaos - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/theater/2014/11/07/review-ccm-drama-speech-debate/18657143/) Filichia Features: Legally Blonde Goes to College - The Marquee: News and Views from Music Theatre International (http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/filichia-features-legally-blonde-goes-to-college/)

Academy of Ancient Music Channels Bach in Corbett Auditorium - Music in Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/reviews_2014/Academy_of_Ancient_Music_Channels_Bach.html) Opera Dream Team in Residency at CCM for Great Scott - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/11/06/cincinnati-opera-dallas-opera-great-scott-jake-heggie-terrence-mcnally-jack-obrien/18606431/)

Alumnus Ronit Widmann-Levy Savors Her Role as Cultural Impresario in California - j. weekly (http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/73132/israeli-opera-singer-savors-role-as-jcc-culture-impresario/) Cincinnati's Corbett Foundation Makes Final Gift - Music in Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/news_2014/Cincinnati_s_Corbett_Foundation_Makes_Final_Gift.html) Corbett Foundation's Final Gift Goes to CCM's Opera Department - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/blog-6063-corbett_foundations_.html) Corbett Foundation's Final Gift Benefits Opera at CCM - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/11/04/corbett-foundation-uc-ccm-opera/18460723/) Ooh La La! Diane Lala Keeps Performers Moving at CCM - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-31431-ooh_la_la__diane_lala_keeps_performers_moving_at_ccm.html) Legally Blonde Review - Behind the Curtain Cincinnati (http://behindthecurtaincincy.com/2014/10/29/legally-blonde-review/) Legally Blonde Review - Talkin' Broadway (http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/cincy/cincy289.html) CCM Entertains with Legally Blonde: The Musical - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/ccm-entertains-with-legally-blonde-the-musical/article_49dd5660-5d75-11e4-996f0017a43b2370.html)

CCM's Legally Blonde is Profound, Silly, Refreshing - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/theater/2014/10/25/legally-blonde-profound-silly-refreshing/17938829/) Legally Blonde Review - The Sappy Critic (http://thesappycritic.wordpress.com/2014/10/26/review-legally-blonde/) CCM's Legally Blonde Awarded 4.5 Star LCT Recommendation - League of Cincinnati Theatres (http://leagueofcincytheatres.info/?p=678)

Erica Vlahinos Goes from CCM to Playing Sarah Palin in Her Own, Original Musical - Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/PALIN-THE-MUSICAL-Comes-tothe-Laurie-Beechman-1113-20141030)

Blood Brothers Review - Talkin' Broadway (http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/cincy/cincy287.html) Blood Brothers Review - The Sappy Critic (http://thesappycritic.wordpress.com/2014/10/10/review-blood-brothers/)

Opera Great Kathleen Battle Returns to Philly to Raise a Joyful Noise - Philadelphia Inquirer (http://articles.philly.com/2014-10-23/entertainment/55323495_1_underground-railroad-philadelphia-fridayspirituals)

Best College Class? University of Cincinnati Credit to Film Ultra-Endurance Race - Gear Junkie (http://gearjunkie.com/university-of-cincinnati-gold-rush-film) Lowry Hall Dedication Honors Former Dean of Eastman and CCM - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/10/07/eastman-school-ccm-university-ofcincinnati/16870171/)

Cincinnati Director Set to Release Maestro Documentary, With Cinematography by CCM Alumnus Heath Saunders - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/10/06/maestro-orchestras-cso-paavo-jrvi-lang-lang-joshua-bell-hilary-hahn/16668331/)

CCM Alumnus John Christopher Adams to Perform at St. Paul's Music Series - The Meridian Star (http://www.meridianstar.com/community/article_90ebf622-4c38-11e4-b9e3-5f293292b45c.html) CCM's Macbeth Roars to a Strong Finish - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/theater/2014/10/06/review-macbeth-ccm/16798879/) CCM Alumnus Kazem Abdullah to Make Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Debut - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/10/05/former-cso-youth-orchestra-member-returns-maestro/16760931/)

Concert Hall at Eastman School of Music Dedicated to Former CCM Dean Douglas Lowry - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/10/07/eastmanschool-ccm-university-of-cincinnati/16870171/)

CCM's Macbeth Opens Season, Delivers Intensity - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/ccm-s-macbeth-opens-season-delivers-intensity/article_ebe9e014-4cee-11e4-81e6001a4bcf6878.html)

CCM's Macbeth Recognized by LCT - League of Cincinnati Theatres (http://leagueofcincytheatres.info/?p=661)

CCM Grads Back Bennett and Gaga - CityBeat (video) (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/blog-5962-ccm_grads_back_bennett_and_gaga.html) CCM Guest Artists Andreas Scholl and Tamar Halperin Embrace New Repertoire with Affection and Assuredness - Seen and Heard International (http://seenandheardinternational.com/2014/10/embracing-new-repertoire-with-affection-and-assuredness/)

Gold Rush Expedition Race to Air on Universal Sports Network in October - The Adventure Blog (http://theadventureblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/gold-rush-expedition-adventure-race-to.html) World Piano Competition Continues to Evolve - Music In Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/news_2014/World_Piano_Competition_Continues_to_Evolve.html) World Piano Competition Gets New Name and Format - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/09/28/world-piano-competition-gets-new-name-format/16398681/) Three Top Programs to Consider - Dance Magazine (http://dancemagazine.com/issues/april-2014/In-Training-Ballet-Goes-to-College) The World's Top 50 (Or So) Music Schools - Musical America Worldwide (http://www.musicalamerica.com/pagestest/?pagename=schools2014&header) CCM Prep Teaches More Than How to Perform - Cincy Magazine (http://cincymagazine.com/Main/Articles/Learning_to_Live_the_Dream_4193.aspx) Ariel Quartet Commences CCM's Concert Season - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/ariel-quartet-commences-ccm-s-concert-season/article_12203374-3aab-11e4-9ce20017a43b2370.html)

Inspiring Brahms at CCM with Ariel Quartet, Pressler - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/09/11/ccm-ariel-quartet-university-of-cincinnati-menahem-pressler-chamber-music/15400057/)

David Coolidge's Journey Takes Him from CCM to Musical Theatre Professor at Anderson University - The Herald Bulletin (http://www.heraldbulletin.com/community/article_f32e8964-a662-5f0f-b8db-5beb33e6491c.html)

Businessman, Philanthropist William Friedlander Dies - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/2014/09/11/friedlander-lives-remembered-bartlett--co-cso-walnut-hills-high-school-university-of-cincinnati-ccm-greater-cincinnati-foundation/15441145/)

From Fourth-Grade Orchestra to CCM, Music Has Always Been a Part of Michael Ronstadt's Life - Lancaster Online (http://lancasteronline.com/features/entertainment/music-has-alwaysbeen-a-part-of-michael-ronstadt-s/article_e75434b8-3ea8-11e4-9d03-001a4bcf6878.html)

New Artist of the Month: CCM Alumnus Isaac Selya - Musical America (http://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?storyid=32354&categoryid=2&archived=0) Fall Arts Guide: Classical Music - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/08/29/fall-arts-guide-classical-music/14813557/) Fall Arts Guide: November Picks - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/08/29/fall-arts-guide-novembers-best-bets/14812185/) Fall Arts Guide: October Picks (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/08/29/fall-arts-guide-octobers-picks/14816171/) - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/08/29/fall-arts-guide-octobers-picks/14816171/)

Fall Arts Guide: September's Picks - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/08/29/fall-arts-guide-septembers-picks/14815239/) What's On This September - Music for All Seasons (http://www.musicforallseasonscincinnati.com/september-whats-on/) Cincinnati Concert Seasons Open in September - Music in Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/calendar/September_2014_is.html) Casting News for Two CCM Musical Theatre '12 Alum - Behind the Curtain Cincinnati (http://behindthecurtaincincy.com/2014/08/28/casting-news-for-two-ccm-musical-theatre-12-alum/) Chopin's Music, Mind to Take Center Stage - Express Cincinnati (http://expresscincinnati.p2ionline.com/flip/sitebase/index.aspx?adgroupid=136578&view=double&FH=535) CCM Alumna Polina Bespalko Polishing 'Hidden Gem' in Rejuvenating Xavier Music Series - Express Cincinnati (http://expresscincinnati.p2ionline.com/flip/sitebase/index.aspx? adgroupid=136578&view=double&FH=535)

Fall Music Highlights Include Ariel Quartet Performance with Menahem Pressler - Express Cincinnati (http://expresscincinnati.p2ionline.com/flip/sitebase/index.aspx? adgroupid=136578&view=double&FH=535)

Corbett Foundation Closing After 60 Years and $70M in Gifts - WKRC TV (video) (http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/corbett-foundation-closing-after-60-years-70m-gifts16756.shtml)

Watch the Throne: Behind the Scenes of CCM's Macbeth - The News Record (http://www.newsrecord.org/arts_and_entertainment/watch-the-throne-behind-the-scenes-of-ccm-s-macbeth/article_2fbb30a42bfc-11e4-9870-001a4bcf6878.html)

Five Institutions That Benefited from the Corbett Foundation - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/08/26/corbett-foundation-cincinnati-symphony-music-hallcincnnati-ballet-cincinnati-opera-nku/14639473/)

CCM Alumnus Takes the Arts to Where Families Live - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2014/08/23/innovator-takes-arts-families-live/14489991/) Cincinnati's Fall Arts Highlights Include CCM Performances by CCM the Ariel Quartet and Guest Artist Andreas Scholl - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-30894fall_arts_preview.html)

CCM Alumni Score a Triple Play with New Opera Companies - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-30897-opera_scores_a_tripl.html) CCM Alumna Omer Ben-Seadia a Promising Opera Director - San Francisco Classical Voice (https://www.sfcv.org/article/former-soldier-now-a-promising-opera-director) CCM Alumna Polina Bespalko Adds Glamour to Xavier Music Series - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/08/17/xaviers-music-series-addglamour/14112541/)

CCM Alumna Faith Prince Tops Memorial Hall's Signature Series - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/08/14/faith-prince-broadway-memorial-hall-university-ofcincinnati-ccm/14051111/)

CCM Concert Series: From Bach to Brubeck - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/08/05/university-of-cincinnati-ccm-menahem-pressler-stephen-hough-davebrubeck/13618735/)

World's Fair Play Festival Produced and Directed by CCM Faculty Member Brant Russell at the Queens Theater - The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/theater/worlds-fair-play-festival-at-the-queens-theater.html?smid=fb-share&_r=1)

CCM Alumna Gabrielle Stravelli Intoxicates at the Metropolitan Room - The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/21/arts/music/gabrielle-stravelli-intoxicates-at-the-metropolitanroom.html?_r=1)

Summer Opera Season a Drag for CCM Alum and 'La Calisto' Star Daniel Okulitch - WCPO TV (video) (http://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/local-a-e/summer-opera-season-a-drag-for-ccmalum-and-la-calisto-star-daniel-okulitch)

School of Music Underway at Murray State University Under the Direction of CCM Alumnus Charles Novell - Murray Ledger and Times (http://murrayledger.com/news/school-ofmusic-underway-at-msu/article_68516998-0bd0-11e4-9a3a-001a4bcf887a.html)

CCM Alums Take on the Baritone Bad Boys of 'La Calisto' - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-30671-ccm_alums_take_on_th.html) With 'A Chorus Line,' CCM Faculty Members Diane Lala and Robert Pavlovich Offer a Singular Direction (http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2014/07/with_a_chorus_line_diane_lala.html)The Times-Picayue (http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2014/07/with_a_chorus_line_diane_lala.html) CCM Alumnus Michael Maniaci Featured in Cincinnati Opera's 'La Calisto' - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/07/13/love-la-calisto/12547207/) Musica Sacra Founder Passes Baton After 48 Seasons - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/06/29/musica-sacra-founder-passes-baton-seasons/11519393/) 'Extant': How a Contest Led CCM Alumnus Mickey Fisher to Steven Spielberg - Variety (http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/extant-how-a-contest-led-creator-mickey-fisher-to-spielberg-1201254597/) Concertos Test World Piano Finalists on Saturday - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/06/27/concertos-test-world-piano-finalists-saturday/11506281/) World Piano Semifinalists Strut Their Stuff - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/06/26/world-piano-competition-ccm-uc/11397851/) Six Selected for World Piano Semifinals - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/06/25/world-piano-competition-corbett-auditorium-cso-ccm/11349209/) World Piano Competition Pianist Plays With Hands, Feet - Cincinnati Enquirer (video) (http://www.cincinnati.com/videos/entertainment/arts/2014/06/25/11351353/) Day One: World Piano Competition - Cincinnati Enquirer (video) (http://www.cincinnati.com/videos/entertainment/arts/2014/06/24/11317079/) World Piano Competition Under Way - Cincinnati Enquirer (video) (http://www.cincinnati.com/videos/entertainment/arts/2014/06/24/11315187/) Orchestras Welcome Older Musicians - The Wallstreet Journal (http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/orchestras-welcome-older-musicians-1403470477-lMyQjAxMTA0MDIwMzEyNDMyWj?tesla=y) World Piano Competition Brings Best to Cincinnati - WLWT TV (http://www.wlwt.com/news/world-piano-competition-brings-best-to-cincinnati/26622556#!2LhXv) World Piano Competition: Nerves, Artistry Keys to a Win - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/06/21/world-piano-competition-nerves-artistry-keys-win/11108803/) Some of World's Best Pianists in Tri-State for World Piano Competition - WLWT TV (http://www.wlwt.com/news/some-of-worlds-best-pianists-in-tristate-for-world-piano-competition/26608708#!6l5U1) Meet the Artist: Pianist and CCM Alumnus Myron Brown - WFDD 88.5 FM (audio) (http://wfdd.org/post/meet-artist-pianist-myron-brown) CCM Alumnus Connor Chee to Perform at Wolf Sanctuary and Old School Gallery - Cibola Beacon (http://www.cibolabeacon.com/cibola_living/pianist-chee-to-perform-at-wolf-sanctuary-and-oldschool/article_ca0578dc-f316-11e3-8a30-001a4bcf887a.html)

CCM Alumna Stacey Rishoi Brings More Than a Voice to Title Role of Cincinnati Opera's 'Carmen' - WCPO TV (video) (http://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/local-a-e/stacey-rishoibrings-more-than-a-voice-to-cincinnati-operas-carmen)

CCM Alumnus Darrell D. Miller Talks About His Life and Career as a High-Powered Entertainment Lawyer - WVXU 91.7 FM (audio) (http://wvxu.org/post/cincinnati-native-talksabout-his-life-and-career-high-powered-entertainment-lawyer)

World Piano Competition Selects 24 - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/06/01/world-piano-competition-selects/9777319/) Opera Troupe Workshops Adaptation of Williem Kennedy's 'Roscoe' Created By CCM Alumni Evan Mack and Joshua McGuire - Times Union (http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Singing-his-praises-5528362.php#page-2)

CCM Alumnus Joe Miller is Constantly Challenging Himself - Charleston Post and Courier (http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140528/PC2106/140529250/choral-director-to-stretch-musicofferings)

CCM Alumna Amanda Woodbury Hopes Met Opera Audition Win will Launch Career - Louisville Courier Journal (http://www.courierjournal.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/05/30/amanda-woodbury-hopes-metropolitan-opera-audition-win-will-launch-career/9759003/)

World Piano Competition Returns - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/05/22/cincinnati-world-piano-competition/9447601/) CCM Alumnus Aik Khai Pung Returns for Third Go-Round at Spoleto Festival - Charleston Post and Courier (http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140526/PC2106/140529454/aik-khaipung-returns-for-third-go-round)

Bloch's Violin Featured in Ariel Quartet Performance - Cleveland Jewish News (http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/features/leisure/arts/article_a54d40d8-e0ec-11e3-9f6c-001a4bcf887a.html) Lee Roy Reams, Broadway Star, Comes Back to Carnegie - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/05/21/lee-roy-reams-broadway-star-comes-backcarnegie/2320414/)

CINCYinNYC: A Week to Remember - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/05/17/cincy-in-nyc-memories-cso-may-festival-ccm-playhouse-opera-chefs/9085019/) Amanda Woodbury: May Festival Solo for a Rising Voice - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/05/15/amanda-woodbury-may-festival-solo-rising-voice/9132985/) A Youthful Ensemble Turns Up the Intensity: Ariel Quartet's Program at SubCulture Includes Beethoven - The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/14/arts/music/arielquartets-program-at-subculture-includes-beethoven.html?_r=0)

MSO to Celebrate Conductor Carmon DeLeone's Milestone - The Middletown Journal (http://www.journal-news.com/news/entertainment/mso-to-celebrate-conductors-milestone/nftdq/) CINCYinNYC: The Ariel Quartet Goes Underground - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/05/13/ariel-quartet-ccm-cincy-in-nyc-92nd-street-y/9033291/) In New York, CCM Jazz Ensemble Works to Put Conservatory and Cincinnati on Map - WCPO TV (video) (http://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/local-a-e/in-new-york-ccm-jazz-ensembleworks-to-put-conservatory-and-cincinnati-on-nations-cultural-map)

CCM Jazz Delivers Sophisticated Show in NYC - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/05/07/ccm-jazz-delivers-sophisticated-show-nyc/8810865/) Speak Easy: CCM's Robin Guarino Directs at the Metropolitan Opera - Cincinnati Magazine (http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/arts-minds/2014/04/21/speak-easy-robin-guarino) CCM Dance Celebrates 50 Years - WVXU 91.7 FM (audio) (http://wvxu.org/post/ccm-dance-celebrates-50-years) 'Giselle' is Pure Ballet for CCM - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/theater/2014/04/13/giselle-pure-ballet-ccm/7600715/) CCM Announces 2014-15 Mainstage Series - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/theater/2014/04/17/ccm-announces-mainstage-series/7816869/) A First in 50 Years, Opera to Premiere 'Morning Star' - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/04/13/first-years-opera-premiere-morning-star/7596147/) 'Giselle' on Stage at the College-Conservatory of Music - WVXU 91.7 FM (audio) (http://wvxu.org/post/giselle-stage-college-conservatory-music) Randy Behavior and Bourgeois Bad Manners in 'Don Pasquale' - Seen and Heard International (http://seenandheard-international.com/2014/04/randy-behavior-bourgeois-bad-manners-indon-pasquale/?doing_wp_cron=1397048457.6568479537963867187500) CCM's '25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Talkin' Broadway (http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/cincy/cincy281.html) In the Studio with CCM Jazz Ensemble - Cincinnati Enquirer (video) (http://www.cincinnati.com/videos/entertainment/music/2014/04/05/7344079/) Review: 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' - The Sappy Critic (http://thesappycritic.wordpress.com/2014/04/05/review-the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee/) CCM Delights with 'Don Pasquale' - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/theater/2014/04/04/ccm-delights-don-pasquale/7306837/) Ariel Quartet Finishes Beethoven Cycle with Flair - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/04/04/ariel-quartet-finishes-beethoven-cycle-flair/7298343/) University of Cincinnati Graduate Student Omer Ben-Seadia Directs 'Don Pasquale' at CCM - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-29955-exit_laughing.html) 'Spelling Bee' is a Must See - The Sappy Critic (http://thesappycritic.wordpress.com/2014/04/03/preview-spelling-be-is-a-must-see/) Winners Named in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions - The New York Times (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/winners-named-in-the-metropolitan-opera-national-councilauditions/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=2)

CCM Grads Win at Met Opera Competition - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/03/31/ccm-grads-win-met-opera-competition/7110725/) Ariel Quartet Caps Beethoven Cycle Splendidly - Music in Cincinnati (http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/reviews_2014/Ariel_Quartet_Caps_Beethoven_Cycle_Splendidly.html) CCM’s Robin Guarino and the Met’s New 'Così' Cincinnati Magazine (print only) (http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/issue/2014/apr2014.aspx) Two CCM Grads Advance to Met Opera Finals (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/03/24/two-ccm-grads-advance-met-opera-finals/6826961/)- Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/03/24/two-ccm-grads-advance-met-opera-finals/6826961/)

Best Theatre Newcomer: CCM Drama's Brant Russell - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-29927-2014_arts_nightlife_staff_picks.html) Arts, Business Groups Taking Road-Trip to Show Off Cincy in NYC - (http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2014/03/19/arts-business-groups-taking-road-trip-to-show-off.html? utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_national+%28Bizjournals+National+Feed%29) Cincinnati Business Courier (http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2014/03/19/arts-businessgroups-taking-road-trip-to-show-off.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_national+%28Bizjournals+National+Feed%29)

CCM's Starling Chamber Orchestra to be Featured on NPR's 'From the Top' - (http://www.broadwayworld.com/cincinnati/article/CCMs-Starling-Chamber-Orchestra-to-be-Featured-on-NPRs-From-theTop-20140310#.UzRCW6VyleQ) Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/cincinnati/article/CCMs-Starling-Chamber-Orchestra-to-be-Featured-on-NPRs-From-the-Top-20140310#.UzRCW6VyleQ) Diana Maria Riva in 'Saint George' Premiere - Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/blogs/2014/03/06/diana-maria-riva-saint-george-fx/6115679/) 'El Niño' Arresting in Regional Premiere - Concerto Net (http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=9673)

A Simplified 'Les Mis' at CCM Focuses on Characters and Spectacular Voices - CityBeat (http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-29761-les_miserables_%28review%29.html) Knights in Shining Opera, at the Met - The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/26/arts/music/knights-in-shining-opera-at-the-met.html?ref=arts&_r=1) Opening Night of the Bearcat Piano Festival - Seen and Heard International (http://seenandheard-international.com/2014/02/opening-night-bearcat-piano-festival/) ETC's Lynn Meyers Directs Next Drama at UC's CCM - WVXU 91.7 FM (audio) (http://wvxu.org/post/etcs-lynn-meyers-directs-next-drama-ucs-ccm) Pianist Pauses Academic Life to Perform - Albuquerque Journal (http://www.abqjournal.com/373065/entertainment/pianist-pauses-academic-life-to-perform.html) Coming Up: the Bearcat Piano Festival and Pianopalooza - WVXU 91.7 FM (audio) (http://wvxu.org/post/coming-bearcat-piano-festival-and-pianopalooza) CCM's 'A Moveable Feast' Video Recap - iSPYCiNCY (http://ispycincy.com/video/ccms-a-moveable-feast.shtml)

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