Event Name: MAHLER FOUR
Event Locator: 2026-ADXGLG

• CCM Orchestra Series •
MAHLER FOUR
CCM Philharmonia
Annunziata Tomaro, guest conductor
Featuring TBA student soloist
The CCM Philharmonia embarks on a 2-year exploration of Mahler’s middle symphonies. The journey begins with his heavenly Symphony No. 4.
DUKAS:  Fanfare from “La Péri” (1912)                                                                                                        
CAROLINE SHAW: Entr’acte (2011)                                                                                                                               
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 in G Major (1899-1901)                                                                                             
Estimated run time: 90 minutes 
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $19.50 adult, $15 student, $15 UC faculty/staff, $10 UC student, $5 CCM student; group discounts available. Buy tickets online.

Event Name: STARLING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Event Locator: 2026-ADXGXN

• CCM Prep Series •  
STARLING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 
Kurt Sassmannshaus, music director  
This program includes Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216, performed by Daniel Xu, and Fritz Kreisler's Praeludium and Allegro, played by Elizabeth Yeoh. Other works TBA. Come and celebrate the next generation!  
Estimated run time: 60 minutes  
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall   
Admission: FREE

Event Name: SWINGIN’ FOR THE FENCES
Event Locator: 2026-ADXGLH

• CCM Jazz Series • 
SWINGIN’ FOR THE FENCES
CCM Jazz Orchestra
Scott Belck, music director
Featuring guest artist Wayne Bergeron, trumpet
L.A. studio legend trumpeter Wayne Bergeron is widely considered among the greatest of all time, with over 500 movie soundtracks and hundreds of records with artists ranging from Ray Charles to Green Day. Other artists include Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Barbra Streisand, Michael Bublé, Herb Alpert, The Jonas Brothers, Burt Bacharach, Dirty Loops, Seth MacFarlane, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Seal, Diana Krall, Tito Puente, Christina Aguilera, Michael Bolton, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Pussycat Dolls and Chicago.  Wayne brings his high-powered brand of excitement to CCM for the first time in what will be a night of fireworks!
Estimated run time: 75 minutes
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Tickets: $19.50 adult, $15 student, $15 UC faculty/staff, $10 UC student, $5 CCM student; group discounts available. Buy tickets online.

Event Name: A SEA SYMPHONY
Event Locator: 2026-ADXJKG

• CCM Orchestra and Choral Series •
A SEA SYMPHONY  
CCM Philharmonia, CCM Chamber Choir, CCM Chorale
Joe Miller, conductor
Featuring TBA student soloists
Ralph Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony gives voice to majesty and mystery of the ocean, bringing musical life to sea poems from Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. A Sea Symphony is celebrated for its ambitious scope, masterful integration of choral and orchestral forces, and its deep emotional and philosophical impact. It stands as a testament to Vaughan Williams’ creativity and his ability to capture the grandeur of the natural world through music. Presented with colorful lighting by CCM Lighting Design and Technology students. 
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: A Sea Symphony
Estimated run time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $19.50 adult, $15 student, $15 UC faculty/staff, $10 UC student, $5 CCM student; group discounts available. Buy tickets online.

Event Name: DUKE ELLINGTON’S NUTCRACKER SUITE
Event Locator: 2026-ADXJKR

• CCM Jazz Series •
DUKE ELLINGTON’S NUTCRACKER SUITE
CCM Jazz Orchestra
Scott Belck, music director
The romantic melodies of The Nutcracker Suite transform into jumping jazz tunes arranged by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Swing into the season with jazz interpretations of the beloved holiday masterpiece, including “Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed-Pipes),” “Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)” and “Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy).” Presented with colorful lighting by CCM Lighting Design and Technology students. 
Estimated run time: 75 minutes 
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $26 adult, $15 student, $20 UC faculty/staff, $10 UC student, $5 CCM student; group discounts available. Buy tickets online.

Event Name: ROMANTIC TITANS: FAITH AND FIRE
Event Locator: 2026-ADXJKV

• CCM Orchestra Series •
ROMANTIC TITANS: FAITH AND FIRE
CCM Concert Orchestra
Aik Khai Pung, music director and conductor
BERLIOZ: Overture Le Corsaire
SCHUMANN: Konzertstück for Four horns
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5 "Reformation"
Estimated run time: 75 minutes
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Admission: FREE

Event Name: UC SYMPHONY WINTER CONCERT
Event Locator: 2026-ADXJNK

UC SYMPHONY WINTER CONCERT? 
UC Symphony Orchestra 
Angelo Anton, music director and conductor 
Join the UC Symphony for an inspiring evening of music. Consisting of students and faculty from across the entire University of Cincinnati community, these musicians are sure to impress and inspire!?? 
Estimated run time: 90 minutes
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Admission: FREE

Event Name: CCM Elementary Strings Orchestra and CCM
Event Locator: 2026-ADXJNX

• CCM Prep Series •   
CCM Elementary Strings Orchestra and CCM Jr. Strings Orchestra  
Joyce Grabell, director of CCM Elementary Strings Orchestra 
BettyAnne Gottlieb, director of CCM Jr. Strings Orchestra?   
CCM Strings Orchestras feature the region’s premiere young string players, ages 8-14, performing a variety of traditional, contemporary and multi-cultural string orchestra music.??   
Estimated run time: 75 minutes   
Location: Corbett Auditorium    
Admission: FREE 

Event Name: JAZZ SHOWCASE
Event Locator: 2026-ADXJPA

• CCM Prep Series •   
JAZZ SHOWCASE   
CCM Youth Jazz Orchestra, CCM Prep High School Jazz Combo, CCM Jr. Youth Jazz Orchestra 
Eric Lechliter, Brad Myers, Alex Merk, music directors   
Join CCM Prep’s Jazz ensembles for a celebration of America's greatest native art form — Jazz! A swinging time will be had by all as our Prep musicians strut their stuff in an exciting jazz showcase.    
Estimated run time: 90 minutes 
Location: Cohen Family Studio Theater   
Admission: FREE

Event Name: THE WORLD OF STAN KENTON
Event Locator: 2026-ADXQFJ

• CCM Jazz Series •
THE WORLD OF STAN KENTON
CCM Jazz Orchestra
Scott Belck, music director
Experience the power and majesty of the great Stan Kenton, whose influential band represented the heights orchestral jazz concert music and swinging dance music. From Malagueña and Intermission Riff to Artistry in Rhythm, this show is certain to knock your jazz socks off!
Estimated run time: 75 minutes
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Admission: FREE

Event Name: AUSTRIO-HUNGARIAN MASTERWORKS
Event Locator: 2026-ADXQFV

• CCM Orchestra Series •
AUSTRIO-HUNGARIAN MASTERWORKS
CCM Concert Orchestra
Mark Gibson, conductor
Aik Khai Pung, music director
Leading off with the beloved Emperor Waltz by Johann Strauss, Mark Gibson takes the CCM Concert Orchestra on a tour of middle Europe, including a performance of Zoltan Kodaly’s entrancing “Peacock” Variations — its first CCM performance in over 30 years!
STRAUSS: Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437 
TBD work            
KODÁLY: Variations on a Hungarian Folksong, “The Peacock”
Estimated run time: 75 minutes 
Location: Corbett Auditorium 
Admission: FREE

Event Name: STARLING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Event Locator: 2026-ADXQHS

• CCM Prep Series • 
STARLING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 
Kurt Sassmannshaus, music director 
Serenades for string orchestra, solo works and concertos, played by accomplished teenagers. Starling Prep alumni have won competitions and Grammy Awards. Come and hear them first!  
Estimated run time: 60 minutes 
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall 
Admission: FREE 

Event Name: CONDUCTING MASTER CLASS CONCERT
Event Locator: 2026-ADXQLF

• CCM Orchestra Series • 
CONDUCTING MASTER CLASS CONCERT
CCM Philharmonia and CCM Concert Orchestra
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor
The CCM Philharmonia and CCM Concert Orchestra welcome eight gifted conductors from around the world to participate in a four-day conducting master class. Witness their performance of two legendary masterworks, the culmination of a weekend of artistic growth working with CCM Director of Orchestral Studies Mark Gibson. 
SIBELIUS:  Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 
BRAHMS:  Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
Estimated run time: 90 minutes
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Admission: FREE

Event Name: ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON FESTIVAL: GALA CON
Event Locator: 2026-AFBMFK

• Jazz Series •
ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON FESTIVAL: GALA CONCERT
CCM Jazz Orchestra
Scott Belck, music director
CCM’s Essentially Ellington festival, sponsored by Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center, returns in full swing! The daylong event features the region’s top high school jazz ensembles and the gala concert features the CCM Jazz Orchestra with a guest artist from Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Estimated run time: 75 minutes
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Admission: FREE

Event Name: STARLING SHOWCASE
Event Locator: 2026-AFBMFQ

• CCM Prep Series • 
STARLING SHOWCASE 
Kurt Sassmannshaus, music director 
The best young soloists from CCM's Starling Programs in College and Prep perform classical and romantic violin concertos with orchestra. 
Estimated run time: 90 Minutes 
Location: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall 
Admission: FREE 

Event Name: CCM Concert Orchestra
Event Locator: 2026-AFCFKZ

• CCM Orchestra Series •
CCM Concert Orchestra
Mark Gibson, conductor
Aik Khai Pung, music director
WALTON: Johannesburg Festival Orchestra
GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto in am (1904)
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 (1902)
Estimated run time: TBD
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Admission: FREE

Event Name: MAHLER FIVE
Event Locator: 2026-AFCFMA

• CCM Orchestra Series •
MAHLER FIVE
CCM Philharmonia
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor
The next stop on CCM Philharmonia’s Mahler excursion is his epic Symphony No. 5, paired with the world premiere of CCM Professor Michael Fiday’s new orchestral work “5.” Introduced to American audiences with its U.S. premiere by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 1905, Mahler’s fifth is a romantic masterpiece — from the iconic trumpet fanfare opening to the final Adagietto, often dubbed Mahler’s “greatest hit,” the music takes audiences on an emotional journey from mourning to triumph.
FIDAY: “5” *World Premiere
MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor (1902)
Estimated run time: 100 minutes
Location: Corbett Auditorium
Tickets: $19.50 adult, $15 student, $15 UC faculty/staff, $10 UC student, $5 CCM student; group discounts available. Buy tickets online.