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JUNE, 2012
CCM Preparatory Department
Newsletter
The May 19 Achievement Festival turned out to be a great ending to the school year. CCM Prep extends its thanks to all of the parents, faculty and staff who helped make our final day of performances and socializing a wonderful celebration. We had a record number of students – 206! – who performed on our 12 recitals. The faculty were very impressed with the students’ progress. The following students received outstanding recognition from the faculty: Katrina Chandra, Yangxing Ding, Gabriella Geis, Thomas Heidenreich, Jeongbin Park, Natasha Saputra, Amilia Yun, David Godar, Tristan Britt, Bryan Nguyen, Joshua Siderits, Ava Dong, Weston Gilbert, Luke Lentini and Christina Nam. The department sends out a special thanks to the Howland (Subway) and the Kurlas (Red
Squirrel) families for food contributions, and to all the parents who brought food and volunteered. Thanks as well to Kroger and Goessling’s Markets for their food contributions.
Upcoming dates
June 2
Mo-Ah Kim (faculty) DMA piano recital, 5 p.m. St. James
Episcopal Church, Westwood June 3
Piano recital of Lindsay Zierolf’s students, 2 p.m., Watson Hall
June 4
CYWE and Jr. CYWE concert, 7 p.m. Corbett Auditorium
June 6
CCM Preparatory Brass Choir, 8 p.m. Werner Hall
Summer Workshop
Performances
(free and open to the public)
June 15
Summer Strings, noon, UC Blue Ash Muntz Theater
Camp Bravo, 3 p.m., UC Blue Ash Muntz Theater
June 22
Saxophone Symposium, 4 p.m., Room 3250,
Mary Emery Hall Encore Chamber Orchestra, 7 p.m., Patricia Corbett Theater
June 28
Crescendo Chamber Music recital, 7 p.m. Watson Hall
June 29
Crescendo Chamber Music recital, 4 p.m. Watson Hall
High School Musical Theater Workshop Showcase, 7 p.m.,
Patricia Corbett Theater
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In addition to performances,
Prep Achievement Day
activities at CCM included a
picnic and drum circle that
drew participants of all ages.
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CCM Preparatory Department
Amy Dennison Assistant Dean
Elizabeth Boland Assistant Director
[email protected] Peggy Grant
Music Registrar [email protected]
Elaine Eckstein Theatre Arts Coordinator
Jonnie Lynn Jacobs-Percer Dance Coordinator
Cameron Bowers
Lani Stait Molly Massa
Jason Richmond Stephanie Coombs
Sabrina Rizea Student Assistants
Trey Adams Business co-op student
Joe Lenzer Assistant business co-op student
Phone: 513-556-2595 Fax: 513-556-9469 Web: www.ccm.uc.edu/prep E-mail: [email protected] Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/group.php? gid=133058323400885#!/ profile.php?id=632020947&ref=ts The mission of the CCM Preparatory Department is to provide educational instruction and performance opportunities in Music, Theater and Dance to students of all ages and abilities. This is achieved by offering classes, lessons and performing opportunities to over 1,800 students through programs on campus, off campus and in partner schools and organizations.
The 2012-2013 CCM Prep program book should be mailed out in mid July. As soon as program details are finalized, we will begin updating our website, too, so check our website frequently for updates.
Classes begin on Saturday, Sept. 8, which will also be when most auditions will be held.
This upcoming season, we will be programming for 30 weeks, so there no longer will be a Fall and Spring semester. Some classes will run shorter than 30 weeks, but most will be yearlong. The shorter session classes will be held at UC Blue Ash. Also new next year:
During CCM audition days (Jan.
12 and 26, 2013), we will offer special master classes for all theatre and dance students. We are excited about this and students will have a chance to experience different teachers and experiences.
New payment plans that should make tuition payments easier.
An expanded jazz program. We will be add a Jazz Experience ensemble for students age 13 and older here on the CCM campus and add another Jazz Explosion group on Tuesday evenings at Lakota West High School.
A preschool music program led by Mary Rekers at UC Blue Ash.
A composition class for budding composers.
What’s new for
upcoming term
END OF THE YEAR SURVEY: Please take a few minutes to go to our website,
www.ccm.uc.edu/prep, and click on the survey link on the front page or type in:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012CCMPreparatorySurvey Your comments are very important to us as we plan our program for the future.
SIGN UP FOR SUMMER: The first of CCM Prep’s summer camps and workshops
begin on June 11. We still have space in a few of our programs. Thanks to a grant from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Summertime Kids Program, we are able to offer scholarships to students who otherwise could not participate. If you wish to find out more, please contact Amy Dennison, assistant dean (see staff directory at left). SUMMER PROGRAMS: CCM Prep summer programs begin on June 11. We still
have space in a few of our programs. Thanks to a grant from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Summertime Kids Program, we are able to offer scholarships to students who otherwise could not participate. If you wish to find out more, please contact Amy Dennison, assistant dean (see staff directory at left). SAVE THE DATE: CCM Prep’s first Adult Chamber Music Weekend will be held on
Friday-Saturday, Sept. 28-29. We have received a grant from the ACMP Foundation to support this new offering. Adult students will be coached by CCM Preparatory faculty with guest master classes by members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The weekend culminates in a recital for family and friends at CCM. Details will be in the 2012-2013 program book and on our website. ONLINE REGISTRATION TIP: Students wishing to sign up for 5- or 10-packs of
summer lessons can sign up online now. If you and your teacher have arranged a different number of lessons, please e-mail: [email protected] or call the office (see left) for assistance. Teachers will be providing us lists that we will check for invoicing. Contact your teacher to set up and schedule lessons.
In Brief: Survey, summer and more
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The Rockwood Piano Studio Piano recently hosted its 2012 Concerto Competition, which featured students from the studios of Jessica Madsen, Takako Hayase-Frautschi, and Nozomi Yamaguchi. A number of CCM Prep Department students were among the award-winners, including the following: Primary Division,
Haydn Concertino in C
Mvmt. I 1
st Place: Kevin Zhang Wang
2nd
Place: Anna Rayburn Mvmt. II 1
st Place: Veronica Nies
2nd
Place: Kevin Zhang Wang 3
rd Place: Colin Riggins
Mvmt. III 1
st Place: Elizabetta Nies
2nd
Place: Andrew Ying
3rd
Place: Kevin Zhang Wang Elementary Division, Vandall
Concertino in C Major
Mvmt. I 1
st Place: Trey Kline
2nd
Place: Natasha Saputra Honorable Mention: Becca Thompson Mvmt. II 1
st Place: Natasha Saputra
2nd
Place: Maggie Leahy 3
rd Place: Trey Kline
Honorable Mention: Becca Thompson and Alex Ying Mvmt. III 1
st Place: Trey Kline
2nd
Place: Alex Ying 3
rd Place: Maggie Leahy
Junior Division, Alexander
Concertante in G Major
Mvmt. I 1
st Place: Chisato Fuji
Mvmt. II 1
st Place: Kathy Qian
2nd
Place: Chisato Fuji Intermediate Division, J.C. Bach
Concerto in E-flat major
Mvmt. III 1
st Place: Amilia Yun
Best Cadenza
1st Place: Trey Kline
2nd
Place: Kevin Zhang Wang Complete Concerto Awards
Trey Kline Kevin Zhang Wang Trey Kline is a student of Madsen; Kevin Zhang Wang is a student of Yamaguchi. All the other piano students are students of Hayase-Frautschi.
Students and participating musicians from the Rockwood Piano Studio 2012 Concerto Competition.
Competition honors
CCM Prep pianists
Auditions are now being scheduled by private appointment for the Cincinnati Children’s Choir’s 20th Anniversary Season. Singers entering grades 2-12 this fall are welcome to audition. Please complete the online audition registration form available at the CCC web site: www.cincinnatichoir.org/auditions/childrens-choirs-auditions/ … and then call (513) 446-9508 to schedule an audition. No preparation is required for the auditions. Singers will be asked to perform vocal exercises for one of our conducting staff to determine which choir will meet the student’s readiness level. Both new and returning students must audition each year. This enables the staff to monitor the progress and accurately place the singers into the ensemble that best addresses each student’s needs. For more information about CCC’s Resident Choirs, go online to: www.cincinnatichoir.org/ programs/childrens-choirs/
Summer Festival
July 30-Aug. 4 Registration for Cincinnati Children’s Choir summer festival is now open! Young singers interested in enjoying and developing their skills in musicianship will come together for an exciting week as they attend inspiring, interactive sessions at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Sessions will include Vocal Artistry,
Sight-singing, Musicianship through Movement, Music Theory, and Choral Artistry. Register online at: www.cincinnatichoir.org/ programs/summer-festival/ summer-festival-registration/ All students must be age 9 to 15 with unchanged voices, and must audition or be recommended by a teacher. Tuition is $200 for the week including one t-shirt and one concert ticket. Scholarships are available based on economic need and audition. The festival will be held on the campus of the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Sessions will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday, and noon to 4 p.m., Saturday. Registration deadline is July 1. Registration is limited and awarded on a first come-first served basis to eligible singers. The festival’s commissioned composer is Cynthia Gray. Participants will premiere Gray’s commission and will have the opportunity to meet and work with the composer! Festival Staff: Robyn Reeves Lana, Founder and Managing Artistic Director of the Cincinnati Children’s Choir, national clinician, certified Level III Orff-Schulwerk. Eva Floyd, CCC Associate Director, Associate Professor of Music Education at CCM, choral education specialist/clinician, Kodaly specialist Lissa Ray, Retired Music Educator, Sycamore Community Schools, Orff-Schulwerk Teacher-Trainer, Education Through Movement (Weikart) Instructor, Northminster Presbyterian Church Children’s Music Director. Sandra Bosher Thornton, Choral education specialist, Forest Hills Local Schools, CCC Associate Conductor, Jubilate and Preparatory Choirs Leslie Hicks, General Music and Gifted Enrichment Specialist, Orff-Schulwerk Instructor, Level III Orff Schulwerk Certified. Kay Tyler, General Music Specialist, Kodaly and Orff Certified, National Teaching Certificate in Early/Middle Childhood Music Education. Jan Corrothers, Elementary Educator, Choral Specialist, Skilled accompanist.
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CCC sets 20th-season auditions
CCM Prep piano instructor Mo-ah Kim, a DMA candidate at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, will present a recital at 5 p.m., Saturday, June 2, at St. James Episcopal Church, 3207 Montana Avenue, Cincinnati.
Kim’s program will feature: Felix Mendelssohn’s Prelude and Fugue Op. 35 No. 1 in E Minor Robert Schumann’s Etudes after Paganini Caprices, Op.3 No. 5 in E-flat Major; Novelletten, Op. 21 No. 1 and
No. 8; and Humorescke, Op. 20 in B-flat Major. Frederic Chopin’s Étude Op. 10 No. 1 in C Major and Polonaise-Fantasei, Op. 61 in A-flat Major. Claude Debussy’s Étude L.136, No. 11, pour les arpèges.
Recital features Prep faculty pianist
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May marks the end of the school year, of course, and a number of CCM Prep students will be moving on to college, and most of them to study performing arts. Here’s a list of seniors enrolled at CCM Prep and their continuing education plans:
Katy Abt (University of Dayton, Music Therapy)
Stacey Bennett (Ohio State University, Honors Music Education)
Christian Betts (CCM, Music Education,
Voice) Patrick Bolender (University of Louisville,
Music Education) Dariah Brown (Ohio State University, Music
Education) Caleb Burkhardt (CCM, Music Education,
Saxophone Performance)
Nicholas Chute (Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering)
Jake Daniels (University of Louisville, Music Education)
Sophia Enriquez (West Virginia University,
Music Education) Jason Ewing (Morehead State University,
Music) Rachel Flake (Miami University of Ohio,
Biological Physics)
Emily Franklin (Berea College, Music) Jenny Friedhoff (University of Cincinnati)
psychology) Rebekah Fry (Miami University, Piano)
Lauren Garriott (Point Park University, Musical Theatre)
Chris Gratsch (Northern Kentucky
University, Music Education, Percussion Performance)
Maddie Grossl (Belmont University, Tenn., Vocal Performance)
Adam Hoffman (Capital University, Jazz
Studies) Joe Kohake (University of Louisville, Piano
Performance) Sam Loomis (University of Louisville, Music)
Madeleine Price (DePaul University, fine arts)
Nicole Price (University of Cincinnati, Liberal
Arts) Sam Rocklin (CCM, bass performance)
Amanda Seifert (Miami University, English/Creative Writing)
Maya Sekhar (New York University)
Cassie Sherwood (Evangel University, Intercultural Studies/Global Missions)
Kenneth Sinclair (Morehead State University, Space Science)
Saralynn Smith (Brigham Young University, Nutrition/Dietetics)
Andrew Steinke (Capital University, Music
Education) Taylor Stephens (Cedarville University,
Music) Raven Thomas (CCM, Musical Theatre)
Rachel Tracy (Northern Kentucky
University, Human Resources, Stage Management)
Rosalyn Tribble (Northern Kentucky University, Electronic Media Broadcasting)
Nicole Yoon (Boston College) Melissa Zbacnik (Miami University, Pre-Med)
CCM Prep students college-bound
Another year has come and gone! It’s been a really good year and I’d like to share with you some of our achievements and highlights: Dean Peter Landgren began his tenure as Dean of the College-Conservatory of Music last September. We could not have found a more supportive dean for our work. Dean Landgren was a preparatory student at the Eastman School of Music and truly understands the importance of a program like ours in the community. The Preparatory program has an important presence in this school and we will continue to expand both our programs and excellence.
The CCM Prep jazz program has grown in leaps and bounds this year. It
has been an amazing year for our jazz program. We are blessed to have great faculty and last count we have about 80 students involved in our jazz program. Expect our jazz program to continue to grow as we fill an important musical need in our community. UC Blue Ash satellite location. We are most grateful to the administration at UC Blue Ash who have been wonderful hosts for our first year at UC Blue Ash. Our program is expanding next year and we are always open to ideas for programs that we may offer at this site. Community outreach programs in the Cincinnati Public Schools. Through a variety of community and university partners, we have offered classes and workshops that increases access to the arts for hundreds of students. We continue to seek partners and support so
we can expand our reach into the community. I am looking forward to a great summer and hope to see many of you back in the fall!
— Assistant Dean Amy Dennison, director, CCM Prep
Coda 2011-12 school year one to remember