CCM: Composition, Musicology, & Theory

Visiting Composers Series

Under the auspices of the Visiting Composers Series, composers, established as well as emerging, visit CCM to lecture, meet informally with students, comment on their work and meet the public. These visits coincide with performances of the composers work by CCM resident soloists and ensembles and/or the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Vocal Arts Ensemble and others. Composers discuss in dialogue with students, faculty and the public such topics as the position of the composer in contemporary society, the future of new music, the relationship between music and culture, the challenge of reaching audiences, or whatever else is on their minds. Past guests have included such distinguished composers as John Adams, Samuel Adler, William Bolcom, Elliott Carter, George Crumb, Philip Glass, Jennifer Higdon, Karel Husa, Aaron Jay Kernis, Krzysztof Penderecki, Bernard Rands, Frederick Rzewski, Joseph Schwantner, Sir Michael Tippett, and many others. In addition, the Visiting Composers series also invites prominent performers of new music to give concerts and/or conduct reading sessions of student’s work, often in conjunction with composers with whom they have collaborated.

Current and recent guests are listed below, by academic year. For a list of selected guests who have participated in the Visiting Composers Series since its inception, click here.

2008/2009

Randall Woolf (Oct. 31)

Annea Lockwood (Nov. 21)

Duo 46 (Dec. 5)

James Romig (composer), Ashlee Mack (pianist) (Jan. 16)

Jeffrey Mumford (Feb. – exact date TBA, in conjunction with Cincinnati Symphony)

Syd Hodkinson (April 26-30)

Samuel Adler (April 24)

2007/2008

Daniel Catan

John Gibson

Brad Garton

Terry Pender

Gregory Taylor

John Adams (in conjunction with Cincinnati Symphony)

David Gompper (composer/pianist), Wolfgang David (violinist)

Piotr Szewcyk/Violin Futura (composer/violinist/CCM alum)

Thomas Larcher (composer/pianist)

Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon (former CCM faculty)

Evan Ziporyn (composer/clarinetist, in conjunction with Bang on a Can/Music Now festival)

2006/2007

Robert Beaser

Stephen Scott and The Bowed Piano Ensemble

Bruce Broughton

Richard Toensing

Judith Shatin

Ofer Ben-Amots

Karel Husa

2005/2006

Samuel Adler

William Scott Deal

Stephen Jones (CCM alum)

Jennifer Bernard (CCM alum)

Nuno Corte-Real

Josef Fung

Dan Becker (composer), Kathleen Supove (pianist)

2004/2005

Eric Whitacre

Donald McCullough

Melissa Hui

Jennifer Higdon

Belinda Reynolds

Seth Josel (electric guitar)

Burton Beerman

Douglas Geers

Zack Browning

Eleonore Pameijer and Marcel Worms (flute and piano)

Moiya Callahan (CCM alum)

Elaine Lillios

Dan Trueman (CCM alum)

Dominic Argento (mainstage opera production of ‘The Voyage’)

2003-2004

Syd Hodkinson

Russell Pinkston

Electronic Music Collective

Jonathan Holland (in conjunction with Cincinnati Symphony)

Sarah Cahill (pianist)

William Bolcom

Aaron Jay Kernis


		Visiting Composers Series Under the auspices of the Visiting Composers Series, composers, established as well as emerging, visit CCM to lecture, meet informally with students, comment on their work and meet the public. These visits coincide with performances of the composers work by CCM resident soloists and ensembles and/or the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Vocal Arts Ensemble and others. Composers discuss in dialogue with students, faculty and the public such topics as the position of the composer in contemporary society, the future of new music, the relationship between music and culture, the challenge of reaching audiences, or whatever else is on their minds. Past guests have included such distinguished composers as John Adams, Samuel Adler, William Bolcom, Elliott Carter, George Crumb, Philip Glass, Jennifer Higdon, Karel Husa, Aaron Jay Kernis, Krzysztof Penderecki, Bernard Rands, Frederick Rzewski, Joseph Schwantner, Sir Michael Tippett, and many others. In addition, the Visiting Composers series also invites prominent performers of new music to give concerts and/or conduct reading sessions of student’s work, often in conjunction with composers with whom they have collaborated. Current and recent guests are listed below, by academic year. For a list of selected guests who have participated in the Visiting Composers Series since its inception, click here. 2008/2009 Randall Woolf (Oct. 31) Annea Lockwood (Nov. 21) Duo 46 (Dec. 5) James Romig (composer), Ashlee Mack (pianist) (Jan. 16) Jeffrey Mumford (Feb. – exact date TBA, in conjunction with Cincinnati Symphony) Syd Hodkinson (April 26-30) Samuel Adler (April 24) 2007/2008 Daniel Catan John Gibson Brad Garton Terry Pender Gregory Taylor John Adams (in conjunction with Cincinnati Symphony) David Gompper (composer/pianist), Wolfgang David (violinist) Piotr Szewcyk/Violin Futura (composer/violinist/CCM alum) Thomas Larcher (composer/pianist) Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon (former CCM faculty) Evan Ziporyn (composer/clarinetist, in conjunction with Bang on a Can/Music Now festival) 2006/2007 Robert Beaser Stephen Scott and The Bowed Piano Ensemble Bruce Broughton Richard Toensing Judith Shatin Ofer Ben-Amots Karel Husa 2005/2006 Samuel Adler William Scott Deal Stephen Jones (CCM alum) Jennifer Bernard (CCM alum) Nuno Corte-Real Josef Fung Dan Becker (composer), Kathleen Supove (pianist) 2004/2005 Eric Whitacre Donald McCullough Melissa Hui Jennifer Higdon Belinda Reynolds Seth Josel (electric guitar) Burton Beerman Douglas Geers Zack Browning Eleonore Pameijer and Marcel Worms (flute and piano) Moiya Callahan (CCM alum) Elaine Lillios Dan Trueman (CCM alum) Dominic Argento (mainstage opera production of ‘The Voyage’) 2003-2004 Syd Hodkinson Russell Pinkston Electronic Music Collective Jonathan Holland (in conjunction with Cincinnati Symphony) Sarah Cahill (pianist) William Bolcom Aaron Jay Kernis