Cincinnati’s contemporary chamber music collective, concertnova, announces its 20th concert season: five new mainstage programs and three additional events, ranging from a sculpture-filled forest to a Krampus-led holiday cabaret to a minimalism festival curated by composer/pianist Timo Andres.
The Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra has announced a new season of concerts for both its Big Band Series and the more intimate Jazz@First concerts.
Founded in 2013, the CCJO focuses on the works of contemporary composers and expands the jazz canon by producing and performing its own original material, both new arrangements and compositions.
A relative newcomer to the local classical music scene, profesional chorus Ensemble Con Fuoco has announced its five-concert 2026-27 season, including a bluegrass mass, a pairing of Renaissance and contemporary requiem mass settings, music by soundscape composer R. Murray Schafer, plus major works by Arvo Pärt and Carl Orff.
A $1.7 million gift will create an endowed music scholarship at the University of Cincinnati in memory of Ben Carlson-Berne, who believed every child should have access to music.
National Institutes of Health funding will go toward the nation’s first clinical trial testing a potential treatment for patients with angina who have no major blockages in their heart arteries.
The money will help the nonprofit Partnership for Innovation in Education bring schools, businesses and community organizations together to build career pathways.
The eighth edition of the Cincinnati-based photography festival will bring 74 exhibitions to 65 venues across Greater Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus and Northern Kentucky throughout October. Its theme uses photography to consider our place within the sweep of history and reflect on the past, present and future.
The Cincinnati-based dance company will use its upcoming season to explore personal and collective history.
Summer continues to rage, but the arts have no intention of letting 90-degree heat win. Stay inside with lectures and art openings. Cincinnati Pops goes to “La La Land” and Cincinnati Music Theatre gives an exam after their show. KSO finishes up outdoor offerings and Phil DeGreg provides lunchtime respite. Enjoy yourself.
